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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-20-000528
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200127
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200128
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200128

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000763563
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				161237038
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35741
		FILM NUMBER:		20555516

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE CHEMUNG CANAL PLZ
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 1522
		CITY:			ELMIRA
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14902
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6077373711

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE CHEMUNG CANAL PLZ
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 1522
		CITY:			ELMIRA
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14902
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<html><head><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top: 3pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><div style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: Black 2.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.1pt solid; width: 100%;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>UNITED STATES</strong><br /><strong>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</strong><br /><strong>Washington, D.C. 20549</strong><br />_____________________</font></p><p style="text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Form 8-K</strong><br />_____________________</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>CURRENT REPORT</strong></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</strong></font></p><p align="center"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): <!--January 28, 2020-->January 28, 2020  (January 27, 2020) &#160;</font></p><p align="center"><font style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION</strong></font><br /><font style="font-size: 10pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</font></p><table style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr valign="top"><td align="center" width="33%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>New York</strong></font></td><td align="center" width="34%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>0-13888</strong></font></td><td align="center" width="33%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>16-1237038</strong></font></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td align="center" width="33%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</font></td><td align="center" width="34%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">(Commission File Number)</font></td><td align="center" width="33%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">(I.R.S. 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 <p align="justify">On January 27, 2020, Chemung Financial Corporation (&#8220;the Corporation&#8221;) announced that Chemung Canal Trust Company (&#8220;the Bank&#8221;), the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation has filed a notification with the New York State Department of Financial Services (&#8220;NYSDFS&#8221;) and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (&#8220;FRBNY&#8221;), that the Bank intends to close its Towanda, Pennsylvania branch office at 304 Main Street, Towanda, PA 18848, on or about April 30, 2020.&#160; The Bank will continue to serve Bradford County with its offices located in Canton and Troy, as well as the nearby Waverly Office.&#160; </p>      <p align="justify">As of December 31, 2019, the Corporation recognized a $300 thousand write down of the Towanda, Pennsylvania property.&#160; The closure is subject to customary conditions and contingencies including the non-objection of the FRB and NYSDFS, among others.</p>      <p align="justify">The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.</p> </font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>  </strong></font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</strong></font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;">
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><html lang="en-US"><head><title>EdgarFiling</title><meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" ><meta name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 8.00.7601.18094" ></head><body bgcolor="#ffffff"><p style="text-align: right;"><strong>EXHIBIT 99.1</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Chemung Canal Trust Company Announces &#160;Upcoming Closing of Towanda Office</strong></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></p><p ></p>
 <p align="left">ELMIRA, N.Y., Jan.  28, 2020  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chemung Canal Trust Company (CCTC) today announced that it will be closing its branch office on Main Street in Towanda, at the close of business on Thursday, April 30, 2020.&#160; Customers of the office will receive communications from the bank regarding details of the transition.<br ></p>  <p>The bank will continue to serve Bradford County with its offices located in Canton and Troy, as well as the nearby Waverly Office, just over the Pennsylvania border.&#160; Additionally, customers may continue utilizing the bank&#8217;s many electronic banking channels to access their accounts 24/7, including ATMs, Web Banking, Mobile Banking and Telephone Banking, to name a few.&#160; The bank expects to work closely with employees of the Towanda Office, in hopes of retaining them in other positions within the company.&#160;</p>  <p>Chemung Canal Trust Company, which operates 33 branch offices, is a full-service community bank with full trust powers, and is a subsidiary of Chemung Financial Corporation, a $1.8 billion financial services holding company headquartered in Elmira, New York.&#160; Established in 1833, Chemung Canal Trust Company is the oldest locally-owned and managed community bank in New York State.&#160; Chemung Financial Corporation is also the parent of CFS Group, Inc., a financial services subsidiary offering non-traditional services including mutual funds, annuities, brokerage services, tax preparation services and insurance, and Chemung Risk Management, Inc., a captive insurance company based in the State of Nevada.</p>  <p>Contact:<br >Michael J. Wayne<br > Senior Vice President<br > mwayne@chemungcanal.com</p>  <p> </p><p ></p></body></html>
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