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 30, 2004
The Wilber Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York 001-31896 15-6018501
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
245 Main Street, Oneonta, New York 13820
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (607) 432-1700
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
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On September 24, 2004, The Wilber Corporation's wholly-owned subsidiary,
Wilber National Bank, entered into a definitive purchase of assets and liability
assumption agreement with HSBC Bank USA, National Association ("HSBC") to
acquire HSBC's Sidney, NY and Walton, NY branch offices. Under the terms of the
agreement, Wilber National Bank will assume the deposit liabilities and acquire
the loans and other assets associated with the two branch offices. The
transaction is expected to be completed in January 2005. At June 30, 2004, there
were approximately $37.5 million of total deposit liabilities at the HSBC
Sidney, NY and Walton, NY branch offices.
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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.
THE WILBER CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
/s/ Joseph E. Sutaris
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Joseph E. Sutaris
Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer
Date: September 30, 2004
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