Item 8



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)    August 22, 2007



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 August 22, 2007, the Board of Directors of Arrow Financial Corporation declared a 3% stock dividend.


The following is the full text of the press release:


Thomas L. Hoy, Chairman, President and C.E.O., announced that a 3% stock dividend was declared on August 22, 2007 and will be distributed on September 28, 2007.


 

Shareholders of record on September 21, 2007 will receive three additional shares of Arrow Common Stock for every one hundred shares owned.  They will also receive the cash equivalent of any fractional shares which they are entitled, since no partial shares will be issued.


Arrow Financial Corporation is a multi-bank holding company headquartered in Glens Falls, NY serving the financial needs of northeastern New York.  Arrow is the parent of Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company and Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company.  Other subsidiaries include North Country Investment Advisers, Inc. and Capital Financial Group, Inc., an insurance agency specializing in the sale and servicing of group health plans.





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: August 27, 2007


By:

/s/ Terry R. Goodemote


Terry R. Goodemote

Senior Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer