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  <td valign="top" width="17%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160; </font></td>
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  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Brian R. Wright</font></div>
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  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Against</font></div>
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  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Abstained</font></div>
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  <td valign="middle" width="11%" style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Against</font></div>
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  <td valign="middle" width="11%" style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Abstained</font></div>
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  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Broker Non-Votes</font></div>
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  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1,306,545</font></div>
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  <td valign="top" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">238,170</font></div>
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  <td valign="top" width="18%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4,555,497</font></div>
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  <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br>
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  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
  
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  <td>
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  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
  
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  <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="60%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
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  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">One Year</font></div>
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  <td valign="middle" width="13%" style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Two Years</font></div>
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  <td valign="middle" width="13%" style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Three Years</font></div>
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  <td valign="middle" width="11%" style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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  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):
  May 25, 2011
  Community Bank System, Inc.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  001-13695
  16-1213679
  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)
  (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  5790 Widewaters Parkway, DeWitt, New York
  13214
  (Address of principal executive offices)
  (Zip Code)
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
  (315) 445-2282
  Not Applicable
  (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))
  1
  Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  The 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Community Bank System, Inc. (the "Company") was held on May 25, 2011 in Geneva, New York.  At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders (i) elected seven (7) directors, (ii) approved an amendment to the Company's Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan, (iii) approved on a non-binding advisory basis executive compensation as set forth in the proxy statement, (iv) voted on a non-binding advisory basis on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation as set forth below, and (v) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2011.
  1.
  The Company's shareholders elected seven (7) individuals to the Board of Directors as set forth below:
  Name of Director
  Number of Votes
  For
  Authority Withheld
  Broker Non-Votes
  For term expiring at the Annual Meeting in 2014
  Brian R. Ace
  23,578,996
  725,451
  4,555,494
  Paul M. Cantwell, Jr.
  23,585,520
  718,928
  4,555,494
  James W. Gibson, Jr.
  23,597,951
  706,496
  4,555,494
  John Parente
  22,868,895
  1,435,552
  4,555,494
  John F. Whipple, Jr.
  23,653,412
  651,035
  4,555,494
  For term expiring at the Annual Meeting in 2012
  Alfred S. Whittet
  22,873,350
  1,431,097
  4,555,494
  For term expiring at the Annual Meeting in 2013
  Brian R. Wright
  22,873,151
  1,431,296
  4,555,494
  2.
  The Company's shareholders approved the proposal to amend the Company's 2004 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended, to increase the total number of shares of Company common stock reserved for issuance under the plan by 900,000 shares by the vote set forth below:
  For
  Against
  Abstained
  Broker Non-Votes
  15,522,024
  8,529,748
  252,676
  4,555,493
  3.
  The Company's shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory vote, the executive compensation as described in the proxy statement as set forth below:
  For
  Against
  Abstained
  Broker Non-Votes
  22,759,729
  1,306,545
  238,170
  4,555,497
  4.
  The Company's shareholders indicated a preference for a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation every year as set forth below:
  One Year
  Two Years
  Three Years
  Abstained
  Broker Non-Votes
  12,041,922
  495,044
  11,255,906
  507,256
  4,559,812
  2
  5.
  The Company's shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2011 as set forth below:
  For
  Against
  Abstained
  28,503,945
  204,478
  151,518
  Item 8.01    Other Events.
  On May 27, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing the results of its Annual Meeting and the approval by its Board of Directors of a regular quarterly dividend of a $0.24 per share payable on July 11, 2011, to shareholders of record as of June 15, 2011.
  Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits
  (a)
  Not applicable.
  (b)
  Not applicable.
  (c)
  (d)
  Not applicable.
  Exhibits.
  Exhibits No.
  Description
  99.1
  Press Release, dated May 27, 2011
  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.
  Community Bank System, Inc.
  By:
  /s/ Scott A. Kingsley
  Name:  Scott A. Kingsley
  Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer
  Dated:  May 27, 2011
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