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): | January 30, 2012 |
Financial Institutions, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 0-26481 | 16-0816610 |
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 220 Liberty Street, Warsaw, New York | 14569 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 585-786-1100 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 30, 2012, Five Star Bank (the "Bank"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Financial Institutions, Inc., reorganized its executive management structure eliminating the position of Retail Banking Executive and reassigned the duties of that position to other members of the executive management team. As a result, John J. Witkowski, Executive Vice President and Retail Banking Executive, will no longer be employed by the Bank effective February 29, 2012.
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.
| Financial Institutions, Inc. | ||||
| February 1, 2012 | By: |
/s/ Karl F. Krebs
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| Name: Karl F. Krebs | ||||
| Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||