PENSECO FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
DEF 14A, 1999-03-22
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                    NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                            TO BE HELD ON MAY 4, 1999







TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that  pursuant to its By-Laws and call of its  Directors,
the  regular  meeting  of  shareholders  of  the  PENSECO   FINANCIAL   SERVICES
CORPORATION  will be held at the Central City Office of Penn  Security  Bank and
Trust Company located at 150 North Washington Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania, on
Tuesday,  May 4, 1999,  at 2:00 P.M. for the purpose of  considering  and acting
upon the following matters:

     1.   Electing two (2)  Directors of the Class of 2003 to serve for four (4)
          years and until their successors are elected.

     2.   Whatever  other  business  may be brought  before  the  meeting or any
          adjournment thereof.

Only  those  shareholders  of record at the close of  business  on March 5, 1999
shall be entitled to vote at the meeting.  If you do not expect to be personally
present, please sign the enclosed proxy, be sure to date the same, and return at
your earliest convenience in the enclosed, stamped envelope.



                                             BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

                                             P. FRANK KOZIK

                                             Secretary






March 26, 1999


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                     PENSECO FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
            150 North Washington Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503

PROXY STATEMENT MAILED MARCH 26, 1999 FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD TUESDAY,
MAY 4, 1999,  AT 2:00 P.M. AT THE CENTRAL CITY OFFICE OF PENN  SECURITY BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY LOCATED AT 150 NORTH WASHINGTON AVENUE, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

                                  INTRODUCTION

Penn Security Bank and Trust Company (hereinafter, the "Bank") is a wholly-owned
subsidiary  of  Penseco  Financial  Services   Corporation   (hereinafter,   the
"Company").  This Proxy Statement,  while prepared in connection with the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders of the Company, contains certain information relating to
the Bank which will be identified where appropriate.

                              REVOCABILITY OF PROXY

Any person giving the proxy herein  solicited may revoke it at any time prior to
its being voted at the annual  meeting by submitting a later dated proxy,  or by
contacting  the  Secretary,  P. Frank  Kozik,  in writing  prior to the  meeting
indicating  the  shareholder's  intention to revoke the proxy.  Execution of the
accompanying  proxy will not affect a shareholder's  right to attend the meeting
and vote in person.

                         PERSON MAKING THE SOLICITATION

The solicitation is made by order of the Board of Directors of the Company,  the
cost of which will be borne by the Company. Solicitation is being made primarily
by use of the mail,  but the  management  may solicit  proxies by  telephone  or
personal interview.

                  VOTING SECURITIES & PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF

The number of shares of common  stock  outstanding  and  entitled to vote at the
annual  shareholders'   meeting  is  2,148,000  as  of  this  date.  Only  those
shareholders  of  record  at the close of  business  on March 5,  1999  shall be
entitled  to vote.  The  presence,  in person or by proxy,  of the  holders of a
majority  of the total  number of  outstanding  shares and  entitled  to vote is
necessary to constitute a quorum at the annual shareholders' meeting.

In the election of Directors,  each shareholder has cumulative voting rights and
is  entitled  to cast in the  aggregate  as many  votes as the  number of shares
owned,  multiplied  by the number of  Directors  to be elected  and to cast such
votes  for  one  candidate  or to  distribute  such  votes  among  two  or  more
candidates.  The  candidates  receiving  the  highest  number of votes up to the
number  of  Directors  to be  chosen  shall be  elected.  The  proxy  permits  a
shareholder to vote for or withhold his vote from the election of Directors. The
proxyholders  named on the Proxy will vote for the Board's  nominees  unless the
shareholder  has  withheld  his  vote  from  some or all of the  nominees.  Such
proxyholders  may  exercise  discretionary  authority  to cumulate  votes in the
election of  Directors by  distributing  the votes they are  authorized  to cast
among the Board's nominees in order to elect the largest possible number of them
(in the event there is a nominee or nominees  other than the Board's  nominees),
and, to the extent possible,  in order to cast the same number of votes for each
Board nominee. On other matters,  each share of stock entitles the owner thereof
to one vote. Abstentions and broker non-votes are not included as votes cast.

