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) September 26, 2007
UNIVEST
CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Pennsylvania
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0-7617
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23-1886144
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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14
North
Main Street, Souderton,
Pennsylvania 18964
(Address
of principal executive office)(Zip Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code (215)
721-2400
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
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provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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The
information in this Current Report shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subjected to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current
Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement
or
other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as
shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a
filing.
Item
5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
On
September 26, 2007, the Board of Directors of Univest Corporation of
Pennsylvania (the “Company”) approved amendments to Article VI of the Company’s
Bylaws in order to permit the issuance of shares of the Company’s stock in
uncertificated form. The amendments will permit direct or “book-entry”
registration of shares of the Company’s stock and make the Company eligible to
participate in a Direct Registration program, as required under NASDAQ rule
as
of January 1, 2008. A Direct Registration Program allows shares of the Company’s
stock to be owned, reported and transferred electronically in uncertificated
form and without the need for physical stock certificates.
A
copy of
the amended Bylaws of the Company is attached as Exhibit 3.2 to this current
report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The description
of
the amendments is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit
3.2.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
of Document
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3.2
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Amended
Bylaws of Univest Corporation of
Pennsylvania.
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SIGNATURE
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.
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By:
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/s/
Wallace H. Bieler
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Name:
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Wallace
H. Bieler
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Title:
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Senior
Executive Vice President,
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Chief
Financial Officer, Chief Operation
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Officer
and Corporate Secretary
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Date:
September 26, 2007