United States

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 24, 2006

UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Pennsylvania
  
0-7617
  
23-1886144
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
14 North Main Street, Souderton, Pennsylvania 18964
(Address of principal executive office)(Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (215) 721-2400

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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The information in this Current Report shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subjected to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On May 24, 2006, Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania, parent company of Univest National Bank and Trust Co., issued a press release reporting the declaration of its second quarter dividend of $0.19 per share. This is an increase of $.02 or 11.8% over the same period last year. A copy of this press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits
 
Exhibit No. Description of Document
99.1
Press release issued by Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania on May 24, 2006.




SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
     
  Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania
 
 		  
 		  
 
Date:  May 24, 2006 By:   /s/ Wallace H. Bieler
 
Name: Wallace H. Bieler
 
Title:   Senior Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operation Officer,
and Corporate Secretary