Section  16(a) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934  requires the  Company's
directors,  certain of its executive  officers and persons who own more than ten
percent of a registered class of the Company's common stock (currently there are
no such  persons),  to file reports of ownership  and changes in ownership  with
respect to shares of the Company's common stock  beneficially owned by them with
the Securities and Exchange Commission and to furnish the Company with copies of
all forms that they file. Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms
received by it, or written  representations  from certain reporting persons that
no such forms were required for those persons,  the Company believes that during
fiscal 1998 all required reports were filed on a timely basis.

The following  table sets forth,  as of March 1, 1999, the amount and percentage
of the common stock of the Company  beneficially  owned by each Director and all
Principal  Officers and Directors of the Company as a group. No shareholder owns
5% or more of the Company's stock.


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                                                       Amount and        
                                                       Nature of        Percent
Name of Individual                                     Beneficial       of
or Identity of Group                                   Ownership(1)     Class
- --------------------                                   ------------     -------

Edwin J. Butler.......................................  23,628(2)        1.100%
Richard E. Grimm......................................   3,376(3)         .157%
Russell C. Hazelton...................................  14,076(4)         .655%
D. William Hume.......................................   3,531(5)         .164%
James G. Keisling.....................................  18,452(6)         .859%
P. Frank Kozik........................................  16,016(7)         .746%
Robert W. Naismith....................................  19,452(8)         .906%
James B. Nicholas.....................................   5,168(9)         .241%
Emily S. Perry........................................   2,100(10)        .098%
Sandra C. Phillips....................................  72,000(11)       3.352%
Otto P. Robinson, Jr..................................  78,632(12)       3.661%
All Directors and Principal Officers
     as a group (24 in group) ........................ 280,409          13.054%


(1)  The  securities  "beneficially  owned" by an individual  are  determined in
     accordance  with the definition of "beneficial  ownership" set forth in the
     regulations  of the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  and may include
     securities owned by or for the  individual's  spouse and minor children and
     any other relative who has the same home, as well as securities as to which
     the individual has, or shares,  voting or investment power or has the right
     to  acquire  beneficial  ownership  within  60 days  after  March 1,  1999.
     Beneficial ownership may be disclaimed as to certain of the securities.

(2)  This total includes 18,172 shares owned jointly by Mr. Butler and his wife,
     3,024  shares  owned  jointly  with his  children,  and  2,132  shares in a
     self-directed IRA in Penn Security Bank's Trust Department.

(3)  This total  includes 680 shares owned jointly by Mr. Grimm and his wife and
     includes  2,692 shares held by Penn Security Bank under its Employee  Stock
     Ownership Plan in which Mr. Grimm has a vested interest.

(4)  This total includes 8,724 shares owned jointly by Mr. Hazelton and his wife
     and 960  shares  in a  self-directed  IRA in  Penn  Security  Bank's  Trust
     Department.

(5)  This total  includes 420 shares owned  jointly by Mr. Hume and his wife and
     includes  3,071 shares held by Penn Security Bank under its Employee  Stock
     Ownership Plan in which Mr. Hume has a vested interest.

(6)  This total  includes  1,400  shares owned  jointly by Mr.  Keisling and his
     wife,  2,100  shares  owned  by Mr.  Keisling's  wife,  4,744  shares  in a
     self-directed  IRA and 9,608  shares in a custodial  account,  both in Penn
     Security Bank's Trust Department.

(7)  This total  includes  15,596 shares owned jointly by Mr. Kozik and his wife
     and 300 shares owned by Scranton  Craftsmen  Profit Sharing Plan, for which
     Mr. Kozik is Trustee.

(8)  This total  includes  13,500 shares owned  jointly by Dr.  Naismith and his
     wife and 5,952 shares in a self-directed  IRA in Penn Security Bank's Trust
     Department.

(9)  This total  includes 658 shares owned by Mr.  Nicholas'  wife and daughter,
     700 shares in a self-directed  IRA in Penn Security Bank's Trust Department
     and 1,600 shares owned by D. G. Nicholas Profit Sharing Plan, for which Mr.
     Nicholas is Trustee.

