PENSECO FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
10-K, 1998-03-30
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-K

 Annual Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                   For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31,1997


                        Commission File Number 000-23777


                     PENSECO FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                  Pennsylvania
         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization

                                   23-2939222
                     (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

               150 North Washington Avenue Scranton, Pennsylvania
                    (Address of principal executive office)

                                   18503-1848
                                   (Zip Code)

                                 (717)346-7741 
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
                  (Former address if changed since last report)

                        Common Stock, Par Value $ .01 per share
                                (Title of Class)

Name of each Exchange on which registered:  N/A                                 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed  by  Section  13 or 15 (d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter  period that the  registrant
was  required  to file such  reports),  and (2) has been  subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes   X     No  
                                        ----       ----       

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers  pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation  S-K is not contained  herein,  and will not be contained,  to the
best of registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. ( )

The aggregate market value of the Company's voting stock held by  non-affiliates
on March 13,  1998,  based on the average of the closing bid and asked prices of
such stock on that date: Approximately $74,106,000 


Common Stock  $0.01 Par Value                  Outstanding at March 13, 1998
- -----------------------------                  -----------------------------
          (class)                                        2,148,000




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                       Documents Incorporated by Reference

Portions of the  Corporation's  1997 Annual Report to  Shareholders  included as
Exhibit  13are  incorporated  by  reference  in Parts  II and III to the  extent
provided in Items 6, 7, 8, 7A and 13 hereof.

Portions of the  Corporation's  definitive proxy statement  relating to the 1998
annual meeting of stockholders  are incorporated by reference in Part III to the
extent provided in Items 10, 11 and 12 hereof.

                                     PART I

ITEM 1. Business

GENERAL

PENSECO  FINANCIAL  SERVICES  CORPORATION,  (the "Company" or "PFNS"),  which is
headquartered   in  Scranton,   Pennsylvania,   was  formed  under  the  general
corporation  laws of the State of  Pennsylvania  in 1997 and is  registered as a
bank  holding  company.  The  Company  became a bank  holding  company  upon the
acquisition  of all of the  outstanding  shares of Penn  Security Bank and Trust
Company (the "Bank"),  a state chartered bank, on December 31, 1997. The Company
is subject to  supervision by the Federal  Reserve  Board.  The Bank, as a state
chartered  financial  institution,  is subject  to  supervision  by the  Federal
Deposit  Insurance  Corporation and the Pennsylvania  Department of Banking.  At
December  31,  1997 the Company  had, on a  consolidated  basis,  Total  Assets,
Deposits and Stockholders'  Equity of approximately $428 million,  $374 million,
and $43 million, respectively.

The Company  operates from eight banking  offices under a state bank charter and
provides full banking  services,  including  trust  services,  to individual and
corporate customers primarily in Northeastern Pennsylvania.  The Company through
its  principal  office  located  at  150  North  Washington  Avenue,   Scranton,
Pennsylvania,  containing trust, marketing, audit, credit card, human resources,
executive,  data processing and central bookkeeping offices and seven additional
offices are located in South Scranton, East Scranton and Green Ridge sections of
Scranton, the Borough of Moscow, the Town of Gouldsboro,  its Abington Office is
located in South Abington Township,  servicing the Clarks  Summit-Abington  area
and its Mount Pocono Office  located in the Borough of Mount  Pocono,  servicing
the Pocono Mountain area, provides a full range of banking and trust services to
the Lackawanna,  Wayne,  Monroe,  Pike and Wyoming County areas. All offices are
owned  directly by the Bank or through a wholly  owned  subsidiary  of the Bank,
Penseco  Realty,  Inc.,  with the  exception of the Mount Pocono Office which is
owned by the Bank but is located on land occupied under a long-term  lease.  The
Bank  is the  largest  independent  bank  and  trust  company  headquartered  in
Lackawanna  County,  holding  approximately  10%  of  the  banking  assets,  and
processes  its data,  as well as some of its  customers'  data,  through its own
processing facility.

Through its banking  subsidiary,  the Company generates interest income from its
outstanding loan receivables and investment portfolio. Other income is generated
primarily  from merchant  transaction  fees,  trust fees and service  charges on
deposit accounts.  The Company's primary costs are interest paid on deposits and
general operating  expenses.  The Bank provides a variety of general  commercial
and retail banking services to business and professional  customers,  as well as
retail customers,  on a personalized  basis. The Bank's primary lending products
are real estate and  consumer  loans.  The Bank also  offers ATM access,  credit
cards, active investment  accounts,  trust department services and other various
lending , depository,  and related  financial  services.  The Company's  primary
deposit  products are savings and demand deposit  accounts and  certificates  of
deposit.

The Company is not dependent upon a single  customer,  or a few  customers,  the
loss of one or  more of  which  would  have a  material  adverse  effect  on its
operations.  The operations and earnings of the  Corporation  are not materially
affected by seasonal changes or by Federal,  state or a local environmental laws
or regulations.

The  accounting   policies  of  the  Company  conform  with  generally  accepted
accounting principles and with general practices within the banking industry.

COMPETITION

The Bank operates in a competitive environment in which it must share its market
with  many  local   independent  banks  as  well  as  several  banks  which  are
subsidiaries  of very large  regional  holding  companies.  The Bank  encounters
competition from diversified financial institutions,  ranging in size from small
banks to the nationwide banks operating in this region,  and include  commercial
banks,   savings  and  loan  associations,   credit  unions  and  other  lending
institutions.

The principal competitive factors among the Company's competitors can be grouped
into two categories:  pricing and services.  In the Bank's primary service area,
interest rates on deposits,  especially  time  deposits,  and interest rates and
fees  charged  to  customers  on loans  are  very  competitive.  From a  service
perspective,  the Bank competes in other areas such as  convenience of location,
types of services, service costs and banking hours.


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ITEM 1. Business (continued)

EMPLOYEES

As of March 13, 1998, the Company employed 202 full-time  equivalent  employees.
The employees of the Company are not  represented by any  collective  bargaining
group.  Management of the Company  considers  relations with its employees to be
satisfactory.

YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE

The "Year  2000" issue is the result of computer  programs  having been  written
using a  two-digit  field as  opposed  to a  four-digit  field,  to  define  the
applicable  year.  Programs  that are time  sensitive may recognize a date using
"00" as the year 1900  rather  than the year 2000.  Computer  system  failure or
significant miscalculations could result from this problem, if not corrected.

The Company  licenses a minor  portion of its software,  used in conducting  its
business,  from  third  party  software  vendors,  while  most of the  Company's
software  has  been   internally   developed.   The  Company  has   developed  a
comprehensive  list  of  all  software  and  all  hardware  in  use  within  the
organization. Every vendor has been contacted regarding the Year 2000 issue, and
the Company is closely  tracking the progress each vendor is making in resolving
the  problems  associated  with the issue.  Software  is upgraded as the vendors
resolve Year 2000 problems.

Internally developed software is undergoing  modifications and many systems have
already been modified. Testing procedures are being formulated for comprehensive
testing of this software  beginning in July, 1998, with completion of testing by
the end of 1998.  Additionally,  the Company has begun the process of contacting
its  borrowers to determine  the level of progress  they have made in addressing
the impact that the Year 2000 issue will have on their respective businesses.

The Company does not anticipate any significant additional costs, over and above
normal  operating  costs,  as the  work  will  be  largely  accomplished  by the
Company's computer systems and programming staff.


SUPERVISION AND REGULATION

OVERVIEW

The Company is  registered  as a bank  holding  company  under the Bank  Holding
Company Act of 1956,  as amended,  and, as such, is subject to  supervision  and
regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Federal
Reserve Board" or "FRB").  The Company is required to file quarterly  reports of
its operations with the FRB.

The Bank, as a Pennsylvania state-chartered non-member financial institution, is
subject primarily to supervision, regulation and examination by the Commonwealth
of  Pennsylvania  Department  of Banking  and by the Federal  Deposit  Insurance
Corporation  (the  "FDIC"),  which  insures  the Bank's  deposits to the maximum
extent permitted by law.

BANK HOLDING COMPANY REGULATIONS

 As a bank holding company, the Company can engage in banking-related activities
as  permitted by the Federal  Reserve  Board,  directly or through  newly-formed
subsidiaries or by acquiring  companies  already  established in such activities
subject to the FRB regulations relating to those activities. However, except for
activities  related to its  operation  as the holding  company of the Bank,  the
Company does not anticipate  engaging in any other  banking-related  activity in
the foreseeable future.

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1991

Regulations  implementing the prompt  corrective action provision of the Federal
Deposit  Insurance  Corporation   Improvement  Act  of  1991  ("FDICIA")  became
effective on December  19, 1992.  FDICIA  required  the  regulators  to stratify
institutions  into five  quality  tiers  based  upon  their  respective  capital
strengths and to increase progressively the degree of regulation over the weaker
ones, limited the pass-through  deposit insurance  treatment of certain types of
accounts,  adopted a "Truth in  Savings"  program,  called for the  adoption  of
risk-based  premiums on deposit  insurance and required banks to observe insider
credit  underwriting  procedures no less strict than those applied to comparable
non-insider transactions.

Under the  guidelines of FDICIA,  a financial  institution  is considered  "well
capitalized" if it has a total risk-based  capital ratio of at least 10%, a Tier
1  risk-based  capital  ratio  of at least  6%,  and a  leverage  ratio of 5% or
greater, and it is not subject to any written agreement, order or directive.


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ITEM 1. Business (continued)

CAPITAL ADEQUACY & REGULATORY MATTERS

The Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital  requirements
administered  by the Federal banking  agencies.  Failure to meet minimum capital
requirements   can  initiate  certain   mandatory  -  and  possibly   additional
discretionary - actions by regulators  that, if undertaken,  could have a direct
material effect on the Company and the Bank's consolidated financial statements.
Under  capital  adequacy  guidelines  and the  regulatory  framework  for prompt
corrective  action,  the  Company  and  the  Bank  must  meet  specific  capital
guidelines that involve quantitative measures of their assets, liabilities,  and
certain  off-balance  sheet  items as  calculated  under  regulatory  accounting
practices.  The Company's and the Bank's capital amounts and  classification are
also subject to qualitative judgements by the regulators about components,  risk
weightings and other factors.

Quantitative  measures  established  by  regulation to ensure  capital  adequacy
require the Company  and the Bank to  maintain  minimum  amounts and ratios (set
forth in the  Capital  Adequacy  table  below)  of Tier 1 and Total  Capital  to
risk-weighted  assets and of Tier 1 Capital to average assets (Leverage  ratio).
The table also presents the Company's  actual  capital  amounts and ratios.  The
Bank's  actual  capital  amounts and ratios are  substantially  identical to the
Company's.  Management  believes,  as of December 31, 1997, that the Company and
the Bank meet all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.

As of December 31, 1997, the most recent  notification  from the Federal Deposit
Insurance  Corporation  categorized the Company as "well  capitalized" under the
regulatory  framework for prompt  corrective  action. To be categorized as "well
capitalized",  the Company must maintain  minimum Tier 1 Capital,  Total Capital
and Leverage  ratios as set forth in the Capital  Adequacy  table.  There are no
conditions  or events since that  notification  that  management  believes  have
changed the Company's categorization by the FDIC.

               Actual                              Regulatory Requirements
- ------------------------------------------    ----------------------------------

                                              For Capital        To Be "Well
                                              Adequacy Purposes  Capitalized"

As of December 31, 1997    Amount    Ratio    Amount    Ratio   Amount    Ratio
                           ------    -----    ------    -----   ------    -----
- --------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------

Total Capital
(to Risk Weighted Assets)  $44,888   23.55%   >$15,251  >8.0%   >$19,064  >10.0%
                                              -         -       -         -
                                                              
Tier 1 Capital
(to Risk Weighted Assets)  $42,502   22.29%   >$ 7,626  >4.0%   >$11,438  > 6.0%
                                              -         -       -         -
                                                                    
Tier 1 Capital
(to Average Assets)        $42,502   10.25%   >$ *      > *     >$20,727  > 5.0%
                                              -         -       -         -
                                                                                
*3.0% ($12,436),  4.0% ($16,581) or 5.0% (20,727) depending on the bank's CAMEL
Rating and other regulatory risk factors.



As of December 31, 1996    Amount    Ratio    Amount    Ratio   Amount     Ratio
                           ------    -----    ------    -----   ------     -----
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Total Capital
(to Risk Weighted Assets)  $42,333   22.43%   >$15,099  >8.0%   $18,873   >10.0%
                                              -         -                 -
                                                                                
Tier 1 Capital
(to Risk Weighted Assets)  $40,033   21.21%   >$ 7,549  >4.0%   $11,324   > 6.0%
                                                        -                 -     
                                                                                
Tier 1 Capital
(to Average Assets)        $40,033   10.18%   >$ *      > *     >$19,668  > 5.0%
                                                        -       -         -     
                                                                                
*3.0% ($11,801),  4.0% ($15,734) or 5.0% (19,668)  depending on the bank's CAMEL
Rating and other regulatory risk factors.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                             STATISTICAL INFORMATION

              The following tables present statistical  information  required by
Guide 3 for Bank  Holding  Companies  relating  to  Penseco  Financial  Services
Corporation and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

I. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY / INTEREST RATES
   AND INTEREST DIFFERENTIAL

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ITEM 1. Business (continued)

The table below presents  average  balances,  interest income on a fully taxable
equivalent basis and interest expense,  as well as average rates earned and paid
on the Company's  major asset and liability  items for the years 1997,  1996 and
1995.

- -------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   1997       1997        1997     
ASSETS                            Average    Revenue/    Yield/    
                                  Balance    Expense      Rate     
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Investment Securities
     U.S. Treasury securities      $113,559    $ 7,092      6.25%  
     Other                               20          1      5.00%  
     U.S. Agency obligations         11,342        712      6.28%  
Loans, net of unearned income:
     Real estate mortgages          181,812     13,967      7.68%  
     Commercial                      22,199      1,915      8.63%  
     Consumer and other              56,364      6,002     10.65%  
Federal funds sold                    7,535        410      5.44%  
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Earning Assets/
     Total Interest Income          392,831    $30,099      7.66%  
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and due from banks               9,629                        
Bank premises and equipment           7,950                        
Accrued interest receivable           3,573                        
Other assets                          2,988                        
Less:  Allowance for loan losses      2,439                        
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Assets                       $414,532                        
- -------------------------------------------------------------------

LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits:
     Demand-Interest bearing       $ 23,057    $   349      1.51%  
     Savings                         72,815      1,447      1.99%  
     Money markets                   68,437      2,039      2.98%  
     Time - Over $100                30,697      1,616      5.26%  
     Time - Other                   121,201      6,729      5.55%  
Federal funds purchased                 278         14      5.04%  
Repurchase agreements                 3,971        161      4.05%  
                                                                   
Short-term borrowings                   558         30      5.38%  
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Interest Bearing
Liabilities/
     Total Interest Expense         321,014    $12,385      3.86%  
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Demand - Non-interest bearing        48,241                        
All other liabilities                 3,154                        
Stockholders' equity                 42,123                        
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Liabilities and
     Stockholders' Equity          $414,532                        
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest Spread                                             3.80%  
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Interest Income                            $17,714             
- -------------------------------------------------------------------

FINANCIAL RATIOS
     Net interest margin                                    4.51%  
     Return on average assets                               1.14%  
     Return on average equity                              11.22%  
     Average equity to average                             10.16%  
     assets
     Dividend payout ratio                                 47.73%  

- -------------------------------------------------------------------

- -------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   1996        1996        1996    
ASSETS                            Average    Revenue/     Yield/   
                                  Balance     Expense      Rate    
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Investment Securities
     U.S. Treasury securities      $125,114    $  7,880      6.30% 
     Other                               20           1      5.00% 
     U.S. Agency obligations          8,401         548      6.52% 
Loans, net of unearned income:
     Real estate mortgages          161,699      12,531      7.75% 
     Commercial                      19,252       1,743      9.05% 
     Consumer and other              50,320       4,886      9.71% 
Federal funds sold                    5,191         304      5.86% 
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Earning Assets/
     Total Interest Income          369,997    $ 27,893      7.54% 
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and due from banks               7,985                        
Bank premises and equipment           6,275                        
Accrued interest receivable           3,603                        
Other assets                          7,728                        
Less:  Allowance for loan losses      2,230                        
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Assets                       $393,358                        
- -------------------------------------------------------------------

LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits:
     Demand-Interest bearing       $ 22,312    $    366      1.64% 
     Savings                         76,898       1,724      2.24% 
     Money markets                   73,626       2,347      3.19% 
     Time - Over $100                19,695         975      4.95% 
     Time - Other                   107,019       5,736      5.36% 
Federal funds purchased                 559          23      4.11% 
Repurchase agreements                   100           4      4.00%
                                                                   
Short-term borrowings                   497          26      5.23% 
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Interest Bearing
Liabilities/
     Total Interest Expense         300,706    $ 11,201      3.72% 
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Demand - Non-interest bearing        46,885                        
All other liabilities                 5,882                        
Stockholders' equity                 39,885                        
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Liabilities and
     Stockholders' Equity          $393,358                        
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest Spread                                              3.82% 
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Interest Income                            $ 16,692            
- -------------------------------------------------------------------

FINANCIAL RATIOS
     Net interest margin                                     4.51% 
     Return on average assets                                1.17% 
     Return on average equity                               11.54% 
     Average equity to average                              10.14% 
     assets
     Dividend payout ratio                                  46.67% 

- -------------------------------------------------------------------

- -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                   1995       1995       1995
ASSETS                            Average    Revenue/    Yield/
                                  Balance     Expense     Rate
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Investment Securities
     U.S. Treasury securities      $121,029    $  7,894     6.52%
     Other                               20           -         -
     U.S. Agency obligations         32,744       2,061     6.29%
Loans, net of unearned income:
     Real estate mortgages          137,788      11,447     8.31%
     Commercial                      14,836       1,491    10.05%
     Consumer and other              39,001       4,051    10.39%
Federal funds sold                   10,579         530     5.01%
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Total Earning Assets/
     Total Interest Income          355,997    $ 27,474     7.72%
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and due from banks               7,644
Bank premises and equipment           6,420
Accrued interest receivable           3,560
Other assets                          3,824
Less:  Allowance for loan losses      2,088
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Total Assets                       $375,357
- -----------------------------------------------------------------

LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits:
     Demand-Interest bearing       $ 21,676    $    424     1.96%
     Savings                         77,131       1,952     2.53%
     Money markets                   77,577       2,786     3.59%
     Time - Over $100                13,825         687     4.97%
     Time - Other                    98,035       5,339     5.45%
Federal funds purchased                  16           1     5.65%
Repurchase agreements            
                                          -           -         -
Short-term borrowings                   546          29     5.31%
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Total Interest Bearing
Liabilities/
     Total Interest Expense         288,806    $ 11,218     3.88%
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Demand - Non-interest bearing        44,358
All other liabilities                 4,604
Stockholders' equity                 37,589
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Total Liabilities and
     Stockholders' Equity          $375,357
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Interest Spread                                             3.84%
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Net Interest Income                            $ 16,256
- -----------------------------------------------------------------

FINANCIAL RATIOS
     Net interest margin                                    4.57%
     Return on average assets                               1.19%
     Return on average equity                              11.86%
     Average equity to average                             10.01%
     assets
     Dividend payout ratio                                 45.18%

- -----------------------------------------------------------------

The following  table presents the dollar amount of change in interest income and
expense  and the  corresponding  amounts  attributable  to  changes  in rate and
changes in volume:

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ITEM 1. Business (continued)

DOLLAR AMOUNT OF CHANGE IN
INTEREST INCOME AND INTEREST EXPENSE
                                            Dollar                       Change 
                                            Amount    Change    Change   in
                                            of        in        in       Rate-
            1997 compared to 1996           Change    Volume    Rate     Volume
            --------------------------------------------------------------------
EARNING     Investment Securities:
ASSETS          U.S. Treasury securities    $  (788)  $  (728)  $    (75)$   15
                Other                             -         -          -       -
                U.S. Agency obligations         164       192        (20)    (8)
                                                                 
            Loans, net of unearned income:    1,436     1,559       (113)   (10)
                Real estate mortgages
                Commercial                      172       267        (81)   (14)
                Consumer and other            1,116       587        473     56
            Federal funds sold                  106       137        (22)    (9)
            --------------------------------------------------------------------
            Total Interest Income           $ 2,206   $ 2,014   $    162 $   30
            --------------------------------------------------------------------
INTEREST    Deposits:
BEARING         Demand-Interest bearing     $   (17)  $    12   $    (29)$    -
LIABILITIES     Savings                        (277)      (91)      (192)     6
                Money markets                  (308)     (166)      (155)    13
                Time - Over $100                641       545         63     33
                Time - Other                    993       760        203     30
            Federal funds purchased              (9)      (12)         5     (2)
            Repurchase agreements               157       160          -     (3)
            Short-term borrowings                 4         4          -      -
            --------------------------------------------------------------------
            Total Interest Expense          $ 1,184   $ 1,212   $  (105) $   77
            --------------------------------------------------------------------
            Net Interest Income             $ 1,022    $  802   $    267 $  (47)
            --------------------------------------------------------------------

                                            Dollar                       Change 
                                            Amount    Change    Change   in
                                            of        in        in       Rate-
            1997 compared to 1996           Change    Volume    Rate     Volume
            -------------------------------------------------------------------
EARNING     Investment Securities:
ASSETS          U.S. Treasury securities    $   (13)  $   (94)  $     85 $   (4)
                Other                             -         -          -      -
                U.S. Agency obligations      (1,513)   (1,519)        26    (20)
            Loans, net of unearned income:
                Real estate mortgages         1,084     2,622     (1,254)  (284)
                Commercial                      252       516       (196)   (68)
                Consumer and other              835     1,499       (484)   180)
            Federal funds sold                 (226)     (234)        16     (8)
            --------------------------------------------------------------------
            Total Interest Income           $   419   $ 2,790   $ (1,807)$ (564)
            --------------------------------------------------------------------
INTEREST    Deposits:
BEARING         Demand-Interest bearing     $   (58)  $    20   $    (76)$   (2)
LIABILITIES     Savings                        (228)      (32)      (201)     5
                Money markets                  (439)     (156)      (302)    19
                Time - Over $100                288       439        (93)   (58)
                Time - Other                    397       727       (296)   (34)
            Federal funds purchased              22        26          -     (4)
            Repurchase agreements                 4         -          -      4
            Short-term borrowings                (3)       (2)        (1)     -
            --------------------------------------------------------------------
            Total Interest Expense          $   (17)  $ 1,022   $   (969)$  (70)
            --------------------------------------------------------------------
            Net Interest Income             $   436   $ 1,768   $   (838)$  494)
            --------------------------------------------------------------------


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ITEM 1. Business (continued)

II. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

The Company maintains a portfolio of investment securities to provide income and
serve as a source of liquidity for its ongoing operations.

The following  table  presents the book value by security type for the Company's
investment portfolio.

December 31,                        1997             1996            1995
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. Treasury securities            $  114,922       $ 112,904       $ 137,271  
Other securities                            20              20              20
U.S. Agency obligations
                                        10,106          12,339           8,955
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total Investment Securities    $  125,048       $ 125,263       $ 146,246
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

See General Note 3 to the Financial Statements for a breakdown by classification
as to available for sale and held to maturity.

