UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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AMERISERV FINANCIAL, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in its
Charter)
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Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the
Registrant)
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AmeriServ Financial, Inc.
P.O. Box
430
Johnstown,
Pennsylvania 15907-0430
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2020
The following Notice of
Change of Location relates to the proxy statement (the
"Proxy Statement")
of AmeriServ
Financial,
Inc.
(the "Company"), dated March
19, 2020, furnished
to shareholders of the Company in connection with the solicitation
of proxies by the Board of Directors of the Company for use at the
Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") to be held on Tuesday, April
28,
2020. This Supplement is
being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is
being made available to shareholders on or about April
6, 2020.
THE NOTICE
SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROXY
STATEMENT.
NOTICE OF CHANGE
OF LOCATION
OF ANNUAL
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON
APRIL 28,
2020
To the Shareholders of AmeriServ Financial, Inc.:
Due to the public health
impact of the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) and to support the
health and well-being of our shareholders, employees and other
stakeholders, NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN that the location of the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders
of AmeriServ
Financial, Inc. (the "Company") has been changed.
As previously announced, the
Annual Meeting
will be held on
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 1:30 p.m., Eastern Time. In light of public health concerns
regarding
the
COVID-19
outbreak and to
comply with an Executive Order of the Governor of
the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and other related government
pronouncements, the
Annual Meeting will
be held in a virtual meeting format only. You will not be
able to attend the Annual Meeting physically.
As described in the proxy
materials for the Annual Meeting previously distributed, you are
entitled to participate in the Annual Meeting if you were a
shareholder as of the
close of business on February 14, 2020, the record date, or hold a legal
proxy for the meeting provided by your bank, broker, or
nominee.
To be admitted to the Annual
Meeting at https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/1438/33330,
you must enter the control
number found on your proxy card, voting instruction form or notice
that you received previously.
You may vote during the
Annual Meeting by following the instructions available on the
meeting website during the meeting. Whether or not you plan to
attend the Annual Meeting, we urge you to vote and submit your
proxy in advance of the meeting by one of the methods described in
the proxy materials
for the Annual Meeting. The proxy card included with the
proxy materials
previously distributed will not be updated to reflect
the change in location and you may continue to use the proxy card that you
previously received
to vote your shares in
connection with the Annual Meeting.
By Order of the Board of
Directors,
/s/Jeffrey A. Stopko
President and Chief Executive Officer
April 6, 2020
The Annual Meeting on
April 28, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time is available
at https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/1438/33330.
The proxy statement and Annual Report
are available on our website at https://investors.ameriserv.com/CorporateProfile.
Additionally, you may access our proxy
materials at https://www.proxyvote.com.
