UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

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AMERISERV FINANCIAL, INC.

(Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(Name of person(s) filing proxy statement, if other than the registrant)

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
AND PROXY STATEMENT

AMERISERV FINANCIAL, INC.
P.O. BOX 430
JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 15907-0430

To Be Held April 22, 2014

Mailed to Security Holders on or about March 17, 2014

AmeriServ Financial, Inc.
P.O. Box 430
Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15907-0430
814-533-5300
March 17, 2014

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

AmeriServ Financial, Inc.’s annual meeting of shareholders will be held on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at 1:30 p.m., Eastern Time, at the Holiday Inn Downtown, Crown Ballroom, 250 Market Street, Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15901.

The matters to be acted upon at the meeting are:

Your vote is very important to us, and we encourage you to review the enclosed materials. Voting via the Internet or by telephone is fast and convenient, and your vote is immediately tabulated and confirmed. Using the Internet or telephone saves us money by reducing postage and proxy tabulation costs. If you prefer to vote by mail, please sign, date and return the proxy card. Regardless of whether you plan to attend the annual meeting in person, please vote now so that the matters coming before the meeting may be acted upon.

I look forward to seeing you at the annual meeting.

Respectfully yours,

Glenn L. Wilson
President & Chief Executive Officer

AmeriServ Financial, Inc.
P.O. Box 430
Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15907-0430

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

To Our Shareholders:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual meeting of shareholders of AmeriServ Financial, Inc. will be held at the Holiday Inn Downtown, Crown Ballroom, 250 Market Street, Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15901, on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at 1:30 p.m., Eastern Time, for the purpose of considering and voting on the following matters:

Only those shareholders of record at the close of business on February 21, 2014, shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. A proxy statement, a proxy card and a self-addressed postage prepaid envelope are enclosed. This proxy statement and enclosed proxy card are being mailed to shareholders on or about March 17, 2014. Please complete, sign and date the proxy card and return it promptly in the envelope provided or, if you prefer, vote by telephone or Internet by following the instructions on the proxy card. If you attend the meeting and are a shareholder of record, you may revoke your proxy and vote in person.

This notice, the accompanying proxy statement and form of proxy are sent to you by order of the board of directors.

Sharon M. Callihan
Corporate Secretary

Johnstown, Pennsylvania
March 17, 2014

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials
for the Annual Meeting to Be Held on April 22, 2014:

Our Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, form of proxy card, 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K and 2013 Annual Report are available at: https://www.proxyvote.com.

AMERISERV FINANCIAL, INC.
P.O. Box 430
Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15907-0430

PROXY STATEMENT

GENERAL

Introduction

The board of directors of AmeriServ Financial, Inc. is soliciting proxies for use at our annual meeting of shareholders to be held on April 22, 2014, at 1:30 p.m., Eastern Time, at the Holiday Inn Downtown, Crown Ballroom, 250 Market Street, Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15901. This proxy statement and enclosed proxy card are being mailed to shareholders on or about March 17, 2014. Our annual report for the year ended December 31, 2013, accompanies this proxy statement. The annual report should not be regarded as proxy solicitation material. AmeriServ Financial, Inc. (which is sometimes referred to as “ASRV,” “the company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is the holding company for AmeriServ Financial Bank doing business as AmeriServ Financial (the “Bank”) and AmeriServ Trust & Financial Services Company.

Solicitation of Proxies

We will bear the cost of soliciting proxies. In addition to the use of the mail, some of our directors and officers may solicit proxies, without additional compensation, in person, by telephone, telegram, or otherwise. We may make arrangements with banks, brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to forward solicitation material to the beneficial owners of shares held by them of record, and we may reimburse them for reasonable expenses they incur.

Voting Securities

As of the close of business on the record date, February 21, 2014, there were 18,784,188 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding. Holders of record of our common stock as of the close of business on the record date are entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Except with respect to the election of directors, each shareholder is entitled to one vote for each share held. Holders of our common stock are entitled to cumulate their vote in the election of directors.

The four persons receiving the highest number of votes cast at the annual meeting will be elected as Class I directors (Matter No. 1). The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the annual meeting is required to approve the advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation of our named executive officers (Matter No. 2).

If any other matters are properly presented for consideration at the annual meeting, including, among other things, consideration of a motion to adjourn the meeting to another time or place, the persons named in the proxy card will have discretion to vote on those matters according to their best judgment to the same extent as the person signing the proxy would be entitled to vote. At the date of this proxy statement, we do not anticipate that any other matters will be raised at the annual meeting.

Although the advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers is non-binding, as provided by law, our board of directors will review the results of the votes and take them into account in making a determination concerning executive compensation.

If you participate in our Dividend Reinvestment and Common Stock Purchase Plan, the proxy card included with this proxy statement indicates the number of shares registered in your name and the number of shares, including fractional shares, credited to your Dividend Reinvestment and Common Stock Purchase Plan account.

If your shares are held in “street name” (that is, through a broker, trustee or other holder of record), you will receive a voting instruction card from your broker seeking instructions as to how your shares should be voted. If no voting instructions are given, your broker or nominee has discretionary authority to vote your shares on your behalf on routine matters. A “broker non-vote” results on a matter when your broker or

nominee returns a proxy but does not vote on a particular proposal because it does not have discretionary authority to vote on that proposal and has not received voting instructions from you. We believe that your broker or nominee does not have discretionary voting power with respect to any of the matters considered at this meeting. You may not vote shares held in “street name” at the annual meeting unless you obtain a legal proxy from your broker or holder of record.

If you appropriately mark, sign and return the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction card, as the case may be, in time to be voted at the annual meeting, or if you vote by telephone or Internet in accordance with the instructions on the proxy card or voting instruction card, as the case may be, the shares represented thereby will be voted in accordance with your instructions. Signed proxies not marked to the contrary will be voted “FOR” the election of the nominees for ASRV’s board of directors, and “FOR” an advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation of our named executive officers. Proxy holders shall have full discretion and authority to vote for any one or more of such nominees and will vote the shares represented by each proxy so as to maximize the number of nominees elected to ASRV’s board of directors, except to the extent that a shareholder withholds such authority on such proxy. However, the shares represented by each proxy cannot be voted by the proxy holders for a greater number of nominees than those identified in this proxy statement.

Right of Revocation

If you are a shareholder of record, you may revoke your proxy at any time before it has been exercised by filing with the Corporate Secretary of ASRV an instrument of revocation or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date. Additionally, if you attend the annual meeting, you may also revoke a previously granted proxy by voting in person at the meeting.

Quorum

Under our bylaws, the presence, in person or by proxy, of shareholders entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes that all shareholders are entitled to cast constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business at the annual meeting. Abstentions will not constitute or be counted as “votes” cast for purposes of the annual meeting, but will be counted for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum.

Principal Shareholders

The following table sets forth information regarding persons or entities that we believe own of record or beneficially, as of February 21, 2014, five percent or more of the outstanding shares of our common stock.

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner		Amount of Beneficial Ownership		Percent of Common Stock
Financial Stocks Capital Partners III L.P.(1) 1300 Carew Tower 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202		1,687,884		9.0%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP(2) 1299 Ocean Avenue – 11th Floor Santa Monica, California 90401		1,653,918		8.8%
Wellington Management Company, LLP(3) 75 State Street Boston, Massachusetts 02109		1,108,873		5.9%

MATTER NO. 1
ELECTION OF ASRV DIRECTORS

General

Under our articles of incorporation, the total number of directors may be determined by either a resolution adopted by a majority vote of the directors then in office or by a resolution adopted by the shareholders at a meeting. The number of directors for 2014 has been set by the board at 15, including our current President and Chief Executive Officer. Immediately following the annual meeting, the number of directors for 2014 will be set at 13. The board has determined that all directors are independent, pursuant to the listing standards of The NASDAQ Global Market (“NASDAQ”), except Glenn L. Wilson, the current President and Chief Executive Officer of the company who is not independent by reason of his current employment relationship with ASRV.

Our board of directors, as provided in our articles of incorporation, is divided into three classes, each being as nearly equal in number as possible. The directors in each class serve a term of three years or until the earlier of their resignation or their respective successors have been elected and qualified. Under our articles of incorporation, a person who is elected to fill a vacancy on the board of directors will serve as a director for the remaining term of office of the class to which he or she was elected.

Nominees and Continuing Directors

The board of directors has fixed the number of directors in Class I at four and has nominated Allan R. Dennison, James M. Edwards, Sr., Sara A. Sargent, and Robert L. Wise for election as Class I directors, each of whom will serve a three-year term that will expire at the 2017 annual meeting of shareholders, or until the earlier of their resignation or their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. Directors Dennison, Edwards, Sargent, and Wise were previously elected by the shareholders at the 2011 annual meeting. Directors Oravec and Picking have informed us that they will be resigning effective immediately following the Annual Meeting. The remaining directors will continue to serve in accordance with their previous election, with the terms of the Class II and Class III directors expiring in 2015 and 2016, respectively.

Our bylaws permit nominations for election to the board of directors to be made by the board of directors or by any shareholder entitled to vote for the election of directors. All nominations for directors to be made at the annual meeting by shareholders entitled to vote for the election of directors must be preceded by notice in writing, delivered or mailed by first class United States mail, postage prepaid, to the Non-Executive Chairman of ASRV not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the anniversary date of the previous year’s annual meeting. Such notice must contain, to the extent known, the following information:

The presiding officer of any such shareholder meeting may, in such officer’s sole discretion, refuse to acknowledge the nomination of any person which the presiding officer determines is not made in compliance with the foregoing procedure.

We have not received any properly made notice of nomination for directors from any shareholder in connection with this year’s annual meeting. Any nomination that does not comply with the procedures required by the bylaws and any vote cast at the annual meeting for any candidate not duly nominated will be disregarded.

With respect to the election of directors, each shareholder has the right to vote, for each share of our common stock held by the shareholder, such number of votes as shall be equal to the number of directors to be elected, and the shareholder may cast the whole number of votes for one nominee or distribute them among two or more nominees.

Except as noted below, each of the nominees listed is now a director of ASRV and has expressed his willingness to serve. If any of the nominees become unable to accept nomination or election, the persons named in the proxy may vote for a substitute nominee selected by ASRV’s board of directors. Our management, however, has no present reason to believe that any Class I nominee will be unable to serve as a director, if elected.

The following tables set forth as to each of the nominees for election as a Class I director and as to each of the continuing Class II and Class III directors, his or her age, principal occupation and business experience, the period during which he or she has served as a director of ASRV, or an affiliate or predecessor, and their current and recent directorships in other public companies. In addition, we briefly describe the particular experience, qualifications, attributes or skills that led our board to conclude that the person should serve as a director of ASRV. There are no family relationships between any of the listed persons.

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU CAST YOUR VOTES FOR THE ELECTION OF THE BELOW-NAMED NOMINEES TO SERVE AS CLASS I DIRECTORS.

Nominees for Election as Class I Directors — Term Will Expire in 2017

Name and Principal Occupation		Age		Director Since(1)		Directorship in Other Reporting Companies
Allan R. Dennison Since November 2012, Mr. Dennison has served as Non-Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of ASRV, the Bank, and the Trust Company. Previously, from February 2004 until October 2009, Mr. Dennison served as President & CEO of ASRV and its subsidiaries. Mr. Dennison has more than 40 years of banking experience, and his prior positions included being President and CEO of Swineford National Bank, a community bank affiliated with Fulton Financial Corporation, and senior positions with Mellon Bank of Pittsburgh and Huntington National Bank. The depth of Mr. Dennison’s banking experience and industry knowledge over decades of economic change is highly valuable to the board. Mr. Dennison is the Chairman of the board enterprise risk committee.		67		2005		None
James M. Edwards, Sr. Since 2010, Mr. Edwards has served as Treasurer of the Cambria/Somerset Counties Authority, a regional water authority. From 1980 to 1997, he served as President and CEO of WJAC, Inc., the NBC affiliated television/radio broadcast company serving the Johnstown-Altoona-State College, Pennsylvania television market. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Johnstown Tribune Publishing Co., WJAC, Inc.’s parent company, as well as Treasurer and Vice Chairman of the NBC Television Network Affiliates Board. From 1990 to 1996 he served as Chairman of JARI, the largest economic development organization in the greater Johnstown, Pennsylvania region. From 2007 to 2010, he also served as JARI’s Director of Entrepreneurial Development. Since 1984, he has served on the Board of Directors of each of Johnstown Savings Bank and AmeriServ Financial, Inc., including serving on the Executive Committee of both boards. Mr. Edwards brings to the Board the business experience he gained during a 40 year career in the newspaper, radio, and television business; several years of experience as a director of companies involved in the refractory, men and women’s clothing, soft drink bottling, travel agency, and investment company business; as well as the experience gained by serving as Chairman or Vice-Chairman of national and state print and broadcast media organizations; and over 30 years of experience with major community service organizations, including Chairman of the Greater Johnstown Cambria County Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the East Coast Hockey League’s Board of Governors and a 2014 inductee into the ECHL Hall of Fame; the largest Tier II professional hockey league in the country. Chairman of the Construction Oversight Committee and Project Administrator for the $34 million dollar Johnstown Renaissance Complex Project, and President of the 17,000 member Pennsylvania Jaycees. We believe that Mr. Edwards’ extensive and diversified business experience, and his long history of involvement in community public services organizations in the Johnstown Area provides the broad-based background appropriate of a director.		74		1984		None

Continuing Class III Directors — Term Expires in 2016

Name and Principal Occupation		Age		Director Since(1)		Directorship in Other Reporting Companies
Daniel R. DeVos Mr. DeVos is the former President & CEO of Concurrent Technologies Corporation (“CTC”), a position he held from 1988 until he retired in January 2009. He continues to serve as a director of CTC, a nonprofit research and development organization. Under Mr. DeVos’ leadership, CTC grew from 15 to 1,400 employees at 50 locations across the country with annual revenues in excess of $240 million and achieved a national reputation for advanced computing, telecommunications, process modeling, materials development and environmental technology applications. In addition, Mr. DeVos has played an important role in the revitalization efforts in the Johnstown area, including serving as Chairman of the Johnstown Chamber of Commerce and the Johnstown chapter of the United Way. We believe that Mr. DeVos’ previous professional experiences provides him with insight as to how companies may improve their business processes and operations and better utilize technology in these processes and operations, which is valuable to our board of directors, especially when it is involved in considering capital investments in technology and in its ongoing responsibilities for overseeing management and evaluating management’s effectiveness. Mr. DeVos is the Chairman of the board technology committee.		71		1991		None

Name and Principal Occupation		Age		Director Since(1)		Directorship in Other Reporting Companies
Bruce E. Duke, III, M.D. Dr. Duke is currently retired from practice. Until April 2011, he was a surgeon with Conemaugh Health System (“CHS”), the largest health care provider in west central Pennsylvania. Since July 2009, Dr. Duke has served on the finance and capital improvement committees for CHS’s holding company. Also, since July, 2013, he has served as a member of the board of directors of the Conemaugh Health Foundation. Prior to his employment with CHS in 2008, he was the President of Valley Surgeons, Inc., a 10 employee firm with 3 surgeons, where he oversaw the business matters for the firm and acted as a fiduciary for its pension plan. During his tenure with ASRV, Dr. Duke has made valuable contributions to our board and committees and we believe he will continue to do so given his experience in managing the operations, financial statements, and compensation programs of his surgical practice.		70		1987		None

Name and Principal Occupation		Age		Director Since(1)		Directorship in Other Reporting Companies
Kim W. Kunkle Since 1984, Mr. Kunkle has served as the President & CEO of Laurel Holdings, Inc. (“Laurel Holdings”), a closely-held holding company with investments in underground utility construction, plumbing, janitorial services, metal machining, industrial tool distribution, pipeline rehabilitation, turf management and electronic assembly in the defense industry. The Laurel Holdings’ subsidiaries and partnerships employ approximately 600 employees. We believe that Mr. Kunkle’s professional experience managing a diverse organization of Laurel Holdings’ size demonstrates his ability to effectively oversee ASRV’s management as a member of the board and continue to make valuable contributions to ASRV’s committees.		59		1984		None

Continuing Class II Directors — Term Expires in 2015

Name and Principal Occupation		Age		Director Since(1)		Directorship in Other Reporting Companies
J. Michael Adams, Jr., Esquire Mr. Adams is the owner of Elizabeth Milling Company, a manufacturing and packaging company of ice-melt products with facilities in Smithton and Donora, Pennsylvania. He is also the owner and managing member of NATASH LP which is a real estate investment company. He formerly served as the founder and managing member of Mike Adams & Associates LLC, a Pittsburgh based law firm. He practiced law for 24 years prior to his retirement which included serving as legal counsel to both private businesses and public institutions, boards and commissions. Mr. Adams also previously served as chairman of the board of directors of the Daily News Publishing Co., a privately held company. He received a B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and a J.D. from University of Pittsburgh School of Law. His corporate, legal and board experience provide Mr. Adams skills relevant to his service on our audit and nominating committees respectively. Because we are a public company operating in a highly regulated industry, we believe Mr. Adams’ experience and perspective is valuable not only as a member of the board but also as a member of multiple board committees.		52		2000		None

Security Ownership of Management

The following table sets forth information concerning the number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned, as of February 21, 2014, by each present director, nominee for director, and each executive officer named in the Summary Compensation Table appearing below.

Name of Beneficial Owner(1)		Shares Beneficially Owned				Percent of Class (%)
J. Michael Adams, Jr.(3)			97,090				*
Michael R. Baylor(2)			19,623				*
Allan R. Dennison(4)			33,629				*
Daniel R. DeVos			59,222				*
Bruce E. Duke, III, M.D.(5)			70,172				*
James M. Edwards, Sr.(6)			55,496				*
Craig G. Ford(2)			73,490				*
James T. Huerth (2), (7)			38,032				*
Kim W. Kunkle(8)			64,097				*
Margaret A. O’Malley			287,748				1.5
Very Rev. Christian R. Oravec			24,890				*
Mark E. Pasquerilla(9)			440,446				2.3
Howard M. Picking, III(10)			82,710				*
Sara A. Sargent			177,465				*
Thomas C. Slater			61,022				*
Jeffrey A. Stopko (2), (11)			48,602				*
Glenn L. Wilson(2)			145,958				*
Robert L. Wise			111,218				*
Gregor T. Young, IV, JD (2), (12)			113,694				*
Officers, Directors and Nominees for Director as a Group (19 persons)			2,004,604				10.6

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Based solely upon our review of the Forms 3 and Forms 4 filed by the beneficial owners of our common stock, we believe all reports required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act were filed on time.

Board and Committees

The board of directors has various standing committees, including an audit committee, a board enterprise risk committee, a compensation committee, a corporate governance committee, an executive committee, an investment/ALCO committee, a nominating committee, and a technology committee, and each committee operates under a written charter. Directors are expected to attend meetings of the board, meetings of the committees on which they serve and the ASRV annual meeting. During 2013, the board of directors held 13 meetings, the audit committee held 10 meetings, the executive committee held 1 meeting, the investment/ALCO committee held 4 meetings, the technology committee held 4 meetings, the corporate governance committee held 5 meetings, the compensation committee held 5 meetings, the nominating committee held 1 meeting, and the board enterprise risk committee held 4 meetings. There were 2 executive sessions of the board of directors excluding management. Each director attended at least 75% of the combined total of meetings of the board of directors and of each committee of which he or she was a member. Each director attended ASRV’s 2013 annual meeting of shareholders with the exception of Kim W. Kunkle.

The executive committee serves as a resource for management to seek guidance on issues between regularly scheduled meetings or with respect to matters that generally do not warrant calling a special board meeting. In addition, from time to time the executive committee is asked to study strategic issues in greater depth than may be practical for the board as a whole. The executive committee is comprised of Directors Pasquerilla (Chair), O’Malley (Vice Chair), Adams, Dennison, Ford, Kunkle, Picking and Sargent.

The primary responsibility of the board enterprise risk committee is to oversee the company’s enterprise risk management activities on behalf of the board and report the results of their activities to the board, including executive management’s assessment of key systemic risks facing the company and executive management’s structure and processes established to identify, measure, monitor, and manage risks. The board enterprise risk committee is comprised of Directors Dennison (Chair), O’Malley (Vice Chair), DeVos, Duke, Ford, Kunkle, Pasquerilla, Sargent, and Slater.

The technology committee is comprised of Directors DeVos (Chair), Sargent (Vice Chair), Edwards, Pasquerilla, Slater, Wilson and Wise. The technology committee monitors the operation of information systems (IS), including new technology implementation, within the company and its subsidiaries and provides input into the company’s strategic IS plan and IS disaster recovery plan.

The investment/ALCO committee is comprised of Directors Slater (Chair), Kunkle (Vice Chair), Dennison, Duke, Edwards, Ford, Oravec, Pasquerilla, Picking, and Wilson. This committee is responsible for overseeing our investment policy and monitoring interest rate, liquidity and market risk.

The audit committee is comprised of Directors O’Malley (Chair), Adams (Vice Chair), DeVos, Duke, Oravec, Picking, Sargent and Wise, each of whom in the judgment of the board of directors is independent within the meaning of the NASDAQ listing requirements. Mr. Wise is also designated as the audit committee financial expert, and meets the qualifications to serve as such under the NASDAQ listing standards. This designation does not impose any duties, obligations or liabilities on Mr. Wise that are greater than the duties, obligations or liabilities imposed on the other members of the Audit Committee.

The audit committee operates under a written charter and is responsible for the appointment, compensation, oversight, and termination of our independent auditors. The committee is required to pre-approve audit and certain non-audit services performed by the independent auditors. The committee also assists the board in providing oversight over the integrity of our financial statements, compliance with

applicable legal and regulatory requirements and the performance of our internal audit function. The committee also is responsible for, among other things, reporting to our board on the results of the annual audit and reviewing the financial statements and related financial and non-financial disclosures included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Importantly, from a corporate governance perspective, the audit committee regularly evaluates the independent auditors’ independence from ASRV and its management, including approving consulting and other legally permitted, non-audit services provided by our auditors and the potential impact of the services on the auditors’ independence. The committee meets periodically with our independent auditors and our internal auditors outside of the presence of management, and possesses the authority to retain professionals to assist it in meeting its responsibilities without consulting with management. The committee reviews and discusses with management earnings releases, including the use of pro forma information (if applicable). The committee also discusses with management and the independent auditors the effect of accounting initiatives. The committee also is responsible for receiving and evaluating complaints and concerns relating to accounting and auditing matters.

The nominating committee is comprised of Directors Sargent (Chair), O’Malley (Vice Chair), Adams, DeVos, Kunkle, Pasquerilla, Picking, and Slater, each of whom in the judgment of the board of directors is independent within the meaning of the NASDAQ listing standards. The nominating committee operates under a written charter and is responsible for nominating individuals to stand for election as directors at the annual meeting of shareholders, assisting the board in the event of any vacancy on the board by identifying individuals qualified to become board members, recommending to the board qualified individuals to fill such vacancy, and recommending to the board, on an annual basis, nominees for each board committee. The committee has the responsibility to develop and recommend criteria for the selection of director nominees to the board, including, but not limited to, diversity, age, skills, experience, and time availability (including consideration of the number of other boards on which the proposed director sits) in the context of the needs of the board and ASRV and such other criteria as the committee determines to be relevant at the time. The committee has the power to apply these criteria in connection with the identification of individuals to be board members, as well as to apply the standards for independence imposed by our listing agreement with NASDAQ and all applicable federal laws in connection with this identification process.

The nominating committee does not maintain a formal diversity policy with respect to the identification or selection of directors for nomination to the board of directors. Diversity is just one of many factors the nominating committee considers in the identification and selection of director nominees. ASRV defines diversity broadly to include differences in race, gender, ethnicity, age, viewpoint, professional experience, educational background, skills and other personal attributes that can foster board heterogeneity in order to encourage and maintain board effectiveness.

The nominating committee considers potential candidates recommended by its members, management and others, including shareholders. In considering candidates recommended by shareholders, the committee will apply the same criteria it applies in connection with candidates recommended by the nominating committee. Shareholders may propose candidates to the nominating committee by delivering a notice to the nominating committee that contains the information required by Section 1.3 of our bylaws. In addition, shareholders may nominate persons directly for election as directors in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 1.3 of our bylaws. A notice of any such nomination must contain all required information and must be mailed or delivered to our Non-Executive Chairman not less than 90 days or more than 120 days prior to the annual meeting. The nominating committee did not pay any fee to any third party to search for, identify and/or evaluate the 2014 nominees for directors.