The  amortized  cost and fair value of debt  securities  at December 31, 1997 by
contractual  maturity  are shown  below.  Expected  maturities  will differ from
contractual  maturities  because  borrowers may have the right to call or prepay
obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

                                    Available-for-Sale       Held-to-Maturity
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  Amortized      Fair      Amortized     Fair
                                    Cost        Value        Cost        Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Due in one year or less:
     U.S. Treasury securities     $   55,910    $56,057    $        -    $     -
After one year through five years:
     U.S. Treasury securities         58,373     58,865             -          -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Subtotal                        114,283    114,922             -          -
Mortgage-backed securities                 -          -        10,106     10,102
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total Debt Securities        $  114,283    $14,922    $   10,106    $10,102
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

III. LOAN PORTFOLIO


LOAN              Details regarding the Company's loan portfolio for the past  
PORTFOLIO         five years are as follows:

As of December 31,                1997       1996       1995      
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Real estate - construction
     and land development         $  3,731   $  3,770   $  4,042  
Real estate mortgages
Commercial                         190,658    167,291    146,600  
Credit card and related plans       26,841     19,966     16,246  
Installment                          2,293      2,298      2,404  
Obligations of states               39,613     37,463     30,804  
     and political subdivisions      8,910      9,427      9,712  
- ------------------------------------------------------------------

Loans, net of unearned income      272,046    240,215    209,808  
Less:  Allowance for loan losses     2,600      2,300      2,100  
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Loans, net                        $269,446   $237,915   $207,708  
- ------------------------------------------------------------------



As of December 31,               1994       1993
- ----------------------------------------------------
Real estate - construction
     and land development        $  4,174   $  3,219
Real estate mortgages
Commercial                        128,467    133,470
Credit card and related plans      12,643     15,344
Installment                         2,520      2,840
Obligations of states              24,769     21,465
     and political subdivisions     8,132      9,147
- ----------------------------------------------------

Loans, net of unearned income     180,705    185,485
Less:  Allowance for loan losses    2,100      2,100
- ----------------------------------------------------
Loans, net                       $178,605   $183,385
- ----------------------------------------------------

Nonperforming Assets

Loans are generally placed on a non-accrual status when principal or interest is
past  due 90 days or when  payment  in full is not  anticipated.  When a loan is
placed on nonaccrual status, all previously accrued but not collected is charged
against  current  income.  Loans are  returned  to accrual  status when past due
interest is collected and the collection of principal is probable.

Loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued or reduced amounted
to $1,031, $866 and $940 at December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995,  respectively.  If
interest on those loans had been  accrued,  such income would have been $89, $66
and $69 for 1997, 1996 and

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ITEM 1. Business (continued)

1995, respectively.  Interest income on those loans, which is recorded only when
received,  amounted to $35, $45 and $56 for 1997,  1996 and 1995,  respectively.
There are no commitments to lend additional funds to individuals whose loans are
non-accrual status.

The  management  process for  evaluating  the adequacy of the allowance for loan
losses  includes  reviewing each month's loan  committee  reports which list all
loans that do not meet certain  internally  developed  criteria as to collateral
adequacy,  payment  performance,  economic  conditions  and overall credit risk.
These  reports  also  address the current  status and actions in process on each
listed loan.  From this  information,  adjustments are made to the allowance for
loan losses.  Such adjustments include both specific loss allocation amounts and
general  provisions  by loan  category  based on  present  and  past  collection
experience,  nature  and  volume of the loan  portfolio,  overall  quality,  and
current economic conditions that may affect the borrower's ability to pay. As of
December  31, 1997 there are no  significant  loans as to which  management  has
serious  doubt about their  ability to  continue to perform in  accordance  with
their contractual terms.

At  December  31,  1997,  1996 and  1995,  the  Company  did not have any  loans
specifically classified as impaired.

Most  of the  Company's  lending  activity  is  with  customers  located  in the
Company's  geographic  market  area  repayment  thereof is  affected by economic
conditions in this market area.



December 31,                             1997    1996    1995    1994    1993
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Non-accrual loans                        $1,031  $  866  $  940  $1,435  $1,924
Loans past due 90 days or more 
  and accruing:
     Guaranteed student loans               343     342     166     187     118
     Credit card and home equity loans       98      93     133     101     140
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total non-performing loans                1,472   1,301   1,239   1,723   2,182
Other real estate owned                     339     610     306     496     618
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total non-performing assets              $1,811  $1,911  $1,545  $2,219  $2,800
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Real Estate  acquired  through  foreclosure  is recorded at the lower of cost or
market  at the time of  acquisition.  Any  subsequent  write-downs  are  charged
against operating expenses.  The other real estate owned as of December 31, 1997
and 1996 was $339 and $610,  respectively,  supported by  appraisals of the real
estate involved.



IV. SUMMARY OF LOAN LOSS EXPERIENCE

Loans are  stated  at the  principal  amount  outstanding,  net of any  unearned
income,  deferred  loan fees and the  allowance  for loan  losses.  Interest  on
discounted  loans is  generally  recognized  as  income  based on  methods  that
approximate the interest method. For all other loans,  interest is accrued daily
on the outstanding balances.

The  provision  for  loan  losses  is  based  on  past  loan  loss   experience,
management's  evaluation  of the  potential  loss in the current loan  portfolio
under current  economic  conditions  and such other factors as, in  management's
best  judgement,  deserve  current  recognition in estimating  loan losses.  The
provision for loan losses  represents  management's  determination of the amount
necessary  to bring the  allowance  for loan  losses to a level that  management
considers  adequate  to  reflect  the  risk of  future  losses  inherent  in the
Company's  loan  portfolio.  The  process of  determining  the  adequacy  of the
allowance  is  necessarily   judgmental  and  subject  to  changes  in  external
conditions.  Accordingly,  there can be no assurance that existing levels of the
allowance will ultimately prove adequate to cover actual loan losses. The annual
provision for loan losses  charged to operating  expense is that amount which is
sufficient  to bring the balance of the allowance for possible loan losses to an
adequate level to absorb anticipated losses.



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ITEM 1. Business (continued)

The following  tables  present the  Company's  loan loss  experience  during the
periods indicated:

Years Ended December 31,            1997    1996    1995    1994    1993
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at beginning  of year       $2,300  $2,100  $2,100  $2,100  $2,100
Charge-offs:
     Real estate mortgages              38      87     300     341      79
     Commercial (time and demand)
       and all others                    -       -      11       -      14
     Credit card and related plans      52      64      67      55      77
     Installment loans                  32      32       3      12      20
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total charge-offs                      122     183     381     408     190
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recoveries:
     Real estate mortgages              79      22       2       3       -
     Commercial (time and demand)
       and all others                    1       2       1      25       6
     Credit card and related plans      17      16      11      18      19
     Installment loans                   9       9      46      25      47
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total recoveries                       106      49      60      71      72
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net charge-offs                         16     134     321     337     118
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Provision charged to operations        316     334     321     337     118
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at End of Year              $2,600  $2,300  $2,100  $2,100  $2,100
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratio of net charge-offs
to average loans outstanding        0.001%   0.06%   0.17%   0.19%   0.06%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The allowance for loan losses is allocated as
follows:

                              As of December 31,
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                                     1997              1996             1995    
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                               Amount      %*    Amount     %*    Amount     %* 
Real estate mortgages          $  1,350    71%   $  1,125   71%   $ 1,100   72% 
Commercial (time and demand)
     and all others                 850    19%        875   22%       750   23% 
Credit card and related plans       150     1%        150    1%       150    1% 
Personal installment loans          250     9%        150    6%       100    4% 
                             ---------------------------------------------------
Total                          $  2,600   100%   $  2,300  100%   $ 2,100   100%
                             ---------------------------------------------------


                              As of December 31,
                             ---------------------------------------
                                         1994              1993
                             ---------------------------------------
                                   Amount     %*     Amount      %* 

Real estate mortgages              $  1,100  74%     $  1,200   74%
Commercial (time and demand)
     and all others                     700  22%          600   21%
Credit card and related plans           200  2%           200    2%
Personal installment loans              100  2%           100    3%
                             ---------------------------------------
Total                              $  2,100 100%     $  2,100  100%
                             ---------------------------------------

* Percent of loans in each category to total
loans


V. DEPOSITS

The primary source of funds to support the Company's growth is its deposit base.
Company deposits  increased $22.5 million to $374.5 million at December 31, 1997
from $352.0 million at December 31, 1996, an increase of 6.4%.  Company deposits
increased  $15.6  million to $352.0  million at  December  31,  1996 from $336.4
million at December 31, 1995, an increase of 4.6%. This growth occurred  despite
the  trend  of  customers  finding  alternate   repositories  for  their  funds,
principally the equity market via mutual funds.  Management is responding to the
competition  for these funds by  offering  competitively  priced or  alternative
banking products.


DEPOSITS (in millions)      YEAR         
                                         
- -------------------------------------
                                         
        $374,488            1997         
         352,026            1996         
         336,386            1995         
         326,482            1994                             
         310,509            1993         


The maturities of time deposits of $100,000 or more 
are as follows:

Three months or less                  $   8,128
Over three months through six months     14,261
Over six months through twelve months     5,728 
Over twelve months                       10,035
                                      ----------                          
Total                                 $  38,152    


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ITEM 1. Business (continued)

December 31,                      1997           1996              
                                                                   
- ----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   
Demand - Non-interest bearing  $    46,127    $    44,657          
Demand - Interest bearing           23,826         25,291          
Savings                             71,722         75,095          
Money markets                       63,055         73,145          
Time - Over $100,000                38,152         22,738          
Time - Other                       131,606        111,100          
- ----------------------------------------------------------         
     Total                     $  374,488     $   352,026                    
- ----------------------------------------------------------         

Scheduled maturities of time deposits 
are as follows:


1998                        $134,008
1999                          28,098
2000                           4,032
2001                           1,854
2002                           1,754
2003 and thereafter               12
- ------------------------------------
            Total           $169,758            
- ------------------------------------      

VI. RETURN OF EQUITY AND ASSETS

FINANCIAL RATIOS:                  1997      1996      1995      1994      1993
                                  ------    ------    ------    ------    ------

Return on Average Assets           1.14%     1.17%     1.19%     1.02%     1.13%

Return on Average Equity          11.22%    11.54%    11.86%    10.76%    12.31%

Dividend Payout Ratio             47.73%    46.67%    45.18%    48.01%    44.04%

Average Equity to Average Assets  10.16%    10.14%    10.01%     9.47%     9.14%


VII. SHORT TERM BORROWINGS

At December 31, 1997 and 1996, other borrowed funds consisted of demand notes to
the U.S. Treasury and Repurchase Agreements.

Short-term  borrowings  generally have original maturity dates of thirty days or
less.

Investment  securities with amortized costs of $7,987 and $5,964 and fair values
of $8,023 and $5,990 were pledged to secure  repurchase  agreements  at December
31, 1997 and 1996.

Years Ended December 31,                          1997            1996
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Amount outstanding at year end                  $    6,815      $    2,468
Average interest rate at year end                    4.57%           4.70%
Maximum amount outstanding at any month end     $    6,815      $    4,667
Average amount outstanding                      $    4,807      $    1,156
Weighted average interest rate during the year:
     Federal funds purchased                         5.04%           4.11%
     Repurchase agreements                           4.05%           4.00%
     Demand notes to U.S. Treasury                   5.38%           5.23%

The Company has an available  credit  facility with the Federal  Reserve Bank in
the amount of $10,000  (secured by pledged  securities  with amortized costs and
fair  values of $9,971 and $9,919 at  December  31 1997 and $9,998 and $9,962 at
December 31, 1996 with an interest  rate of 5.00% at each year end.  There is no
stated  expiration date for the credit facility as long as the Company maintains
the pledged  securities at the Federal  Reserve Bank.  There was no  outstanding
balance as of December 31, 1997 and 1996.

ITEM 2. Properties

The Bank owns all of its offices  either  directly  or through its wholly  owned
subsidiary,  Penseco Realty, Inc., with the exception of the Mount Pocono Office
which is owned by the Bank but is located on land leased by the Bank over a long
term. The principal  office is located in the "Central City" section of Scranton
in its business  district.  The Central  City  Office,  located at the corner of
North Washington Avenue and Spruce Street in Scranton, utilizes nine (9) stories
and the basement of a ten (10) story - 50,000 sq. ft. office building,  the Penn
Security Bank Building,  formerly the Mears Building, and houses the operations,
trust,  marketing,  credit  card and  audit  departments  as well as the  Bank's
executive offices. The balance of the building is leased to other tenants. Title
to the Penn  Security Bank  Building is held by Penseco  Realty,  Inc., a wholly
owned  subsidiary of Penn Security Bank and Trust  Company.  Parking is provided
for  approximately  40 customers and it has two (2) ATM's,  one drive up and one
covered  walk-up.  The South  Scranton  Office is located  in the  "South  Side"
section of Scranton in a business district. It has 13,583 sq. ft. of floor space
all of which is  presently  being  used in the  business  of the  Bank.  Parking
facilities  are provided for  approximately  70  automobiles.  The East Scranton
Office is located in that  section of Scranton at the corner of Prescott  Avenue
and Ash Street. It has 2,290 sq. ft. of floor space all of which is presently

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ITEM 2. Properties (continued)

being used in the business of banking.  Parking  facilities  are provided for 15
automobiles and it has a drive-up ATM. The Green Ridge Office is located in that
section of Scranton in a business district at the corner of Boulevard Avenue and
East Market Street.  It contains 5,601 sq. ft. of floor space about 3/4 of which
is used for  banking  purposes  and the rest  (located  on the second  floor) is
presently  unoccupied.  Parking  for 50  automobiles  is  provided  and it has a
drive-up  ATM.  The Moscow  Office  located  at the  corner of Main and  Academy
Streets in Moscow, has 4,000 sq. ft. of floor space, parking for 50 automobiles,
drive-in  windows and a drive-up  ATM.  The  Gouldsboro  Office,  located at the
corner of Second and Main Streets in Gouldsboro, has 480 sq. ft. of floor space,
parking for 15 automobiles,  drive-up  windows and an ATM. The Abington  Office,
located in South Abington  Township,  has 2,914 sq. ft. of floor space,  parking
for 32  automobiles,  drive-in  windows and an ATM. The Mount  Pocono  Office is
located at the junction of Routes 611 and 940 in Mount Pocono, has 2,143 sq. ft.
of floor space, parking for 20 automobiles,  drive-up windows and two ATM's. Two
remote ATM locations are leased by the Bank located on Meadow Avenue in Scranton
and the Red Barn Village in Newton  Township.  All offices  have closed  circuit
television monitored drive-ups and ATM's.

ITEM 3. Legal Proceedings

              There  are  no  material  pending  legal  proceedings  other  than
ordinary routine  litigation  incidental to the business of the Company to which
the Company or  subsidiary  is a party or of which any of their  property is the
subject.

ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The  formation  of the  holding  company  was  over-whelmingly  approved  by the
stockholders  at the special  meeting held  December  16,  1997,  the vote being
485,312  shares  approving  and 1,668  shares  opposed,  of the  537,000  shares
eligible to vote. In addition, no stockholder elected to exercise any dissenting
stockholder  rights.  The  Bank  received  approval  from  the  Federal  Deposit
Insurance  Corporation,  the Pennsylvania  Department of Banking and the Federal
Reserve  Board  prior to year-end  and the  conversion  to the  holding  company
structure was effective December 31, 1997.

                                     PART II

ITEM 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

              The Company's capital stock is traded "Over-the-Counter"  BULLETIN
BOARD under the symbol  "PFNS".  The following  table sets forth the price range
together with dividends paid for each of the past two years. These quotations do
not necessarily reflect the value of actual transactions.

                                             Dividends    
                                             Paid         
1997                   High         Low      Per share    
- -----------------------------------------------------     
First Quarter          $ 23        $ 22       $ 0.20      
Second Quarter           23          23         0.20      
Third Quarter            25          23         0.20      
Fourth Quarter           29          25         0.45      
                                             --------     
                                              $ 1.05      
                                             ========     


                                             Dividends
                                             Paid
    1996              High         Low       Per share
- -----------------------------------------------------
First Quarter         $ 22         $ 22      $ 0.187
Second Quarter          22           22        0.187
Third Quarter           22           22        0.187
Fourth Quarter          22           22        0.439
                                            ---------
                                             $ 1.000
                                            =========

As of March 13, 1998 there were approximately  1,019 stockholders of the Company
based on the number of recordholders.

The  information  on the  Dividend  Restrictions  of the Bank are listed  within
Exhibit 13 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.

ITEM 6. Selected Financial Data

The information  contained under the heading "Selected Financial Data" is listed
within Exhibit 13 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.

ITEM 7. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations

The  information  contained  under  the  heading  "Management's  Discussion  and
Analysis"  is listed  within  Exhibit 13 and  incorporated  herein by  reference
thereto.

ITEM 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The  information  contained  under the  heading  "Quantitative  and  Qualitative
Disclosures  About Market  Risk" is listed  within  Exhibit 13 and  incorporated
herein by reference thereto.


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ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

The  Consolidated   Financial  Statements  are  listed  within  Exhibit  13  and
incorporated herein by reference thereto.

ITEM  9.  Changes  in and  Disagreements  with  Accountants  on  Accounting  and
Financial Disclosure

There  were no  changes  in or  disagreements  with  accountants  on  matters of
accounting principles or practices or financial statement disclosures in 1997.

                                    PART III

ITEM 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

The  information  on  Directors  of the  Bank  listed  on  pages  4 and 5 of the
Company's  definitive proxy statement  relating to the Company's 1998 meeting of
stockholders is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

The  information on Executive  Officers listed on pages 6 and 7 of the Company's
definitive   proxy   statement   relating  to  the  Company's  1998  meeting  of
stockholders is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

ITEM 11. Executive Compensation

The information  contained under the heading "Executive  Compensation" on page 6
in the Company's  definitive  proxy  statement  relating to the  Company's  1998
meeting of stockholders is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The  information  contained  under the heading  "Voting  Securities  & Principal
Holders Thereof" on pages 2, 3 and 4 in the Company's definitive proxy statement
relating to the Company's 1998 meeting of stockholders is incorporated herein by
reference thereto.

ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

The  information  contained  in Note 17  under  the  heading  "General  Notes to
Financial  Statements"  in the Company's 1997 Annual Report to  Stockholders  is
incorporated herein by reference thereto.

                                     PART IV

ITEM 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:

     1.   Financial Statements

              As listed in the Index to Financial Statements on page 16 hereof.

      2.   Financial Statement Schedules

      3.   Exhibits

                As listed in the Index to Exhibits on pages 16 and 17 hereof.

(b) Report on Form 8-K was filed for the  fourth  quarter of 1997 on the date of
    February 11, 1998.

(c)  See item 14. (a) 3. above

(d)  See item 14. (a) 2. above



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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934,  the Bank has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


By:  /s/  Otto P. Robinson, Jr.                          
          Otto P. Robinson, Jr.
          President
          Date:   March 27, 1998


By:  /s/  Richard E. Grimm                               
          Richard E. Grimm
          Executive Vice-President
          Date:   March 27, 1998


By:  /s/  Patrick Scanlon                                    
          Patrick Scanlon
          Controller
          Date:  March 27, 1998

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following  persons on behalf of the  registrant and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.




<PAGE>


By: /s/  Edwin J. Butler                                     
         Edwin J. Butler
         Director
         Date:  March 27, 1998


By: /s/  Richard E. Grimm                                 
         Richard E. Grimm
         Director
         Date:  March 27, 1998


By: /s/  Russell C. Hazelton                             
         Russell C. Hazelton
         Director
          Date:  March 27, 1998


By: /s/  D. William Hume                                
         D. William Hume
         Director
         Date:  March 27, 1998


By: /s/  James G. Keisling                                 
         James G. Keisling
         Director
         Date:  March 27, 1998


By: /s/  P. Frank Kozik                                      
         P. Frank Kozik
         Director
         Date:  March 27, 1998

By: /s/  Robert W. Naismith, Ph.D.                   
         Robert W. Naismith, Ph.D.
         Director
         Date:  March 27, 1998


By: /s/  James B. Nicholas                                
         James B. Nicholas
         Director
         Date:  March 27, 1998


By:  /s/ Emily S. Perry                                      
         Emily S. Perry
         Director
         Date:  March 27, 1998


By: /s/  Sandra C. Phillips                                 
         Sandra C. Phillips
         Director
         Date:  March 27, 1998


By: /s/  Otto P. Robinson, Jr.                             
         Otto P. Robinson, Jr.
         Director
         Date:  March 27, 1998




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                          INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Independent Auditor's Report on the 1997 Consolidated Financial Statements *


Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 1997 and 1996  *


Consolidated  Statements of Income for the Years Ended  December 31, 1997,  1996
and 1995 *


Consolidated  Statements of Changes in Stockholders'  Equity for the Years Ended
December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995 *


Consolidated  Statements  of Cash Flows for the Years Ended  December  31, 1997,
1996 and 1995 *


General Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  *



         *   Incorporated  by reference to the  Company's  1997 Annual Report to
             Shareholders. See Item 8 of this report on Form 10-K.









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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number                                                Prior Filing or 
Referred to Item 601                                          Exhibit Page
of Regulation S-K    DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT                   Number Herein

         2           Plan of acquisition, reorganization, 
                     arrangement, liquidation or succession   None

         3           i)   Articles of Incorporation           Page 16
                     ii)  By-Laws                             Page 18

         4           Instruments defining the rights of 
                     security holders, including indentures   None

         9           Voting trust agreement                   None

         10          Material contracts - Supplemental        Page 8 of the
                     Benefit Plan Agreement                   Definitive Proxy
                                                              Statement relating
                                                              to the Company's
                                                              1998 Meeting of 
                                                              Stockholders is
                                                              holders incorp-
                                                              orated herein by
                                                              reference thereto.

         11          Statement re computation of per share                
                     earnings                                 None

         12          Statements re computation of ratios      None

         13          Annual report to security holders, 
                     Form 10-Q or quarterly report to 
                     security holders                         Page 24

         16          Letter re change in certifying 
                     accountant                               None

         18          Letter re change in accounting 
                     principles                               None

         21          Subsidiaries of the registrant           Page 78

         22          Published report regarding matters       The Definitive 
                     submitted to vote of security holders    Proxy Statement 
                                                              relating to the 
                                                              Company's Special 
                                                              Meeting of Stock-
                                                              holders held on
                                                              December 16, 1997,
                                                              filed on October
                                                              24, 1997 is 
                                                              incorporated 
                                                              herein by
                                                              reference thereto.

         23          Consents of experts and counsel          None

         24          Power of attorney                        None

         27          Financial Data Schedule                  None

         99          Additional Exhibits                      None



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                                  EXHIBIT 3 (i)

                                                                      APPENDIX C

                            ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                     PENSECO FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION

The  undersigned,  being a natural person of the age of 19 years or older,  does
hereby  act  as  incorporator  for  the  purpose  of  incorporating  a  business
corporation  under the  Business  Corporation  Law of 1988,  as amended,  of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the "Business Corporation Law of 1988").

FIRST. The name of the corporation  (hereinafter  called the  "corporation")  is
Penseco Financial Services Corporation

SECOND:  The  address of initial  registered  office of the  corporation  in the
Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania  is  150  North  Washington   Avenue,   Scranton,
Pennsylvania  18503  -1848.  The  registered  office of the  corporation  in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall be deemed for venue and official  publication
purposes to be located in Lackawanna County.

THIRD:  The  corporation is incorporated  under the Business  Corporation Law of
1988.

FOURTH: The aggregate number of shares that the corporation shall have authority
to issue is 15,000,000,  all of which are common stock ("Common  Stock") and all
of which are of a par value of $.01 each.

FIFTH: No merger,  consolidation,  liquidation or dissolution of the corporation
nor any action that  would,  result in the sale or other  disposition  of all or
substantially  all of the assets of the corporation  shall be valid unless first
approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent
(75%) of the  outstanding  shares of  Common  Stock.  This  Article 6 may not be
amended unless first approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least
seventy-five (75%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.

