AmeriServ Financial (ASRV) 8-K Ameriserv Financial, Inc. Announces Quarterly Common Stock Cash Dividend

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 22, 2021

AMERISERV FINANCIAL, Inc.

(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania	0-11204	25-1424278
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

Main and Franklin Streets, Johnstown, PA	15901
(address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 814-533-5300

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title Of Each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered
Common Stock	ASRV	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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Form 8-K

Item 8.01 Other events.

On October 22, 2021, AmeriServ Financial, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a $0.025 per share quarterly common stock cash dividend. The cash dividend is payable November 22, 2021 to shareholders of record on November 8, 2021. This cash dividend represents a 2.55% annualized yield using the October 21, 2021 closing common stock price of $3.92. For the first nine months of 2021, the Company’s dividend payout ratio amounted to 24.2%. The press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

99.1Press release dated October 22, 2021, of AmeriServ Financial, Inc.

104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	AMERISERV FINANCIAL, Inc.
Date: October 22, 2021	By	/s/Michael D. Lynch
		Michael D. Lynch
		EVP & CFO