The corporate governance committee is comprised of Directors O’Malley (Chair), Adams (Vice Chair), Duke, Ford, Picking, and Sargent, each of whom in the judgment of the board of directors is independent within the meaning of the NASDAQ listing standards. The committee is responsible for making recommendations to the board of directors regarding, and monitoring compliance with: corporate governance principles applicable to the company; matters involving the company’s articles of incorporation, bylaws, shareholder proposals, committee responsibilities and other corporate governance issues; and the company’s policies, including, but not limited to, its Code of Ethics and Legal Code of Conduct, Code of Conduct for Directors, and Code of Ethics for the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers.

The compensation committee is comprised of Directors O’Malley (Chair), Pasquerilla (Vice Chair), Adams, DeVos, Picking, Sargent and Slater, each of whom in the judgment of the board of directors is independent within the meaning of the NASDAQ listing standards. The compensation committee is responsible for reviewing and making recommendations regarding executive compensation and board compensation. The committee’s processes and procedures for determining executive compensation are described below under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.” The committee has the authority to establish the compensation of the principal executive officer and other key executives. The principal executive officer provides input regarding compensation for executive officers other than himself.

The committee’s procedure for determining director compensation is to benchmark director compensation against compensation paid by similar asset size peer financial institutions. The committee also encourages stock ownership by directors by directing that the annual retainer be paid in our common stock and by facilitating the use of monthly board fees for the purchase of additional shares of our common stock. The committee’s charter does not permit the committee to delegate its authority. The committee retained Strategic Compensation Planning, Inc. as a compensation consultant with respect to advising the committee on best practices in the community banking industry, including best practices for executive compensation and director fees.

Board Leadership Structure and Risk Oversight

The board of directors currently separates the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors and President and Chief Executive Officer. We believe that the separation of these roles, while not always necessary, is appropriate in the current economic and regulatory environment in which ASRV operates. We believe that the President and Chief Executive Officer should primarily focus on managing ASRV’s operations in a manner that executes its corporate strategy. Conversely, we believe that our Chairman of the Board of Directors should primarily focus on leading the board’s oversight of corporate governance matters, monitoring the progress and effectiveness of the President and Chief Executive Officer and management in implementing the company’s corporate strategy, and ensuring that the board is receiving, with sufficient frequency, the information it requires to act effectively, including providing proper risk oversight.

Although our Non-Executive Vice Chairman leads the risk oversight processes, we believe that each member of our board of directors in his or her fiduciary capacity has a responsibility to monitor and manage risks faced by ASRV. At a minimum this requires the members of our board of directors to be actively engaged in board discussions, review materials provided to them, and know when it is appropriate to request further information from management and/or engage the assistance of outside advisors. Furthermore, because the banking industry is highly regulated, certain risks to ASRV are monitored by the board of directors through its review of ASRV’s compliance with regulations set forth by its regulatory authorities, including the Pennsylvania Department of Banking, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and recommendations contained in regulatory examinations.

We believe risk oversight is a responsibility for each member of the board of directors. Each of our committees concentrates on specific risks for which they have an expertise, and each committee is required to regularly report to the board of directors on its findings. For example, the investment/ALCO committee regularly monitors ASRV’s exposure to certain investment risks, such as the effect of interest rate or liquidity changes, while our audit committee monitors ASRV’s exposure to certain reputational risks by establishing and evaluating the effectiveness of the company programs to report and monitor fraud and by monitoring ASRV’s internal controls over financial reporting. Our compensation committee’s role in monitoring the risks related to our compensation structure is discussed in further detail in the “Compensation Committee Report” below.

Additionally, our board enterprise risk committee, which coordinates the board’s oversight of enterprise risks by working with the other committees of the board to avoid the duplication of efforts, met four times during 2013. The primary responsibility of the board enterprise risk committee is to oversee the company’s enterprise risk management activities on behalf of the board and report the results of their activities to the board, including executive management’s assessment of key systemic risks facing the company and executive management’s structure and processes established to identify, measure, monitor, and manage risks. This committee is made up of the chairs of the board committees responsible for risk oversight.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

Directors O’Malley (Chair), Pasquerilla (Vice Chair), Adams, DeVos, Picking, Sargent and Slater are excluded from participation in any plan administered by the compensation committee while serving as a member of such committee, except for participation in the Independent Directors’ Annual Retainer Plan (the committee’s administration of which is limited to coordinating the payment of a predetermined retainer) and the ASRV 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, which was previously approved by shareholders on April 26, 2011.

None of our executive officers serves as a member of the board of directors, or on the compensation committee, of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our board of directors or compensation committee.

Executive Compensation

Introduction.

The compensation committee administers our executive compensation program. The committee, which is composed entirely of independent directors, operates under a written charter and is responsible for reviewing and determining executive officer compensation, for evaluating the President and Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”), for overseeing the evaluation of all other officers and employees, for administering our incentive compensation programs (including our stock incentive plan), for approving and overseeing the administration of our employee benefits programs, for providing insight and guidance to management with respect to employee compensation generally, and for reviewing and making recommendations to the board with respect to director compensation. The CEO makes recommendations to the compensation committee with respect to decisions concerning other executive officers.

The compensation committee annually reviews the adequacy of its charter and recommends changes to the board for approval. The compensation committee meets at scheduled times during the year and also acts upon occasion by written consent. The chair of the committee reports on committee activities and makes committee recommendations at meetings of the board of directors.

Compensation Philosophy.

Our executive compensation programs seek to achieve and maintain equity with respect to balancing the interests of shareholders and executive officers, while supporting our need to attract and retain competent executive management. Toward this end, the compensation committee has developed an executive compensation policy, along with supporting executive compensation plans and programs, which are intended to attain the following objectives:

The committee collects and analyzes comparative executive compensation information from relevant peer groups, approves executive salary adjustments, recommends executive discretionary incentive/bonus plans, and administers our 2011 Stock Incentive Plan. Additionally, from time to time, the committee reviews other human resource issues, including qualified and non-qualified benefits, management performance appraisals, and succession planning.

The committee uses comparisons of competitive executive pay practices taken from banking industry compensation surveys and, from time-to-time, consultation with independent executive compensation advisors. Peer groups and competitive compensation practices are determined using executive compensation packages at bank holding companies and subsidiaries of comparable size to us and our subsidiaries. However, the

committee does not maintain a specific target percentile with respect to this peer group in determining executive compensation levels. A selection of national information is used for comparative compensation survey data, including data from a peer group of small-cap bank holding companies. The peer group is periodically revised, and for 2013 compensation decisions the group consisted of the following companies: ACNB Corporation, Farmers & Merchants Trust Co., Penn Security B & TC, Chemung Canal Trust Co., Peoples Bank — Codorus Valley, First United Bank & Trust, Lorain National Bank, Farmers National Bank of Canfield, Peapack-Gladstone Bank, Citizens & Northern Bank, Bryn Mawr Bank Corp., Orrstown Financial Services, Inc., ESSA Bancorp, and CNB Financial Corp.

Our executive compensation policy is designed to encourage decisions and actions that have a positive impact on overall corporate performance. For that reason, participation is focused on executive officers who have the greatest opportunity to influence the achievement of strategic corporate objectives.

We use two components of the executive compensation program to establish and maintain the desired relationship between executive pay and performance.

The first component, the formal performance appraisal system, relates to annual salary adjustments. We establish quantitative and qualitative performance factors for each executive position, and annually evaluate the performance of the executive against these standards. We then integrate this appraisal with market-based adjustments to salary ranges to determine if a base salary increase is merited.

The second component of ensuring the desired relationship between executive pay and performance relates to the committee’s role in administering the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan and recommending executive discretionary cash incentive/bonus awards. The committee recommends to the board of directors cash and equity at-risk compensation awards when, in the judgment of committee members, such awards are justified by the performance of executive officers in relation to our performance with due regard for the level of risk assumed by the company.

The accounting and tax treatment of particular forms of compensation do not materially affect the committee’s compensation decisions. However, the committee evaluates the effect of such accounting and tax treatment on an ongoing basis and will make appropriate modifications to its compensation policies where appropriate.

Components of Compensation.

For 2013, the elements of total compensation that we paid to our senior officers, including the CEO and the other executive officers identified in the Summary Compensation Table that appears following this Compensation Discussion and Analysis (the CEO and the other executive officers identified in that table are referred to collectively as the “Named Executive Officers”), include the following:

1. Base Salary.  The compensation committee reviews the base salaries of the Named Executive Officers on an annual basis as well as in the event of any promotion or significant change in job responsibilities. The committee reviews peer group data to establish a market-competitive executive base salary program, combined with a formal performance appraisal system that focuses on awards that are integrated with strategic corporate objectives. Salary income for each Named Executive Officer is reported in Column (b) of the Summary Compensation Table, which appears following this Compensation Discussion and Analysis.

2. Incentive Cash and Stock Compensation.  We have an established, written executive incentive compensation plan, our Executive At-Risk Incentive Compensation Plan, which generally provides for cash and stock awards for the achievement of performance goals. We based awards for 2013 on annual company-wide budget return on assets (“ROA”) targets and comparison to peer ROA performance for the previously named peer group. All awards are subject to recovery by ASRV in the event the payment was based on materially inaccurate financial statements or any other materially inaccurate performance metric criteria.

3. Incentive Stock Option Awards.  We use the grant of stock options and stock awards under our 2011 Stock Incentive Plan as the primary vehicles for providing long-term incentive compensation opportunities to our senior officers, including the Named Executive Officers. The 2011 Stock Incentive Plan provides for the grant of restricted stock awards and qualified and non-qualified stock options. We grant all stock options with a per share exercise price that is not less than 100% of the fair market value of such shares on the date that the option is granted. Accordingly, grantees will not obtain any value from the option grant under the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan unless the market price of our common stock increases after the date of grant. The 2011 Stock Incentive Plan is designed to provide at-risk (incentive) compensation that aligns management’s financial interests with those of our shareholders, encourages management ownership of our common stock, supports the achievement of corporate short and long-term financial objectives, and provides competitive equity reward opportunities. We have not adopted any specific policy regarding the amount or timing of any stock-based compensation under the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan. Information concerning the number of options held by each Named Executive Officer as of December 31, 2013, is set forth in the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table, which appears below.

4. Pension Plan.  We maintain a defined benefit pension plan for the benefit of our employees, including the Named Executive Officers. Benefits under the plan are based upon an employee’s years of service and highest average compensation for a five-year period. The 2013 increase in the actuarial present values of each Named Executive Officer’s accumulated benefit under the plan is set forth in Column (g) of the Summary Compensation Table which appears below and the actuarial present value of each Named Executive Officer’s accumulated benefit under the plan and the aggregate number of years of service credited to each Named Executive Officer is set forth in the Pension Benefits Table which appears below. The compensation committee believes that this plan promotes employee and executive officer retention and permits us to maintain a competitive position and attract talented officers and employees. Effective January 1, 2013, we amended the defined benefit pension plan to provide that employees hired on or after that date are not eligible to participate. Instead, such employees are eligible to participate in a qualified 401(k) retirement plan. All of the Named Executive Officers continue to participate in the defined benefit pension plan under the old plan provisions.

5. Health and Welfare Benefits.  We provide health, life, and disability insurance, and other employee benefits programs to our employees, including the Named Executive Officers. The compensation committee is responsible for overseeing the administration of these programs and believes that our employee benefits programs should be comparable to those maintained by other members of our peer group so as to assure that we are able to maintain a competitive position in terms of attracting and retaining officers and other employees. We provide these employee benefits plans on a non-discriminatory basis to all employees.

6. Perquisites.  ASRV provides some of its Named Executive Officers with additional benefits not available to our other employees. For example, as set forth in the footnotes to our Summary Compensation Table, which appears below, some of our Named Executive Officers receive reimbursements for the purchase or lease of, and the operation expenses for, a motor vehicle and for country club membership fees and dues. The compensation committee believes that these perquisites are offered by its competitors for talented executive officers and allow ASRV to remain competitive in attracting and retaining talented executive officers.

2013 Executive Officer Compensation.

For 2013, we increased the Named Executive Officers’ base salaries in order to, among other things, maintain their compensation at a competitive level. The compensation committee also considered a number of factors in setting these new levels, including the Named Executive Officer’s annual performance review, an annual review of peer compensation, and the overall performance of the company. Additionally, for 2013, each of the Named Executive Officers received cash bonus and equity awards under our Executive At-Risk Incentive Compensation Plan, which are set forth below in the Summary Compensation Table.

As part of our compensation program, we entered into agreements with Messrs. Wilson, Stopko, Huerth, Young, and Baylor pursuant to which they will be entitled to receive severance benefits upon the occurrence of certain enumerated events following a change in control. The events that trigger payment are generally those related to termination of employment without cause or detrimental changes in the executive’s terms and conditions of employment. See “Employment Contracts and Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control” below for a more detailed description of these events. We believe that this structure will help: (i) assure the executives’ full attention and dedication to the company, free from distractions caused by personal uncertainties and risks related to a pending or threatened change in control, (ii) assure the executives’ objectivity for shareholders’ interests, (iii) assure the executives of fair treatment in case of involuntary termination following a change in control, and (iv) attract and retain key talent during uncertain times.

Our Compensation Policies and Risk.

The compensation committee discussed, evaluated, and reviewed with our senior risk officer all of the company’s employee compensation programs in light of the risks posed to us by such programs. The compensation committee also discussed, evaluated, and reviewed with the our senior risk officer all of the compensation programs in which the Named Executive Officers participate to assess whether any aspect of these programs create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us. The compensation committee met with our senior risk officer in February and November of 2013 with respect to the foregoing.

At the conclusion of this review, the compensation committee determined that our compensation programs for our Named Executive Officers do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us.

Restatement of Financial Statements.

The compensation committee is of the view that, to the extent permitted by law, it has authority to retroactively adjust any cash or equity-based incentive award paid to any senior officer (including any Named Executive Officer) where the award was based upon our achievement of specified financial goals and it is subsequently determined following a restatement of our financial statements that the specified goals were not in fact achieved. There has been no restatement of our financial statements, and, therefore, there have been no retroactive adjustments of any cash or equity-based incentive award on such a basis.

Compensation Paid to Executive Officers

The following table sets forth information for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012, and 2013 concerning the compensation of our Named Executive Officers for services in all capacities to us and our subsidiaries.

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

Name, Age and Principal Position(1)		Year				Salary ($)				Bonus ($)				Stock Awards ($)(2)(3)				Option Awards ($)(2)				Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)(3)				Changes in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($)				All Other Compensation ($)(4)				Total ($)
Glenn L. Wilson, 58 President and CEO of ASRV and AmeriServ Financial Bank			2013			$	368,333			$	0			$	10,877			$	0			$	32,632			$	53,545			$	16,285			$	481,672
			2012			$	357,500			$	0			$	26,299			$	13,548			$	17,875			$	63,229			$	17,834			$	496,285
			2011			$	350,000			$	0			$	47,355			$	24,395			$	25,000			$	50,859			$	16,440			$	514,049
Jeffrey A. Stopko, 51 Executive Vice President and CFO of ASRV			2013			$	195,258			$	0			$	5,741			$	0			$	17,222			$	28,520			$	6,304			$	253,045
			2012			$	186,255			$	0			$	10,244			$	5,277			$	20,000			$	64,026			$	5,685			$	291,486
			2011			$	175,020			$	0			$	17,708			$	10,652			$	14,002			$	39,248			$	4,315			$	260,945
Gregor T. Young, IV, JD 58 President and CEO of AmeriServ Trust and Financial Services Company			2013			$	238,132			$	0			$	10,645			$	0			$	31,934			$	53,553			$	20,324			$	354,588
			2012			$	230,625			$	0			$	10,021			$	5,162			$	25,000			$	61,100			$	19,797			$	351,705
			2011			$	225,000			$	0			$	17,078			$	10,327			$	18,000			$	49,294			$	42,326			$	362,025
James T. Huerth, 52 Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Banking of AmeriServ Financial Bank			2013			$	190,633			$	0			$	5,605			$	0			$	16,814			$	29,381			$	12,815			$	255,248
			2012			$	182,500			$	0			$	10,038			$	5,171			$	20,000			$	37,631			$	12,097			$	267,437
			2011			$	175,000			$	0			$	17,706			$	10,651			$	14,000			$	29,479			$	39,785			$	286,621
Michael R. Baylor, 51 Sr. Vice President and Regional President of AmeriServ Financial Bank			2013			$	180,250			$	0			$	2,650			$	0			$	33,449			$	31,231			$	9,830			$	257,410
			2012			$	150,545			$	60,000			$	5,534			$	2,851			$	12,500			$	39,992			$	6,000			$	277,422

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

The following table sets forth information concerning outstanding equity awards held by each Named Executive Officer as of December 31, 2013.

OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT DECEMBER 31, 2013

		Option Awards																				Stock Awards
Name		Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable				Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable				Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#)				Option Exercise Price ($)				Option Expiration Date				Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)				Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock that Have Not Vested ($)				Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#)				Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($)
Glenn L. Wilson			38,304				0				0			$	1.68				2019				—				—				—				—
			10,165				20,329	(1)			0			$	2.75				2022				—				—				—				—
			0				16,726	(4)			0			$	3.23				2023				—				—				—				—
Jeffrey A. Stopko			6,000				0				0			$	1.70				2020				—				—				—				—
			2,000				1,000	(2)			0			$	2.28				2021				—				—				—				—
			3,801				7,602	(1)			0			$	2.75				2022				—				—				—				—
			0				6,515	(4)			0			$	3.23				2023				—				—				—				—
Gregor T. Young, IV, JD			10,000				0				0			$	2.07				2020				—				—				—				—
			10,000				0				0			$	2.07				2020				—				—				—				—
			2,000				1,000	(2)			0			$	2.28				2021				—				—				—				—
			3,667				7,330	(1)			0			$	2.75				2022				—				—				—				—
			0				6,373	(4)			0			$	3.23				2023				—				—				—				—
James T. Huerth			7,500				0				0			$	1.73				2020				—				—				—				—
			7,500				0				0			$	1.73				2020				—				—				—				—
			2,000				1,000	(2)			0			$	2.28				2021				—				—				—				—
			3,801				7,601	(1)			0			$	2.75				2022				—				—				—				—
			0				6,384	(4)			0			$	3.23				2023				—				—				—				—
Michael R. Baylor			10,000				0				0			$	2.57				2022				—				—				—				—
			3,333				6,667	(3)			0			$	2.57				2022				—				—				—				—
			0				3,520	(4)			0			$	3.23				2023				—				—				—				—

Option Exercises and Stock Vested

OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED

OPTION AWARDS

STOCK AWARDS

Name

Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise (#)

Value Realized on Exercise ($)

Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#)

Value Realized on Vesting ($)

Glenn L. Wilson

—

—

—

—

Jeffrey A. Stopko

—

—

—

—

Gregor T. Young, IV, JD

—

—

—

—

James T. Huerth

—

—

—

—

Michael R. Baylor

—

—

—

—

Pension Benefits

The following table sets forth information concerning plans that provide for payments or other benefits at, following, or in connection with, retirement for each Named Executive Officer.

PENSION BENEFITS
AS OF AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013

Name		Plan Name				Number of years of Credited Service (#)				Present Value of Accumulated Benefit ($)(1)				Payments During Last Fiscal Year ($)
Glenn L. Wilson			Defined Benefit Plan				4				222,459			$	0
Jeffrey A. Stopko			Defined Benefit Plan				27				299,662			$	0
Gregor T. Young, IV, JD			Defined Benefit Plan				4				204,891			$	0
James T. Huerth			Defined Benefit Plan				4				117,318			$	0
Michael R. Baylor			Defined Benefit Plan				2				71,226			$	0

Benefits described in the foregoing table relate to the qualified defined benefit retirement plan that we provide to all our employees. Remuneration for pension benefit purposes is total cash remuneration paid to an employee for a calendar year, including base salary, wages, commissions, overtime, bonuses and any other form of extra cash compensation and any pre-tax contributions under a qualified retirement or cafeteria plan. An employee’s benefit is determined based on the employee’s final average compensation, which means the average annual compensation received by an employee in five consecutive years out of the last ten years before the employee’s termination of employment for which the average annual compensation is highest.

Retirement benefits under the pension plan are paid for the life of the employee with a right of survivorship with respect to ten years of post-retirement benefits. Other optional forms of benefits are available in actuarially equivalent amounts.

Nonqualified Defined Contribution and Other Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans

We do not maintain a nonqualified defined contribution or other deferred compensation plan for the Named Executive Officers.

Employment Contracts and Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

We enter into employment contracts and change in control agreements with certain of our employees, including the Named Executive Officers, when we determine that an employment or change in control agreement is warranted in order to ensure the executive’s continued employment in light of prevailing market competition for the particular position held by the executive officer, or where it is determined it is necessary in light of the prior experience of the executive or our practices with respect to other similarly situated employees.

Mr. Wilson’s Employment Agreement

We entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Wilson, which was effective August 17, 2009. Mr. Wilson’s agreement has a two-year term and, unless terminated as set forth therein or unless one party provides written notice to the other of its intent not to renew the agreement 90 days in advance of the agreement’s second anniversary date, the agreement is automatically renewed for an additional term of one year.

The agreement provides for an annual base salary of $350,000. Mr. Wilson was not eligible for a merit increase until the 2012 calendar year. In addition, the agreement provides, among other things, that Mr. Wilson has the right to:

If we terminate Mr. Wilson’s employment without cause (other than by reason of our decision not to renew the agreement), or Mr. Wilson resigns for good reason (following his written notice to us within 90 days of the occurrence of any event of good reason and our failure to cure the same within 30 days of receipt of such notice), and no change in control has occurred as of the date of such termination, he will become entitled to the following upon his execution of a release agreement:

Mr. Wilson’s employment agreement generally defines the term “good reason” as the termination of his employment absent a change in control and on the account of a reduction in his base salary except across-the-board reductions similarly affecting all our salaried employees or senior executive officers.

Mr. Wilson’s employment agreement generally defines the term “cause” as:

In the event that Mr. Wilson resigns from, or we terminate, his employment without cause, upon or after a change in control, he will become entitled to the following severance benefits under his employment agreement:

Mr. Wilson’s agreement generally defines the term “change in control” as the occurrence of any of the following:

In the event Mr. Wilson suffers a total and permanent disability (i.e., a mental or physical disability, illness, or incapacity that renders him unable to perform a substantial portion of his duties for a period of three consecutive months or an aggregate period of six months in any 18-month period or that renders him unable to earn a livelihood as an employee of a comparable business), we will continue his salary for up to 90 days, with such salary reduced by any amounts payable under an applicable disability insurance plan.

Mr. Wilson is subject to the confidentiality and non-solicitation covenants for the term of his employment and for two years thereafter.

Mr. Young’s Employment Agreement

Effective March 29, 2010, AmeriServ Trust & Financial Services Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Young. Mr. Young’s agreement is materially identical to Mr. Wilson’s except that the initial term of Mr. Young’s agreement is for one year, his initial annual salary is $225,000, and he received two stock option awards of 10,000 shares each.

Mr. Huerth’s Employment Agreement

Effective May 17, 2010, the Bank entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Huerth. Mr. Huerth’s agreement is materially identical to Mr. Wilson’s except that the initial term of Mr. Huerth’s agreement is for one year, his initial annual salary is $175,000, he is entitled to four weeks of annual vacation, and he received two stock option awards of 7,500 shares each.

Mr. Baylor’s Employment Agreement

We entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Baylor, which was effective February 21, 2012. Mr. Baylor’s agreement has a one-year term and, unless terminated as set forth therein or unless one party provides written notice to the other of its intent not to renew the agreement 90 days in advance of the agreement’s anniversary date, the agreement is automatically renewed for an additional term of one year.

The agreement provides for an annual base salary of $175,000. Mr. Baylor was not eligible for a merit increase until the 2013 calendar year. In addition, the agreement provides that, among other things, Mr. Baylor has the right to:

If we terminate Mr. Baylor’s employment without cause (other than by reason of our decision not to renew the agreement) or due to Mr. Baylor’s disability, and no change in control has occurred as of the date of such termination, he will become entitled to the following upon his execution of a release agreement:

Mr. Baylor’s employment agreement generally defines the term “cause” in the same way as Mr. Wilson’s agreement.