(10) This total includes 1,680 shares owned jointly by Mrs.  Perry,  her husband
     and her children.


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(11) These shares are held by Penn Security Bank's Trust Department.

(12) This total  includes  9,456  shares owned  jointly by Mr.  Robinson and his
     wife, 23,992 shares owned by Mr. Robinson's wife and children, and includes
     5,504 shares held by Penn Security Bank under its Employee Stock  Ownership
     Plan in which Mr. Robinson has a vested interest.



                              ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Introduction

Pursuant to Article III of the Company's  By-Laws,  the Board of Directors shall
consist of not fewer than five (5) or more than fifteen (15) members,  with four
(4)  classes  of  Directors,  each  class  being as  nearly  equal in  number as
possible.

Two (2) Directors of the Class of 2003 are to be elected at the Annual  Meeting.
Each  Director  of the Class of 2003 will serve for a term of four (4) years and
until his successor is elected. Unless otherwise instructed,  proxy holders will
vote the proxies received by them for the election of the two (2) nominees named
below.  Other  nominations may be submitted in accordance with Article II of the
Company's  By-Laws,  which provides that any person intending to nominate at the
annual meeting a candidate or candidates  for the Board of Directors  other than
those nominated by management must notify the Company by certified mail,  return
receipt  requested,  which  notice  the  Company  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 is subject to Federal  Securities
Laws and 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 any such candidate nominated without prior notice
thereof having been received by the Company as required above.


Nominees

The names of the nominees for Directors of the Class of 2003,  and the Directors
in the  Classes of 2000,  2001 and 2002 who will  continue  in office  after the
Annual Meeting and until the expiration of their respective terms, together with
certain information regarding them, are as follows:

<TABLE>

                              NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                Term
                                     Principal Occupation                                            Director   Will
Name                        Age      for Past Five Years                                             Since      Expire*
- ---------------------       ---      -------------------------------------------------------         --------   -------
<S>                         <C>      <C>                                                             <C>        <C>
Class of 2003
- -------------

Edwin J. Butler             72       Mr. Butler retired in September,  1991 and was                  1977       2003 
                                     Executive Vice-President and Cashier of the Bank.

P. Frank Kozik              59       Secretary (non-active officer).  Mr. Kozik is President
                                     of Scranton Craftsmen, Inc., Throop, PA, a corporation          1981       2003
                                     dealing in ornamental and miscellaneous iron and
                                     pre-cast concrete products.

</TABLE>


*If elected at the Annual Meeting


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<PAGE>

It is the  intent of the  persons  named in the  proxy to vote for the  nominees
listed  in  the  above  schedule.  Management  is  not  aware  of  any  nominees
unavailable for election.  In the event,  however,  that vacancies  occur,  such
shares may be voted for substitute nominees, if any, designated by management.

<TABLE>


                         DIRECTORS TO CONTINUE IN OFFICE
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                Term
                                     Principal Occupation                                            Director   Will
Name                        Age      for Past Five Years                                             Since      Expire
- ---------------------       ---      -------------------------------------------------------         --------   ------
<S>                         <C>      <C>                                                             <C>        <C>

Class of 2000
- -------------

Russell C. Hazelton         64       Mr. Hazelton is a Captain for Trans World Airlines.             1977       2000

Robert W. Naismith,         54       Dr. Naismith is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer            1988       2000
Ph.D.                                of Genome Securities, Inc., an investment banking
                                     firm focused on healthcare and the life sciences
                                     industry.  Dr. Naismith formerly was Managing
                                     Director of Healthcare at BlueStone Capital Partners
                                     & Chief Executive Officer of Biofor, Inc., a research
                                     and discovery pharmaceutical company.

Emily S. Perry              58       Mrs. Perry is an Account Executive at Murray                    1983       2000
                                     Insurance Company, Scranton, PA.


Class of 2001
- -------------

Richard E. Grimm            50       Executive Vice-President and Treasurer.  Mr. Grimm              1994       2001
                                     has served the Bank as Executive Vice-President
                                     and Cashier since 1994.

