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) August 18, 2000
JUNIATA VALLEY FINANCIAL CORP.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Pennsylvania 23-2235254
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
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(Commission file number)
Bridge and Main Streets, Mifflintown, Pennsylvania 17059
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (zip code)
A. JEROME COOK
Chairman and C.E.O
JUNIATA VALLEY FINANCIAL CORP.
Bridge and Main Streets
Post Office Box 66
Mifflintown, Pennsylvania 17059
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(Address of executive offices)
(717) 436-8211
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(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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Item 5. Other Events
On August 18, 2000, the Board of Directors of the Corporation approved the
2000 Shareholder Rights Agreement, effective as of September 1, 2000, which will
be the successor to the Corporation's 1990 Shareholder Rights Agreement, which
is scheduled to expire on August 31, 2000. The 2000 Rights Agreement is largely
identical to the 1990 Rights Agreement and is similar to the plans of many other
public companies and is designed to protect shareholder interests by
discouraging unfair or financially inadequate takeover proposals and abusive
takeover practices. Pursuant to the Rights Agreement, the Board of Directors
declared a distribution of one Right for each outstanding share of the
Corporation's common stock, par value $1.00 per share, to shareholders of record
at the close of business on August 21, 2000.
The press release announcing the approval of the 2000 Rights Agreement is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Juniata Valley Financial Corp.
(Registrant)
Date: 8/25/00 /s/ A. Jerome Cook
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A. Jerome Cook, Chairman and C.E.O.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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4 2000 Rights Agreement, which includes as Exhibit "A" the
Form of Right Certificate and the Form of Election to
Purchase, and as Exhibit "B" the Summary of Rights Agreement
99 Press Release of Juniata Valley Financial Corp. dated
_________________, 2000.
