Item 8.01. Other Events.

On August 17, 2009, the Board of Directors of Harleysville National Corporation (the "Corporation") elected to suspend payment of regular quarterly dividends on its common shares beginning with the dividend for the third quarter of 2009, which would have been payable in September 2009. The Corporation previously paid a dividend of one cent per share.

This action is a step to conserve capital in light of the impact of continued weak economic conditions.

The proposed acquisition of the Corporation by First Niagara Financial Group, Inc., which was announced in July 2009 and is anticipated to close in the first quarter of 2010, is expected to provide a means for Harleysville shareholders to receive dividends on their common stock following completion of the merger. First Niagara has consistently paid a quarterly dividend to its shareholders for over ten years. First Niagara's quarterly dividend is currently 14 cents per share.

This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and trends could differ materially from those set forth in such statements due to various risks, uncertainties and other factors. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and experience to differ include, but are not limited to, the following: the Corporation's merger with First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. is subject to a number of conditions and approvals and the final consideration to be paid to Harleysville stockholders is subject to adjustment, the strategic initiatives may not be completed on satisfactory terms or at all; increased demand or prices for the Corporation's financial services and products may not occur; changing economic and competitive conditions; technological developments; the effectiveness of the Corporation's business strategy due to changes in current or future market conditions; effects of deterioration of economic conditions on customers specifically the effect on loan customers to repay loans; inability of the Corporation to raise or achieve desired or required levels of capital; the effects of competition, and of changes in laws and regulations, including industry consolidation and development of competing financial products and services; interest rate movements; relationships with customers and employees; challenges in establishing and maintaining operations in new markets; volatilities in the securities markets; and deteriorating economic conditions and other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed under the caption "Forward-Looking Statements" in the Corporation's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2008 and subsequent filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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