---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000737875-24-000007"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FKYS"
cik: "0000737875"
company_name: "FIRST KEYSTONE CORP"
filed_at: "2024-03-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T03:14:23.770320+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Keystone declares $0.28 quarterly dividend; FY2023 net income down 60.4%

## Summary
- Quarterly cash dividend of $0.28 per share, record 3/14/24, payable 3/28/24, unchanged from Q1 2023.
- FY2023 net income fell 60.4% to $5.56M ($0.91/share) vs. $14.0M ($2.35/share) in 2022.
- Net interest income decreased 22.4% to $29.1M; deposits declined 1.3% to $980.4M.
- Total assets grew 6.5% to $1.416B; total net loans up 6.3% to $904.2M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000737875-24-000007
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FKYS
- cik: 0000737875
- company_name: FIRST KEYSTONE CORP
- filed_at: 2024-03-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/737875/000073787524000007/0000737875-24-000007-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/737875/000073787524000007/fkys-20240306x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000737875-24-000007.txt

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