James B. Nicholas           47       Mr. Nicholas is President of D.G. Nicholas Co.,                 1981       2001
                                     Scranton, PA, a wholesale Auto Parts Company.

Sandra C. Phillips          56       Mrs. Phillips has served on the Bank's Abington                 1994       2001
                                     Advisory Board since 1984.  She is active in
                                     various community associations and organizations.


Class of 2002
- -------------

D. William Hume             72       Mr. Hume retired in January, 1999 and was Senior                1991       2002
                                     Vice-President and Assistant Secretary of the Bank.

James G. Keisling           50       Mr. Keisling is a partner in Compression Polymers               1984       2002
                                     Group, manufacturers of plastic sheet products.

Otto P. Robinson, Jr.       60       President, CEO and General Counsel.  Mr. Robinson
                                     is a practicing attorney.  Mr. Robinson has since his           1967       2002
                                     election as President in 1975, been devoting most
                                     of his time to banking matters.

</TABLE>


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              BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS; DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION

The Company has a standing Audit Committee of the Board  consisting of Directors
Edwin J. Butler, Russell C. Hazelton, James G. Keisling and P. Frank Kozik, none
of whom are  operating  officers of the Company.  Meetings of the  committee are
held  approximately  once each quarter to discuss the  quarterly  reports of the
Company's  Internal Auditor and management's  response thereto and report to the
Board thereon.  In addition,  at one of the meetings,  the Audit Committee meets
with the Company's independent external audit firm to discuss the results of the
annual CPA audit. Last year there were four meetings of the Audit Committee.

The Company has a standing  Compensation  Committee of the Board  consisting  of
Directors Edwin J. Butler,  P. Frank Kozik,  Robert W. Naismith,  Emily S. Perry
and Otto P. Robinson, Jr. The committee recommends to the Board of Directors the
compensation  to be paid to the  Executive  Officers  of the  Company as well as
general  guidelines for compensation of the employees of the Bank. Four meetings
of the committee were held in 1998.

The Company does not have a standing Nominating Committee of the Board.

The Board of Directors met 27 times in 1998. All Directors attended at least 75%
of the total of the Board of Directors  meetings and the  committee  meetings of
which they were members.

During 1998, Directors received an annual retainer of $6,000.00 plus $500.00 for
each Board meeting  attended and $200.00 for each  committee  meeting  attended.
Directors  who are  operating  officers of the  Company do not receive  fees for
committee meetings attended.


                             EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The following  table sets forth,  for fiscal years 1996 through 1998,  the total
compensation paid by the Company for services in all capacities to the Company's
Chief  Executive  Officer and to each of the Company's  most highly  compensated
executive  officers who received  compensation  in excess of $100,000.00 for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998:
<TABLE>


                             ANNUAL COMPENSATION (1)
                             -----------------------
<CAPTION>

Name and                                                                                                   All Other
Principal Position                  Year             Salary ($)                 Bonus($)                   Compensation($)
- ------------------                  ----             ----------                 --------                   ---------------
<S>                                 <C>              <C>

Otto P. Robinson, Jr.               1998             197,827.00                     --                     20,221.85 (2)
President, CEO &                    1997             193,948.00                 15,516.00                  28,939.17 (3)
General Counsel                     1996             190,144.00                 15,211.60                  27,609.46 (4)

Richard E. Grimm                    1998             108,480.00                  8,678.00                     457.66 (5)
Executive Vice President            1997             105,321.00                 10,532.00                   3,271.85 (6)
  & Treasurer                       1996             102,752.00                 10,275.00                   3,250.26 (6)

</TABLE>

(1) Other annual compensation received by Mr. Robinson consisted of the use of a
Bank owned automobile.  For each fiscal year disclosed,  the aggregate amount of
this  perquisite  received by Mr.  Robinson  was less than 10% of his salary and
bonus and is, therefore,  not reportable.

(2) "All Other  Compensation"  consists of a cash contribution to the Retirement
Profit  Sharing Plan of $616.85 and  $19,605.00  for  Supplemental  Benefit Plan
described  on  page  8.