SIXTH:

(a) The  Board of  Directors  may if it deems it  advisable,  oppose a tender or
other offer for the corporation's securities, whether the offer is in cash or in
the securities of a corporation or otherwise. When considering whether to oppose
an offer, the Board of Directors may, but is not legally  obligated to, consider
any pertinent issue; by way of illustration, but not of limitation, the Board of
Directors may, but shall not be legally obligated to, consider any or all of the
following:

    (i)  Whether  the offer  price is  acceptable  based on the  historical  and
    present operating results or financial condition of the corporation;

    (ii) Whether a more favorable price could be obtained for the  corporation's
securities in the future;

    (iii) The impact which an acquisition of the  corporation  would have on the
    employees,  depositors and customers of the corporation and its subsidiaries
    and the communities which they serve;

    (iv) The reputation and business practices of the offeror and its management
    and affiliates as they would affect the employees,  depositors and customers
    of the  corporation  and  its  subsidiaries  and  the  future  value  of the
    corporation's stock.

    (v) The value of the  securities  (if any) which the  offeror is offering in
    exchange for the corporation's securities, based on an analysis of the worth
    of the  corporation  as compared to the  corporation  or other  entity whose
    securities are being offered; and

    (vi) Any antitrust or other legal and  regulatory  issues that are raised by
the offer.

(b) If the Board of Directors determines that an offer should be rejected it may
    take any lawful action to accomplish its purpose, including, but not limited
    to, any or all of the  following:  advising  shareholders  not to accept the
    offer;   litigation   against  the  offeror;   filing  complaints  with  all
    governmental  and  regulatory   authorities;   acquiring  the  corporation's
    securities;  selling or otherwise issuing authorized but unissued securities
    or treasury  stock or granting  options  with respect  thereto;  acquiring a
    company to create an antitrust or other regulatory  problem for the offeror;
    and obtaining a more favorable offer from another individual or entity.

SEVENTH:  The  name  and  the  address,  including  street  and  number,  of the
incorporator are:

    NAME                                            ADDRESS

    Dale Proctor-Hammond            2445 M Street, N.W Washington, D.C. 20037


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EIGHTH:  The  corporation has as its purpose the engaging in all lawful business
for which corporations may be incorporated under the Business Corporation Law of
1988.

NINTH: The personal  liability of the directors of the corporation is limited to
the fullest extent  permitted by the provisions of the Business  Corporation Law
of 1988, as the same may be amended and supplemented.

2.  The corporation  shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the provisions of
    the  Business  Corporation  Law of  1988,  as the same  may be  amended  and
    supplemented,  indemnify  any and all  persons  whom it shall  have power to
    indemnify  under  said  provisions  from  and  against  any  and  all of the
    expenses,  liabilities,  or other matters  referred to in or covered by said
    provisions,  and the indemnification provided for herein shall not be deemed
    exclusive  of any other  rights to which those  indemnified  may be entitled
    under  any  Bylaw,  vote of  shareholders  or  disinterested  directors,  or
    otherwise,  both as to action in his  official  capacity and as to action in
    another  capacity  while  holding  such office,  and shall  continue as to a
    person  who has ceased to be a  director,  officer,  employee,  or agent and
    shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,  executors,  and  administrators of
    such a person.

3.  Any  action  required  or  permitted  to  be  taken  at  a  meeting  of  the
    shareholders  may be taken without a meeting  pursuant to the  provisions of
    Section 1766 of the  Business  Corporation  Law of 1988,  as the same may be
    amended and supplemented, upon the written consent of shareholders who would
    have  been  entitled  to cast the  minimum  number  of votes  that  would be
    necessary  to  authorize  the action at a meeting at which all  shareholders
    entitled to vote thereon were present and voting.

    Signed on September 30, 1997.



/s/ Dale Proctor-Hammond 
Dale Proctor-Hammond, Incorporator




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                                 EXHIBIT 3 (ii)

                                                                      APPENDIX D

                BY-LAWS OF PENSECO FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION

                                    ARTICLE I
                                PLACE OF BUSINESS

The principal  office for the  transaction  of business  shall be in the City of
Scranton,  Pennsylvania (until otherwise  determined in the manner prescribed by
law, the principal office shall be located at 150 North Washington  Avenue,  and
business of the  corporation may be carried on at such other locations as may be
lawfully established and operated as branches).

                                   ARTICLE II
                             MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

SECTION 1. The annual  meeting of the  shareholders  shall be held at such place
within the  Commonwealth  of Pennsylvania as shall be designated by the Board of
Directors  on the First  Tuesday of May in each year at 2 o'clock  P.M.,  unless
that day be a duly designated  legal holiday,  in which event the annual meeting
shall be held on the first day following which is not a legal holiday.

A written  or  printed  notice  of every  such  meeting  shall be mailed to each
shareholder,  charges prepaid,  at least ten days before the date of the meeting
to  his,  her  or its  last  known  address  as  appears  on  the  books  of the
Corporation.

SECTION 2. At each annual  meeting the  shareholders  shall elect members to the
Board  of  Directors  to serve  until  their  successors  are  duly  elected  in
accordance with Article III, Section 1 and shall transact such other business as
may come before them.

SECTION 3. Special meetings of the shareholders may be called at any time by the
President,  the Board of Directors, or the holders of not less than one-fifth of
all the shares outstanding and, entitled to vote at the particular  meeting.  At
any time,  upon the  written  request of any person  entitled  to call a special
meeting as provided in this Section,  the Secretary shall call a special meeting
of the shareholders to be held at such time as the notice shall specify, but not
more than sixty  days  after the  receipt of the  request  for such  meeting.  A
written or printed notice for every special meeting,  specifying the purpose and
time and place thereof,  shall be mailed by the Secretary to the shareholders of
record,  in the manner provided in Section 1 of this Article,  at least ten days
before the date of such meeting.

SECTION 4. Any annual or special  meeting of the  shareholders  may be adjourned
for any period of time,  but any  meeting at which  Directors  are to be elected
shall be adjourned  only from day to day until such Directors have been elected.
If there  should be a failure  to elect  Directors  at any annual  meeting,  the
Directors  already in office shall  continue to hold their  offices  until their
successors are duly elected and qualified.

SECTION 5. In advance of any  meeting of  shareholders,  the Board of  Directors
shall appoint a judge or judges of election who need not be shareholders, to act
at such meeting or any adjournment thereof. If a judge or judges of election for
any reason be not so appointed,  the chairman of any shareholders' meeting shall
make such  appointment  at the  meeting.  The  number of judges  shall be one or
three. If appointed at a meeting, the majority of shares present and entitled to
vote shall determine whether one or three judges are to be appointed.  No person
who is a candidate for office shall act as judge.

In case any  person  appointed  as judge  fails to appear or fails or refuses to
act, the vacancy may be filled by appointment  made by the Board of Directors in
advance of the convening of the meeting,  or at the meeting by the person acting
as chairman.

The  judge,  or  judges  of  election  shall  determine  the  number  of  shares
outstanding,  the voting power of each,  the shares  represented at the meeting,
the existence of a quorum,  the authenticity,  validity,  and effect of proxies,
receive votes or ballots, hear and determine all challenges and questions in any
way arising in connection with the right to vote,  count and tabulate all votes,
determine the result,  and do such acts as may be proper to conduct the election
or vote with fairness to all shareholders. If there be three judges of election,
the  decision,  act or  certificate  of a  majority  shall be  effective  in all
respects as the decision, act, or certificate of all.

On request of the chairman of the meeting,  or of any  shareholder or his proxy,
the judge or judges shall make a report in, writing of any challenge or question
or matter determined by him or them, and execute a certificate of any fact found
by him or them. Any report or certificate made by the judge or judges,  shall be
prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

SECTION 6. Except as provided in Section 7 of this Article,  at all meetings the
shareholders  shall be  entitled  to one vote for each share  standing  in their
respective  names on the books,  and they may vote either in person or by proxy,
duly  executed in writing,  but no proxy shall be valid unless  executed  within
eleven months previous to the meeting, at which it is to be used.

Except as  otherwise  set forth in these  By-Laws,  the acts of the holders of a
majority of the shares represented at any meeting, at which a

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quorum  is  present,  shall be the acts of the  shareholders.  The  shareholders
present  at  a  duly  organized  meeting  may  continue  to  do  business  until
adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough shareholders to leave less
than a quorum.

The  presence,  in person or by  proxy,  of the  holders  of a  majority  of the
outstanding  shares  entitled to vote shall  constitute  a quorum.  If a meeting
cannot be organized because a quorum has not attended, those present may adjourn
the meeting to such time and place as they may  determine;  but in the case of a
meeting  called for the  election of  directors,  those who attend the second of
such adjourned  meetings,  although less than a quorum as fixed in this Section,
shall nevertheless constitute a quorum for the purpose of electing Directors.

SECTION 7. In all  elections for Directors  every  shareholder  entitled to vote
shall have the right, in person, or by proxy, to multiply the number of votes to
which he may be entitled by the number of Directors  to be elected,  he may cast
his whole number of such votes for one candidate or he may distribute them among
any two or more candidates. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes
up to the number of Directors to be chosen shall be elected.

SECTION 8. The officer or agent having  charge of the transfer  books for shares
shall make, at least five days before each meeting of  shareholders,  a complete
list  of  the  shareholders  entitled  to  vote  at  the  meeting,  arranged  in
alphabetical  order,  with the address of and the number of shares held be each,
which list shall be kept on file at the principal place of business and shall be
subject to  inspection  by any  shareholder  for any proper  purpose at any time
during usual business  hours.  Such list shall also be produced and kept open at
the time and place of the meeting, and shall be subject to the inspection of any
shareholder for any proper purpose during the whole time of the meeting.

SECTION 9. Any Person intending to nominate at the annual meeting a candidate or
candidates for the Board of Director's  other than those nominated by management
must notify the Corporation by certified mail, return receipt  requested,  which
notice  the  Corporation  must be in receipt  of at least  forty-five  (45) days
before said meeting,  of his intent to do so giving the name(s) and  address(es)
of the  person(s) he intends to nominate.  Any  solicitation  by or on behalf of
such candidate  subject to Federal  Securities Laws must comply  therewith.  The
judge or judges of election shall not count any votes  solicited by or on behalf
of any such  candidate in violation  of the Federal  Securities  Laws or for say
such  candidate  nominated  without prior notice thereof having been received by
the Corporation as required above.

SECTION 10. Shareholder  Proposals.  Shareholders  wishing to present a proposal
for action at a meeting of shareholders must comply with the requirements of the
Federal Securities Laws.

                                   ARTICLE III
                               BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SECTION  1. The  business  of the  Corporation  shall be  managed  by a Board of
Directors not less than five or more than fifteen in number. There shall be four
classes of directors, each class shall be as nearly equal in number as possible.
At the initial meeting of  shareholders,  the exact number of Directors for each
class shall be fixed by resolution of the  shareholders.  Directors of the first
class will be elected to serve until the first annual meeting.  Directors of the
second  class  shall be  elected  to serve  until  the  second  annual  meeting.
Directors  of the third class  shall be elected to serve until the third  annual
meeting of  Directors  of the fourth  class  shall be elected to serve until the
fourth annual meeting.  At the first annual meeting of the  shareholders  and at
each annual meeting held thereafter,  the number of Directors of the class whose
terms are to expire  shall be elected to serve for a period of four  years.  The
Board of Directors  may increase the number of Directors by not more than two in
any one year.

Changes  in this  provision  (providing  for  classes  and  staggered  terms for
Directors)  shall  require  the  affirmative  vote of 3/4ths of the  outstanding
shares of the Corporation.

SECTION 2. Every Director must be a shareholder of the Corporation and shall own
on date of  election  in his own right at least one share.  Any  Director  shall
cease to act when no longer  holding such a share,  which fact shall be reported
to the Board by the  Secretary,  whereupon  the Board shall  declare the seat of
such Director vacated.

SECTION 3. Vacancies on the Board of Directors caused by the death, resignation,
disqualification  or otherwise,  of any Director who was previously duly elected
and  qualified,  or  vacancies  resulting  from an  increase  in the  number  of
Directors, may be filled by the remaining members of the Board, though less than
a quorum, and each person so elected shall be a Director until the expiration of
the term of the  Director  who was elected to fill a vacancy  resulting  from an
increase  in the  number of  Directors,  until his  successor  is elected by the
shareholders  and has  qualified.  Failure  of the  shareholders  to  make  such
election by the next annual meeting shall result in a reduction in the number of
directors of that class.

SECTION 4. The  meetings of the Board of  Directors  shall be held at such place
within the  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a majority of the Directors may from
time to time  designate,  or as may be  designated  in the  notice  calling  the
meeting.

SECTION 5. A majority  of all the  Directors  in office  shall be  necessary  to
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the

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acts of a  majority  of the  Directors  who are  present at a meeting at which a
quorum is present, shall be the acts of the Board of Directors.

SECTION 6. A majority  of all the  Directors  in office  shall be  necessary  to
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business,  and the acts of a majority
of the  Directors  who are  present at a meeting  at which a quorum is  present,
shall be the acts of the Board of Directors.

SECTION  7. The Board of  Directors  shall  meet for  organization  and  regular
business on 1st  Tuesday of May in each year  immediately  following  the annual
meeting of shareholders.  Subsequent  regular meetings of the Board of Directors
shall be held on such day and, at such hour and at such  frequency  as the Board
shall from time to time designate.

SECTION  8.  Special  meetings  of the Board of  Directors  may be called by the
President at any time and shall be called  whenever three or more members of the
Board so request in writing.

SECTION  9.  Notice of every  special  meeting  specifying  the  business  to be
transacted thereat,  shall be given by the Secretary to each member of the Board
at least one day  before  the date of such  meeting.  In case of any  emergency,
requiring,  in the  opinion  of the  President,  prompt  attention,  he may call
forthwith a meeting of the Board to act thereon.

SECTION  10. The order of  business of  Directors  Meeting  shall be such as the
Board shall from time to time fix.

SECTION  11.  The  Board of  Directors  shall  keep  complete  records  of their
proceedings in a Minute Book kept for that purpose alone.  When a Director shall
request  it,  the vote of each  Director  upon a  particular  question  shall be
recorded in the Minutes.  The reports of Officers and committees  shall be filed
with the Secretary of the Board.

SECTION 12. The Board of Directors may fix, from time to time, a reasonable  fee
to be paid to each Director  annually for his service to the  corporation and in
addition  reasonable  fees for  attending  meetings  of the  Board or any of its
committees. A Director may be a salaried officer of the corporation.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                               STANDING COMMITTEES

SECTION 1. For the proper  conduct of the  business  of the  Corporation,  there
shall be two  Standing  Committees  of the  Board  consisting  of the  Executive
Committee  and the Audit  Committee  and such other  committees  as the Board of
Directors shall create.

SECTION 2. Executive  Committee.  The Executive  Committee  shall consist of the
President  and not less than three  nor,  more than four  other  Directors.  The
Committee shall meet at such times as it may determine.  Special meetings of the
Committee may be called at any time by the Chairman of the Committee,  or by the
President, or in their absence any Vice-President.  Two members of the Committee
shall constitute a quorum.  The Committee may be called into session at any time
between the meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall have authority to pass
upon any business of the Corporation requiring immediate action.

SECTION 3. Audit  Committee.  The Audit Committee shall consist of not less than
three,  nor more than five  Directors.  Three  members  of the  Committee  shall
constitute a quorum. The Audit Committee shall, at least once in each year, make
or cause to be made by Certified Public Accountants  employed for the purpose, a
complete  examination of the books,  papers,  and affairs of the Corporation and
the loans and discounts thereof,  and into such other matters as may be required
by law. Upon receipt of reports from such Accountants,  the Committee, after due
consideration  thereof,  shall,  as soon as  practicable,  make its  report  and
recommendations  thereon to the Board of Directors.  The audit  committee  shall
meet with the internal auditor at such times and places as it shall determine to
review the Auditor's reports and shall report to the Board of Directors and make
such  recommendations  in  regard to such  reports  as it deems  necessary.  The
committee shall also meet with the Accounting firm hired to conduct the audit on
a yearly or more  frequent  basis and  report to the Board its  results  and any
recommendations pursuant thereto.

SECTION 4. Other Committees. Other Committees of the Board may be created by the
Board of Directors by majority  vote  consisting of such number of Directors and
having such duties and powers as the Board shall direct.

SECTION 5. The President  shall  appoint,  subject to the approval of the Board,
the members and Chairman of each  Committee to serve for such periods of time as
may be set by the Board.

                                    ARTICLE V
                                    OFFICERS

SECTION  1. The  Board  of  Directors  at their  Annual  Meeting  shall  elect a
President,  two or more  Vice-Presidents  designating  one of them as  Executive
Vice-President,  a  Secretary  and a  Treasurer  and may elect a Chairman of the
Board of Directors, a Controller, one or more Assistant Controllers, an Auditor,
one or more Assistant Auditors,  one or more Assistant  Treasurers,  one or more
Assistant  Vice-Presidents,  a Chief Information  Officer, one or more Assistant
Secretaries,  and such  other  officers  as they shall  deem  necessary  for the
conduct of the Corporation's  business. Any two or more offices,  except that of
President and Secretary and President and Treasurer may


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be  held by the  same  person.  The  Chairman  of the  Board,  if  any,  and the
President, shall be members of the Board.

SECTION 2. The  Chairman of the Board.  If there be a Chairman of the Board,  he
shall perform such duties as are prescribed by the Board.

SECTION  3. The  President.  The  President  shall be  responsible  for  general
supervision of all the  departments  and business of the  Corporation;  he shall
prescribe  the duties of the other  Officers and employees and see to the proper
performance  thereof and in general  shall  perform all the acts incident to his
office or prescribed by the Board.

SECTION 4. The  Vice-Presidents.  The Vice-Presidents  shall perform such duties
and do such acts as may be prescribed by the President,  the Board of Directors,
or the  Executive  Committee.  The  Executive  Vice-President  shall perform the
duties and have the powers of the President in the absence of the latter.

SECTION 5. The  Treasurer.  The  Treasurer  shall receive and take charge of all
money,  securities,  and.  evidences  of  indebtedness  belonging  to or in  the
possession of the  Corporation.  He shall see that proper  accounts are kept and
that  proper  reports are made to the  Officers,  Board of  Directors  and other
persons or authorities entitled thereto.

He shall deposit such of the funds of the  Corporation as are to be deposited in
such other institution,  or institutions as are authorized by law to receive the
same and as may be  designated  as a depository  for such funds by a majority of
all the  members  of the Board of  Directors  excluding  any  Directors  who are
Officers or Directors in such depositories.

He shall also perform  such other duties as may from time to time be  prescribed
by the Board, the Executive Committee or the President.

The  Treasurer  shall  not  engage in any other  gainful  profession,  business,
occupation  or calling  either,  directly or  indirectly,  but this shall not be
construed  to  affect  the right to be at the same time a member of the Board of
Directors of the incorporated institution in which he is the Treasurer.

SECTION 6. The Assistant Treasurers. The Assistant Treasurers shall perform such
duties  as  shall  be  prescribed  by the  Board  of  Directors,  the  Executive
Committee,  the President or the Treasurer. In the absence of the Treasurer, the
Assistant Treasurer shall have authority to perform the duties of the Treasurer.

SECTION 7. The Secretary  shall keep the Minutes of the meetings of the Board of
Directors and of the shareholders.  He or one of the Assistant Secretaries shall
see that proper notices are sent of all meetings of which notice is required. He
shall have custody of the seal and when necessary  shall attest to the same when
affixed to written  instruments  property executed on behalf of the Corporation,
and generally, shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to
time by the Board, the Executive Committee or the President.

SECTION 8. The Assistant  Secretaries.  The Assistant  Secretaries shall perform
such duties as shall be  prescribed  by the Board of  Directors,  the  Executive
Committee,  the President or the Secretary, and in the absence of the Secretary,
shall perform the duties of his office.

SECTION 9. Other  Officers.  All other officers shall have such power and duties
as may from time to time be given them by the Board of Directors,  the Executive
Committee or the President.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                         AUTHORITY OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

SECTION 1. The President and any  Vice-President  shall each have  authority and
power to  execute  and to  affix  the seal of the  corporation  to any  power of
attorney  necessary to effect the transfer of any stocks,  bonds, loans or scrip
standing in the name of the Corporation.

SECTION 2. The President and the  Vice-Presidents  shall each have the authority
to assign any and all registered,  bonds standing at any time in the name of the
Corporation and to appoint one or more attorneys for that purpose.

SECTION 3. The President,  the Vice-Presidents,  the Assistant  Vice-Presidents,
the  Treasurer,  the  Secretary,  the  Assistant  Treasurers,  and the Assistant
Secretaries  shall each have the power and authority to transfer any policies of
fire and title insurance at any time standing in the name of the Corporation.

SECTION  4.  The  President  or  any  of  the   Vice-Presidents,   or  Assistant
Vice-Presidents,  together  with the  Treasurer or  Secretary  or the  Assistant
Treasurers  or  Assistant  Secretaries,  are  authorized  to do and perform such
corporate and official acts as are needful in the carrying on of the business of
the Corporation,  subject always to the directions of the Board of Directors and
the Executive Committee. Subject to like limitation, they are fully empowered to
make and execute all deeds, leases, releases,  agreements,  contracts,  bills of
sale,

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assignments,  letters of attorney or of substitution and other instruments which
may be needful to sell, assign, transfer, convey, release and assure or lease to
any party entitled thereto, whether purchaser,  lessee or transferee, any estate
or property, real or personal, stocks, bonds, loans, insurance policies, storage
receipts,  certificates  of deposit,  scrip,  or  evidences  of debt at any time
standing  in the name of the  Corporation  or of any  Officer  on  behalf of the
Corporation  or held or controlled by it and to affix its corporate  seat to any
and all such instruments, and to acknowledge or prove the same.

SECTION 5. Such of the Executive Officers as may from time to time be designated
by the Board of Directors or by the  Executive  Committee,  shall have power and
authority  to sign  checks,  drafts,  letters of  credit,  orders,  receipts  or
acquittances,  and to endorse  checks,  bills of  exchange,  orders,  drafts and
vouchers made payable or endorsed to the Corporation.

                                   ARTICLE VII

SECTION  1.  Employees  of the  Corporation  other  than  the  Officers,  may be
appointed  or  dismissed  by the  President  or in his absence by the  Executive
Vice-President.  Officers of the  corporation may be dismissed only by action of
the Board of Directors. A list of employees, their duties and salaries, shall be
submitted to the Board or the  Executive  Committee  should  they,  or either of
them, at any time so require.

SECTION 2. No Director,  Officer or Employee  shall disclose any of the business
of the  Corporation,  not of a public  nature or  required  by legal  authority,
except  the  necessary   information  to  patrons  concerning  their  individual
business.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

All officers and Employees of the  Corporation  and, in addition,  any Director,
who is  authorized  to  receive  payments  of  moneys  or to  handle  negotiable
securities  on  behalf  of the  Corporation  shall,  before  entering  upon  the
performance of their duties, at the expense of the Corporation,  furnish bond in
such amounts and with such surety as is approved by the Board of Directors.

                                   ARTICLE IX
                                    DIVIDENDS

The Board of Directors  may declare,  subject to the  limitations  prescribed by
law,  dividends  on the shares of the  Corporation  of so much of the profits as
shall appear  advisable  to the Board,  making the same payable at a time in its
discretion.

                                    ARTICLE X
                             CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES

SECTION 1. Every share certificate shall be signed by the President or Executive
Vice-President or one of the  Vice-Presidents and by the Treasurer or one of the
Assistant Treasurers and sealed with the corporate seal.

SECTION 2. If a  certificate  for shares be lost or  destroyed,  another  may be
issued in its place upon the following conditions:

The owner of the said  certificate  shall  produce  an  affidavit  that the said
certificate  has been  either lost or  destroyed;  that he is unable to find the
same;  that he has not at any time sold,  pledged or  otherwise  disposed of any
part of his  interest  in,  or  title  to,  the  said  shares  and that the said
affidavit is made in order to obtain a new certificate.

The owner of the said shares shall  furnish a bond in form and with surety to be
approved by the  President  or a  Vice-President  in such amount as the Board of
Directors shall determine; but not less than double the par value of the shares,
conditioned to indemnify the Corporation  against loss by reason of the issuance
of a new certificate, and to deliver to the Corporation, duly assigned, the lost
certificate, if found.

