UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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)    April 26, 2006

Arrow Financial Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

New York

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-12507

22-2448962

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

250 Glen Street, Glens Falls, NY

12801

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(518) 745-1000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01 – Other Events

On April 26, 2006, the Board of Directors of Arrow Financial Corporation approved a new stock repurchase program authorizing the repurchase, at the discretion of senior management, of up to $5 million of the Company’s common stock over the next twelve months in open market or negotiated transactions.

The following is the full text of the press release:

The Board of Directors of Arrow Financial Corporation (NASDAQ^® – AROW) on April 26, 2006 approved a new stock repurchase program authorizing the repurchase, at the discretion of senior management, of up to $5 million of the Company’s common stock over the next twelve months in open market or negotiated transactions.  The 2006 program replaces the repurchase program authorized by the Board of Directors a year ago, under which the Company repurchased a total of approximately $4.9 million of common stock, of the $5 million authorized.

Also, the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.24 per share payable June 15, 2006 to shareholders of record June 5, 2006.  

Arrow Financial Corporation is a multi-bank holding company headquartered in
Glens Falls, New York, with 31 banking locations in northeastern New York.  Arrow Financial Corporation is the parent of Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company and Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company.

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.

ARROW FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Date: April 27, 2006

By:

/s/ John J. Murphy

John J. Murphy

Executive Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer