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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">April&nbsp;22,
  2008</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">VIST
  FINANCIAL CORP.</font></b></p>
  
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  registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>
  
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">0-14555</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1240
    Broadcasting Road, Wyomissing, Pennsylvania</font></b></p>
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  208-0966</font></b></p>
  
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  telephone number, including area code</font></p>
  
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  former address, if changed since last report.)</font></p>
  
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  below if the Form&nbsp;8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
  filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</font></p>
  
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  under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>
  
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  under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></p>
  
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  to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b)&nbsp;under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></p>
  
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  to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c)&nbsp;under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))</font></p>
  
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  or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
  Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)&nbsp; On April&nbsp;24,
  2008, the board of directors of VIST Financial Corp. (&#147;<u>VIST</u>&#148;), at its
  annual reorganization meeting, elected Mr.&nbsp;Robert D. Carl,&nbsp;III to the
  board of directors as a Class&nbsp;III director with a term expiring at the
  annual meeting of shareholders in 2009.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Carl
  has not yet been appointed to serve on any specific committees of the board of
  directors of VIST.&#160; Mr. Carl was also
  elected a director of VIST Bank, VIST&#146;s wholly-owned banking subsidiary (the&nbsp;&#147;<u>Bank</u>&#148;).&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Carl will be compensated for his
  services as a director on the same basis as other non-employee directors of
  VIST and the Bank, including annual retainers, fees for attending board and
  committee meetings, and eligibility to receive other stock-based awards under
  VIST&#146;s Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan and 2007 Equity Incentive Plan.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Carl, age 54, is
  presently President and Chief Executive Officer of CSCM,&nbsp;Inc., Atlanta
  Georgia, an owner of freestanding diagnostic imaging centers.&#160; Previously, Mr.&nbsp;Carl was founder,
  Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Health Images Inc., a former
  NYSE-listed company that operated over 50 diagnostic imaging centers in the
  United States and the United Kingdom, which was sold in 1997.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Carl beneficially owns 242,945
  shares of VIST common stock, of which he disclaims beneficial ownership of
  46,156 shares.</font></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SIGNATURES</font></u></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</font></p>
  
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">VIST FINANCIAL CORP.</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dated:&nbsp;
    April&nbsp;25, 2008</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert D. Davis</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert D. Davis</font></p>
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text: 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
  April 22,
  2008
  Date of Report
  (Date of earliest event reported)
  VIST
  FINANCIAL CORP.
  (Exact name of
  registrant as specified in its charter)
  Pennsylvania
  0-14555
  23-2354007
  (State or other
    jurisdiction
  of incorporation)
  (Commission
  File Number)
  (IRS Employer
  Ident. No.)
  1240
    Broadcasting Road, Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
  19610
  (Address of
    principal executive offices)
  (Zip Code)
  (610)
  208-0966
  Registrant's
  telephone number, including area code
  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:
  o
  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
  under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  o
  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12
  under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  o
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant
  to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  o
  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 Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
  Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
  (d)  On April 24,
  2008, the board of directors of VIST Financial Corp. ("
  VIST
  "), at its
  annual reorganization meeting, elected Mr. Robert D. Carl, III to the
  board of directors as a Class III director with a term expiring at the
  annual meeting of shareholders in 2009.  Mr. Carl
  has not yet been appointed to serve on any specific committees of the board of
  directors of VIST.  Mr. Carl was also
  elected a director of VIST Bank, VIST's wholly-owned banking subsidiary (the "
  Bank
  ").  Mr. Carl will be compensated for his
  services as a director on the same basis as other non-employee directors of
  VIST and the Bank, including annual retainers, fees for attending board and
  committee meetings, and eligibility to receive other stock-based awards under
  VIST's Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan and 2007 Equity Incentive Plan.
  Mr. Carl, age 54, is
  presently President and Chief Executive Officer of CSCM, Inc., Atlanta
  Georgia, an owner of freestanding diagnostic imaging centers.  Previously, Mr. Carl was founder,
  Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Health Images Inc., a former
  NYSE-listed company that operated over 50 diagnostic imaging centers in the
  United States and the United Kingdom, which was sold in 1997.  Mr. Carl beneficially owns 242,945
  shares of VIST common stock, of which he disclaims beneficial ownership of
  46,156 shares.
  2
  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.
  VIST FINANCIAL CORP.
  Dated: 
    April 25, 2008
  By:
  Robert D. Davis
  Robert D. Davis
  President and Chief
    Executive Officer
  3