SECTION 3. The  transfer  book for shares of the  Corporation  may be closed for
such length of time as the Directors may determine  from time to time before the
payment  of  any  dividends  and  before  any  annual  or  special   meeting  of
shareholders.

                                   ARTICLE XI
                                 CORPORATE SEAL

The seal of the Corporation shall contain the words "PENSECO  FINANCIAL SERVICES
CORPORATION," Incorporated 1997, Scranton, Pennsylvania.

                                   ARTICLE XII
                                   FISCAL YEAR


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The fiscal  year of the  Corporation  shall begin on the first day of January in
each year, and end on the thirty-first day of December in each year.

                                  ARTICLE XIII
        LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND OTHERS

No director shall be personally liable for monetary damages for any action taken
or any failure to take action  unless such  director  has  breached or failed to
perform  the  duties  of his  office  and such  breach  or  failure  to  perform
constitutes self-dealing, willful misconduct or recklessness.

Any person,  including but not limited to directors,  officers,  employees,  and
agents,  their heirs,  executors and  administrators,  shall be indemnified  and
saved harmless out of the assets and profits of the Corporation from and against
all actions,  costs, charges,  losses, damages, and expenses which they shall or
may incur or sustain by or by reason of any act done,  concurred in or committed
in or about the execution of their duty, or supposed  duty, in their  respective
positions,  provided, however, that no indemnification shall be made in any case
where the act or failure to act giving rise to the claim for  indemnification is
determined by a court to have constituted  self-dealing,  willful misconduct, or
recklessness.

Expenses  incurred by an  officer,  director,  employee or agent in  defending a
civil or criminal  action,  suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in
advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt
of an  undertaking  by or on behalf of such  person to repay  such  amount if it
shall  ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the
Corporation.

The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant
to, this section shall,  unless otherwise  provided when authorized or ratified,
continue  as to a person who has ceased to be a director,  officer,  employee or
agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,  executors and administrators
of such person.  This right of  indemnification is not intended to exclude other
rights of such persons under the law.

                                   ARTICLE XIV

These By-Laws may be amended at any regular  meeting of the  shareholders  or at
any special  meeting  called for that purpose  except as  otherwise  provided in
these  By-Laws by the vote of a majority in interest  of the  shareholders;  but
notice of the proposed amendments shall be sent to the shareholders at least ten
days before the meeting.

These  By-Laws  may also be  amended  by the Board of  Directors  (except  as to
By-Laws  fixing  the  qualifications,  classification  or  terms  of  office  of
directors) subject to the power of the shareholders to change such action.








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                                   EXHIBIT 13



















                     PENSECO FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION






                               1997 ANNUAL REPORT
















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INVESTOR INFORMATION


MARKET PRICES OF STOCK AND DIVIDENDS PAID

The Company's  capital stock is traded  "Over-the-Counter"  BULLETIN BOARD under
the symbol "PFNS".  The following table sets forth the price range together with
dividends  paid  for  each  of the  past  two  years.  These  quotations  do not
necessarily reflect the value of actual transactions.

                                             Dividends                          
                                             Paid            
1997                   High         Low      Per share       
- -----------------------------------------------------        
First Quarter          $ 23        $ 22       $ 0.20         
Second Quarter           23          23         0.20         
Third Quarter            25          23         0.20         
Fourth Quarter           29          25         0.45         
                                             --------        
                                              $ 1.05         
                                             ========        

                                            Dividends
                                             Paid
    1996              High         Low       Per share
- -----------------------------------------------------
First Quarter         $ 22         $ 22      $ 0.187
Second Quarter          22           22        0.187
Third Quarter           22           22        0.187
Fourth Quarter          22           22        0.439
                                            ---------
                                             $ 1.000
                                            =========

DIVIDENDS PAID (in millions)           YEAR
- ---------------------------------------------
           $ 2,256                     1997
             2,148                     1996
             2,014                     1995
             1,745                     1994
             1,745                     1993



TRANSFER AGENT

Penseco Financial Services Corporation,  150 North Washington Avenue,  Scranton,
Pennsylvania  18503-1848.  Stockholders'  questions  should be  directed  to the
Company's corporate headquarters at 717-346-7741.


STOCKHOLDERS' INQUIRIES

Stockholders  may obtain,  without charge, a copy of the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K by writing to:

                        Patrick Scanlon, Controller
                        Penseco Financial Services Corporation
                        150 North Washington Avenue
                        Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503-1848

Copies of this  Annual  Report are also  available  to the  public;  said Annual
Report is the Company's annual disclosure statement as required under Section 13
or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  and may be  obtained at any
branch location of the Company or by contacting the  Controller's  office at the
above address.


MARKET MAKERS

Management of the Company is aware of the following  securities dealers who make
a market in the Company stock:

                        Baird, Patrick & Company, Inc.
                        Ferris, Baker, Watts, Inc.
                        F.J. Morrissey & Company, Inc.
                        Hopper Soliday & Company, Inc.
                        Janney Montgomery Scott, Inc.
                        Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc.
                        Monroe Securities, Inc.
                        Ryan, Beck & Company, Inc.
                        Sandler, O'Neill & Partners, L.P.

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QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)


                          First    Second   Third    Fourth           
          1997            Quarter  Quarter  Quarter  Quarter           
- --------------------------------------------------------------         
Net Interest Income       $ 4,235  $ 4,263  $ 4,382  $ 4,834          
Provision for Loan Losses     130       46       63       77          
Other Income                1,745    1,196    1,959    1,385          
Other Expenses              4,171    3,892    4,278    4,543          
Net Income                $ 1,172  $ 1,079  $ 1,376  $ 1,098          
Earnings Per Share        $  0.55  $  0.50  $  0.64  $  0.51          


                          First    Second   Third    Fourth
          1996            Quarter  Quarter  Quarter  Quarter
- --------------------------------------------------------------
Net Interest Income       $ 4,111  $  3,987 $ 4,307  $ 4,287
Provision for Loan Losses     122       133      64       15
Other Income                1,747     1,143   1,840    1,222
Other Expenses              4,024     3,639   4,111    3,959
Net Income                $ 1,188  $    975 $ 1,377  $ 1,062
Earnings Per Share        $  0.55  $   0.46 $  0.64  $  0.49















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                              FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


- -------------------------------------------------------------
In thousands, except
per share data              1997         1996       1995
- -------------------------------------------------------------

Earnings per share        $    2.20   $    2.14   $    2.07
Dividends per share       $    1.05   $    1.00   $   0.937
Total Capital             $  42,924   $  40,585   $  39,239
Total Deposits            $ 374,488   $ 352,026   $ 336,386
Total Assets              $ 427,577   $ 398,035   $ 378,968
- -------------------------------------------------------------







                                    CONTENTS

Investor Information..........................Inside Front Cover
President's Letter.............................................2
Board of Directors / Events of 1997............................4
Promotions and Appointments....................................9
Selected Financial Data.......................................10
Business of the Company.......................................11
Management Discussion and Analysis............................11
Consolidated Balance Sheets...................................23
Consolidated Statements of Income.............................24
Consolidated Statements of Changes in
      Stockholders' Equity....................................25
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.........................26
General Notes to Financial Statements.........................27
Independent Auditor's Report..................................38
Officers and Directors........................................39




ON THE COVER

This year's Annual Report cover  highlights the Visa Processor  Service  Quality
Performance  Awards  which  Penn  Security  has  received  every  year since the
inception  of the Awards by Visa.  This  program  recognizes  the top  financial
institutions,   categorized  by  size,  who  consistently  achieve  the  highest
performance  standards in processing  merchant  credit card  transactions.  Penn
Security's  1997  Award  appears  in the  center of the  photo,  reflecting  our
achievement of first place among over 5,000 banks in our size classification.

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President's Letter

Dear Shareholder:

          In my first letter to you as President of Penseco  Financial  Services
Corporation, I am pleased to report that the Company, while investing heavily in
new  technology  and upgrading  and  expansion of its premises,  had a good year
financially.  Earnings  per  share  increased  to $2.20  per share for 1997 when
compared  with $2.14 per share for 1996 (after  adjusting  for the 4 for 1 share
exchange ratio in the conversion to the holding  company  structure).  Dividends
increased to $1.05 per share in 1997 from $1.00 per share for the year  earlier.
Deposits  increased to $374 million from $352 million the year  earlier.  Assets
increased  to $428  million  from $398  million  for the year  earlier and total
capital increased to $43 million from $41 million the year earlier.
             As the world  approached  the beginning of the 21st century and the
end of the last, Penseco Financial  Services  Corporation was created to provide
additional powers and flexibility in delivering financial services in the future
to selected  markets  which could not be readily  accomplished  by our principal
subsidiary,  Penn  Security  Bank and Trust  Company,  alone.  People  today are
looking  for more  than  payment  mechanisms  and  interest  bearing  investment
vehicles from their financial services provider.  They are looking for a broader
range of investment  vehicles to invest their excess funds. They are looking for
investment  advice.  They are looking  for tax advice.  They are looking for the
convenience of having all of their  financial  information in one place - in one
statement immediately  accessible - with people whom they know and can trust. It
is really  the  marketplace  that is  driving  the  confluence  of the  banking,
securities and insurance industries.
              The formation of the holding company was over-whelmingly  approved
by the  shareholders  at the special  meeting held  December 16, 1997,  the vote
being  485,312  shares  approving  and 1,668 shares  opposed.  In  addition,  no
shareholder  elected to exercise any  dissenting  shareholder  rights.  The Bank
received   approval  from  the  Federal  Deposit  Insurance   Corporation,   the
Pennsylvania  Department  of Banking  and the  Federal  Reserve  Board  prior to
year-end and the  conversion  to the holding  company  structure  was  effective
December 31, 1997.  As a  consequence  of the holding  company  conversion,  our
Bank's annual report is more detailed and lengthy in the  Management  Discussion
and Analysis section than before.
              During the year, we opened our new Central City office  drive-thru
and expanded customer parking. This aided greatly when the sidewalk entrances to
the Bank were closed due to the  replacement of the sidewalks.  The Central City
renovations are nearly complete with  refurbishing of the older parking area, as
well as some corrections to the work already accomplished, still remaining.
              During the year, the Bank began  construction  of the  replacement
for our Green Ridge  office.  The new  structure  will  include  ample  customer
parking, three drive-up lanes including a drive-up ATM, and full lobby services.
We expect completion of this new office in June of 1998.
              We are also ready to break ground for our new Eagle Valley Corners
office  in  East  Stroudsburg,  after  a long  struggle  with  the  Pennsylvania
Department  of  Transportation  over  road  access.  The  traffic  count at that
location is one of the highest in the entire Pocono  Mountain  Region and we are
very excited about this new location.
              At the end of the year,  the Bank  purchased  software  for teller
terminals,  utilizing  a small PC  networked  to the Bank's  mainframe  for each
teller and receipt printer.  The Bank's Central City office will be the first to
use this new system, which will, in addition to ordinary teller functions,  have
the capability to display signatures, images of checks, and ultimately images of
our  customers.  This new teller  system will cost less than a quarter of what a
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 just three years ago.
              At the end of the year,  the Bank also took  delivery on the first
of a series of new item processing  machines.  These machines are very versatile
and capture images of the documents, as well as the information encoded on them.
They are  capable of  reading a number of fonts  using  both  Optical  Character
Recognition  (OCR) and Magnetic Ink  Character  Recognition  (MICR)  technology.
These  machines  should be in service by the second  quarter of 1998.  They will
give us the  capability of doing lock box services for  companies  utilizing OCR
documents.  The document copies will be available on-line to both Bank employees
and customers alike.
              The Bank's new ATM system is functioning well and the Bank intends
this year to  replace all of its older  IBM  3624  machines  with  the  new  NCR
machines.
              At the end of the year, the bank was notified that it was selected
to partner with Kutztown  University to  incorporate  banking  services into its
Campus ID card. We have been pursuing such a relationship  for some time and are
anticipating that its successful  implementation will lead to rapid expansion of
our college and university relationships.
              As part of the Kutztown University program, we intend to sell U.S.
postage stamps at ATM's, transfer funds between banks initiated through ATMs and
move our home/office banking system to the Internet.
              As the new millennium  approaches,  most businesses are faced with
the problem commonly referred to as the "Y2K" problem.  This problem arises from
the need,  when  computers  were first  introduced,  to conserve  space in their
memories.  To do so two  digit  years  were  used  which  will  cause  problems,
particularly when one subtracts dates. The year "00" (meaning 2000) would appear
to be earlier than year "99" (meaning 1999).
              We have analyzed  this as it impacts  Penseco  Financial  Services
Corporation.  Most of our computer  systems have been written after 1980 and use
four digit years.  Those systems which we suspect of having problems either have
been or are in the process of being fixed.  We anticipate  extensive  testing of
all of our systems  beginning in July of this year with completion of testing by
the end of 1998. We do not anticipate any  significant  additional  costs as the
work will be accomplished by our normal computer systems and programming staff.
              This year,  Christe A. Casciano  was  named  Business  Development
Officer,  Kristen A. McGoff,  was  named  Branch Operations Officer &  Assistant
Cashier,  Sharon Rosar was  named Human Resources  Officer,  Robert J. Saslo was
named Director of P.C. Systems and Linda Wolf was named Teller Training Officer.
              These people are to be congratulated on their achievements.  It is
basically  our  people  who give our  Company  its  strength  and we are  indeed
fortunate to have such a capable and hard working staff.
              Now that our holding  company is in place, we have been discussing
with various entities our entry into the securities,  mutual funds and insurance
markets.  Possibilities  range  from  leasing  space  to dual  employees,  joint
ventures or outright purchase of these entities.  We will be reaching a decision
in this area  shortly  and by the time the  century  changes,  a  consumer  or a
business person should be able to take care of all of his or her financial needs
through Penseco Financial Services Corporation.
              In  looking  to the  future,  we see  our  Bank's  strong  capital
position,  good  earnings,  technological  resources,  our  positioning  in  the
marketplace  with regard to niche national  markets,  as well as our traditional
geographic market, all providing excellent  foundation for continued success. In
this endeavor,  you can help us by recommending  us to your family,  friends and
business acquaintances. This is your institution - let it serve you.



Sincerely yours,


/s/ Otto P. Robinson Jr.

Otto P. Robinson, Jr.
President




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This page of the 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders  contains two pictures.  The
captions and a description of each picture follows:


(1)  "Board of Directors": Pictured in the Board of Directors are seated left to
     right: Russell C. Hazelton,  P. Frank Kozik,  Secretary;  Attorney Otto. P.
     Robinson,  Jr., President;  Richard E. Grimm, Executive  Vice-President and
     Treasurer; and Edwin J. Butler. Standing left to right: Sandra C. Phillips,
     James G. Keisling, Robert W. Naismith, Ph.D., James B. Nicholas, D. William
     Hume, Senior Vice-President; and Emily S. Perry.

(2)  "Events 1997": Each year, the Company fields a team for the annual Susan B.
     Komen  Foundation  "Race  for the  Cure",  which  is held  to  support  the
     Foundation  in its fight  against  breast  cancer.  Pictured  here are some
     members of the Company team for this year's race.

















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This page of the 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders contains three pictures. The
captions and a description of each picture follows:


"Events of 1997":  As the year  ended,  there was a great deal of progress to be
seen at our newly remolded Central City in downtown Scranton.  These photos show
a view of the new teller area in the Bank's lobby and the new drive-up facility,
which includes an ATM, on the North Washington Avenue side of the building.  The
remodeling effort continues in other areas of our Central City Office.






















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This page of the 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders contains four pictures.  The
captions and a description of each picture follows:


"Events of 1997"

(1)  The Company took a leadership  position in bringing to the attention of the
     public,  some of the  details of the new  Taxpayer  Relief Act of 1997.  We
     offered two evening  seminars in the fourth quarter of the year, which were
     open to the public, to explain some of the changes pertaining to Individual
     Retirement  Accounts,  and  arranged  for speakers on the subject from Penn
     Security  as well as from the legal  and  accounting  professions.  In this
     photo, Robert T. Kelly, Jr., Esq., CPA, a partner in the law firm of Myers,
     Brier & Kelly,  LLP, made a point in his  presentation  during the Scranton
     IRA Seminar.  Other speakers looking on were from left to right:  Robert F.
     Duguay, Senior  Vice-President and Trust Officer;  Francis J. Merkel, CPA a
     partner  in the  local  accounting  firm  of  McGrail,  Merkel,  Quinn  and
     Associates; and the Company's President, Attorney Otto P. Robinson, Jr.

(2)  This photo shows a part of the  audience  during the  Scranton  IRA seminar
     which was held at the  Radisson  at  Lackawanna  Station  Hotel in downtown
     Scranton.

(3)  The Pocono IRA Seminar was held at Pocono Manor  Resort and Golf Club,  and
     was an evening  seminar  that was open to the public.  The speakers at this
     seminar in this photo were,  from left to right:  Robert F. Duguay,  Senior
     Vice-President and Trust Officer;  Kirby G. Upright, Esq., a partner in the
     Stroudsburg law firm of Hanna, Young, Upright & Catina, LLP; Gary J. Hazen,
     CPA, a partner in the Stroudsburg accounting firm of John J. Riley, Inc; D.
     William Hume, Senior Vice-President;  and the Company's President, Attorney
     Otto P. Robinson, Jr.

(4)  This photo shows a part of the audience during the Pocono IRA Seminar which
     was held at Pocono Manor Resort and Golf Club near Mount Pocono.










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This page of the 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders contains three pictures. The
captions and a description of each picture follows:


"Events of 1997"

(1)  As a service to financial and estate  planning  professionals,  the Company
     played host to the noted estate planning and tax attorney,  Roy M. Adams, a
     partner in the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis in New York City,  who spoke on
     the topic  "Cutting Edge Tax  Techniques"  at the Country Club of Scranton.
     Invited guests included judges, attorneys, accountants, and estate planning
     professionals.

(2)  A group of professionals  listen attentively to Attorney Adams as he speaks
     to the over one hundred professionals who were at the meeting.

(3)  Pictured  here  are,  from  left  to  right,   Robert  F.  Duguay,   Senior
     Vice-President  and  Trust  Officer,  Attorney  Adams,  and  the  Company's
     President, Attorney Otto P. Robinson, Jr.

















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This page of the 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders contains three pictures. The
captions and a description of each picture follows:


"Events of 1997"

(1)  Molly Walsh from our Charge Card Department organized a fund raising effort
     among employees to help children from John Adams School in Scranton have an
     extra  special Merry  Christmas.  Each child  received a pair of gloves,  a
     gift, and a lollipop. Charge Card Department employees,  pictured here with
     some of the children from the John Adams School,  are from left to right in
     the second row, Eileen Yanchak, Jennifer Wohlgemuth and Molly Walsh.

(2)  Jennifer Wohlgemuth from our Charge Card Department is shown standing among
     some of the  children  from  the  John  Adams  School  during  the  Company
     sponsored Christmas Party.

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This page of the 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders contains five pictures.  The
captions and a description  of each picture  follows,  starting at the top, from
left to right:


"Promotions & Appointments"

(1)   Christe A. Casciano:  Business Development Officer

(2)   Kristen A. McGoff:  Branch Operations Officer & Assistant Cashier

(3)   Sharon Rosar:  Human Resources Officer

(4)   Robert J. Saslo:  Director of P.C. Systems

(5)   Linda A. Wolf:  Teller Training Officer














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                             SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

(in thousands, except per share data)
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:
                                    1997         1996         1995      
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest Income                  $  30,099    $  27,893    $  27,474    
Interest Expense                    12,385       11,201       11,218    
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Interest Income                 17,714       16,692       16,256    

Provision for Loan Losses              316          334          321    
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Interest Income after
     Provision for Loan Losses      17,398       16,358       15,935    
Other Income                         6,285        5,952        6,202    
Other Expense                       16,884       15,733       15,672    
Income Tax                           2,074        1,975        2,009    

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Income                       $   4,725    $   4,602    $   4,456    
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------

BALANCE SHEET DATA:

Assets                           $ 427,577    $ 398,035    $ 378,968    
Investment Securities            $ 125,048    $ 125,263    $ 146,246    
Net Loans                        $ 269,446    $ 237,915    $ 207,708    
Deposits                         $ 374,488    $ 352,026    $ 336,386    
Stockholders' Equity             $  42,924    $  40,585    $  39,239    

PER SHARE DATA: *

Earnings per Share               $    2.20    $    2.14    $    2.07    
Dividends per Share              $    1.05    $    1.00    $   0.937    
Book Value per Share             $   19.98    $   18.89    $   18.27    
Common Shares Outstanding        2,148,000    2,148,000    2,148,000    

FINANCIAL RATIOS:

Net Interest Margin                  4.51%        4.51%        4.57%    
Return on Average Assets             1.14%        1.17%        1.19%    
Return on Average Equity            11.22%       11.54%       11.86%    
Average Equity to Average Assets    10.16%       10.14%       10.01%    
Dividend Payout Ratio               47.73%       46.67%       45.18%    





                                       1994          1993  
- ------------------------------------------------------------
Interest Income                     $  23,907     $  23,479
Interest Expense                        8,832         8,290
- ------------------------------------------------------------
Net Interest Income                    15,075        15,189

Provision for Loan Losses                 337           118
- ------------------------------------------------------------
Net Interest Income after
     Provision for Loan Losses         14,738        15,071
Other Income                            6,249         5,908
Other Expense                          15,935        15,135
Income Tax                              1,414         1,883

- ------------------------------------------------------------
Net Income                          $   3,638     $   3,961
- ------------------------------------------------------------

BALANCE SHEET DATA:

Assets                              $ 363,317     $ 345,981
Investment Securities               $ 160,585     $ 138,948
Net Loans                           $ 178,605     $ 183,385
Deposits                            $ 326,482     $ 310,509
Stockholders' Equity                $  32,927     $  33,244

PER SHARE DATA: *

Earnings per Share                  $    1.69     $    1.84
Dividends per Share                 $   0.812     $   0.812
Book Value per Share                $   15.33     $   15.48
Common Shares Outstanding           2,148,000     2,148,000

FINANCIAL RATIOS:

Net Interest Margin                     4.51%         4.58%
Return on Average Assets                1.02%         1.13%
Return on Average Equity               10.76%        12.31%
Average Equity to Average Assets        9.47%         9.14%
Dividend Payout Ratio                  48.01%        44.04%


*    Per share data is based on 2,148,000 shares  outstanding,  giving effect to
     the common stock reorganization on December 31, 1997.




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                             Business of the Company


A detailed listing of the services offered by the Company is as follows:

DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS                                 OTHER SERVICES

All Purpose Clubs                       ATM Services
Certificates of Deposit                 Bank Money Orders
Christmas Clubs                         Cashier's Checks
Demand Accounts                         College Campus Card Interface
Individual Retirement Accounts          Credit Card Merchant Draft Capture
Money Market Accounts                   Data Processing Services
NOW Accounts                            Direct Deposit of Recurring Payments
Savings Accounts                        EDI-ACH Service
Time Open Accounts                      Food Stamps
Vacation Clubs                          Foreign Remittance
                                        Home Banking and Videotex Services
LENDING                                 Lockbox Services
                                        Night Depository
Appliance Loans                         Repurchase Agreements
Automobile Loans                        Safe Deposit Boxes
Business Loans                          Travelers Checks
Collateral Loans                        Trust Department Services
Construction Loans                            (a) Executor
Credit Lines                                  (b) Administrator
Educational Loans                             (c) Trustee
Home Equity Loans                             (d) Guardian
Home Repair and Remodeling Loans              (e) Agent
Installment Loans                             (f) Custodian and Trustee for
Mastercard and VISA (Cosmic Card)                   Pension Plans
Mortgage Loans (Residential                   (g) Trustee for Public Bond Issues
     and Commercial)                          (h) Securities Depository Service
Personal Loans                          U.S. Savings Bonds



                       Management Discussion and Analysis
INTRODUCTION

Penseco Financial Services Corporation  (Company), a bank holding company formed
in 1997, is the parent  company of Penn Security Bank and Trust Company  (Bank).
The Company is subject to supervision by the Federal Reserve Board. The Bank, as
a state  chartered  financial  institution,  is  subject to  supervision  by the
Federal  Deposit  Insurance  Corporation  and  the  Pennsylvania  Department  of
Banking.

