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 12, 2006 FIRST KEYSTONE CORPORATION ____________________________________ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter) PENNSYLVANIA 2-88927 23-2249083 __________________ __________ _____________ (State or other (Commission (IRS Employer jurisdiction File Number) Identification No. of incorporation) 111 West Front Street, Berwick, Pennsylvania 18603 ____________________________________________ ________ (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (570) 752-3671 N/A ___________________________________________________________ (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): [ ] 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 240.13e-4(c)) Item 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS Effective December 12, 2006, David A. Saracino and Robert A. Bull were appointed to the Board of Directors of First Keystone Corporation ("the Corporation"). Mr. Saracino was appointed as a Class A director to serve until the 2009 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Saracino will serve on the ALCO, Loan Administration and Building committees of the board of directors of The First National Bank of Berwick (the "Bank"), the Corporation's wholly-owned subsidiary. Mr. Bull was appointed as a Class B director to serve until the 2008 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Bull will serve on the Trust, ALCO, Marketing and Human Resource committees of the board of directors of the Bank. -2- Signatures Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. FIRST KEYSTONE CORPORATION (Registrant) By: /s/ J. Gerald Bazewicz J. Gerald Bazewicz President and Chief Executive Officer Dated: December 15, 2006 -3-