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): May 10, 2011 (May 6, 2011)

SUSQUEHANNA BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (717) 626-4721

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 satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

On May 6, 2011, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders. Matters voted on by shareholders included (1) the election of 16 nominees to the Company’s board of directors for a one year term; (2) adoption of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock to 400,000,000 shares; (3) approval and adoption of the 2011 Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan; (4) approval of the Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. Short-Term Incentive Plan; (5) approval, in an advisory vote, of the Company’s executive compensation; (6) approval, in an advisory vote, of the frequency of future advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation; (7) ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011; (8) approval and adoption of the agreement and plan of merger entered into by Abington Bancorp, Inc. and the Company, dated January 26, 2011; and (9) approval of the adjournment of the annual meeting if necessary to solicit additional proxies in favor of the approval and adoption of the merger agreement. The results of the shareholders’ votes are reported below:

1. With respect to the election of directors, the following directors were elected by the indicated votes:

2. With respect to the adoption of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock to 400,000,000 shares, the votes were as follows:

3. With respect to the approval and adoption of the 2011 Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the votes were as follows:

4. With respect to the approval of the Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. Short-Term Incentive Plan, the votes were as follows:

5. With respect to the approval, in an advisory vote, of the Company’s executive compensation, the votes were as follows:

6. With respect to the approval, in an advisory vote, of the frequency of future advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation, the votes were as follows:

In light of the preference of the Company’s shareholders to have an annual advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation, and because the Company’s board of directors recognizes the importance of receiving input from shareholders, at its meeting on May 6, 2011, the Company’s board of directors approved including in the proxy materials for future annual meetings an annual advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation.

7. With respect to the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, the votes were as follows:

8. With respect to the approval and adoption of the agreement and plan of merger entered into by Abington Bancorp, Inc. and the Company, dated January 26, 2011, the votes were as follows:

9. With respect to the approval of the adjournment of the Annual Meeting if necessary to solicit additional proxies in favor of the approval and adoption of the merger agreement, the votes were as follows:

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.

Dated: May 10, 2011