The Company through its principal office located at 150 North Washington Avenue,
Scranton,  Pennsylvania,  containing trust, marketing, audit, credit card, human
resources,  executive, data processing and central bookkeeping offices and seven
additional offices located in the South Scranton,  East Scranton and Green Ridge
sections  of  Scranton,  the  Borough of  Moscow,  the Town of  Gouldsboro,  its
Abington  Office  located  in South  Abington  Township,  servicing  the  Clarks
Summit-Abington area and its Mount Pocono Office located in the Borough of Mount
Pocono, servicing the Pocono Mountain area, provides a full range of banking and
trust services to the Lackawanna,  Wayne, Monroe, Pike and Wyoming County areas.
All offices are owned by the Bank or through a wholly  owned  subsidiary  of the
Bank, Penseco Realty,  Inc., with the exception of the Mount Pocono Office which
is owned by the Bank but is located on land  occupied  under a long-term  lease.
The Bank is the largest  independent  bank and trust  company  headquartered  in
Lackawanna  County,  holding  approximately  10%  of  the  banking  assets,  and
processes  its data,  as well as some of its  customers'  data,  through its own
processing facility.

              Through its banking  subsidiary,  the Company  generates  interest
income from its outstanding  loans  receivable and investment  portfolio.  Other
income is generated  primarily from merchant  transaction  fees,  trust fees and
service charges on deposit  accounts.  The Company's  primary costs are interest
paid on deposits and general operating expenses.


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                       Management Discussion and Analysis

The following  discussion is intended to provide  information  to facilitate the
understanding  and assessment of  significant  changes and trends related to the
financial  condition  of the  Company and the  results of its  operations.  This
discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited
consolidated   financial  statements  and  notes  thereto.  All  information  is
presented in thousands of dollars, except as indicated.


SUMMARY

Net earnings for 1997 totalled  $4.7 million,  an increase of 2.7% from the $4.6
million  earned  in 1996,  which in turn was an  increase  of 3.3% from the $4.5
million earned in 1995. Net earnings per share were $2.20 in 1997, compared with
$2.14 in 1996 and $2.07 in 1995.  Net earnings for 1997 were  improved over 1996
results  primarily due to an increase in net interest income from greater yields
on earning assets and higher levels of average earnings assets. Net earnings for
1996 were improved over 1995 results  primarily due to a higher average  earning
asset base and a lower cost of funds.


NET INCOME (in millions)               YEAR
- ---------------------------------------------
          $  4.725                     1997
             4.602                     1996
             4.456                     1995
             3.638                     1994
             3.961                     1993



The  Company's  return on average  assets was 1.14% in 1997 compared to 1.17% in
1996 and 1.19% in 1995. Return on equity was 11.22%,  11.54% and 11.86% in 1997,
1996 and 1995, respectively.


RETURN ON AVERAGE ASSETS        YEAR        
- ---------------------------------------     
                1.14%           1997        
                1.17%           1996        
                1.19%           1995        
                1.02%           1994        
                1.13%           1993        



RETURN ON AVERAGE EQUITY      YEAR
- ---------------------------------------
            11.22%              1997
            11.54%              1996
            11.86%              1995
            10.76%              1994
            12.31%              1993







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                       Management Discussion and Analysis

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


NET INTEREST INCOME

The principal component of the Company's earnings is net interest income,  which
is the difference  between interest and fees earned on  interest-earning  assets
and interest paid on deposits and other borrowings.

Net interest  income was $17.7  million in 1997,  compared with $16.7 million in
1996,  an increase  of 6.0%.  The  improvement  in net  interest  income in 1997
resulted from an increase in the loan portfolio of the Company.

Net interest  income was $16.7  million in 1996,  compared with $16.3 million in
1995, an increase of 2.7%. The increase in net interest  income in 1996 resulted
from an increase in higher average earning assets.

Net interest income, when expressed as a percentage of average  interest-earning
assets, is referred to as net interest margin. The Company's net interest margin
for the year ended  December 31, 1997 was 4.51% compared with 4.51% for the year
ended December 31, 1996, and 4.57% for the year ended December 31, 1995.

NET INTEREST INCOME (in millions)        YEAR
- ------------------------------------------------
       $ 17,714                          1997
         16,692                          1996
         16,256                          1995
         15,075                          1994
         15,189                          1993


Interest  income in 1997 totalled  $30.1  million,  compared to $27.9 million in
1996 an increase of $2.2 million or 7.9%. This increase resulted  primarily from
increased loan volume. The yield on average interest-earning assets was 7.66% in
1997,  compared to 7.54% in 1996. Average  interest-earning  assets increased in
1997 to $392.8 million from $370.0 million in 1996. Average loans, which are the
Company's  highest  yielding  earning  assets,  increased $29.1 million in 1997,
while  investment  securities and other earning  assets  decreased on average by
$6.3 million.  Average loans represented 66.3% of 1997 average  interest-earning
assets, compared to 62.5% in 1996.

Interest  expense also  increased in 1997 to $12.4 million from $11.2 million in
1996, an increase of $1.2 million or 10.6%.  This increase  resulted from higher
time   deposit   volume  and  rate   increases.   The   average   rate  paid  on
interest-bearing liabilities during 1997 was 3.86% compared to 3.72% in 1996.

Interest  income in 1996 totalled  $27.9  million,  compared to $27.5 million in
1995. This improvement resulted from a higher level of average  interest-earning
assets. The increase resulted primarily from an improvement in the average loans
outstanding  of $39.6 million,  off-set by a decrease in the average  securities
portfolio of $20.3  million.  The yield on average  interest-earning  assets was
$7.54%  in 1996,  compared  to 7.72% in 1995.  Average  interest-earning  assets
increased in 1996 to $370.0 million from $356.0  million in 1995.  Average loans
represented 62.5% of 1996 average  interest-earning assets, compared to 53.8% in
1995.

Interest  expense  decreased in 1996 to $11.201  million from $11.218 million in
1995.  The average  rate paid on  interest-bearing  liabilities  during 1996 was
3.72%, compared to 3.88% in 1995.

The most  significant  impact on net interest  income between periods is derived
from the  interaction  of changes  in the volume of and rates  earned or paid on
interest-earning assets and interest-bearing  liabilities. The volume of earning
dollars in loans and  investments,  compared  to the volume of  interest-bearing
liabilities  represented by deposits and  borrowings,  combined with the spread,
produces the changes in net interest income between periods.



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                       Management Discussion and Analysis

DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'  EQUITY/INTEREST RATES AND
INTEREST DIFFERENTIAL 

The table below presents  average  balances,  interest income on a fully taxable
equivalent basis and interest expense,  as well as average rates earned and paid
on the Company's  major asset and liability  items for the years 1997,  1996 and
1995.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                                             1997                             1996                                1995
ASSETS                           Average    Revenue/    Yield/    Average     Revenue/     Yield/   Average     Revenue/    Yield/
                                 Balance    Expense      Rate     Balance     Expense      Rate     Balance     Expense     Rate
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<S>                              <C>        <C>          <C>      <C>         <C>          <C>      <C>         <C>         <C>
Investment Securities
     U.S. Treasury securities    $113,559   $  7,092      6.25%   $125,114    $  7,880      6.30%   $121,029    $  7,894     6.52%
     Other                             20          1      5.00%         20           1      5.00%         20           -         -
     U.S. Agency obligations       11,342        712      6.28%      8,401         548      6.52%     32,744       2,061     6.29%
Loans, net of unearned income:
     Real estate mortgages        181,812     13,967      7.68%    161,699      12,531      7.75%    137,788      11,447     8.31%
     Commercial                    22,199      1,915      8.63%     19,252       1,743      9.05%     14,836       1,491    10.05%
     Consumer and other            56,364      6,002     10.65%     50,320       4,886      9.71%     39,001       4,051    10.39%
Federal funds sold                  7,535        410      5.44%      5,191         304      5.86%     10,579         530     5.01%
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Total Earning Assets/
     Total Interest Income        392,831   $ 30,099      7.66%    369,997    $ 27,893      7.54%    355,997    $ 27,474     7.72%
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Cash and due from banks             9,629                            7,985                             7,644
Bank premises and equipment         7,950                            6,275                             6,420
Accrued interest receivable         3,573                            3,603                             3,560
Other assets                        2,988                            7,728                             3,824
Less:  Allowance for loan losses    2,439                            2,230                             2,088
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Total Assets                     $414,532                         $393,358                          $375,357
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LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits:
     Demand-Interest bearing     $ 23,057   $    349      1.51%   $ 22,312    $    366      1.64%   $ 21,676    $    424     1.96%
     Savings                       72,815      1,447      1.99%     76,898       1,724      2.24%     77,131       1,952     2.53%
     Money markets                 68,437      2,039      2.98%     73,626       2,347      3.19%     77,577       2,786     3.59%
     Time - Over $100              30,697      1,616      5.26%     19,695         975      4.95%     13,825         687     4.97%
     Time - Other                 121,201      6,729      5.55%    107,019       5,736      5.36%     98,035       5,339     5.45%
Federal funds purchased               278         14      5.04%        559          23      4.11%         16           1     5.65%
Repurchase agreements               3,971        161      4.05%        100           4      4.00%
                                                                                                           -           -         -
Short-term borrowings                 558         30      5.38%        497          26      5.23%        546          29     5.31%
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Total Interest Bearing
Liabilities/
     Total Interest Expense       321,014   $ 12,385      3.86%    300,706    $ 11,201      3.72%    288,806    $ 11,218     3.88%
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Demand - Non-interest bearing      48,241                           46,885                            44,358
 All other liabilities              3,154                            5,882                             4,604
Stockholders' equity               42,123                           39,885                            37,589
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Total Liabilities and
     Stockholders' Equity        $414,532                         $393,358                          $375,357
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest Spread                                           3.80%                             3.82%                            3.84%
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Interest Income                         $ 17,714                          $ 16,692                          $ 16,256
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FINANCIAL RATIOS
     Net interest margin                                  4.51%                             4.51%                            4.57%
     Return on average assets                             1.14%                             1.17%                            1.19%
     Return on average equity                            11.22%                            11.54%                           11.86%
     Average equity to average                           10.16%                            10.14%                           10.01%
     assets
     Dividend payout ratio                               47.73%                            46.67%                           45.18%

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</TABLE>


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                       Management Discussion and Analysis
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

DOLLAR AMOUNT OF CHANGE IN
INTEREST INCOME AND INTEREST EXPENSE
                                            Dollar                           Change
                                            Amount     Change in  Change in  in Rate-
             1997 compared to 1996          of Change  Volume      Rate      Volume
             ------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>          <C>                            <C>       <C>       <C>          <C>    
             Investment Securities:
ASSETS           U.S. Treasury securities   $  (788)  $  (728)  $    (75)    $    15
                 Other                            -         -          -           -
                 U.S. Agency obligations        164       192        (20)         (8)
             Loans, net of unearned income:
                 Real estate mortgages        1,436     1,559       (113)        (10)
                 Commercial                     172       267        (81)        (14)
                 Consumer and other           1,116       587        473          56
             Federal funds sold                 106       137        (22)         (9)
             ------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Total Interest Income          $ 2,206  $  2,014   $    162     $    30
             ------------------------------------------------------------------------
INTEREST     Deposits:
BEARING          Demand-Interest bearing    $   (17)  $    12   $    (29)    $     -
LIABILITIES      Savings                       (277)      (91)      (192)          6
                 Money markets                 (308)     (166)      (155)         13
                 Time - Over $100               641       545         63          33
                 Time - Other                   993       760        203          30
             Federal funds purchased             (9)      (12)         5          (2)
             Repurchase agreements              157       160          -          (3)
             Short-term borrowings                4         4          -           -
             ------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Total Interest Expense         $ 1,184  $  1,212   $   (105)    $    77
             ------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Net Interest Income            $ 1,022  $    802   $    267     $   (47)
             ------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                            Dollar                           Change
                                            Amount     Change in  Change in  in Rate-
             1996 compared to 1995          of Change  Volume     Rate       Volume
             -------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>          <C>                            <C>       <C>        <C>        <C>      
EARNING      Investment Securities:
ASSETS           U.S. Treasury securities   $   (13)  $   (94)  $     85     $    (4)
                 Other                            -         -          -           -
                 U.S. Agency obligations      1,513)   (1,519)        26         (20)
             Loans, net of unearned income:
                 Real estate mortgages        1,084     2,622     (1,254)       (284)
                 Commercial                     252       516       (196)        (68)
                 Consumer and other             835     1,499       (484)       (180)
             Federal funds sold                (226)     (234)        16          (8)
             -------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Total Interest Income          $   419   $ 2,790   $ (1,807)    $  (564)
             -------------------------------------------------------------------------
INTEREST     Deposits:
BEARING          Demand-Interest bearing    $   (58)  $    20   $    (76)    $    (2)
LIABILITIES      Savings                       (228)      (32)      (201)          5
                 Money markets                 (439)     (156)      (302)         19
                 Time - Over $100               288       439        (93)        (58)
                 Time - Other                   397       727       (296)        (34)
             Federal funds purchased             22        26          -          (4)
             Repurchase agreements                4         -          -           4
             Short-term borrowings               (3)       (2)        (1)          -
             -------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Total Interest Expense         $   (17)  $ 1,022   $   (969)    $   (70)
             -------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Net Interest Income            $   436  $  1,768   $   (838)    $  (494)
             -------------------------------------------------------------------------

</TABLE>


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                       Management Discussion and Analysis

PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES

The  provision  for loan losses  represents  management's  determination  of the
amount  necessary  to bring  the  allowance  for  loan  losses  to a level  that
management  considers  adequate to reflect the risk of future losses inherent in
the Company's loan  portfolio.  The process of  determining  the adequacy of the
allowance  is  necessarily   judgmental  and  subject  to  changes  in  external
conditions.  Accordingly,  there can be no assurance that existing levels of the
allowance will ultimately prove adequate to cover actual loan losses.

OTHER INCOME

The following  table sets forth  information by category of other income for the
Company for the past three years:

Years Ended December 31,                1997            1996            1995
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trust department income               $    858        $    730        $    722
Service charges on deposit accounts        648             664             682
Merchant transaction income              4,083           4,043           4,070
Other fee income                           204             209             219
Other operating income                     492             306             357
Realized gains on securities, net            -               -             152
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total Other Income               $  6,285        $  5,952        $  6,202
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Total other income  increased  $333 during 1997.  Most of the increase came from
new trust business which was up $128 from 1996, a 17.5%  increase.  Also,  there
was a slight  improvement  in our merchant  transaction  income of $40 due to an
increase  in  our  customer  base  and  increased  business  with  our  existing
customers.

Total other income decreased $250 in 1996 from 1995, a 4% decrease,  largely due
to smaller  margins in our merchant  draft  capture  business in 1996 and due to
OREO income and gains on securities transactions realized in 1995.

OTHER EXPENSES

The following table sets forth information by category of other expenses for the
Company for the past three years:

Years Ended December 31,                1997            1996            1995
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salaries and employee benefits        $  7,578        $  6,860        $  6,577
Occupancy expenses, net                  1,278           1,221           1,146
Furniture and equipment expenses           850             806             752
FDIC assessments                            44               2             378
Merchant transaction expenses            3,365           3,412           3,439
Other operating expenses                 3,769           3,432           3,380
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total Other Expenses             $ 16,884        $ 15,733        $ 15,672
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Salaries and employee benefits  increased by $718 or 10.4% in 1997 from 1996 and
$283 or 4.3% in 1996 from 1995.  The Company  employed 202 people on a full-time
equivalent  basis at December 31, 1997,  compared  with 197 at December 31, 1996
and 195 at December 31, 1995. The salary and benefits  expense  increase was due
to  significantly  higher  health care  coverage  provided by the Company to its
employees, merit increases, and staff additions.

Occupancy expenses,  furniture and equipment,  and merchant transaction expenses
were not  significantly  different  during the years 1997, 1996 and 1995.  Other
operating expenses  increased  primarily due to costs associated with foreclosed
properties.  However,  the Company has benefited from a lower FDIC assessment in
1997 and 1996 than in 1995.

INCOME TAXES

Federal  income  tax  expense  amounted  to  $2,074 in 1997  compared  to $1,975
recorded in 1996. The $99 increase in the Company's tax provision was due to the
$222 increase in pre-tax  income.  The Company's  effective  income tax rate for
1997 was 30.5% compared to 30.0% for 1996. In 1996, income tax expense decreased
$34 from $2,009 in 1995 due to an increase in non-taxable  interest income.  The
effective income tax rate for 1996 was 30.0% compared to 31.0% for 1995.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

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Total assets  increased $29.6 million of 7.4% during 1997 and amounted to $427.6
million at December  31, 1997  compared to $398.0  million at December 31, 1996.
Also, for the year ended December 31, 1996 total assets  increased $19.0 million
to $398.0 million or a 5.0% increase over $379.0 million at December 31, 1995.

ASSETS (in millions)             YEAR
- ---------------------------------------
       $ 427,577                 1997
         398,035                 1996
         378,968                 1995
         363,317                 1994
         345,981                 1993


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

The Company maintains a portfolio of investment securities to provide income and
serve as a source of liquidity for its ongoing operations.

The following  table  presents the book value by security type for the Company's
investment portfolio.


December 31,                            1997            1996            1995
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. Treasury securities             $ 114,922       $ 112,904       $ 137,271
Other securities                            20              20              20
U.S. Agency obligations                 10,106          12,339           8,955
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total Investment Securities     $ 125,048       $ 125,263       $ 146,246
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                       Management Discussion and Analysis


Details  regarding the Company's  loan  portfolio for the past five years are as
follows:


LOAN PORTFOLIO

As of December 31,                   1997        1996        1995     
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Real estate - construction
     and land development          $   3,731   $   3,770   $   4,042  
Real estate mortgages                190,658     167,291     146,600  
Commercial                            26,841      19,966      16,246  
Credit card and related plans          2,293       2,298       2,404  
Installment                           39,613      37,463      30,804  
Obligations of states 
     and political subdivisions        8,910       9,427       9,712  
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Loans, net of unearned income        272,046     240,215     209,808  
Less:  Allowance for loan losses       2,600       2,300       2,100  
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Loans, net                         $ 269,446   $ 237,915   $ 207,708  
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------


As of December 31,                    1994        1993
- ---------------------------------------------------------
Real estate - construction
     and land development           $   4,174   $   3,219
Real estate mortgages                 128,467     133,470
Commercial                             12,643      15,344
Credit card and related plans           2,520       2,840
Installment                            24,769      21,465
Obligations of states 
     and political subdivisions         8,132       9,147
- ---------------------------------------------------------
Loans, net of unearned income         180,705     185,485
Less:  Allowance for loan losses        2,100       2,100
- ---------------------------------------------------------
Loans, net                          $ 178,605   $ 183,385
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LOANS

Total net loans  increased  $31.5 million to $269.4 million at December 31, 1997
from $237.9 million at December 31, 1996, an increase of 13.2%.

Total net loans  increased  $30.2 million to $237.9 million at December 31, 1996
from $207.7 million at December 31, 1995, an increase of 14.5%.

The  increase in both years is due to  continued  growth in the  Company's  real
estate, commercial and installment loan portfolios.

NET LOANS (in millions)                YEAR
- ---------------------------------------------
       $ 269,446                       1997
         237,915                       1996
         207,708                       1995
         178,605                       1994
         183,385                       1993

LOAN QUALITY

The lending  activities  of the Company are guided by the basic  lending  policy
established  by the Board of Directors.  Loans must meet criteria  which include
consideration of the character, capacity and capital of the borrower, collateral
provided for the loan, and prevailing economic conditions.

Regardless  of credit  standards,  there is risk of loss  inherent in every loan
portfolio.  The allowance is an amount that management believes will be adequate
to absorb possible losses on existing loans that may become uncollectible, based
on evaluations of the  collectibility  of the loans.  The evaluations  take into
consideration  such  factors  as change  in the  nature  and  volume of the loan
portfolio, overall portfolio quality, review of specific problem loans, industry
experience, collateral value and current economic conditions that may affect the
borrower's  ability to pay.  Management  believes  that the  allowance  for loan
losses is adequate.  While  management  uses available  information to recognize
losses on loans,  future  additions to the allowance  may be necessary  based on
changes in economic conditions. In addition,  various regulatory agencies, as an
integral part of their examination  process,  periodically  review the Company's
allowance  for loan losses.  Such  agencies may require the Company to recognize
additions to the allowance based on their judgement of information  available to
them at the time of their examination.

The allowance for loan losses is increased by periodic  charges against earnings
as a provision for loan losses,  and decreased  periodically  by  charged-off of
loans (or parts of loans) management has determined to be uncollectible,  net of
actual recoveries on loans previously charges-off.


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                       Management Discussion and Analysis

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS

Non-performing  assets consist of non-accrual  loans,  loans past due 90 days or
more and still  accruing  interest and other real estate  owned.  The  following
table sets forth  information  regarding  non-performing  assets as of the dates
indicated:

December 31,                                   1997      1996       1995  
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Non-accrual loans                             $ 1,031   $   866   $   940 
Loans past due 90 days or more and accruing:
     Guaranteed student loans                     343       342       166 
     Credit card and home equity loans             98        93       133 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total non-performing loans                      1,472     1,301     1,239 
Other real estate owned                           339       610       306 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total non-performing assets                   $ 1,811   $ 1,911   $ 1,545 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------

December 31,                                      1994      1993
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Non-accrual loans                               $ 1,435   $ 1,924
Loans past due 90 days or more and accruing:
     Guaranteed student loans                       187       118
     Credit card and home equity loans              101       140
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Total non-performing loans                        1,723     2,182
Other real estate owned                             496       618
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Total non-performing assets                     $ 2,219   $ 2,800
- -----------------------------------------------------------------

Loans are generally placed on a non-accrual status when principal or interest is
past  due 90 days or when  payment  in full is not  anticipated.  When a loan is
placed on nonaccrual status, all previously accrued but not collected is charged
against  current  income.  Loans are  returned  to accrual  status when past due
interest is collected and the collection of principal is probable.

Loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued or reduced amounted
to $1,031, $866 and $940 at December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995,  respectively.  If
interest on those loans had been  accrued,  such income would have been $89, $66
and $69 for 1997, 1996 and 1995,  respectively.  Interest income on those loans,
which is recorded  only when  received,  amounted to $35,  $45 and $56 for 1997,
1996 and 1995,  respectively.  There are no commitments to lend additional funds
to individuals whose loans are non-accrual status.

The  management  process for  evaluating  the adequacy of the allowance for loan
losses  includes  reviewing each month's loan  committee  reports which list all
loans that do not meet certain  internally  developed  criteria as to collateral
adequacy,  payment  performance,  economic  conditions  and overall credit risk.
These  reports  also  address the current  status and actions in process on each
listed loan.  From this  information,  adjustments are made to the allowance for
loan losses.  Such adjustments include both specific loss allocation amounts and
general  provisions  by loan  category  based on  present  and  past  collection
experience,  nature  and  volume of the loan  portfolio,  overall  quality,  and
current economic conditions that may affect the borrower's ability to pay. As of
December  31, 1997 there are no  significant  loans as to which  management  has
serious  doubt about their  ability to  continue to perform in  accordance  with
their contractual terms.

At  December  31,  1997,  1996 and  1995,  the  Company  did not have any  loans
specifically classified as impaired.

Most  of the  Company's  lending  activity  is  with  customers  located  in the
Company's  geographic  market  area  repayment  thereof is  affected by economic
conditions in this market area.

