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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                [GRAPHIC OMITTED]
                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                [GRAPHIC OMITTED]
       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 19, 2007

                             MID PENN BANCORP, INC.
                                [GRAPHIC OMITTED]
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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                Pennsylvania                             1-13677                      25-1666413
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       (State or other jurisdiction of          (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer Identification  No.)
               incorporation)


         349 Union Street, Millersburg, Pennsylvania                              17061
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          (Address of principal executive offices)                             (Zip Code)

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                                 (717) 692.2133
              ----------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

     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):

| | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
    230.425)
| | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
    (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
| | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
    Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
| | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
    Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



<PAGE>



                           CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

Item 5.02         Departure of Directors or Certain Officers, Election of
                  Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
                  Arrangements of Certain Officers


         On December 19, 2007, Matthew G. DeSoto was elected to the Boards of
Directors of Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. and Mid Penn Bank effective January 1, 2008.



Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)  Exhibits

Exhibit Number             Description

99.1                       Press Release dated December 19, 2007











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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 8-K to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                          MID PENN BANCORP, INC.
                                          (Registrant)


Dated:  December 19, 2007                 /s/ Alan W. Dakey
                                          -------------------------------------
                                          Alan W. Dakey
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer


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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1



DATE:             December 19, 2007

CONTACT:          Alan W. Dakey
                  Chairman, President & CEO
                  Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.
                  349 Union Street
                  Millersburg, PA   17061
                  (717) 692-2133


               MATTHEW DESOTO APPOINTED TO MID PENN BANCORP, INC.
                      AND MID PENN BANK BOARDS OF DIRECTORS


         (Millersburg, PA) -- Alan W. Dakey, Chairman of Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.
(AMEX: MBP) and Mid Penn Bank, announced the appointment of Matthew G. DeSoto to
the Boards of Directors of the Bank and its holding company effective January 1,
2008. DeSoto also currently serves on the Northern Region Advisory Board for Mid
Penn Bank.

         Matthew DeSoto serves as President of the Eastern Division of MI
Windows and Doors, Inc. of Gratz, Pennsylvania. MI Windows and Doors, Inc. is a
top ten US producer of windows and doors and employs 2,500 team members
nationally. DeSoto has a Bachelors Degree in Marketing from the Pennsylvania
State University. He serves as a Policy Advisory Board member of the Harvard
Joint Center for Housing Studies and is a volunteer and supporter of Habitat for
Humanity along with the YMCA. DeSoto resides in Millersburg with his wife,
Natalie.

         Mid Penn Bank has been an independently owned community bank since 1868
and continues to operate from its original location at 349 Union Street,
Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The Bank presently has 15 banking
offices in Dauphin, Cumberland, Northumberland and Schuylkill Counties,
providing local service, decision-making and support for the communities it
serves. For more information about Mid Penn, visit www.midpennbank.com and view
the Investor Relations page where comprehensive information is available
concerning the corporation.




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