ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 4, 2023, First Keystone Corporation (the "Corporation") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. A total of 6,019,152 shares of the Corporation's common stock were entitled to vote as of March 10, 2023, the record date for the Annual Meeting. There were 4,429,672 shares present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, at which the shareholders were asked to vote on four (4) proposals. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting, and the final voting results of each such proposal.

Proposal No. 1 - Election of Class C Directors

The shareholders voted to elect three (3) Class C Directors to serve for a term of three (3) years and until their successor is elected and qualified. The results of the vote were as follows:



Name                     For       Withheld    Broker Non-Votes
D. Matthew Bower      3,412,283    171,246         846,143
Robert A. Bull        3,311,424    272,105         846,143
Elaine A. Woodland    3,519,776     63,753         846,143

Proposal No. 2 - Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2023

The shareholders voted to ratify the selection of Baker Tilly US, LLP as the Corporation's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2023. The results of the vote were as follows:

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 4,416,953 7,017 5,702

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Proposal No. 3 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The shareholders voted, on an advisory basis, to approve the compensation of the Corporation's named executive officers as disclosed in the Corporation's proxy statement. The results of the vote were as follows:



26,463
   For       Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes
3,548,466    26,463      8,600         846,143

Proposal No. 4 - Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The shareholders voted to recommend, on a non-binding basis, that a non-binding shareholder vote to approve the compensation of the Corporation's named executive officers should occur every three years. The results of the vote were as follows:



 1 Year      2 Years     3 Years     Abstain  Broker Non-Votes
1,047,588    232,331    2,239,783    63,827       846,143

ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On May 4, 2023, members of management gave presentations at the Annual Meeting. A copy of these slides and related material is included in this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is furnished herewith.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits



(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number          Description

99.1                      Annual Meeting Presentation Slides
99.2                      Press release dated May 10, 2023
104                     Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags
                        are embedded in the Inline XBRL document).

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