LOAN LOSS EXPERIENCE

The following  tables  present the  Company's  loan loss  experience  during the
periods indicated:


Years Ended December 31,             1997     1996      1995     1994      1993
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Balance at beginning  of year       $ 2,300  $ 2,100  $ 2,100  $ 2,100   $ 2,100
Charge-offs:
     Real estate mortgages               38       87      300      341        79
     Commercial (time and demand)
       and all others                     -        -       11        -        14
     Credit card and related plans       52       64       67       55        77
     Installment loans                   32       32        3       12        20
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total charge-offs                       122      183      381      408       190
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recoveries:
     Real estate mortgages               79       22        2        3         -
     Commercial (time and demand)
       and all others                     1        2        1       25         6
     Credit card and related plans       17       16       11       18        19
     Installment loans                    9        9       46       25        47
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total recoveries                        106       49       60       71        72
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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Net charge-offs                          16      134      321      337       118
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Provision charged to operations         316      334      321      337       118
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at End of Year              $ 2,600  $ 2,300  $ 2,100  $ 2,100   $ 2,100
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratio of net charge-offs
to average loans outstanding         0.001%    0.06%    0.17%    0.19%     0.06%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------



















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                       Management Discussion and Analysis



The allowance for loan losses is allocated as follows:

                              As of December 31,
                              --------------------------------------------------
                                      1997             1996             1995    
                              --------------------------------------------------
                                Amount      %*   Amount      %*   Amount      %*

Real estate mortgages           $ 1,350    71%   $ 1,125    71%   $ 1,100    72%
Commercial (time and demand)
     and all others                 850    19%       875    22%       750    23%
Credit card and related plans       150     1%       150     1%       150     1%
Personal installment loans          250     9%       150     6%       100     4%
                              --------------------------------------------------
Total                           $ 2,600   100%   $ 2,300   100%   $ 2,100   100%
                              --------------------------------------------------

                             ------------------------------------
                                      1994             1993
                             -------------------------------------
                                Amount      %*   Amount       %*

Real estate mortgages           $ 1,100    74%   $ 1,200    74%
Commercial (time and demand)
     and all others                 700    22%       600    21%
Credit card and related plans       200     2%       200     2%
Personal installment loans          100     2%       100     3%
                             -------------------------------------
Total                           $ 2,100   100%   $ 2,100   100%
                             -------------------------------------


* Percent of loans in each category to total loans




DEPOSITS

The primary source of funds to support the Company's growth is its deposit base.
Company deposits  increased $22.5 million to $374.5 million at December 31, 1997
from $352.0 million at December 31, 1996, an increase of 6.4%.  Company deposits
increased  $15.6  million to $352.0  million at  December  31,  1996 from $336.4
million at December 31, 1995, an increase of 4.6%. This growth occurred  despite
the  trend  of  customers  finding  alternate   repositories  for  their  funds,
principally the equity market via mutual funds.  Management is responding to the
competition  for these funds by  offering  competitively  priced or  alternative
banking products.

DEPOSITS (in millions)            YEAR
- ----------------------------------------
$ 374,488                         1997
  352,026                         1996
  336,386                         1995
  326,482                         1994
  310,509                         1993


The maturities of time deposits of $100,000 or more 
are as follows:

Three months or less                  $   8,128
Over three months through six months     14,261
Over six months through twelve months     5,728 
Over twelve months                       10,035
                                      ----------                           
Total                                 $  38,152    




ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT

The  Company's  policy  is to match  its  level  of  rate-sensitive  assets  and
rate-sensitive liabilities within a limited range, thereby reducing its exposure
to interest rate fluctuations.  While no single measure can completely  identify
the impact of changes in interest  rates on net  interest  income,  one gauge of
interest  rate-sensitivity  is to measure,  over a variety of time periods,  the
differences  in  the  amounts  of  the  Company's   rate-sensitive   assets  and
rate-sensitive liabilities.  These differences, or "gaps", provide an indication
of the extent to which net interest  income may be affected by future changes in
interest  rates.  A  positive  gap  exists  when  rate-sensitive  assets  exceed
rate-sensitive  liabilities  and indicates  that a greater volume of assets than
liabilities  will  reprice  during a given  period.  This  mismatch  may enhance
earnings in a rising  interest rate  environment  and may inhibit  earnings when
interest rates  decline.  Conversely,  when  rate-sensitive  liabilities  exceed
rate-sensitive  assets,  referred  to as a negative  gap,  it  indicates  that a
greater volume of liabilities than assets may reprice during the period. In this
case, a rising  interest  rate  environment  may inhibit  earnings and declining
interest  rates  may  enhance  earnings.  However,  because  interest  rates for
different asset and liability products offered by financial institutions respond
differently, the gap is only a general indicator of interest rate sensitivity.



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                       Management Discussion and Analysis

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company  currently  does not enter into  derivative  financial  instruments,
which include futures, forwards, interest rate swaps, option contracts and other
financial  instruments  with similar  characteristics.  However,  the Company is
party to financial  instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course
of  business  to meet the  financing  needs of its  customers.  These  financial
instruments  include  commitments  to extend  credit,  financial  guarantees and
letters of credit.  These  instruments  involve to varying degrees,  elements of
credit  and  interest  rate  risk in  excess  of the  amount  recognized  in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets. Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend
to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition  established  in
the  contract.  Commitments  generally  have  fixed  expiration  dates  or other
termination  clauses and may require payment of a fee. Standby letters of credit
are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to
a third party up to a stipulated amount and with specified terms and conditions.

Commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit are not
recorded  as an asset or  liability  by the  company  until the  instruments  is
exercised.

The  Company's  exposure to market  risk is  reviewed on a regular  basis by the
Asset/Liability  Committee.  Interest  rate risk is the  potential  of  economic
losses  due to future  interest  rate  changes.  These  economic  losses  can be
reflected as a loss of future net interest  income and/or a loss of current fair
market values. The objective is to measure the effect on net interest income and
to adjust the balance sheet to minimize the inherent risk while at the same time
maximizing income.  Management  realizes certain risks are inherent and that the
goal is to identify and minimize the risks. Tools used by management include the
standard GAP report and a recently  instituted  interest  rate shock  simulation
report.  The Company has no market risk sensitive  instruments  held for trading
purposes. It appears the Company's market risk is reasonable at this time.

The  following  table  provides  information  about the  Company's  market  rate
sensitive instruments used for purposes other than trading that are sensitive to
changes  in  interest  rates.  For  loans,  securities,   and  liabilities  with
contractual  maturities,  the table  presents  principal  cash flows and related
weighted-average  interest  rates  by  contractual  maturities  as  well  as the
Company's  historical  experience of the impact of interest rate fluctuations on
the  prepayment  of  residential  and  home  equity  loans  and  mortgage-backed
securities.  For core deposits (e.g., DDA, interest checking,  savings and money
market deposits) that have no contractual maturity, the table presents principal
cash flows and, as applicable,  related weighted-average interest rates based on
the Company's historical  experience,  management's  judgement,  and statistical
analysis, as applicable, concerning their most likely withdrawal behaviors.











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                       Management Discussion and Analysis


MATURITIES AND SENSITIVITY OF MARKET RISK AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997
<TABLE>

<CAPTION>
                                                                                                       Non-Rate              Fair
                                      1998       1999       2000      2001        2002    Thereafter  Sensitive    Total    Value
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                  <C>       <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>       <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>
ASSETS
Investment Securities:
  Fixed interest rate securities
      U.S. Treasury securities       $ 56,057  $  44,600  $  14,265  $       -  $      -  $        -  $       -  $ 114,922  $114,922
            Yield                       5.95%      6.55%      6.63%          -         -           -          -      6.27%
  Variable interest rate securities
      U.S. Agency obligations           2,400      2,400      2,400      2,400       506           -          -     10,106    10,102
            Yield                       7.00%      7.00%      7.00%      7.00%     7.00%           -          -      7.00%
      Other                                 -          -          -          -         -          20          -         20        20
            Yield                           -          -          -          -         -       5.00%          -      5.00%
Loans, net of unearned income:
  Fixed interest rate loans
      Real estate mortgages             8,400      8,170      8,159      8,269     7,414      61,499          -    101,911   102,279
            Yield                       8.10%      7.97%      7.80%      7.86%     7.82%       7.83%          -      7.87%
      Consumer and other                4,483      4,593      4,759      3,387     5,011         960          -     23,193    23,029
            Yield                       8.59%      8.54%      8.46%      8.47%     8.51%       8.32%          -      8.51%
  Variable interest rate loans
      Real estate mortgages             7,091      7,697     10,417      9,595     8,761      48,917          -     92,478    92,478
            Yield                       8.58%      8.58%      8.78%      8.68%     8.48%       8.37%          -      8.50%
      Commercial                       26,841          -          -          -         -           -          -     26,841    26,841
            Yield                       8.82%          -          -          -         -           -          -      8.82%
      Consumer and other               11,585      3,528      1,480      1,456       978       8,596          -     27,623    27,623
            Yield                       8.76%      8.16%      8.81%      8.92%     9.12%       9.14%          -      8.33%
Less:  Allowance for loan losses          558        229        237        217       212       1,147          -      2,600
Federal funds sold                      7,650          -          -          -         -           -          -      7,650     7,650
            Yield                       5.44%          -          -          -         -           -          -      5.44%
Cash and due from banks                     -          -          -          -         -           -     10,928     10,928    10,928
Other assets                                -          -          -          -         -           -     14,505     14,505
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Assets                         $123,949  $  70,759  $  41,243  $  24,890  $ 22,458  $  118,845  $  25,433  $ 427,577  $415,872
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY

Deposits:
  Variable interest rate deposits
      Demand - Interest bearing      $      -  $  23,826  $       -  $       -  $      -  $        -  $       -  $  23,826  $ 23,826
            Yield                           -      1.51%          -          -         -           -          -      1.51%
      Savings                               -     71,722          -          -         -           -          -     71,722    71,722
            Yield                           -      1.99%          -          -         -           -          -      1.99%
      Money markets                    63,055          -          -          -         -           -          -     63,055    63,055
            Yield                       2.98%          -          -          -         -           -          -      2.98%
      Time - Other                     13,095          -          -          -         -           -          -     13,095    13,095
            Yield                       5.77%          -          -          -         -           -          -      5.77%
  Fixed interest rate deposits
      Time - Over $100,000             28,117      7,329      1,579        927       200           -          -     38,152    38,207
            Yield                       5.82%      6.14%      6.21%      6.50%     5.99%           -          -      5.89%
      Time - Other                     92,796     20,769      2,453        927     1,554          12          -    118,511   118,717
            Yield                       5.56%      6.11%      6.26%      5.83%     5.93%       5.57%          -      5.68%
Demand - Non-interest bearing               -          -          -          -         -           -     46,127     46,127    46,127
Repurchase agreements                   5,922          -          -          -         -           -          -      5,922     5,922
            Yield                       5.00%          -          -          -         -           -      5.00%
Short-term borrowings                     893          -          -          -         -           -          -        893       893
            Yield                       5.25%          -          -          -         -           -          -      5.25%
Other liabilities                           -          -          -          -         -           -      3,350      3,350
Stockholders' equity                        -          -          -          -         -           -     42,924     42,924
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Liabilities and Stockholders'
Equity                               $203,878  $ 123,646  $   4,032  $   1,854  $  1,754  $       12  $  92,401  $ 427,577  $381,564
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Excess of (liabilities) assets 
subject to interest rate change      $(79,929) $(52,887)  $ 37,211   $  23,036  $ 20,704  $  118,833  $(66,968)  $       -
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

</TABLE>

<PAGE>


                       Management Discussion and Analysis


LIQUIDITY

The objective of liquidity  management is to maintain a balance  between sources
and uses of funds in such a way that  the cash  requirements  of  customers  for
loans and deposit withdrawals are met in the most economical manner.  Management
monitors its liquidity position  continuously in relation to trends of loans and
deposits for  short-term  as well as long-term  requirements.  Liquid assets are
monitored  on a daily  basis to  assure  maximum  utilization.  Management  also
manages its liquidity  requirements  by maintaining an adequate level of readily
marketable assets and access to short-term funding sources.

The  Company  remains in a highly  liquid  condition  both in the short and long
term. Sources of liquidity include the Company's  substantial U.S. Treasury bond
portfolio,  additional  deposits,  earnings,  overnight  loans to and from other
companies  (Federal  Funds) and lines of credit at the Federal Reserve Bank. The
designation of securities as "Held-To-Maturity"  lessens the ability of banks to
sell  securities  so  classified,   except  in  regard  to  certain  changes  in
circumstances or other events that are isolated, non-recurring and unusual.

CAPITAL RESOURCES

A strong  capital  position is important to the continued  profitability  of the
Company and promotes  depositor and investor  confidence.  The Company's capital
provides a basis for future growth and  expansion  and also provides  additional
protection against unexpected losses.

Additional  sources  of  capital  would  come from  retained  earnings  from the
operations  of the  Company  and  from  the  sale of  additional  common  stock.
Management has no plans to offer additional common stock at this time.

The Company's  total  risk-based  capital ratio was 23.55% at December 31, 1997.
The Company's risk based capital ratio is more than double the 10.00% ratio that
Federal regulators use as the "well capitalized" threshold.  This is the current
criteria  which the FDIC  uses in  determining  the  lowest  insurance  rate for
deposit insurance.  The Company's  risk-based capital ratio is nearly triple the
8.00%  limit which  determines  whether a company is  "adequately  capitalized".
Under these rules, the Company could significantly increase its assets and still
comply with these capital  requirements  without the necessity of increasing its
equity capital.

The Company has purchased  land in the East  Stroudsburg  area and is completing
site work to build a branch office at an  approximate  cost of  $1,200,000.  The
Company is also constructing a new branch facility in the Green Ridge section of
Scranton,   replacing  its  existing  facility,   at  a  cost  of  approximately
$1,500,000.

DIVIDEND POLICY

Payment of future  dividends  will be subject to the  discretion of the Board of
Directors  and will  depend  upon the  earnings of the  Company,  its  financial
condition, its capital requirements, its need for funds and other matters as the
Board deems appropriate.

Dividends on the Company  common  stock,  if approved by the Board of Directors,
are  customarily  paid on or about March 15, June 15,  September 15 and December
15.

At December  31,  1997,  there were 1,019  shareholders  of record of the common
stock.

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (in millions)            YEAR
- ----------------------------------------------------
       $   42,924                             1997
           40,585                             1996
           39,239                             1995
           32,927                             1994
           33,244                             1993


YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE

The "Year  2000" issue is the result of computer  programs  having been  written
using a  two-digit  field as  opposed  to a  four-digit  field,  to  define  the
applicable  year.  Programs  that are time  sensitive may recognize a date using
"00" as the year 1900  rather  than the year 2000.  Computer  system  failure or
significant miscalculations could result from this problem, if not corrected.

The Company  licenses a minor  portion of its software,  used in conducting  its
business,  from  third  party  software  vendors,  while  most of the  Company's
software  has  been   internally   developed.   The  Company  has   developed  a
comprehensive  list  of  all  software  and  all  hardware  in  use  within  the
organization. Every vendor has been contacted regarding the Year 2000 issue, and
the Company is closely  tracking the progress each vendor is making in resolving
the  problems  associated  with the issue.  Software  is upgraded as the vendors
resolve Year 2000 problems.

<PAGE>

Internally developed software is undergoing  modifications and many systems have
already been modified. Testing procedures are being formulated for comprehensive
testing of this software  beginning in July, 1998, with completion of testing by
the end of 1998.  Additionally,  the Company has begun the process of contacting
its  borrowers to determine  the level of progress  they have made in addressing
the impact that the Year 2000 issue will have on their respective businesses.

The Company does not anticipate any significant additional costs, over and above
normal  operating  costs,  as the  work  will  be  largely  accomplished  by the
Company's computer systems and programming staff.














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                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except per share data)

               December 31,                                   1997         1996 
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
ASSETS         Cash and due from banks                       $ 10,928   $ 12,677
               Federal funds sold                               7,650     10,150
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                  Cash and Cash Equivalents                    18,578     22,827
               Investment securities:
                  Available-for-sale, at fair value           114,942    112,924
                  Held-to-maturity (fair value of $10,102
                      and $12,277, respectively)               10,106     12,339
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                  Total Investment Securities                 125,048    125,263
               Loans, net of unearned income                  272,046    240,215
                  Less:  Allowance for loan losses              2,600      2,300
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                  Loans, Net                                  269,446    237,915
               Bank premises and equipment                      8,646      6,422
               Other real estate owned                            339        610
               Accrued interest receivable                      3,895      3,508
               Other assets                                     1,625      1,490
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                  Total Assets                               $427,577   $398,035
               -----------------------------------------------------------------

LIABILITIES    Deposits:
                  Non-interest bearing                       $ 46,127   $ 44,657
                  Interest bearing                            328,361    307,369
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                  Total Deposits                              374,488    352,026
               Other borrowed funds:
                  Repurchase agreements                         5,922      1,997
                  Short-term borrowings                           893        471
               Accrued interest payable                         2,524      2,000
               Other liabilities                                  826        956
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                  Total Liabilities                           384,653    357,450
               -----------------------------------------------------------------

STOCKHOLDERS'  Common stock, $.01 par value, 15,000,000
EQUITY            shares authorized, 2,148,000
                  shares issued and outstanding                    21         21
               Surplus                                         10,819     10,819
               Retained earnings                               31,662     29,193
               Unrealized securities gains, net of deferred
                  tax effect of $217 and $284, respectively       422        552
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                  Total Stockholders' Equity                   42,924     40,585
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                  Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $427,577   $398,035
               -----------------------------------------------------------------




The  accompanying  Notes are an integral  part of these  Consolidated  Financial
Statements.



<PAGE>


                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME


(in thousands, except per share data)

           Years Ended December 31,                 1997       1996       1995
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------
INTEREST   Interest and fees on loans             $ 21,884   $ 19,160   $ 16,989
INCOME     Interest and dividends on investments:
                U.S. Treasury securities and U.S.
                   Agency obligations                7,804      8,428      9,955
                Other securities                         1          1          -
           Interest on Federal funds sold              410        304        530
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                Total Interest Income               30,099     27,893     27,474
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------
INTEREST   Interest on time deposits of $100,000
EXPENSE        or more                               1,616        975        687
           Interest on other deposits               10,564     10,173     10,501
           Interest on other borrowed funds            205         53         30
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                Total Interest Expense              12,385     11,201     11,218
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                Net Interest Income                 17,714     16,692     16,256
           Provision for loan losses                   316        334        321
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                Net Interest Income After 
                 Provision for Loan Losses          17,398     16,358     15,935
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------

OTHER      Trust department income                     858        730        722
INCOME     Service charges on deposit accounts         648        664        682
           Merchant transaction income               4,083      4,043      4,070
           Other fee income                            204        209        219
           Other operating income                      492        306        357
           Realized gains on securities, net             -          -        152
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                Total Other Income                   6,285      5,952      6,202
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------
OTHER      Salaries and employee benefits            7,578      6,860      6,577
EXPENSES   Occupancy expenses, net                   1,278      1,221      1,146
           Furniture and equipment expenses            850        806        752
           FDIC assessments                             44          2        378
           Merchant transaction expenses             3,365      3,412      3,439
           Other operating expenses                  3,769      3,432      3,380
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                Total Other Expenses                16,884     15,733     15,672
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------
NET INCOME Income before income taxes                6,799      6,577      6,465
           Applicable income taxes                   2,074      1,975      2,009
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                Net Income                        $  4,725   $  4,602   $  4,456
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------
PER SHARE       Earnings per Share                $   2.20   $   2.14   $   2.07
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------


The  accompanying  Notes are an integral  part of these  Consolidated  Financial
Statements.



<PAGE>


           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         
Years Ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Unrealized
                                                                      Securities            Total
                                               Common     Retained    Gains (Losses),    Stockholders'
(in thousands except per share data) Stock     Surplus    Earnings    Net of Taxes         Equity
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                  <C>      <C>         <C>           <C>               <C>       
Balance, December 31, 1994           $  21    $ 10,819    $ 24,297      $ (2,210)         $  32,927
      Net income, 1995                   -           -       4,456             -              4,456
      Cash dividends declared
          ($.937 per share)              -           -      (2,014)            -             (2,014)
      Unrealized securities gains, 
          net of taxes of  $1,934        -           -           -         3,870              3,870
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Balance, December 31, 1995              21      10,819      26,739         1,660             39,239
      Net income, 1996                   -           -       4,602             -              4,602
      Cash dividends declared
          ($1.00 per share)              -           -      (2,148)            -             (2,148)
      Unrealized securities losses,
          net of taxes of  $571          -           -           -        (1,108)            (1,108)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Balance, December 31, 1996              21      10,819      29,193           552             40,585
      Net income, 1997                   -           -       4,725             -              4,725
      Cash dividends declared
          ($1.05 per share)              -           -      (2,256)            -             (2,256)
      Unrealized securities losses, 
          net of taxes of $67            -           -           -          (130)              (130)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance, December 31, 1997           $  21    $ 10,819    $ 31,662      $    422          $  42,924
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
</TABLE>

The  accompanying  Notes are an integral  part of these  Consolidated  Financial
Statements.






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                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(in thousands)  Years Ended December 31,                                        1997          1996          1995
                ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>             <C>                                                          <C>            <C>            <C>    
OPERATING       Net Income                                                   $   4,725      $  4,602       $  4,456
ACTIVITIES      Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
                   provided by operating activities:
                     Depreciation                                                  972           929            916
                     Provision for loan losses                                     316           334            321
                     Deferred income tax (benefit) provision                       (8)            17             66
                     Amortization of securities (net of accretion)                 296           510            538
                     Net realized gain on securities                                 -             -           (152)
                     Loss on other real estate                                     176            52             27
                     (Increase) decrease in interest receivable                   (387)          885           (556)
                     (Increase) decrease in other assets                          (136)           98            430
                     Increase in income tax payable                                 51            65             99
                     Increase in interest payable                                  523           105            515
                     (Decrease) increase in other liabilities                     (105)          172            (42)
                ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     Net cash provided by operating activities                   6,423         7,769          6,618

INVESTING       Purchase of investment securities available-for-sale           (48,472)      (14,793)       (43,886)
ACTIVITIES      Proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities 
                  available-for-sale                                            46,000       37,000          36,042
                Purchase of investment securities to be held-to-maturity             -       (5,002)              -
                Proceeds from repayments of investment securities 
                  held-to-maturity                                               2,194        1,590          27,661
                Net loans originated                                           (32,274)     (31,040)        (29,951)
                Proceeds from other real estate                                    523          143             689
                Investment in premises and equipment                            (3,196)      (1,163)           (566)
                ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     Net cash used by investment activities                    (35,225)     (13,265)        (10,011)

FINANCING       Net decrease in demand and savings deposits                    (12,393)        (647)         (5,038)
ACTIVITIES      Net proceeds on time deposits                                   34,855       16,287          14,943
                Decrease in federal funds purchased                                  -             -         (1,700)
                Increase in repurchase agreements                                3,925        1,997              -
                Net increase (decrease)  in short-term borrowings                  422          295            (201)
                Cash dividends paid                                             (2,256)      (2,148)         (2,014)
                ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     Net cash provided by financing activities                  24,553       15,784           5,990
                ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents       (4,249)      10,288           2,597
                ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Cash and cash equivalents at January 1                          22,827       12,539           9,942
                ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Cash and cash equivalents at December 31                     $  18,578      $ 2,827        $ 12,539
                ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


The  accompanying  Notes are an integral  part of these  Consolidated  Financial
Statements.



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                      General Notes To Financial Statements

1     NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Penseco  Financial  Services  Corporation  (Company) is a bank holding  company,
incorporated  under the laws of  Pennsylvania.  It is the parent company of Penn
Security Bank and Trust Company (Bank), a state chartered bank.

 The Company  operates from eight banking offices under a state bank charter and
provides full banking  services,  including  trust  services,  to individual and
corporate  customers  primarily  in  Northeastern  Pennsylvania.  The  Company's
primary   deposit   products  are  savings  and  demand  deposit   accounts  and
certificates  of  deposit.  Its  primary  lending  products  are real estate and
consumer loans.

The  accounting   policies  of  the  Company  conform  with  generally  accepted
accounting principles and with general practices within the banking industry.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The Financial Statements of the Company have been consolidated with those of its
wholly owned subsidiary,  Penn Security Bank and Trust Company,  eliminating all
intercompany items and transactions.

On December 31, 1997, the Bank was reorganized into a holding company structure.
Each  outstanding  share of the  Bank's  common  stock,  par value of $10.00 per
share, was exchanged for four shares of Penseco Financial  Services  Corporation
common stock,  par value of $.01 per share.  As a result of the  reorganization,
the Bank became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

This  reorganization  among entities under common control has been accounted for
at historical cost in a similar manner to a pooling of interests.  The financial
statements  have been restated as if the  transaction had occurred on January 1,
1995.

The Statements are presented on the accrual basis of accounting except for Trust
Department income which is recorded when payment is received.

All information is presented in thousands of dollars, except per share data.

USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial  statements in conformity  with generally  accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect  the  reported  amounts  of assets  and  liabilities  and  disclosure  of
contingent  assets and  liabilities at the date of the financial  statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Material  estimates that are  particularly  susceptible  to  significant  change
relate  to the  determination  of the  allowance  for  losses  on loans  and the
valuation  of  real  estate  acquired  in  connection  with  foreclosures  or in
satisfaction of loans. In connection  with the  determination  of the allowances
for losses on loans and foreclosed real estate,  management obtains  independent
appraisals for significant properties.

INVESTMENT SECURITIES

Investments  in securities are classified in two categories and accounted for as
follows:

Securities  Held-to-Maturity.   Bonds,  notes,  debentures  and  mortgage-backed
securities for which the Company has the positive  intent and ability to hold to
maturity  are  reported at cost,  adjusted  for  amortization  of  premiums  and
accretion of discounts  computed on the  straight-line  basis over the period to
maturity.

Securities  Available-for-Sale.  Bonds,  notes,  debentures,  and certain equity
securities  not  classified  as securities to be held to maturity are carried at
fair value with unrealized  holding gains and losses,  net of tax, reported as a
net amount in a separate component of stockholders' equity until realized.

Gains and losses on the sale of  securities  available-for-sale  are  determined
using  the  specific  identification  method  and  are  reported  as a  separate
component of other income in the Statements of Income.

The Company has no  derivative  financial  instruments  required to be disclosed
under SFAS No. 119.

LOANS AND PROVISION (ALLOWANCE) FOR POSSIBLE LOAN LOSSES

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Loans are  stated  at the  principal  amount  outstanding,  net of any  unearned
income,  deferred  loan fees and the  allowance  for loan  losses.  Interest  on
discounted  loans is  generally  recognized  as  income  based on  methods  that
approximate the interest method. For all other loans,  interest is accrued daily
on the outstanding balances.

Loans are generally placed on a nonaccrual  status when principal or interest is
past  due 90 days or when  payment  in full is not  anticipated.  When a loan is
placed on nonaccrual status,  all interest  previously accrued but not collected
is charged  against  current  income.  Loans are returned to accrual status when
past due interest is collected and the collection of principal is probable.

The  provision  for  loan  losses  is  based  on  past  loan  loss   experience,
management's  evaluation  of the  potential  loss in the current loan  portfolio
under current  economic  conditions  and such other factors as, in  management's
best  judgement,  deserve  current  recognition in estimating  loan losses.  The
annual  provision  for loan losses  charged to operating  expense is that amount
which is  sufficient  to bring the balance of the  allowance  for possible  loan
losses to an adequate level to absorb anticipated losses.

PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT

Premises  and  equipment  are  stated  at cost  less  accumulated  depreciation.
Provision  for  depreciation  and  amortization,  computed  principally  on  the
straight-line method, is charged to operating expenses over the estimated useful
lives of the assets.  Maintenance  and repairs are charged to current expense as
incurred.

PENSION EXPENSE

Pension  expense has been  determined in accordance  with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 87, "Employers Accounting for Pensions" (SFAS 87).

POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS EXPENSE

Postretirement benefits expense has been determined in accordance with Statement
of  Financial   Accounting   Standards  No.  106,   "Employers   Accounting  for
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions" (SFAS 106).














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                      General Notes To Financial Statements

1    NATURE  OF  OPERATIONS  AND  SUMMARY  OF  SIGNIFICANT  ACCOUNTING  POLICIES
     (continued)

INCOME TAXES

Provisions  for income taxes are based on taxes  payable or  refundable  for the
current year (after  exclusion of  non-taxable  income such as interest on state
and municipal  securities) as well as deferred  taxes on temporary  differences,
between the amount of taxable income and pretax financial income and between the
tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported  amounts in the Financial
Statements.  Deferred tax assets and  liabilities  are included in the Financial
Statements  at currently  enacted  income tax rates  applicable to the period in
which the  deferred  tax assets and  liabilities  are expected to be realized or
settled as  prescribed in Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 109,
"Accounting  for Income  Taxes" (SFAS 109).  As changes in tax laws or rates are
enacted deferred tax assets are adjusted through the provision for income taxes.

CASH FLOWS

For purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows,  cash and cash equivalents  include
cash on hand, due from banks,  interest  bearing balances with banks and Federal
funds sold for a one-day period.

The Company paid  interest and income taxes during the years ended  December 31,
1997, 1996 and 1995 as follows:


                         1997        1996         1995
- --------------------------------------------------------
Income taxes paid     $  1,985    $  1,935     $  1,835
Interest paid         $ 11,861    $ 11,097     $ 10,704


 
Non-cash  transactions  during the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995,
comprised  entirely of the net  acquisition  of real estate in the settlement of
loans, amounted to $427, $498, and $527, respectively.

TRUST ASSETS AND INCOME

Assets held by the Company in a fiduciary or agency  capacity for its  customers
are not included in the Financial  Statements since such items are not assets of
the Company.  Trust  income is reported on the cash basis and is not  materially
different than if it were reported on the accrual basis.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

In 1997,  the Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board issued  Statement No. 128,
"Earnings Per Share" (SFAS 128).  SFAS 128 replaced the  calculation  of primary
and fully diluted  earnings per share with basic and diluted earnings per share.
The adoption of SFAS 128 had no effect on the calculation of the Company's basis
earnings per share. Diluted earnings per share is inapplicable to the Company.
Earnings  per share  amounts for all periods have been  presented in  conformity
with SFAS 128.

Basic  earnings per share is computed by dividing net income for the year by the
weighted average number of shares outstanding during each year (2,148,000).

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Reporting Comprehensive Income: In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board issued Statement No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income". This Statement
will require an entity to include a statement of  comprehensive  income in their
full set of general purpose financial statements.  Comprehensive income consists
of the net income or loss of the  entity,  plus or minus the change in equity of
the entity during the period from transactions,  other events, and circumstances
resulting  from  non-owner  sources.  Statement  No. 130 is effective  for years
beginning  after  December 15, 1997,  and will require  financial  statements of
earlier periods that are presented for comparative purposes to be reclassified.

Disclosures  about  Segments of an Enterprise and Related  Information:  In June
1997, the Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board issued  Statement of Financial
Accounting  Standards No. 131.  "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and
Related  Information" (SFAS 131). SFAS 131 establishes  standards for the manner
for which public business enterprises report certain information about operating
segments of their  business in both their annual and interim  financial  reports
provided to shareholders.  SFAS 131 is effective for financial statement periods
beginning  after  December  15,  1997.  In  the  initial  year  of  application,
comparative   information   for  earlier   years  is  to  be  restated,   unless
impracticable.  In addition,  the  provisions of SFAS 131 need not be applied to
interim financial statements issued in the initial year of application.

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Management  believes  that  the  adoption  of SFAS  130 and 131  will not have a
material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

2     CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS

Cash and due from banks are summarized as follows:

December 31,                            1997        1996
- ----------------------------------------------------------
Cash items in process of collection  $  1,796    $  1,234
Non-interest bearing deposits           4,131       7,150
Cash on hand                            5,001       4,293
- ----------------------------------------------------------
     Total                           $ 10,928    $ 12,677
- ----------------------------------------------------------



3     INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The amortized cost and fair value of investment  securities at December 31, 1997
and 1996 are as follows:

                            Available-for-Sale

                                              Gross       Gross
                               Amortized    Unrealized  Unrealized   Fair
1997                              Cost        Gains       Losses     Value
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. Treasury securities       $ 114,283      $ 639       $ -     $ 114,922
Equity securities                     20          -         -            20
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Available-for-Sale       $ 114,303      $ 639       $ -     $ 114,942
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 









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                      General Notes To Financial Statements

3     INVESTMENT SECURITIES (continued)

The amortized cost and fair value of investment  securities at December 31, 1997
and 1996 are as follows:

                            Available-for-Sale

                                               Gross      Gross
                                Amortized    Unrealize  Unrealized    Fair
1996                               Cost         Gains     Losses      Value
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. Treasury securities        $ 112,068     $ 889       $ 53    $ 112,904
Equity securities                      20         -          -           20
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Available-for-Sale        $ 112,088     $ 889       $ 53    $ 112,924
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

A summary of transactions involving  available-for-sale debt securities in 1997,
1996 and 1995 is as follows:

December 31,                1997         1996      1995
- ---------------------------------------------------------
Proceeds from sales         $ -          $ -    $ 13,042
Gross realized gains          -            -         152
Gross realized losses         -            -           -



                             Held-to-Maturity

                                              Gross      Gross
                               Amortized    Unrealized Unrealized    Fair
1997                              Cost        Gains     Losses       Value
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Obligations of U.S. Agencies:
Mortgage-backed securities      $ 10,106        $ 3       $ 7      $ 10,102
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Held-to-Maturity          $ 10,106        $ 3       $ 7      $ 10,102
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


                             Held-to-Maturity

                                               Gross      Gross
                                Amortized    Unrealized Unrealized    Fair
1996                              Cost         Gains      Losses      Value
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Obligations of U.S. Agencies:
Mortgage-backed securities       $ 12,339       $ -       $ 62     $ 12,277
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Held-to-Maturity           $ 12,339       $ -       $ 62     $ 12,277
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------



Investment  securities  with  amortized  costs and fair  values of  $56,026  and
$56,381 at December 31, 1997 and $44,070 and $44,366 at December 31, 1996,  were
pledged  to secure  trust  funds,  public  deposits  and for other  purposes  as
required by law.

The  amortized  cost and fair value of debt  securities  at December 31, 1997 by
contractual  maturity  are shown  below.  Expected  maturities  will differ from
contractual  maturities  because  borrowers may have the right to call or prepay
obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

                                    Available-for-Sale       Held-to-Maturity
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  Amortized     Fair      Amortized     Fair
                                    Cost        Value        Cost       Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Due in one year or less:
     U.S. Treasury securities      $ 55,910    $ 56,057    $      -    $      -
After one year through five years:
     U.S. Treasury securities        58,373      58,865           -           -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Subtotal                       114,283     114,922           -           -
Mortgage-backed securities                -           -      10,106      10,102
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total Debt Securities        $ 114,283    $114,922    $ 10,106    $ 10,102
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------



 



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4    LOANS

December 31,                                           1997              1996
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loans secured by real estate:
     Construction and land development               $   3,731         $   3,770
     Secured by farmland                                     7                18
     Secured by 1-4 family residential properties:
        Revolving, open-end loans                        9,932            11,001
        Secured by first liens                         131,112           115,035
        Secured by junior liens                         18,497            10,692
     Secured by multi-family properties                    561               442
     Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties    30,549            30,103
Commercial and industrial loans to U.S. addresses       26,841            19,966
Loans to individuals for household, family and other
     personal expenditures:
     Credit card and related plans                       2,293             2,298
     Other (installment and student loans, etc.)        38,648            36,739
     Obligations of states and political 
       subdivisions                                      8,910             9,427
All other loans                                            987               903
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gross Loans                                            272,068           240,394
Less:  Unearned income on loans                             22               179
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Loans, Net of Unearned Income                $ 272,046         $ 240,215
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued or reduced amounted
to $1,031, $866 and $940 at December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995,  respectively.  If
interest on those loans had been  accrued,  such income would have been $89, $66
and $69 for 1997, 1996 and 1995,  respectively.  Interest income on those loans,
which is recorded  only when  received,  amounted to $35,  $45 and $56 for 1997,
1996 and 1995,  respectively.  Also, at December 31, 1997 and 1996, the Bank had
loans totalling $441 and $435, respectively, which were past due 90 days or more
and still accruing  interest  (credit card,  home equity and guaranteed  student
loans).  Unearned income  includes net  unamortized  loan fees of $0 and $104 at
December 31, 1997 and 1996 respectively.





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                      General Notes To Financial Statements

5     ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

Changes in the allowance for loan losses are as follows:

Years Ended December 31,              1997             1996             1995
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at beginning of year        $ 2,300          $ 2,100          $ 2,100
Provision charged to operations         316              334              321
Recoveries credited to allowance        106               48               60
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      2,722            2,482            2,481
Losses charged to allowance            (122)            (182)            (381)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Balance at End of Year         $ 2,600          $ 2,300          $ 2,100
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------


A comparison of the provision for loan losses for Financial  Statement  purposes
with the allowable bad debt deduction for tax purposes is as follows:

Years Ended December 31,       Book Provision     Tax Deduction
           1997                     $ 316             $  166
           1996                     $ 334             $  134
           1995                     $ 321             $  321


The balance of the allowance for loan losses as reported for Federal  income tax
purposes  was $948  for the  years  ended  December  31,  1997,  1996 and  1995,
respectively.

6     PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT

December 31,                                        1997                 1996
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Land                                              $ 2,764              $ 1,982
Buildings and improvements                         10,853                9,078
Furniture and equipment                             8,134                7,495
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   21,751               18,555
Less:  Accumulated depreciation                    13,105               12,133
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net Bank Premises and Equipment              $ 8,646              $ 6,422
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Buildings and improvements are being  depreciated over 10 to 50 year periods and
equipment over 3 to 10 year periods.  Depreciation  expense  amounted to $972 in
1997, $929 in 1996 and $916 in 1995.

Occupancy  expenses were reduced by rental income received in the amount of $58,
$60 and $137 in the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively.

7     OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED

Real Estate  acquired  through  foreclosure  is recorded at the lower of cost or
market  at the time of  acquisition.  Any  subsequent  write-downs  are  charged
against operating expenses.  The other real estate owned as of December 31, 1997
and 1996 was $339 and $610,  respectively,  supported by  appraisals of the real
estate involved.

8    INVESTMENT IN AND LOAN TO, INCOME FROM  DIVIDENDS AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OR
     LOSSES OF SUBSIDIARY

Penseco Realty, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank which owns certain
banking premises. Selected financial information is
presented below:



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                                    Equity in
                                    underlying                   Bank's
           Percent         Total    net assets     Amount    proportionate
          of voting     investment  at balance        of      part of loss
         stock owned     and loan   sheet date   dividends   for the period
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

  1997       100%         $ 3,950     $ 3,936     None               $ -
  1996       100%         $ 2,055     $ 2,041     None               $ -
  1995       100%         $ 2,055     $ 2,041     None               $ -

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------



9     DEPOSITS

December 31,                      1997           1996              
                                                                   
- ----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   
Demand - Non-interest bearing  $    46,127    $    44,657          
Demand - Interest bearing           23,826         25,291          
Savings                             71,722         75,095          
Money markets                       63,055         73,145          
Time - Over $100,000                38,152         22,738          
Time - Other                       131,606        111,100          
- ----------------------------------------------------------         
     Total                     $  374,488     $   352,026                    
- ----------------------------------------------------------         

Scheduled maturities of time deposits 
are as follows:


1998                        $134,008
1999                          28,098
2000                           4,032
2001                           1,854
2002                           1,754
2003 and thereafter               12
- ------------------------------------
            Total           $169,758            
- ------------------------------------      


10    OTHER BORROWED FUNDS

At December 31, 1997 and 1996, other borrowed funds consisted of demand notes to
the U.S. Treasury and Repurchase Agreements.

Short-term  borrowings  generally have original maturity dates of thirty days or
less.

Investment  securities with amortized costs of $7,987 and $5,964 and fair values
of $8,023 and $5,990 were pledged to secure  repurchase  agreements  at December
31, 1997 and 1996.




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                      General Notes To Financial Statements

10    OTHER BORROWED FUNDS

Years Ended December 31,                            1997            1996
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Amount outstanding at year end                   $   6,815       $   2,468
Average interest rate at year end                    4.57%           4.70%
Maximum amount outstanding at any month end      $   6,815       $   4,667
Average amount outstanding                       $   4,807       $   1,156
Weighted average interest rate during the year:
     Federal funds purchased                         5.04%           4.11%
     Repurchase agreements                           4.05%           4.00%
     Demand notes to U.S. Treasury                   5.38%           5.23%

The Company has an available  credit  facility with the Federal  Reserve Bank in
the amount of $10,000  (secured by pledged  securities  with amortized costs and
fair  values of $9,971 and $9,919 at  December  31 1997 and $9,998 and $9,962 at
December 31, 1996 with an interest  rate of 5.00% at each year end.  There is no
stated  expiration date for the credit facility as long as the Company maintains
the pledged  securities at the Federal  Reserve Bank.  There was no  outstanding
balance as of December 31, 1997 and 1996.

11    RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

The Company  provides an Employee  Stock  Ownership  Plan  (ESOP),  a Retirement
Profit  Sharing  Plan and an  employee's  Pension  Plan,  all  non-contributory,
covering all eligible employees.

The amounts contributed for the last three years are as follows:

Years Ended December 31,              1997            1996            1995
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Employee Stock Ownership Plan       $  140          $  140          $  140
Retirement Profit Sharing Plan      $    -          $    -          $    -
Employees' Pension Plan             $   241         $  232          $  256

Under the Employee Stock  Ownership  Plan (ESOP),  amounts voted by the Board of
Directors  are paid into the ESOP and each  employee is credited with a share in
proportion  to their  annual  compensation.  All  contributions  to the ESOP are
invested in or will be invested  primarily in Company stock.  Distribution  of a
participant's  ESOP account  occurs upon  retirement,  death or  termination  in
accordance with the plan provisions.

At  December  31,  1997 and  1996,  the ESOP  held  92,448  and  84,800  shares,
respectively  of the  Company's  stock,  all of which were acquired as described
above and allocated to specific participant  accounts.  These shares are treated
the same for dividend  purposes and earnings per share  calculations  as are any
other outstanding shares of the Company's stock.

Under  the  Retirement  Profit  Sharing  Plan,  amounts  voted  by the  Board of
Directors  are paid into a fund and each  employee is  credited  with a share in
proportion to their annual compensation.  Upon retirement, death or termination,
each  employee is paid the total amount of their credits in the fund in one of a
number of optional ways in accordance with the plan provisions.

Under the Pension Plan,  amounts  computed on an actuarial basis are paid by the
Company into a trust fund. Provision is made for fixed benefits payable for life
upon  retirement  at the age of 65, based on length of service and  compensation
levels as defined in the plan.  Plan assets of the trust fund are  invested  and
administered by the Trust Department of Penn Security Bank and Trust Company.

For 1997, 1996 and 1995, the minimum  required  contribution to the pension fund
was $0, $0 and $35,  respectively and the maximum contribution allowed was $241,
$232 and $256, respectively.

The determination of net periodic pension cost and prepaid pension cost was made
in accordance with SFAS 87 as follows:

Years Ended December 31,             1997        1996         1995
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Service cost                        $ 259       $ 242        $ 188
Interest cost                         404         353          318
Actual return on plan assets         (850)       (540)        (774)
Net amortization and deferral         285          40          322
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net Periodic Pension Cost      $  98       $  95        $  54
- -------------------------------------------------------------------

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In determining the projected benefit obligation,  the following assumptions were
made:

Years Ended December 31,                     1997        1996
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
Assumed discount rate                        6.75%       7.00%
Rate of increase in compensation levels      4.50%       4.50%
Long-term rate of return on assets           9.00%       9.00%



A  reconciliation  of the funded status of the plan with amounts reported on the
Balance Sheets is as Follows:


December 31,                                 1997            1996
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Projected benefit obligation              $(6,610)         $(5,513)
     (Accumulated benefit obligation-
       $5,051 and $4,443, respectively)
     (Vested benefit obligation-$5,007
       and $4,397, respectively)
Fair value of plan assets                   6,872            5,967
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Funded Status                                 262              454
Unrecognized net (asset) or obligation
     existing at year-end                    (265)            (331)
Unrecognized prior service cost               (85)             (93)
Unrecognized net (gain) or loss             1,121              863
Adjustment to recognize additional
     minimum liability                          -                -
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
     Prepaid Pension Cost                 $ 1,033          $   893
- ------------------------------------------------------------------


SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN

The Company also maintains an unfunded plan,  established in 1994, that provides
certain officers with supplemental  retirement benefits to replace benefits lost
due to limits imposed on qualified plans by Federal tax law.

The determination of net periodic pension cost and accrued pension cost was made
in accordance with SFAS 87 as follows:


Years Ended December 31,                       1997        1996         1995
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Service cost                                  $  7        $  7         $  6
Interest cost                                   10           8            8
Amortization of prior service cost (gain)        8           8            8
Amortization of unrecognized loss                -           -            -
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net Periodic Pension Cost                $ 25        $ 23         $ 22
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------







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                      General Notes To Financial Statements

11    RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (continued)

In determining the projected benefit obligation,  the following assumptions were
made:

Years Ended December 31,                 1997        1996
- --------------------------------------------------------------
Assumed discount rate                       6.75%       7.00%
Rate of increase in compensation            4.50%       4.50%
levels

A  reconciliation  of the funded status of the plan with amounts reported on the
Balance Sheets is as follows:

December 31,                                 1997            1996
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Projected benefit obligation                $ 154           $ 129
Fair value of plan assets                       -               -
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Funded Status                                 154             129
Unrecognized net (asset) or obligation
     existing at year-end                       -               -
Unrecognized prior service cost               (42)            (50)
Unrecognized net (gain) or loss                (3)              5
Adjustment to recognize additional
     minimum liability                          -               -
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
     Accrued Pension Cost                   $ 109           $  84
- ------------------------------------------------------------------


12    POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLAN

The Company  sponsors an unfunded,  non-vesting  defined benefit  postretirement
life insurance  plan covering  substantially  all of its employees.  The plan is
non-contributory  and  provides  for a  reducing  level of term  life  insurance
coverage following retirement.

The  Company  contributed  $1,  $1 and $5 to the plan  during  the  years  ended
December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively.

A  reconciliation  of the funded status of the plan with amounts reported on the
Balance Sheets is as follows:
December 31,                                         1997       1996       1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation
   Retirees                                         $   7      $   7      $   4
   Fully eligible active plan participants             23         21         23
   Other active plan participants                      18         14         15
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation       48         42         42
Fair Value of plan assets                               -          -          -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation
   in excess of plan assets                            48         42         42
Unrecognized transition (asset) or obligation           -          -          -
Unrecognized prior service cost                        (6)        (7)        (8)
Unrecognized net gain or (loss)                       131        143        149
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Accrued Postretirement Benefit Cost              $ 173      $ 178      $ 183
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net periodic postretirement benefit costs included the following components:

Years Ended December 31,                           1997        1996        1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Service cost                                       $  2        $  2        $  2
Interest cost                                         3           3           3
Actual return on plan assets                          -           -           -
Amortization of unrecognized net (gain) or loss      (9)         (8)        (13)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost           $ (4)       $ (3)       $ (8)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Weighted average discount rates of 6.75%, 7.25% and 6.50% were used to determine
the accumulated  benefit  obligation for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996
and 1995, respectively.

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13    INCOME TAXES

The total income taxes in the Statements of Income are as follows:

Years Ended December 31,                     1997        1996         1995
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Currently payable                          $ 2,082     $ 1,958      $ 1,943
Deferred (benefit) provision                    (8)         17           66
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total                                 $ 2,074     $ 1,975      $ 2,009
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


A reconciliation  of income taxes at statutory rates to applicable  income taxes
reported in the Statements of Income is as follows:

Years Ended December 31,                     1997        1996         1995
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tax at statutory rate                      $ 2,312     $ 2,236      $ 2,198
Reduction for non-taxable interest            (299)       (256)        (186)
Other reductions                                61          (5)          (3)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Applicable Income Taxes               $ 2,074     $ 1,975      $ 2,009
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


The components of the deferred income tax (benefit) provision, which result from
temporary differences, are as follows:

Years Ended December 31,              1997        1996         1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
Accretion of discount on bonds        $ 73        $ 47         $ 23
Accelerated depreciation               (54)        (61)         (65)
Supplemental benefit plan               (8)          -            -
Allowance for loan losses             (102)        (68)           -
Prepaid pension cost                    48          47           69
Loan fees/costs                         35          52           39
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total                            $ (8)       $ 17         $ 66
- --------------------------------------------------------------------













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                      General Notes To Financial Statements

13    INCOME TAXES (continued)

The  significant  components  of  deferred  tax  assets and  liabilities  are as
follows:

December 31,                               1997        1996
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred tax assets:
     Allowance for loan losses             $ 562       $ 460
     Unamortized loan fees                     -          35
     Depreciation                             99          45
     Supplemental Benefit Plan                 8           -
- -------------------------------------------------------------
        Total Deferred Tax Assets          $ 669       $ 540
- -------------------------------------------------------------


December 31,                                1997        1996
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred tax liabilities:
     Unrealized securities gains          $  217      $  284
     Prepaid pension costs                   372         323
     Depreciation                              -           -
     Accretion                               212         140
- -------------------------------------------------------------
        Total Deferred Tax Liabilities       801         747
- -------------------------------------------------------------
        Net Deferred Tax liability        $ (132)     $ (207)
- -------------------------------------------------------------



In  management's  opinion,  the deferred tax assets are realizable in as much as
there is a history of strong  earnings and a carry-back  potential  greater than
the deferred  tax assets.  Management  is not aware of any  evidence  that would
preclude the realization of the benefit in the future and, accordingly,  has not
established a valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets.

14    COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

In the  normal  course  of  business,  there  are  outstanding  commitments  and
contingent   liabilities,   created  under   prevailing   terms  and  collateral
requirements  such as  commitments to extend  credit,  financial  guarantees and
letters  of  credit,  which  are not  reflected  in the  accompanying  Financial
Statements.  The  Company  does not  anticipate  any losses as a result of these
transactions.  These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit
and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Balance Sheets.

The  contract or  notional  amounts of those  instruments  reflect the extent of
involvement the Company has in particular classes of financial instruments.

Financial  instruments  whose contract amounts represent credit risk at December
31, 1997 and 1996 are as follows:

                                     1997        1996
- -------------------------------------------------------
Commitments to extend credit:
     Fixed rate                   $ 12,604    $ 14,963
     Variable rate                $ 30,340    $ 33,886

Standby letters of credit         $    849    $    328


 
Commitments  to extend  credit are  agreements  to lend to a customer as long as
there is no violation of any condition established in the contract.  Commitments
generally  have fixed  expiration  dates or other  termination  clauses  and may
require  payment of a fee. Since many of the  commitments are expected to expire
without  being  drawn  upon,  the total  commitment  amounts do not  necessarily
represent future cash requirements.

Standby  letters of credit are conditional  commitments  issued to guarantee the
performance of a customer to a third party.  The credit risk involved in issuing
letters of credit is  essentially  the same as that  involved in extending  loan
facilities to customers.

Various actions and proceedings are presently  pending to which the Company is a
party.  Management  is of the opinion that the  aggregate  liabilities,  if any,
arising  from such  actions  would  not have a  material  adverse  effect on the
financial position of the Company.

The Company may, from time to time,  maintain bank balances with other financial
institutions in excess of $100,000 each. Management is not aware of any evidence
that would indicate that such deposits are at risk.

The Company has purchased  land in the East  Stroudsburg  area and is completing
site work to build a branch office at an  approximate  cost of  $1,200,000.  The
Company is also constructing a new branch facility in the Green Ridge section of
Scranton,   replacing  its  existing  facility,   at  a  cost  of  approximately
$1,500,000.

15    FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURE

GENERAL

<PAGE>

Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 107,  "Disclosures  about Fair
Value of  Financial  Instruments"  (SFAS 107),  requires the  disclosure  of the
estimated fair value of on and off - balance sheet financial instruments.

VALUATION METHODS AND ASSUMPTIONS

Estimated fair values have been  determined  using the best  available  data, an
estimation methodology suitable for each category of financial instruments.  For
those loans and  deposits  with  floating  interest  rates it is  presumed  that
estimated fair value generally approximate the carrying amount balances.

Financial  instruments  actively  traded in a secondary  market have been valued
using quoted  available  market prices.  Those with stated  maturities have been
valued  using  a  present  value  discounted  cash  flow  with a  discount  rate
approximating   current  market  for  similar  assets  and  liabilities.   Those
liabilities with no stated maturities have an estimated fair value equal to both
the amount  payable  on demand and the  carrying  amount  balance.  The net loan
portfolio  has been  valued  using a present  value  discounted  cash flow.  The
discount rate used in these  calculations  is the current loan rate adjusted for
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                      General Notes To Financial Statements

15    FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURE (continued)

assumed  prepayment  risk.  Off balance  sheet  carrying  amounts and fair value
letters  of credit  represent  the  deferred  income  fees  arising  from  those
unrecognized financial instruments.

Changes in assumptions or estimation  methodology  may have a material effect on
these estimated fair values.

All assets and liabilities which are not considered  financial  instruments have
not been  valued  differently  than  has been  customary  with  historical  cost
accounting.

Management is concerned that reasonable  comparability between companies may not
be likely due to the wide range of permitted  valuation  techniques and numerous
estimates which must be made given the absence of active  secondary  markets for
many of the financial instruments.  This lack of uniform valuation methodologies
also introduces a greater degree of subjectivity to these estimated fair values.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                            December 31, 1997        December 31, 1996
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Carrying    Fair         Carrying      Fair
                                            Amount     Value         Amount       Value
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                        <C>        <C>          <C>         <C>   
Financial Assets: 
     Cash and due from banks               $  10,928  $  10,928    $  12,677   $ 12,677
        Federal funds sold                     7,650      7,650       10,150      10,150
- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
            Cash and cash equivalents         18,578     18,578       22,827      22,827
     Investment Securities:
        Available-for-sale:
        U.S. Treasury securities             114,922    114,922      112,904     112,904
        Other securities                          20         20           20          20
        Held-to-maturity:
        U.S. Agency obligations               10,106     10,102       12,339      12,277
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Total investment securities      125,048    125,044      125,263     125,201
     Loans, net of unearned income:
        Real estate mortgages                194,389    194,757      171,061     171,118
        Commercial                            26,841     26,841       19,966      19,966
        Consumer and other                    50,816     50,652       49,188      48,972
        Less:  Allowance for loan losses       2,600                   2,300
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Loans, net                       269,446    272,250      237,915     240,056
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Total Financial Assets           413,072  $ 415,872      386,005   $ 388,084
                                                      =========                =========
Other assets                                  14,505                  12,030
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Total Assets                   $ 427,577               $ 398,035
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Financial Liabilities
     Demand - Non-interest bearing         $  46,127  $  46,127    $  44,657   $  44,657
        Demand - Interest bearing             23,826     23,826       25,291      25,291
     Savings                                  71,722     71,722       75,095      75,095
        Money markets                         63,055     63,055       73,145      73,145
        Time                                 169,758    170,019      133,838     133,944
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Total Deposits                   374,488    374,749      352,026     352,132
     Repurchase agreements                     5,922      5,922        1,997       1,997
     Short-term borrowings                       893        893          471         471
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Total Financial Liabilities      381,303  $ 381,564      354,494   $ 354,600
                                                      =========                =========
Other Liabilities                              3,350                   2,956
Stockholders' Equity                          42,924                  40,585
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Total Liabilities and
            Stockholders' Equity           $ 427,577               $ 398,035
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Unrecognized Financial Instruments:

        Standby Letters of Credit          $      (8) $      (8)   $      (3)  $      (3)

</TABLE>

  

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                      General Notes To Financial Statements

16    OPERATING LEASES

The Company leases the land upon which the Mount Pocono Office was built and the
land upon which a drive-up ATM was built on Meadow Avenue, Scranton. The Company
also leases space at the Red Barn Village in Newton Township which is being used
as a remote  banking  facility.  Rental expense was $67 in 1997, $66 in 1996 and
$64 in 1995. All leases contain renewal options. The Mount Pocono and the Meadow
Avenue  leases  contain  the  right of first  refusal  for the  purchase  of the
properties and provisions  for annual rent  adjustments  based upon the Consumer
Price Index.

Future minimum rental commitments under these leases at December 31, 1997 are as
follows:

                                     Mount       Meadow       Newton
                                     Pocono      Avenue      Township     Total
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1998                                 $  44        $ 18         $ 3        $  65
1999                                    44          18           3           65
2000                                    44          18           -           62
2001                                    44          12           -           56
2002                                    44           -           -           44
2003 to 2011                           374           -           -          374
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total minimum payments required      $ 594        $ 66         $ 6        $ 666
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


17    LOANS TO DIRECTORS, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS AND RELATED PARTIES

The  Company  has  had,  and may be  expected  to have  in the  future,  banking
transactions  in the  ordinary  course of  business  with  directors,  principal
officers,  their immediate  families and affiliated  companies in which they are
principal  stockholders  (commonly referred to as related parties),  on the same
terms, including interest rates and collateral,  as those prevailing at the time
for  comparable  transactions  with  others.  A summary  of loans to  directors,
principal officers and related parties is as follows:

Years Ended December 31,                   1997        1996
- --------------------------------------------------------------
Beginning Balance                        $ 4,550     $ 4,243
Additions                                  3,383       3,985
Collections                               (3,275)     (3,678)
- --------------------------------------------------------------
Ending Balance                           $ 4,658     $ 4,550
- --------------------------------------------------------------

18    REGULATORY MATTERS

The Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital  requirements
administered  by the Federal banking  agencies.  Failure to meet minimum capital
requirements   can  initiate  certain   mandatory  -  and  possibly   additional
discretionary - actions by regulators  that, if undertaken,  could have a direct
material effect on the Company and the Bank's consolidated financial statements.
Under  capital  adequacy  guidelines  and the  regulatory  framework  for prompt
corrective  action,  the  Company  and  the  Bank  must  meet  specific  capital
guidelines that involve quantitative measures of their assets, liabilities,  and
certain  off-balance  sheet  items as  calculated  under  regulatory  accounting
practices.  The Company's and the Bank's capital amounts and  classification are
also subject to qualitative judgements by the regulators about components,  risk
weightings and other factors.

Quantitative  measures  established  by  regulation to ensure  capital  adequacy
require the Company  and the Bank to  maintain  minimum  amounts and ratios (set
forth in the  Capital  Adequacy  table  below)  of Tier 1 and Total  Capital  to
risk-weighted  assets and of Tier 1 Capital to average assets (Leverage  ratio).
The table also presents the Company's  actual  capital  amounts and ratios.  The
Bank's  actual  capital  amounts and ratios are  substantially  identical to the
Company's.  Management  believes,  as of December 31, 1997, that the Company and
the Bank meet all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.

As of December 31, 1997, the most recent  notification  from the Federal Deposit
Insurance  Corporation  categorized the Company as "well  capitalized" under the
regulatory  framework for prompt  corrective  action. To be categorized as "well
capitalized",  the Company must maintain  minimum Tier 1 Capital,  Total Capital
and Leverage  ratios as set forth in the Capital  Adequacy  table.  There are no
conditions  or events since that  notification  that  management  believes  have
changed the Company's categorization by the FDIC.

The  Company and Bank are also  subject to minimum  capital  levels  which could
limit the payment of  dividends,  although the Company and Bank  currently  have
capital levels which are in excess of minimum capital level ratios required.

<PAGE>

The Pennsylvania  Banking Code restricts  capital funds available for payment of
dividends to the  Retained  Earnings of the Bank.  Accordingly,  at December 31,
1997, the balances in the Capital Stock and Surplus accounts  totalling $ 10,840
are unavailable for dividends.

In  addition,  the Bank is subject  to  restrictions  imposed by Federal  law on
certain transactions with the Company's  affiliates.  These transactions include
extensions  of  credit,  purchases  of or  investments  in stock  issued  by the
affiliate,  purchases of assets  subject to certain  exceptions,  acceptance  of
securities  issued by an affiliate as collateral for loans,  and the issuance of
guarantees,  acceptances,  and letters of credit on behalf of affiliates.  These
restrictions  prevent the  Company's  affiliates  from  borrowing  from the Bank
unless the loans are secured by obligations of designated amounts.  Further, the
aggregate of such transactions by the Bank with a single affiliate is limited in
amount to 10 percent of the Bank's capital stock and surplus,  and the aggregate
of such  transactions with all affiliates is limited to 20 percent of the Bank's
capital stock and surplus.  The Federal Reserve System has interpreted  "capital
stock and surplus" to include undivided profits.












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                      General Notes To Financial Statements



18    REGULATORY MATTERS (continued)


               Actual                              Regulatory Requirements
- ------------------------------------------    ----------------------------------

                                                 For Capital      To Be "Well
                                              Adequacy Purposes    Capitalized"

As of December 31, 1997    Amount    Ratio    Amount    Ratio   Amount    Ratio
                           ------    -----    ------    -----   ------    -----
- --------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------

Total Capital
(to Risk Weighted Assets)  $44,888   23.55%   >$15,251  >8.0%   >$19,064  >10.0%
                                              -         -       -         -
                                                              
Tier 1 Capital
(to Risk Weighted Assets)  $42,502   22.29%   >$7,626   >4.0%   >$11,438  >6.0%
                                              -         -       -         -
                                                                    
Tier 1 Capital
(to Average Assets)        $42,502   10.25%   >$ *      > *     >$20,727  >5.0%
                                              -         -       -         -
                                                                                
*3.0% ($12,436),  4.0% ($16,581) or 5.0% (20,727) depending on the bank's CAMEL
Rating and other regulatory risk factors.



As of December 31, 1996    Amount    Ratio    Amount    Ratio   Amount     Ratio
                           ------    -----    ------    -----   ------     -----
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Total Capital
(to Risk Weighted Assets)  $42,333   22.43%   >$15,099  >8.0%   $18,873   >10.0%
                                              -         -                 -
                                                                                
Tier 1 Capital
(to Risk Weighted Assets)  $40,033   21.21%   >$7,549   >4.0%   $11,324   > 6.0%
                                              -         -                 -
                                                                                
Tier 1 Capital
(to Average Assets)        $40,033   10.18%   >$ *      > *     >$19,668  > 5.0%
                                              -         -       -          -
                                                                                
*3.0% ($11,801),  4.0% ($15,734) or 5.0% (19,668)  depending on the bank's CAMEL
Rating and other regulatory risk factors.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------









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                      General Notes To Financial Statements

19    PENSECO FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION (PARENT CORPORATION)


On December 31, 1997, the Bank was reorganized into a holding company structure.
Each  outstanding  share of the  Bank's  common  stock,  par value of $10.00 per
share, was exchanged for four shares of Penseco Financial  Services  Corporation
common stock,  par value of $.01 per share.  As a result of the  reorganization,
the Bank became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

This  reorganization  among entities under common control has been accounted for
at historical cost in a manner similar to a pooling of interests.  The financial
statements  have been restated as if the  transaction had occurred on January 1,
1995.

The condensed Company-only information follows:


BALANCE SHEETS

December 31,                         1997        1996
- -------------------------------------------------------
Investment in subsidiary          $ 42,924    $ 40,585
- -------------------------------------------------------
      Total Assets                $ 42,924    $ 40,585
- -------------------------------------------------------
      Total Stockholders' Equity  $ 42,924    $ 40,585
- -------------------------------------------------------


STATEMENTS OF INCOME

Year Ended December 31,                       1997        1996        1995
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings of subsidiary
     Dividends received                    $ 2,256     $ 2,148     $ 2,014
     Undistributed net income of 
        subsidiary                           2,469       2,454       2,442
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Income                                 $ 4,725     $ 4,602     $ 4,456
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------



STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Years Ended December 31,                            1997        1996      1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating Activities:
Net Income                                        $ 4,725     $ 4,602   $ 4,456
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
   provided by operating activities:
      Equity in undistributed net income of
          subsidiary                               (2,469)     (2,454)   (2,442)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Net cash provided by operating activities     2,256       2,148     2,014
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Investing Activities:
Investment in Interim Bank subsidiary                (465)          -         -
Special dividend from subsidiary                      465           -         -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Net cash provided by investing activities         -           -         -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from short-term debt                         470           -         -
Payment of short-term debt                           (470)          -         -
Proceeds from sale of stock                             5           -         -
Purchase of stock                                      (5)          -         -
Cash dividends paid                                (2,256)     (2,148)   (2,014)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Net cash used by financing activities        (2,256)     (2,148)   (2,014)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Net increase in cash and cash equivalents         -           -         -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1                  -           -         -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and cash equivalents at December 31          $     -     $     -   $     -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------






<PAGE>



                                                               February 24, 1998



To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Penseco Financial Services Corporation
Scranton, Pennsylvania

                          Independent Auditor's Report

         We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Penseco
Financial  Services  Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary,  Penn Security
Bank and  Trust  Company  as of  December  31,  1997 and 1996,  and the  related
consolidated  statements  of income,  changes in  stockholders'  equity and cash
flows for each of the years in the three year period  ended  December  31, 1997.
These  financial   statements  are  the   responsibility  of  the  Corporation's
management.  Our  responsibility  is to express  an  opinion on these  financial
statements based on our audits.

         We conducted our audits in accordance with generally  accepted auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

         In our opinion,  the  financial  statements  referred to above  present
fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Penseco
Financial Services  Corporation and subsidiary as of December 31, 1997 and 1996,
and the  consolidated  results of their operations and their cash flows for each
of the years in the three year period ended  December 31,  1997,  in  conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles.



                                         /s/ McGrail, Merkel, Quinn & Associates
                                         Scranton, Pennsylvania



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                                Company Officers


PENSECO FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION AND PENN SECURITY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Otto P. Robinson, Jr.
President and General Counsel
Richard E. Grimm
Executive Vice-President and Treasurer
Robert F. Duguay
Senior Vice-President and Trust Officer
D. William Hume
Senior Vice-President and Assistant Secretary
Thomas E. Clewell
Vice-President and Assistant Trust Officer
Andrew A. Kettel, Jr.
Vice-President
Michael Kosh
Vice-President and Assistant Trust Officer
Audrey F. Markowski
Vice-President
Lois Maurer
Vice-President and Assistant Secretary
Richard P. Rossi
Vice-President, Director of Human Resources
James Tobin
Vice-President, Charge Card Department Manager
Otto P. Trostel
Vice-President, Marketing
John H. Warnken
Vice-President, Operations
P. Frank Kozik
Secretary
Patrick Scanlon
Controller
Robert P. Heim
Director of Internal Audit
Gerard P. Vasil
Manager, Data Processing
Henry V. Janoski
Chief Investment Officer, Trust Department



PENN SECURITY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OFFICERS

ASSISTANT VICE-PRESIDENTS

Carl M. Baruffaldi
Nancy Burns
Denise M. Cebular
Carol R. Curtis
          Assistant Trust Officer and Assistant Secretary
Paula M. DePeters
J. Patrick Dietz
Geraldine Hughes
Ann M. Kennedy
Eleanor Kruk

OFFICERS (continued)

Donald F. LaTorre
Caroline Mickelson
Deborah A. Wright

ASSISTANT CASHIERS

Pamela Edwards
Karyn Gaus
Susan T. Holweg
Jacqueline Lucke
Kristen A. McGoff
          and Branch Operations Officer
Candace F. Quick
Aleta Sebastianelli
          and Assistant Secretary
Sharon Thauer
Eileen Walsh
ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Luree M. Waltz
ASSISTANT CONTROLLER
Susan M. Bray
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL AUDIT
Anne M. Cottone
ASSISTANT STUDENT LOAN OFFICER
Jo Ann M. Bevilaqua
BRANCH OPERATIONS OFFICER
Lauren L. Lankford
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Christie A. Casciano
CHARGE CARD OPERATIONS OFFICER
Eileen Yanchak
COMPUTER OPERATIONS OFFICER
Charles Penn
CREDIT REVIEW OFFICER
Mark M. Bennett
          and Assistant Secretary
DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS BANKING
Douglas R. Duguay
DIRECTOR OF P.C. SYSTEMS
Robert J. Saslo
HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER
Sharon Rosar
LOAN OFFICERS
Denise Belton
Frank Gardner
Barbara Garofoli
Jeffery Solimine
OPERATIONS OFFICER
Patricia Pliske
TELLER TRAINING OFFICER
Linda A. Wolf
TRUST ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Joseph Woytovich
TRUST OPERATIONS OFFICER
Carol Trezzi


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                                Company Officers



PENSECO FINANCIAL SERIVES CORPORATION AND         
PENN SECURITY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
                                                        

BOARD OF DIRECTORS


Edwin J. Butler
Retired Bank Officer


Richard E. Grimm
Executive Vice-President and Treasurer


Russell C. Hazelton
Captain, Trans World Airlines


D. William Hume
Senior Vice-President and Assistant Secretary


James G. Keisling
Partner, Compression Polymers Group, Manufacturer of Plastic Sheet Products


P. Frank Kozik President,  Scranton Craftsmen,  Inc., Manufacturer of Ornamental
Iron and Precast Concrete Products


Robert W. Naismith, Ph.D.
President and CEO, William Naismith & Associates, Business Consultant


James B. Nicholas
President, D.G. Nicholas Co., Wholesale Auto Parts Company


Emily S. Perry
Account Executive, Murray Insurance Company


Sandra C. Phillips
Penn State Master Gardner Community Volunteer


Otto P. Robinson, Jr.
Attorney-at-Law, President




PENN SECURITY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
ADVISORY BOARDS


ABINGTON OFFICE
James L. Burne, DDS
Nancy Burns
Keith Eckel
Richard C. Florey
C. Lee Havey, Jr.
Atty. Patrick J. Lavelle
Sandra C. Phillips

East Scranton Office
Marie W. Allen
Carl M. Baruffaldi
J. Conrad Bosley
Judge Carmen Minora
Mark R. Sarno

Green Ridge Office
Joseph N. Connor
Frances E. Kavulich
Atty. Patrick J. Mellody
Caroline Mickelson
Howard J. Snowdon

Mount Pocono Office
Bruce Berry
Francis Cappelloni
J. Patrick Dietz
Robert C. Hay
Ronald J. Storey
Atty. Kirby Upright

North Pocono Office
Denise M. Cebular
George F. Edwards
Atty. David Z. Smith

South Side Office
Atty. Zygmunt R. Bialkowski, Jr.
Michael P. Brown
Lois Ferrari
Donald F. LaTorre
Jeffrey J. Leventhal
Dr. Ted M. Stampien





                                   EXHIBIT 21

                         SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT



                                                  Percent           Jurisdiction
                                                  Percent           of
NAME                                              of Ownership      Organization
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DIRECT SUBSIDIARY:

     Penn Security Bank and Trust Company                           Commonwealth
     North Washington Avenue and Spruce Street       100%           of
     Scranton, Pa, 18503                                            Pennsylvania
     

INDIRECT SUBSIDIARY:

     Penseco Realty Inc.                                            Commonwealth
     150 North Washington Avenue                     100%           of
     Scranton, Pa, 18503                                            Pennsylvania
                 













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