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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
<U>April 12, 2012</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>CITIZENS &amp; NORTHERN CORPORATION</U></P>

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its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Pennsylvania</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">0-16084</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">23-2451943</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">(State or other jurisdiction of</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">(Commission</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">(I.R.S. Employer</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">incorporation)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">90-92 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 39%; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">16901</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">(Address of Principal Executive Office)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">(Zip Code)</TD></TR>
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area code&#9;<U>(570) 724-3411</U></P>

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since last report)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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:</P>

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pursuant tor Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>ITEM 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Citizens &amp; Northern Corporation announced
unaudited, consolidated financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012. On April 12, 2012, Citizens &amp; Northern
Corporation issued a press release titled &ldquo;C&amp;N Announces First Quarter 2012 Unaudited Financial Results,&rdquo; a copy
of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Citizens &amp;
Northern Corporation&rsquo;s &ldquo;Quarterly Report,&rdquo; a report that includes unaudited financial information, will be mailed
to shareholders on or about April 17, 2012. A copy of the Quarterly Report is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Also, supplemental, unaudited financial information is furnished as Exhibit
99.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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Exhibits</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Exhibit 99.1: Press Release issued
by Citizens &amp; Northern Corporation dated April 12, 2012, titled &ldquo;C&amp;N Announces First Quarter 2012 Unaudited Financial
Results.&rdquo;</P>

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Report, which includes unaudited financial information.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Exhibit 99.3: Supplemental,
unaudited financial information.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">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,
thereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left">CITIZENS &amp; NORTHERN CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 51%; text-align: left">Date:&nbsp; 4/12/12</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; text-align: left">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 44%; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Mark A. Hughes</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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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)
April 12, 2012
CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Pennsylvania
0-16084
23-2451943
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
90-92 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA
16901
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including
area code
(570) 724-3411
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:
¨
Written communications
pursuant tor 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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Citizens & Northern Corporation announced
unaudited, consolidated financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012. On April 12, 2012, Citizens & Northern
Corporation issued a press release titled "C&N Announces First Quarter 2012 Unaudited Financial Results," a copy
of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Citizens &
Northern Corporation's "Quarterly Report," a report that includes unaudited financial information, will be mailed
to shareholders on or about April 17, 2012. A copy of the Quarterly Report is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Also, supplemental, unaudited financial information is furnished as Exhibit
99.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and
Exhibits
(a)
Not applicable.
(b)
Not applicable.
(c)
Not applicable.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1: Press Release issued
by Citizens & Northern Corporation dated April 12, 2012, titled "C&N Announces First Quarter 2012 Unaudited Financial
Results."
Exhibit 99.2: Quarterly
Report, which includes unaudited financial information.
Exhibit 99.3: Supplemental,
unaudited financial information.
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,
thereunto duly authorized.
CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORPORATION
Date:  4/12/12
By:
/s/ Mark A. Hughes
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer