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  <div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt">Against</div>
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  <td style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; WIDTH: 24.42%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid">
  <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt">32,709,959</div>
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  <td style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; WIDTH: 10.24%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid">
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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
  Date of Report
  (Date of earliest event reported)
  :
  May
  17, 2017
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  001-13695
  16-1213679
  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  5790 Widewaters Parkway, DeWitt, New York
  13214-1883
  (Address of principal executive offices)
  (Zip Code)
  (315) 445-2282
  (
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  _________________
  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))
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
  Emerging growth company
  o
  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
  o
  Item 5.07
  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  The 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Community Bank System, Inc. (the "Company") was held on May 17, 2017 in Geneva, New York.  At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders (i) elected four directors, (ii) approved on a non-binding advisory basis the Company's executive compensation as set forth in the proxy statement, (iii) approved on a non-binding advisory basis that the frequency of the executive compensation vote should be annual, (iv) approved the Community Bank System, Inc. 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, and (v) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2017.
  1.
  The Company's shareholders elected four individuals to the Board of Directors as set forth below:
  Name of Director
  Number of Votes
  For
  Withheld
  Broker Non-Votes
  Brian R. Ace
  34,094,365
  481,493
  4,791,828
  Michael R. Kallet
  31,432,634
  3,143,225
  4,791,828
  John Parente
  34,019,889
  555,969
  4,791,828
  John F. Whipple, Jr.
  34,112,081
  463,777
  4,791,828
  2.
  The Company's shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory vote, our executive compensation programs, as described in the proxy statement, as set forth below:
  For
  Against
  Abstain
  Broker Non-Votes
  33,455,975
  799,853
  320,030
  4,791,828
  3.
  A majority of the votes cast by the Company's shareholders at the Annual Meeting voted, on an advisory basis, to hold future say-on-pay votes every year, as set forth below:
  One Year
  Two Years
  Three Years
  Abstain
  Broker Non-Votes
  29,132,002
  278,022
  4,970,036
  194,798
  4,791,828
  4.
  The Company's shareholders approved the 2014 Community Bank System, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, as described in the proxy statement as set forth below:
  For
  Against
  Abstain
  Broker Non-Votes
  32,709,959
  1,582,346
  283,554
  4,791,828
  2
  5.
  The Company's shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017 as set forth below:
  For
  Against
  Abstain
  39,098,415
  118,625
  150,646
  Item 8.01
  Other Events
  On May 18, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the results of its Annual Meeting and the approval by the Board of Directors of a regular quarterly dividend of $0.32 per share payable on July 10, 2017, to shareholders of record as of June 15, 2017.
  Item 9.01
  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (a)
  Not applicable.
  (b)
  Not applicable.
  (c)
  Not applicable.
  (d)
  Exhibits.
  Exhibit No
  .
  Description
  99.1
  Press Release, dated May
  18, 2017
  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/ George J. Getman
  Name:  George J. Getman
  Title:  EVP and General Counsel
  Dated:  May 18, 2017
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