Exhibit 99.2
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Presentation to New York Society of Security Analysts
November 2006
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this presentation contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as statements relating to the financial results and plans for future business development activities, and are thus prospective. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, competition, interest rate sensitivity, exposure to regulatory and legislative changes, and other uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
Allan Dennison: President & Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey Stopko: Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
[LOGO OF AMERISERV FINANCIAL] | 2 |
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| ASRV (NASDAQ) |
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| 22.1 Million |
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Market Cap: |
| $100 Million |
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Ownership: |
| Approx. 52% Institutional |
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| Approx. 48% Retail |
[LOGO OF AMERISERV FINANCIAL] | 3 |
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• | First phase of turnaround successfully completed | |
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| • | Significant balance sheet restructuring |
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| • | Return to traditional community bank balance sheet |
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| • | Reduced risk profile through retirement of high cost debt |
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| • | Infusion of capital from quality institutional investors |
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• | Regulatory Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) lifted in February 2006 | |
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| • | Positions the Company for meaningful non-interest expense savings |
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| • | Redirect our energies and focus towards the customer |
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| • | Core community banking franchise has returned to growth |
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| • | Enhanced ability to capture future expansion opportunities |
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• | Compelling valuation | |
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| • | Attractive book value and deposit multiples |
[LOGO OF AMERISERV FINANCIAL] | 4 |
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• | Ranked #1 in Johnstown, PA with 24.4% market share 2 |
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• | 100 Mile Lending Radius |
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• | 21 Branches |
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• | 364 FTE Employees |
• | Total Assets: | $883 | mm |
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• | Total Deposits: | 744 | [GRAPHIC APPEARS HERE] |
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• | Total Trust Assets: | 1,702 |
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1. | As of September 30, 2006 unless otherwise noted |
2. | As of June 30, 2006 from the FDIC |
[LOGO OF AMERISERV FINANCIAL] | 5 |
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• | Founded in 1901 - As United States National Bank | |
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• | November 1973 - Bank unionized (United Steelworkers of America) | |
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• | December 1999 - $2.5 bn in assets (2–bank holding company) | |
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• | April 2000 - Spin-off of Three Rivers Bank ($1.0 bn in assets) | |
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| - | Oversized leverage and trust preferred portfolios |
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| - | Reduced focus on community banking caused Company to pursue flawed revenue growth strategies |
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| - | Resulted in Memorandum Of Understanding (Feb. 2003) |
[LOGO OF AMERISERV FINANCIAL] | 6 |
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• | FY 2002 - Recorded net loss of $5.2 mm with $9.3 mm in credit losses; turnaround of the Company initiated |
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• | December 2002 - Craig Ford named Chairman, President & CEO |
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• | January 2004 - Allan Dennison named President & CEO |
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• | October 2004 / September 2005 - Two separate equity issues totaling $36.1 million to support turnaround |
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• | February 2006 - Exit MOU |
[LOGO OF AMERISERV FINANCIAL] | 7 |
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• | Hire new management team | x |
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• | Restructure commercial lending business | x |
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• | Close the mortgage servicing company | x |
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• | Significantly restructure balance sheet | x |
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• | Close AmeriServ Associates | x |
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• | Focus on retail banking | Ongoing |
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• | Expand trust company | Ongoing |
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[LOGO OF AMERISERV FINANCIAL] | 8 |
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• | Retail Banking |
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• | Small Business Banking |
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• | Commercial Banking |
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• | Trust Company |
Focus on Community Banking
[LOGO OF AMERISERV FINANCIAL] | 9 |
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• | Return to core business growth | ||
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| • | Over the last 27 months, the Company reported: | |
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| - | Net loan growth of 16.0% vs. 17.8% decline between Q2 2002 and Q2 2004 |
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| - | Deposit growth of 10.9% vs. 4.9% decline between Q2 2002 and Q2 2004 |
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| - | Trust Company’s assets increased from $1.2 bn to $1.7 bn since Q2 2004 |
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| - | Annualized YTD 2006 charge-offs of 19 bps vs. average of 46 bps over FY 2003 and FY 2004 |
[LOGO OF AMERISERV FINANCIAL] | 10 |
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• | Historically under managed branch system | |
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| • | Establish disciplined sales management process |
