# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000763563
**File Stem:** 0001171843-25-003641
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
**Character Count:** 5744
**Document Hash:** 81749b9a128640c07915e3cb15ebc9d1
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001171843-25-003641.hdr.sgml**: 20250603

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001171843-25-003641

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250603

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250603

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250603

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000763563
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 161237038
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NY
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-35741
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251020125

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE CHEMUNG CANAL PLZ
- **STREET 2:** P O BOX 1522
- **CITY:** ELMIRA
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 14902
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 6077373711

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE CHEMUNG CANAL PLZ
- **STREET 2:** P O BOX 1522
- **CITY:** ELMIRA
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 14902

?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'?

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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): June 3, 2025 (June 3, 2025)

**CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

<u>New York</u> <u>001-35741</u> <u>16-1237038</u> <br> (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer <br> of incorporation) Identification No.)

<u>One Chemung Canal Plaza, Elmira, NY 14901</u>

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

<u>(607) 737-3711</u>

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

---

| | |
|:---|:---|
| Title of each class | Name of exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, par value $0.01 per share CHMG | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |

---

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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.16e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

---

| | |
|:---|:---|
| **ITEM 5.07** | **Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders** |

---

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Corporation, held on June 3, 2025, shareholders voted on four proposals. The Corporation's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2025 describes each proposal in detail. Each of the four proposals and vote counts are included below.

**Proposal 1: Election of Directors (three-year terms)**

---

| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| <br> **Nominees** | **Votes** <br> **For** | **Votes**<br> **Withheld** | **Broker**<br> **Non-Votes** |
| Ronald M. Bentley | 2809369 | 590039 | 706645 |
| David M. Buicko | 3359451 | 39957 | 706645 |
| Robert H. Dalrymple | 3055954 | 343454 | 706645 |
| Jeffrey B. Streeter | 3360087 | 39321 | 706645 |

---

Messrs. Bentley, Buicko, Dalrymple and Streeter were elected.

**Proposal 2: Approval of the Corporation's Named Executive Officers' Compensation ("Say-on-Pay")**

---

| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Say-on-Pay** | **Say-on-Pay** | **Say-on-Pay** | **Say-on-Pay** |
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 3,252,181 | 119,310 | 27,917 | 706,645 |

---

The Corporation's Named Executive Officers' compensation was approved.

**Proposal 3: Approval of the Corporation's 2025 Equity Incentive Plan** 

---

| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **2025 Equity Incentive Plan** | **2025 Equity Incentive Plan** | **2025 Equity Incentive Plan** | **2025 Equity Incentive Plan** |
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 2,777,813 | 604,566 | 17,029 | 706,645 |

---

The Corporation's 2025 Equity Incentive Plan was approved.

**Proposal 4: Ratification of the Appointment of Crowe LLP as the Corporation's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Year Ending December 31, 2025**

---

| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Abstain** |
| 4,029,868 | 57,541 | 18,644 |

---

The appointment of Crowe LLP was ratified.

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.

---

| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
|  | CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION | CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION |
| June 3, 2025 | By: | /s/ Dale M. McKim III |
|  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dale M. McKim III |
|  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |

---