25 Notice to Community Banks Shareholders Notice to Community Banks Shareholders The proposed acquisition by Susquehanna of Community Banks will be effected pursuant to a merger of Community Banks into Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. Susquehanna will file a registration statement on Form S-4 containing a proxy statement addressed to Community Banks’ shareholders and a prospectus for the Susquehanna stock to be offered in the merger with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). A definitive proxy statement will be sent to Community Banks’ shareholders seeking their approval of the merger. Community Banks’ shareholders are urged to read the registration statement carefully when it becomes available, because it will contain important information about the merger. Community Banks’ shareholders may obtain a free copy of the registration statement, when it becomes available, and other documents filed with, or furnished to, the SEC by Susquehanna at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the registration statement and other documents filed by Susquehanna with the SEC may also be obtained for free from Susquehanna by directing a written request to Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc., 26 North Cedar Street, Lititz, PA 17543, Attention: Abram G. Koser, Vice President – Investor Relations. |