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| • | Reconfigure delivery system |
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| • | Better leverage and grow core deposits |
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• | Small business banking expansion | |
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| • | Focus on local market (Cambria, Somerset & Centre Counties) |
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| • | Source of lower cost deposits |
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| • | Expand fee income base |
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• | State College market initiative | |
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• | Bankwide Efforts To Tackle Efficiency Ratio (“BETTER”) | |
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| • | Full time equivalent employees decreased by 111 or 23% over past 5 years |
[LOGO OF AMERISERV FINANCIAL] | 11 |
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Total Deposits……………….$744 Million |
[CHART APPEARS HERE]
As of September 30, 2006
[LOGO OF AMERISERV FINANCIAL] | 12 |
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• | Hired new Chief Lending Officer and bolstered lending team |
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• | Strengthened credit analysis and loan underwriting |
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• | Targeted geographic market ~100 miles from Johnstown |
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• | Migrate from real estate to commercial/industrial loans |
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• | Enhance cross selling of Trust and cash management services |
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• | Goal is to originate $100 mm in new loans per year |
[LOGO OF AMERISERV FINANCIAL] | 13 |
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Total Loans……………….$581 Million
[CHART APPEARS HERE]
As of September 30, 2006
[LOGO OF AMERISERV FINANCIAL] | 14 |
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• | Consists of two business lines: traditional Trust services and non-traditional services (union-related) | |
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• | $1.7 billion in Trust Assets (up 14.5% since 9/05) | |
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| • | Net income contribution of $1,184,000 YTD 2006 (up 38.2%) |
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• | Solid investment performance | |
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• | Union pension funds – significant growth opportunity | |
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| • | ERECT and BUILD Funds |
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• | Added management depth to lead traditional Trust business |
[LOGO OF AMERISERV FINANCIAL] | 15 |
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Net Income vs Pre-Tax Contribution Margin
[CHART APPEARS HERE]
[LOGO OF AMERISERV FINANCIAL] | 16 |
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• | Fourth quarter 2004 and third quarter 2005, AmeriServ placed a total of $36.1 mm in common equity through PIPE offerings | |
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• | The offerings attracted a strong group of fundamental institutional investors: | |
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| - | Financial Stocks Capital Partners |
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| - | Wellington Management Company |
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| - | Crestview Capital |
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| - | Heartland Advisors |
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| - | Lehman Brothers affiliates |
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| - | Tontine Financial Partners |
[LOGO OF AMERISERV FINANCIAL] | 17 |
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Proceeds were used to support the Company’s turnaround initiatives:
Retirement of Trust Preferred |
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Cash Retained at the Holding Company |
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| 3.2 mm |
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Cash Downstreamed to the Bank (to support balance sheet restructuring) |
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| 5.0 mm |
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Cash Downstreamed to the Trust Company (to support growth initiatives) |
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| 1.3 mm |
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Fees & Expenses |
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| 4.1 mm |
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| $ | 36.1 mm |
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[CHART APPEARS HERE]
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Adjusted Quarterly Pre-Tax Income (1)
[CHART APPEARS HERE]
1. | Excludes security gains, MSR / goodwill impairment charges and FHLB prepayment / restructuring costs. |
[LOGO OF AMERISERV FINANCIAL] | 20 |
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Non Performing Assets
[CHART APPEARS HERE]
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Loan Loss Reserve vs Non Performing Assets
[CHART APPEARS HERE]
[LOGO OF AMERISERV FINANCIAL] | 27 |
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Excludes Impairment Charges & Restructuring Costs
[CHART APPEARS HERE]
[LOGO OF AMERISERV FINANCIAL] | 28 |
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Well Capitalized
[CHART APPEARS HERE]
As of September 30, 2006
[LOGO OF AMERISERV FINANCIAL] | 29 |
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• | Pure community bank with simplified earnings model | |
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| • | Significant balance sheet restructuring completed |
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| • | Reduced risk profile |
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• | Regulatory Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) terminated | |
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| • | Our energies and focus are now on the customer and improving earnings |
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| • | We have the capital strength and enhanced ability to capture future expansion opportunities |
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• | Compelling valuation | |
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| • | ASRV presently trading at 117% of book value compared to 175% of book value for similar sized bank holding companies |
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| • | Limited downside risk as we focus on increasing earnings towards more acceptable peer levels |
[LOGO OF AMERISERV FINANCIAL] | 30 |
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Presentation to New York Society of Security Analysts
November 2006