UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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(Amendment No. )
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| AmeriServ Financial, Inc. |
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) |
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DRIVER MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC Driver Opportunity Partners I LP J. Abbott R. Cooper JULIUS D. RUDOLPH brandon l. simmons |
(Name of Persons(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) |
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Driver Management Company LLC, together with the other participants named herein (collectively, “Driver”), has filed a definitive proxy statement and accompanying WHITE universal proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission to be used to solicit votes for the election of its slate of highly-qualified director nominees at the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders of AmeriServ Financial, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Company”).
In connection with the ongoing litigation between Driver and the Company, Driver received a copy of heavily redacted minutes of the Special Meeting of the Company’s board of directors held on March 14, 2023 at which Driver’s nomination notice was rejected, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
