MID-ATLANTIC 2003 SUPER-COMMUNITY BANK CONFERENCE November 4th 2003 FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT This information may contain "forward-looking statements" either expressed or implied which are made in good faith by Chester Valley Bancorp Inc. ("CVAL"), pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may include statements with respect to CVAL's strategies, goals, beliefs, expectations, estimates, intentions, financial condition, results of operations, future performance and business of CVAL. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on various important factors. Numerous competitive, economic, regulatory, legal and technological factors, among others, could cause CVAL's financial performance to differ materially from the goals, plans, objectives, intentions and expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements. CVAL does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of CVAL. CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. COMPANY BACKGROUND CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. ORGANIZATION HISTORY 1922-Downingtown Building and Loan Founded 1987-Initial IPO 1988-Renamed First Financial Savings Bank 1989-Converted to Thrift Holding Company 1997-Name Changed to First Financial Bank 1998-Acquired Philadelphia Corporation for Investment Services 2001-Converted to Commercial Bank Charter 2001-Approval of Bank Holding Co. and Financial Holding Co. 2001-Establishment of First Financial Investments Inc. CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. HOLDING COMPANY STRUCTURE Chester Valley Bancorp Inc. NASDAQ: CVAL Philadelphia Corporation First Financial Bank for Investment Services o Commercial Bank o Full Service Broker-Dealer o 10 Full Service Offices o Registered Investment Advisor o $598MM in Assets* o 2 Investment Offices o $399MM in Deposits* o First Financial Investments, Inc *As of 9/30/03 CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. STRONG MANAGEMENT TEAM - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YEARS IN PRIOR NAME FUNCTION FIN. SERV. INSTITUTIONS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Donna M. Coughey President & CEO 31 Mellon, Marine Midland (CVAL & FFB) Joseph T. Crowley CFO & Treasurer 18 Crusader Holding Co., (CVAL & FFB) KPMG Louis Denton PCIS Chairman/CEO 20 Hopper Soliday & Co. Mathew Kelly PCIS President/COO 17 PNC Advisors, Mellon Richard Bertolet EVP - Credit Admin 35 Mellon Colin N. Maropis EVP - Lending 27 Sun Life of Canada William Byrne SVP - Lending 19 Mellon Chris Breslin SVP - Retail 17 First Union, Chase Margaret Leimkuhler SVP - CAO 19 Keystone, Frankford Thomas Varley SVP - Trust 29 Glenmede, Mellon CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. MARKETPLACE CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA [GRAPHIC PENNSYLVANIA/CHESTER COUNTY OMITTED] O IN THE TOP 20 FASTEST-GROWING COUNTIES IN THE UNITED STATES. O CURRENTLY 166,244 HOUSEHOLDS, WITH FURTHER GROWTH OF 8.4% BY 2008. O AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF $95,309 EXPECTED TO GROW NEARLY 14.5% BY 2008. SOURCE: SNL Financial, Claritas CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. BRANCH LOCATIONS Chester County, PA [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Existing Branches Planned Locations CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. MARKET POSITION IN CHESTER COUNTY AS A PERCENT OF TOTAL DEPOSITS 4th Largest of the 39 Banks Competing in Chester County 2nd Largest of the 10 Banks Headquartered in Chester County SOURCE: FDIC Summary of Deposits as of 6/30/02 CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. BECOMING A COMMERCIAL BANK CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. DRIVERS OF THE TRANSITION o Broaden Commercial Lending Scope o Emphasis on Business and Retail Core Deposits o Maximize Non-interest Revenue CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. SMALL BUSINESS COMMERCIAL LOAN GROWTH (IN THOUSANDS) 6/30/02 6/30/03 9/30/03 ------- ------- ------- Outstandings $6,443 $15,131 $17,911 % growth 134.82% 18.37% # of loans 181 247 277 CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. DIVERSIFYING THE LOAN MIX June 30, 1996 June 30, 2003 [JUNE 30, 1996 GRAPHIC OMITTED] [JUNE 30, 2003 GRAPHIC OMITTED] Consumer 17% Consumer 22% Commercial Business 3% Commercial Business 10% Commercial R.E. 10% Commercial R.E. 30% Construction 7% Construction 14% Residential 63% Residential 24% CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. RISK MANAGEMENT We are highly focused on risk--evaluating it to ensure that it is either mitigated or well-balanced with the reward. o Credit Risk - Strong Credit culture and policy - Diversification of risks - Early detection system to monitor and remediate emerging substandard credits - Independent review by third party o Interest Rate Risk - Emphasis of total return - Selected use of off-balance sheet hedging instruments CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. CHECKING ACCOUNT GROWTH (IN THOUSANDS) 6/30/02 6/30/03 9/30/03 ------- ------- ------- Retail Accounts $69,335 $78,192 $80,742 % Growth 13% 3% Business Accounts $31,568 $44,422 $46,340 % Growth 41% 4% CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. BUILDING CORE DEPOSITS (IN THOUSANDS) JUNE 30, 1996 JUNE 30, 2003 [JUNE 30, 1996 GRAPHIC OMITTED] [JUNE 30, 2003 GRAPHIC OMITTED] CDs 61% $138,295 CDs 37% $146,633 DDA/NOW 18% $40,985 DDA/NOW 26% $121,734 MMA/SAV 21% $48,926 MMA/SAV 33% $137,219 CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. DEPOSIT AND LOAN FEES (IN THOUSANDS) [GRAPHIC OMITTED] CAGR 20.49%(a) Jun-99 $1,471 Jun-00 $1,652 Jun-01 $1,723 Jun-02 $1,911 Jun-03 $2,837 Sep-02 $714 Sep-03 $771 (a) CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) is for the period 6/30/98 to 6/30/03. CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. TACTICS o Branch Advisory Boards o Target marketing & relationship management o Effective use of technology o Comprehensive wealth management approach CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. ADVISORY BOARDS New Business -- Fiscal 2003: o $5.0 million in commercial loans o $4.0 million in managed trust assets o $3.0 million in consumer loans o $3.0 million in consumer deposits o $1.0 million in commercial deposits CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. SALES CULTURE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Actual Actual Actual Projected Jun-01 Jun-02 Jun-03 Jun-04 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consumer Loans Closed $18,500,000 $51,000,000 $67,000,000 $84,000,000 - -------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Teller Referrals 650 1,556 10,713 12,000 Teller Close Ratio n/a 21% 24% 30% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cross-sell Ratio 2.0% 2.8% 3.4% 3.6% (Best in Class 3.9%) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY o 100% Check Imaged o Advanced System for Targeted Marketing o eBank Real-Time Account Information o Systems Integration on Every Workstation o National Lock Box System CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. CVAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT o Focus - Personal versus Corporate Trust o Integration of Trust and Phila. Corp Investment and Advisory Services o Private Banking o Segment to meet market demand CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. TRUST & INVESTMENT SERVICES INCOME (in thousands) [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Jun-01 $3,766 Jun-02 $3,818 Jun-03 $3,823 Sep-02 $892 Sep-03 $984 CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. UVEST PROGRAM (IN WHOLE DOLLARS) Actual Actual Projected Jun-02(a) Jun-03 Jun-04 ----------------------------------------------------- o Uvest Investment Sales $2,857,000 $6,646,000 $9,000,000 o Gross Revenue $98,432 $217,395 $350,000 o No. of Trades 170 389 450 o Avg. Sale per Trade $16,805 $17,084 $20,000 o Appointments Closed N/A 50% 50% o Assets under Mgt $3,200,000 $10,200,000 $20,000,000 (a) Based on 7 months of activity CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. ASSETS (IN MILLIONS) {GRAPHIC OMITTED] CAGR 9.17%(a) Jun-99 $451 Jun-00 $507 Jun-01 $545 Jun-02 $566 Jun-03 $585 Sep-03 $598 (a) CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) is for the period 6/30/98 to 6/30/03. CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. LOANS (EXCLUDING RESIDENTIAL LOANS) (IN MILLIONS) {GRAPHIC OMITTED] CAGR 18.57%(a) Jun-99 $140 Jun-00 $169 Jun-01 $201 Jun-02 $243 Jun-03 $288 Sep-03 $318 (a) CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) is for the period 6/30/98 to 6/30/03. CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. LOAN LOSS RESERVE TO TOTAL LOANS [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Peer Group Source: FDIC Statistics on Depository Institution Report (National Average) CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. NET CHARGE-OFFS TO LOANS [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Peer Group Source: FDIC Statistics on Depository Institution Report (National Average) CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. NET INTEREST MARGIN [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Jun-99 3.64% Jun-00 3.49% Jun-01 3.19% Jun-02 3.66% Jun-03 3.43% Sep-03 3.51% CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. NON-INTEREST INCOME (IN THOUSANDS) {GRAPHIC OMITTED] CAGR 11.53% Jun-99 $4,915 Jun-00 $5,466 Jun-01 $5,733 Jun-02 $6,010 Jun-03 $7,098 Sep-02 $1,657 Sep-03 $1,939 *Excludes Securities Gains/Losses (a) CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) is for the period 6/30/98 to 6/30/03. CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. EFFICIENCY RATIO [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Jun-99 65.56% Jun-00 65.76% Jun-01 72.37% Jun-02 64.10% Jun-03 68.72% Sep-03 64.29% CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. NET INCOME TREND (IN THOUSANDS) [GRAPHIC OMITTED] CAGR 7.73%(a) Jun-99 $4,213 Jun-00 $4,557 Jun-01 $4,003 Jun-02 $5,575 Jun-03 $5,262 Sep-02 $1,465 Sep-03 $1,514 (a) CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) is for the period 6/30/98 to 6/30/03. CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. RETURN ON AVERAGE ASSETS [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Jun-99 1.02% Jun-00 0.94% Jun-01 0.76% Jun-02 1.02% Jun-03 0.90% Sep-02 1.00% Sep-03 1.02% CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. RETURN ON AVERAGE EQUITY [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Jun-98 12.0% Jun-99 12.6% Jun-00 13.3% Jun-01 10.5% Jun-02 13.2% Jun-03 11.3% Sep-02 13.0% Sep-03 12.2% CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. CVAL A GOOD INVESTMENT CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. HISTORICAL SHARE PRICE VS S&P 500 INDEX [GRAPHIC OMITTED] CUMULATIVE RETURN CAGR(1) CVAL 1.169.1% 16.9% S&P 388.4% 10.2% Source: Bloomberg Note: All per share amounts have been adjusted for stock dividends and stock splits. (a) Return based on all cash dividends being reinvested into stock at the time of distribution. (b) CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) is for the period 03/27/87 to 03/27/03. CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP FYE HISTORICAL DIVIDEND PER SHARE [GRAPHIC OMITTED] 15.3% CAGR(a) 1997 $0.17 1998 $0.25 1999 $0.26 2000 $0.29 2001 $0.30 2002 $0.36 2003 $0.38 Source: SNL Financial, Bloomberg (a) CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) is for the period 6/30/96 to 6/30/03. CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. SUMMARY CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS o Excellent Market Demographics o Experienced Management Team o Solid Loan Quality o Strong Capital Position o Substantial Core Deposit Base CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS o NASDAQ-Listed Company (Symbol: CVAL) o Market Capitalization of $105.9 Million* o Directors and Executive Officers Own Approximately 21.30% * Price as of October 17, 2003 was $21.91 CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC. CHESTER VALLEY BANCORP INC.