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 reported): May 24, 2012



                    FIRST KEYSTONE CORPORATION
               ____________________________________
      (Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)


          PENNSYLVANIA             2-88927           23-2249083
       __________________         __________         _____________
        (State or other          (Commission         (IRS Employer
          jurisdiction          File Number)     Identification No.
       of incorporation)



111 West Front Street, Berwick, Pennsylvania       18603
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  (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 570.752.3671


                               N/A
     _______________________________________________________
  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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                    CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K


Item 8.01  OTHER EVENTS

     On May 24, 2012, First Keystone Corporation, parent company
of First Keystone Community Bank, issued a press release
reporting the declaration of it's second quarter dividend.  A
copy of this press release is attached to this Current Report on
Form 8K as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (a)   Financial Statements and Exhibits

           None.

     (b)   Pro Forma Financial Information

           None.

     (c)   Shell Company Transactions.

           Not applicable.

     (d)   Exhibits


Exhibit Number           Description
______________           ___________
99.1                     Press Release of First Keystone
                         Corporation dated May 24, 2012.



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                            Signatures


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on
Form 8K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.


FIRST KEYSTONE CORPORATION
(Registrant)




By:       /s/ Matthew P. Prosseda
          Matthew P. Prosseda
          President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:     May 24, 2012



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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number           Description
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99.1                     Press Release of First Keystone
                         Corporation dated May 24, 2012


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