JOHNSTOWN, Pa., April 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- AmeriServ
Financial, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: ASRV), announced today
that, due to the continuing public health concerns relating to the
coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and to protect the health and
well-being of its shareholders, employees, and other stakeholders,
the Company's 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will now be held
virtually. A proxy statement supplement will be filed today
with the Securities Exchange Commission with additional information
concerning the virtual meeting, which we urge shareholders to read
in its entirety.
Although shareholders will not be able to attend the annual
meeting in person, virtual attendance capabilities will provide
shareholders the ability to participate and ask questions during
the meeting. Additionally, the Company's shareholders will be
deemed "present" if they access the annual meeting through the
virtual platform and they will be able to vote their shares at the
annual meeting, or revoke or change a previously submitted vote,
through the virtual platform.
The virtual meeting will be held on the same date and time as
previously announced, April 28, 2020
at 1:30 p.m. As described in the proxy materials for the
annual meeting previously distributed, the Company's shareholders
are entitled to participate in the annual meeting if they were a
shareholder of record as of the close of business on February 14, 2020, which is the record date for
the annual meeting. The proxy card included with the proxy
materials previously distributed will not be updated to reflect the
information provided in this announcement and may continue to be
used to vote each shareholders' shares in connection with the
annual meeting.
Shareholders will be able to attend the meeting online, vote
their shares electronically, and submit their questions during the
meeting by visiting
https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/1438/33330. In light
of the foregoing, the Company urges shareholders to consider voting
and submitting proxies in advance of the annual meeting using one
of the available methods described in the proxy materials
previously provided to the Company's shareholders.
Pertinent User Information:
What: 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
When: 1:30 p.m. ET,
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Where:
https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/1438/33330
Participants are asked to access the webcast approximately 10 to
15 minutes prior to the beginning of the meeting. The replay
of the meeting will be available at the same site 24 hours after
the meeting has concluded.
About AmeriServ Financial, Inc.
AmeriServ Financial, Inc. is the parent of AmeriServ Financial
Bank and AmeriServ Trust and Financial Services Company in
Johnstown. The Company's subsidiaries provide full-service
banking and wealth management services through sixteen community
offices in southwestern Pennsylvania and Hagerstown, Maryland. The Company also
operates loan production offices in Altoona and Monroeville, Pennsylvania. At
December 31, 2019, AmeriServ had
total assets of $1.17 billion and a
book value of $5.78 per common
share. For more information, visit www.ameriserv.com.
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SOURCE AmeriServ Financial, Inc.