In the event that Mr. Baylor resigns from, or we terminate his employment without cause, upon or after a change in control, he will become entitled to the following severance benefits under his employment agreement:

Mr. Baylor is subject to confidentiality and non-solicitation covenants for the term of his employment and for one year thereafter.

Mr. Stopko’s Change in Control Agreement

We entered into a change in control agreement with Mr. Stopko, which was initially effective as of May 24, 2002. The initial term of the agreement is for three years and the agreement annually renews for a term ending three years from each annual anniversary date, unless a party has given the other party written notice at least 60 days prior to such anniversary date that such party does not agree to renew the employment agreement. Under the agreement, if we or a successor terminate Mr. Stopko’s employment, without cause, or if Mr. Stopko terminates employment for good reason (following his written notice to us within 90 days of the occurrence of any event of good reason and our failure to cure the same within 30 days of receipt of such notice) following a change in control, he will be entitled to certain severance benefits; provided that he executes a release agreement. The severance benefits under the agreement consist of the following:

If Mr. Stopko becomes entitled to receive the severance benefits under the agreement, he will be subject to a covenant not to compete and an agreement not to solicit our customers or employees for 24 months following termination of employment.

The agreement generally defines the term “change in control” as the occurrence of any of the following:

The agreement generally defines the term “cause” as:

In connection with this agreement, the term “good reason” includes the occurrence of any of the following events:

The table below summarizes the payments the Named Executive Officers would receive if they were terminated as of, or a change in control occurred on, December 31, 2013.

														Before Change in Control								After Change in Control
						Termination for Death or Disability				Involuntary Termination for Cause				Involuntary Termination without Cause				Voluntary Termination for Good Reason				Involuntary Termination without Cause				Voluntary Termination for Good Reason
Glenn L. Wilson			Severance(1)			$	0			$	0			$	740,000			$	740,000			$	1,106,300			$	1,106,300
			Additional retirement benefit payment			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	174,097			$	174,097
			Welfare continuation(2)			$	0			$	0			$	24,155			$	24,155			$	36,178			$	36,178
			Value of accelerated stock options			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	5,692			$	5,692
			Potential reduction in payout due to operation of Code Section 280G			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	(326,525	)		$	(326,525	)
			Total			$	0			$	0			$	764,155			$	764,155			$	995,742			$	995,742
Jeffery A. Stopko			Severance(1)			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	362,528			$	362,528
			Additional retirement benefit payment			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	89,260			$	89,260
			Welfare continuation(2)			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	32,317			$	32,317
			Value of accelerated stock options			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	2,878			$	2,878
			Potential reduction in payout due to operation of Code Section 280G			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	0
			Total			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	486,983			$	486,983
Gregor T. Young, IV			Severance(1)			$	0			$	0			$	240,010			$	0			$	717,629			$	717,629
			Additional retirement benefit payment			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	172,387			$	172,387
			Welfare continuation(2)			$	0			$	0			$	13,488			$	0			$	40,343			$	40,343
			Value of accelerated stock options			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	2,803			$	2,803
			Potential reduction in payout due to operation of Code Section 280G			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	(165,662	)		$	(165,662	)
			Total			$	0			$	0			$	253,498			$	0			$	767,501			$	767,501

Compensation of Directors

The following table sets forth information concerning compensation that we or the Bank or the Trust Company paid or accrued to each non-employee member of our board of directors during the year ended December 31, 2013.

Name		Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)				Stock Awards ($)(1)				Option Awards ($)(2)				Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)				Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings				All Other Compensation ($)				Total
J. Michael Adams, Jr.		$	24,367			$	5,999			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	30,366
Allan R. Dennison		$	40,017			$	5,999			$	—			$	—			$	—			$				$	46,016
Daniel R. DeVos		$	28,967			$	5,999			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	34,966
Bruce E. Duke, III, M.D.		$	18,417			$	5,999			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	24,416
James M. Edwards, Sr.		$	14,717			$	5,999			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	20,716
Craig G. Ford		$	76,017			$	5,999			$				$	—			$	—			$	—			$	82,016
Kim W. Kunkle		$	25,417			$	5,999			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	31,416
Margaret A. O’Malley		$	25,767			$	5,999			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	31,766
Very Rev. Christian R. Oravec		$	17,967			$	5,999			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	23,966
Mark E. Pasquerilla		$	24,217			$	5,999			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	30,216
Howard M. Picking, III		$	22,767			$	5,999			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	28,766
Sara A. Sargent		$	32,667			$	5,999			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	38,666
Thomas C. Slater		$	26,667			$	5,999			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	32,666
Robert L. Wise		$	12,567			$	14,299			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	26,866

In 2013, all ASRV and Bank board meetings were held jointly, but with separate agendas and minutes. We paid the nonemployee directors a fee of $450 through April 30, 2013, and $600 beginning on May 1, 2013, for their attendance at each joint ASRV and Bank board meeting. We paid our nonemployee directors a fee of $400 through April 30, 2013, and $500 beginning on May 1, 2013, for their attendance at certain committee meetings of the ASRV and Bank board of directors. In 2013, each committee Chair received $1,000 in addition to the committee meeting fee. However, directors frequently were not compensated for specially called committee meetings, telephonic meetings, or committee meetings convened for a limited purpose, such as the audit committee’s review of quarterly earnings releases. Beginning in April 2004, Mr. Ford assumed the position of non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of ASRV and the Bank. His monthly retainer increased from $6,000 to $6,500 beginning in May of 2013, for his services in that capacity. Beginning in November 2012, Mr. Dennison assumed the position of non-executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of ASRV and the Bank. His monthly retainer increased from $3,000 to $3,500 beginning in May of 2013 for his services in that capacity.

Messrs. Adams, Dennison, Edwards, Ford, Oravec, Kunkle, Picking, and Wise, and Mses. O’Malley and Sargent are also directors of AmeriServ Trust and Financial Services Company (the “Trust Company”). Directors serving on the board of directors of the Trust Company were compensated for their services by the payment of a fee of $450 through April 30, 2013 and $600 beginning on May 1, 2013 for each board of directors meeting attended, except for Messrs. Ford and Dennison.

MATTER NO. 2
ADVISORY (NON-BINDING) VOTE ON THE
COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

As described above in the “Executive Compensation” section and the compensation tables of this proxy statement, ASRV’s compensation programs are designed to:

We are submitting a non-binding proposal allowing our shareholders to cast an advisory vote on our compensation program at the annual meeting of shareholders. This proposal, commonly known as a “say-on-pay” vote, gives you as a shareholder of ASRV an opportunity to endorse or not endorse our executive compensation programs and policies through the following resolution:

“RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the narrative disclosure regarding executive compensation, the compensation tables and any related material disclosed in this proxy statement, is hereby APPROVED.”

Because your vote is advisory, it will not be binding upon the board. However, the compensation committee will take into account the outcome of the vote when considering future executive compensation programs and arrangements.

Opponents of say-on-pay votes have suggested that the impact on shareholder value of these proposals remains unproven because shareholders currently, for example, have the right to approve certain compensation plans, such as stock option plans.

Therefore, we cannot assess what measurable impact, if any, this proposal will have in the creation of shareholder value or improving our corporate governance, in light of the corporate governance standards we currently have in place.

We believe that both ASRV and its shareholders benefit from maintaining a constructive dialogue with its shareholders. This proposal is only one part of our corporate governance program and practices that maintain this dialogue with our shareholders and our commitment to the creation of long-term shareholder value.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE ABOVE ADVISORY (NON-BINDING) VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.

AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

General

On September 15, 2011, the audit committee of the Board of Directors of AmeriServ Financial, Inc. extended the engagement of S.R. Snodgrass P.C. to provide audit, tax, SOC1 and benefit plan audit services for the years ending on December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. has audited our consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013. The report on those consolidated financial statements appears in the Annual Report to Shareholders. Representatives of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. are expected to be present at the annual meeting with the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.

Audit Fees

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed to us by S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

		2013				2012
Audit Fees		$	263,266			$	256,733
Audit-Related Fees			95,299				95,089
Tax Fees			34,000				32,000
All Other Fees			48,350				30,470

“Audit Fees” include fees for audit services associated with the annual core audit and expenses associated with on-going compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This category also includes fees associated with the quarterly reviews of Form 10-Q.

