NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 25, 2008
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The 137th Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Norwood Financial Corp (Nasdaq-NWFL), Parent Company of Wayne Bank was held on Tuesday, April 22nd at the Bank headquarters in Honesdale.
Business conducted at the Annual Meeting included remarks by Chairman of the Board John E. Marshall, who chaired the meeting, the re-election of company directors Daniel J. O’Neill, Dr. Kenneth A. Phillips and Gary P. Rickard, and reports to stockholders from President and Chief Executive Officer William W. Davis, Jr. and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Lewis J. Critelli.
Chairman Marshall welcomed stockholders and introduced the Directors and Executive Officers seated at the head table. He also recognized longstanding former Chairman and Director Emeritus, Russell L. Ridd. He then turned the meeting over to Mr. Davis, who conducted the formal business portion of the meeting.
Mr. Critelli provided stockholders with a detailed report of the Company’s financial results for 2007. Among the highlights of the Company’s performance in 2007 cited by Mr. Critelli was an increase in assets to total over $481 million as of December 31, 2007 and a 10.2% increase in net income to $6,511,000.
Mr. Davis’s address included the results for the first quarter of 2008 and a summary of plans for the remainder of the year. Mr. Davis noted that first quarter earnings of $1,779,000, an increase
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of 21.6% over the $1,463,000 earned in the first quarter of 2007. Earnings per share (diluted) were $.64 compared to the $.51 per share in the first quarter of 2007. Total assets were $484.0 million as of March 31, 2008, with total loans outstanding of $329.4 million, deposits of $371.2 million and stockholders equity at $56.6 million. He also reported that the Bank’s loan quality remains strong. Mr. Davis updated stockholders on the Bank’s technology initiatives for the coming year. He also commented on Norwood’s steady increase in earnings and dividends over the past eleven years.
At the annual reorganization meeting held immediately after the meeting of stockholders, the following officers were appointed for the ensuing year.
| John E. Marshall | Chairman of the Board |
| William W. Davis, Jr. | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Lewis J. Critelli | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer |
| Edward C. Kasper | Senior Vice President & Senior Loan Officer-Corporate Bank |
| John H. Sanders | Senior Vice President-Retail Bank |
| Joseph A. Kneller | Senior Vice President, Assistant Treasurer & Assistant Secretary |
| Wayne D. Wilcha | Senior Vice President and Trust Officer |
| Robert J. Behrens | Vice President and Loan Review Officer |
| John Carmody | Vice President |
| Joann Fuller | Vice President |
| Carolyn K. Gwozdziewycz | Vice President and Community Office Manager |
| Nancy A. Hart | Vice President, Controller, Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary |
| Raymond Hebden | Vice President |
| William J. Henigan, Jr. | Vice President |
| Jennifer Jaycox | Vice President & Loan Operations Manager |
| William R. Kerstetter | Vice President |
| Kelley J. Lalley | Vice President, Assistant Secretary |
| Linda Moran | Vice President |
| Mary Alice Petzinger | Vice President & Community Office Manager |
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| Barbara A. Ridd | Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
| Gary H. Sipe | Vice President |
| Eli Tomlinson | Vice President |
| Karyn Vashlishan | Vice President |
| Karen Gasper | Internal Auditor and Vice President |
| Sandra Halas | Assistant Vice President |
| Norma J. Kuta | Assistant Vice President & Community Office Manager |
| Marianne Glamann | Community Office Manager |
| Teresa Melucci | Community Office Manager |
| Sandra Mruczkewycz | Community Office Manager |
| Nancy M. Worobey | Community Office Manager |
| Laurie J. Bishop | Assistant Community Office Manager |
| Wendy L. Davis | Assistant Community Office Manager |
| Christine Ferdinando | Assistant Community Office Manager |
| Jill Melody | Assistant Community Office Manager |
| Diane L. Richter | Assistant Community Office Manager |
| Toni Stenger | Assistant Community Office Manager |
| Gary Henry | Consumer Lending Officer |
| Thomas Kowalski | Resource Recovery Manager |
| William E. Murray | Mortgage Originator |
| Sarah Rapp | Human Resources Officer |
| Nilda I. Ramos | Business Development Officer |
| Doreen A. Swingle | Residential Mortgage Lending Officer |
| Karen Verbeke | Training Officer |
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Norwood Financial Corp, through its subsidiary Wayne Bank, operates twelve offices in Wayne, Pike and Monroe Counties. The Company’s stock is traded on the Nasdaq Market, under the symbol, “NWFL”.
The foregoing material may contain forward-looking statements. We caution that such statements may be subject to a number of uncertainties and actual results could differ materially and therefore readers should not place undue reliance on any forward looking statements. Those risks and uncertainties include changes in the absolute and relative levels of interest rates, risks associated with the effect of opening a new branch, the ability to control costs and expenses, demand for real estate and general economic conditions. Norwood Financial Corp. does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
Contact: | Linda Moran |
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| NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP |
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| 570-253-1455 |
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| www.waynebank.com |
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