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 reported): March 4, 2026

FIRST KEYSTONE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)


PENNSYLVANIA	000-21344	23-2249083
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.


111 West Front Street, Berwick, Pennsylvania	18603
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (570) 752-3671

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


Title of each class	Trading symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock	FKYS	OTCID

ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS

On March 4, 2026, First Keystone Corporation (the “Corporation”), parent company of First Keystone Community Bank, issued a press release reporting the declaration of their first quarter dividend. 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

(a) Not applicable

(b) Not applicable

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of First Keystone Corporation dated March 4, 2026
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded in the Inline XBRL document).

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, there unto duly authorized.


	FIRST KEYSTONE CORPORATION
	(Registrant)

	By:	/s/ Jack W. Jones
	Jack W. Jones
	President and CEO

	Date:	March 4, 2026

FIRST KEYSTONE CORP 8-K