“Audit-Related Fees” includes fees associated with the SOC1 Report issued by AmeriServ Trust & Financial Services Company, expenses associated with the audit of the 401(k) profit sharing plan, and fees associated with a student loan audit required by the Department of Education.

“Tax Fees” includes tax preparation, tax compliance and tax advice.

“All Other Fees” include an information technology network security assessment, review of XBRL tagging and reporting process and a surprise custody examination.

The audit committee’s Pre-Approval Policy is available on the company’s website at www.ameriservfinancial.com, by following the links to “Investor Relations” and “Corporate Governance”.

The audit committee pre-approves all audit and legally permissible non-audit services provided by S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. in accordance with the pre-approval policies and procedures adopted by the committee at its meeting on July 17, 2013. These services may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services. Under the policy, pre-approved services include pre-approval of non-prohibited services for a limited dollar amount. A list of the prohibited non-audit services as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is attached to the pre-approval policy. The SEC’s rule and relevant guidance will be consulted to determine the precise definitions of these services and the applicability of exceptions to certain of the prohibitions.

The pre-approval fee levels for all services to be provided by S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. are established annually by the audit committee. Any proposed services exceeding these levels will require specific pre-approval by the audit committee. The approved pre-approval fee level for audit services for fiscal year 2013 was $10,000.

The audit committee may delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members. Such member must report any decisions to the audit committee at the next scheduled meeting. All services performed by S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. in 2013 were pre-approved in accordance with the pre-approval policy.

The audit committee of ASRV’s board of directors operates under a written charter that specifies the audit committee’s duties and responsibilities. This charter is available on ASRV’s website at www.ameriservfinancial.com by following the links to “Investor Relations” and “Corporate Governance.”

The audit committee oversees ASRV’s financial reporting process on behalf of the Board of Directors. Management has the primary responsibility for the financial statements and the reporting process, including the system of internal controls. In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the audit committee reviewed the audited financial statements in the Annual Report with management including a discussion about the quality, not just the acceptability, of the accounting principles, the reasonableness of significant judgments and the clarity of the disclosures in the financial statements.

The audit committee reviewed with S.R. Snodgrass, P.C., our independent registered public accounting firm, who is responsible for expressing an opinion on the conformity of those audited financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles, their judgment as to the quality, not just the acceptability, of ASRV’s accounting principles and such other matters as are required to be discussed with the audit committee under generally accepted auditing standards or as are required by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, as amended (AICPA, Professional Standards, Vol. 1, AU Section 380), as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Rule 3200T. The audit committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. required by the Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, and has discussed with S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. its independence. When necessary, the audit committee has considered the compatibility of non-audit services with the auditor’s independence.

The audit committee discussed with ASRV’s internal auditor and S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. the overall scope and plans for their respective audits. The audit committee met with the internal auditor and S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. to discuss the results of their audits and examinations, their evaluations of ASRV’s internal controls and the overall quality of ASRV’s financial reporting.

In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the audit committee recommended to the board of directors, and the board of directors has approved, that the audited financial statements be included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Submitted by the Audit Committee,

Margaret A. O’Malley (Chair)
J. Michael Adams, Jr. (Vice Chair)
Daniel R. DeVos
Bruce E. Duke, III, M.D.
Very Rev, Christian R. Oravec
Howard M. Picking, III
Sara A. Sargent
Robert L. Wise

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS

A copy of our Code of Ethics and Legal Code of Conduct, Code of Conduct for Directors, our Code of Ethics for the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officer and the charters of our audit committee, nominating committee, compensation committee, corporate governance committee, investment/ALCO committee, enterprise risk committee and technology committee are available on our website under Investor Relations at www.ameriserv.com and any shareholder may obtain a printed copy of these documents by writing to Investor Relations, AmeriServ Financial, Inc., P.O. Box 430, Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15907-0430, by e-mail at info@ameriserv.com or by calling Investor Relations at (814) 533-5310.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Requests for printed financial material (including our annual reports, Forms 10-K, 10-Q and Call Reports) should be directed to Jeffrey A. Stopko, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, AmeriServ Financial, Inc., P.O. Box 430, Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15907-0430, telephone (814) 533-5310.

DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE AND TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

Director Independence

The board of directors of ASRV undertakes a formal review of director independence semi-annually with input from outside corporate counsel. This process consists of an oral question and answer session at a board meeting at which all directors hear the responses of each director and have an opportunity to evaluate the facts presented. As part of this question and answer session, each director is asked to confirm that there are no facts or circumstances with respect to the director that would be in conflict with the NASDAQ listing standards regarding independence or that would otherwise compromise the director’s independence. This independence review is further supplemented by an annual questionnaire that directors are required to complete that contains a number of questions designed to ascertain the facts necessary to determine independence, as well as facts regarding any related party transactions. Based upon these reviews, the board of directors has determined that all directors are independent, other than Mr. Wilson, our current President and Chief Executive Officer. In making this determination, the board considered a number of specific relationships between directors and ASRV as follows:

Transactions With Related Parties

Certain directors, nominees, and executive officers or their associates were customers of and had transactions with ASRV or its subsidiaries during 2013. Transactions that involved loans or commitments by the Bank were made in the ordinary course of business and on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with unrelated persons and did not involve more than the normal risk of collectability or present other unfavorable features. All transactions, products or services provided to the directors, nominees, executive officers, or their associates by ASRV or its subsidiaries are on substantially the same terms and conditions that those directors, nominees, executive officer, or their associates could receive elsewhere.

Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related Persons

Our audit committee charter requires that the audit committee approve all related party transactions other than routine deposit relationships and loans that otherwise comply with federal regulations. ASRV also reviews the independence of directors semi-annually. During this process, related party transactions are disclosed to all board members.

OTHER MATTERS

The board of directors knows of no other matters to be presented at the annual meeting. If, however, any other business should properly come before the annual meeting, or any adjournment thereof, it is intended that the proxies will be voted with respect thereto in accordance with the best judgment of the persons named in the proxies.

SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS

Shareholders and other interested parties who desire to communicate directly with our independent, non-management directors should submit communications in writing addressed to Audit Committee Chair, AmeriServ Financial, Inc., P.O. Box 430, Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15907-0430.

Shareholders, employees and other interested parties who desire to express a concern relating to accounting or auditing matters should communicate directly with our audit committee in writing addressed to Audit Committee Chair, AmeriServ Financial, Inc., P.O. Box 430, Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15907-0430.

SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR NEXT ANNUAL MEETING

Any shareholder who desires to submit a proposal for inclusion in the proxy materials relating to our 2015 annual meeting of shareholders in accordance with the rules of the SEC must submit such proposal in writing, addressed to: Chairman of the Board of Directors, AmeriServ Financial, Inc., Executive Offices, P.O. Box 430, Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15907-0430 no later than November 17, 2014.

In accordance with our bylaws, a shareholder who desires to propose a matter for consideration at an annual meeting of shareholders, even if the proposal is not submitted by the deadline for inclusion in our proxy materials, must comply with the procedures specified in our bylaws, including providing notice thereof in writing, delivered or mailed by first-class United States mail, postage prepaid, to the Chairman of the Board of Directors at the address above, not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the anniversary date of the previous year’s annual meeting. Assuming the annual meeting of shareholders in 2015 is held within thirty days before or after April 22, 2015, this period will begin on December 23, 2014, and will end on January 22, 2015.

In accordance with our bylaws, a shareholder who desires to nominate candidates for election to ASRV’s board of directors must comply with the proceeding specified in the bylaws, including providing proper notice of the nomination in writing, delivered or mailed by first-class United States mail, postage prepaid, to the Chairman of the Board of Directors at the address above, not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the anniversary date of the previous year’s annual meeting. Assuming the annual meeting of shareholders in 2015 is held within thirty days before or after April 22, 2015, this period will begin on December 23, 2014 and will end on January 22, 2015.

If the shareholder does not also comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-4(c)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, proxy holders may exercise discretionary voting authority under proxies that we solicit to vote in accordance with their best judgment on any such shareholder proposal or nomination.

By Order of the Board of Directors:

Sharon M. Callihan
Corporate Secretary

March 17, 2014