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): October 20, 2008
 COMMUNITY
BANK SYSTEM, INC. |
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Delaware
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001-13695
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16-1213679
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(State or other
jurisdiction of incorporation
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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5790
Widewaters Parkway, DeWitt, New York
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13214-1883
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(315)
445-2282
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
_________________________________
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and
Financial Condition.
On
October 20, 2008, Community Bank System, Inc. announced its results of
operations for the quarter ending September 30, 2008. The public announcement
was made by means of a news release, the text of which is set forth in Exhibit
99 hereto.
The
information in this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99 attached hereto, is being
furnished under Item 12 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The
following exhibit is filed as a part of this report:
Exhibit
No. Description
99 Press Release,
dated October 20, 2008
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.
Community
Bank System, Inc.
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Date: October
20, 2008
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/s/ Mark E
Tryniski .
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Mark
E. Tryniski, President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
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Date: October
20, 2008
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/s/
Scott Kingsley .
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Scott Kingsley,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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