Edgar Filing: JUNIATA VALLEY FINANCIAL CORP

Juniata Valley Financial Corp.

Date: December 21, 2011

/s/ JoAnn McMinn

JoAnn McMinn

EVP, Chief Financial Officer

Form 8-K

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): December 21, 2011

Juniata Valley Financial Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania

0-13232

232235254

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

Bridge and Main Streets, Mifflintown, Pennsylvania 17059

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ( 717 ) 436 - 8211

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

At the regular meeting of the Corporation’s Board of Directors on December 20, 2011, A. Jerome Cook submitted a letter of resignation from his membership on the Board. The Board accepted Mr. Cook’s resignation and acknowledged his long service to Juniata Valley Financial Corp. Mr. Cook’s retirement after thirty five years of service on the Board will be effective on December 31, 2011.

SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.