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Form 8-K for AMERISERV FINANCIAL INC /PA/


22-Dec-2008

Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders, Amendments to A

Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

Upon issuance of the Series D Preferred Stock on December 19, 2008, the ability of the Company to declare or pay dividends or distributions on, or purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for consideration, shares of its Junior Stock (as defined below) and Parity Stock (as defined below) will be subject to restrictions, including the Company's restriction against increasing dividends from the last quarterly cash dividend per share declared on the Common Stock prior to October 14, 2008. The redemption, purchase or other acquisition of trust preferred securities of the Company or its affiliates also will be restricted. These restrictions will terminate on the earlier of (a) the third anniversary of the date of issuance of the Series D Preferred Stock and (b) the date on which the Series D Preferred Stock has been redeemed in whole or Treasury has transferred all of the Series D Preferred Stock to third parties.
The restrictions described in this paragraph are set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

In addition, pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, the ability of the Company to declare or pay dividends or distributions on, or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for consideration, shares of its Junior Stock and Parity Stock will be subject to restrictions in the event that the Company fails to declare and pay full dividends (or declare and set aside a sum sufficient for payment thereof) on its Series D Preferred Stock. These restrictions are set forth in the Certificate of Designations described in Item 5.03.

"Junior Stock" means the Common Stock and any other class or series of stock of the Company the terms of which expressly provide that it ranks junior to the Series D Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and/or rights on liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company. "Parity Stock" means any class or series of stock of the Company the terms of which do not expressly provide that such class or series will rank senior or junior to the Series D Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and/or rights on liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company (in each case without regard to whether dividends accrue cumulatively or non-cumulatively).

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

The information concerning executive compensation set forth under "Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement" is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.

Item 5.03


Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On December 18, 2008, the Company filed a Statement with Respect to Shares (the "Certificate of Designations") with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the purpose of amending its articles of incorporation to fix the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Series D Preferred Stock. The Series D Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. The Certificate of Designations is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and is incorporated by reference herein. The above summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Designations filed as Exhibit 3.2.

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On December 22, 2008, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had completed the sale to Treasury of 21,000 shares of the Company's Series D Preferred Stock and the Warrant for an aggregate purchase price of $21,000,000 in cash. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01

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