---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-22-001422"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CZNC"
cik: "0000810958"
company_name: "CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORP"
filed_at: "2022-02-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T06:47:15.220643+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Clark S. Frame to retire from board effective March 17, 2022

## Summary
- Clark S. Frame communicated intent to retire as director effective March 17, 2022.
- Board adopted majority vote standard for uncontested director elections (new Section 1.6 of By-laws).
- Under new bylaw, a nominee failing to receive majority of votes cast must tender resignation; board decides within 120 days.
- Bylaw amendment effective immediately as part of corporate governance review.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-22-001422
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CZNC
- cik: 0000810958
- company_name: CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORP
- filed_at: 2022-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/810958/000155837022001422/0001558370-22-001422-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/810958/000155837022001422/cznc-20220217x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-22-001422
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-22-001422.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-22-001422.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Clark S. Frame departed as director at CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORP.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: director
  source text: On February 18, 2022, Clark S. Frame, a director of Citizens & Northern Corporation (the "Corporation") and its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Citizens & Northern Bank (the "Bank"), communicated to the Board of Directors his intent to retire as a director of the Corporation, effective March 17, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/810958/000155837022001422/0001558370-22-001422-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.