FIRST SHENANGO BANCORP, INC

                                   EXHIBIT 11

          Statement Regarding Computation of Primary Earnings Per Share

          Three Months and Year Ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994




                                                   Three months ended December 31,           Year Ended December 31, 
                                               -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------
                                                     1996         1995        1994        1996         1995         1994
                                               ------------  -----------   ---------  ---------    ----------   ----------
                                                                                                    
Weighted average common shares outstanding        2,343,098    2,343,098   2,343,098   2,343,098    2,343,098    2,342,324
Net effect of dilutive stock options                 79,841       79,050      47,575      77,318       68,793       49,991
Average unallocated ESOP shares                     (74,728)     (86,156)   (101,138)    (74,863)     (87,177)    (101,138)
Average MSBP shares in plan reserve                 (10,367)      (9,012)     (9,012)     (9,938)      (9,012)      (7,888)
Weighted average treasury shares purchases         (162,442)     (29,768)     (4,185)    (78,614)     (25,223)      (1,055) 
                                               ------------   ----------   ---------   ---------   -----------   ---------
Common stock equivalents                          2,175,402    2,297,212   2,276,338   2,257,001    2,290,479    2,282,234
                                               ============   ==========   =========   =========   ==========   ==========
Net earnings                                     $1,152,474   $  804,013    $679,722  $3,009,997   $3,079,186   $2,273,123
                                                                                                                
                                               ============   ==========   =========  ==========   ==========   ==========
Per share amount                                       $.53         $.35        $.30       $1.33        $1.34        $1.00
                                               ============   ==========   =========  ==========   ==========   ==========
                                                                                                                
                                    

Earnings  per share have been  computed on the  treasury  stock  method in using
average market price for the common stock equivalents (options).

The Company  accounts  for the 112,412  shares  acquired by the  Employee  Stock
Ownership Plan ("ESOP") in accordance  with  Statement of Position 93-6;  shares
controlled  by the  ESOP  are not  considered  in the  weighted  average  shares
outstanding until the shares are committed for allocation.

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