(3) "All Other  Compensation"  consists of a cash  contribution  to the Employee
Stock  Ownership Plan of $4,236.17  which may be used to purchase  shares of the
Company's stock and $24,703.00 for  Supplemental  Benefit Plan described on page
8.

(4) "All Other  Compensation"  consists of a cash  contribution  to the Employee
Stock  Ownership Plan of $4,315.46  which may be used to purchase  shares of the
Company's stock and $23,294.00 for  Supplemental  Benefit Plan described on page
8.

(5) "All Other  Compensation"  consists of a cash contribution to the Retirement
Profit  Sharing  Plan.

(6) "All Other  Compensation"  consists of a cash  contribution  to the Employee
Stock  Ownership  Plan  which may be used to  purchase  shares of the  Company's
stock.


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             COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION


The Company's compensation program for executive officers is administered by the
Compensation  Committee of the Board of Directors  ("Committee").  The Committee
makes  recommendations  to the Board of  Directors  regarding  the  compensation
arrangements for executive officers,  including the Chief Executive Officer. The
compensation  program for the Company's  executive  officers  consists of a base
salary,  annual cash bonus,  and other  perquisites.  In 1998, Otto P. Robinson,
Jr., the President and Chief Executive  Officer,  was the only executive officer
to receive a perquisite, which was the use of a Bank owned automobile.

The Committee  determines  executive  base salaries by level of  responsibility,
individual performances and, to a lesser degree, Company performance, as well as
by the need to provide a  competitive  package that allows the Company to retain
key  executives.  After  reviewing  individual  performances  for the  year  and
available  information on salaries at other  financial  institutions  of similar
size,  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  makes  recommendations  to the  Committee
concerning the base salaries of other executive officers.  Using the same review
process,  the Committee makes  recommendations  to the Board regarding the Chief
Executive Officer.

Annual cash bonuses are  intended to focus the efforts of executive  officers on
the  attainment  of specific  annual  performance  goals which will  promote the
overall  success of the Company.  The Chief  Executive  Officer  evaluates other
executive   officers  in  their   achievement   of  specific   goals  and  makes
recommendations to the Committee regarding bonuses to be awarded.  The Committee
recommends to the Board the annual bonus for the Chief  Executive  Officer based
to a large  degree upon the  financial  performance  of the  Company  using such
financial measures as earnings per share, return on average assets and return on
average  equity.  As a  result  of  the  decline  in the  Company's  performance
measures,  Mr. Robinson did not receive a cash bonus for 1998. The President and
Chief  Executive  Officer did not  participate  in the  decision by the Board of
Directors relating to his base salary and annual cash bonus.

                                             MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
                                             Robert W. Naismith, Ph.D., Chairman
                                             Edwin J. Butler
                                             P. Frank Kozik
                                             Emily S. Perry
                                             Otto P. Robinson, Jr.


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           COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

During 1998,  the Company  employed Otto P.  Robinson,  Jr. as its President and
Chief Executive  Officer.  Mr. Edwin J. Butler is a retired officer of the Bank.
Mr. Robinson abstained from all voting regarding his own compensation.


                             EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Principal  officers  of the Bank  participate  in the  Bank's  employee  benefit
programs  on the same basis as all other  employees  and only  receive  the same
benefits as all other employees.

Penn  Security  Bank and Trust  Company  maintains a qualified  defined  benefit
retirement  (Pension)  plan for its employees  and  officers.  Directors who are
non-active  officers are not included in the plan. In 1998, the Bank contributed
$6,000.00 to the plan.  Under the funding  method  employed  for this plan,  the
amount of  contribution,  payment or accrual in respect of a specified person is
not and cannot readily be separately or individually calculated for the plan.

Remuneration  for pension benefit purposes  includes all earnings  reportable as
IRS Form W-2 wages for Federal income tax  withholding  purposes.  Final Average
Compensation means the average  compensation paid to an employee during the five
consecutive  calendar years out of the final ten years of service which produces
the highest average.


Estimated Annual Retirement Benefit at Age 65.

                                            Years of Service
                      ---------------------------------------------------------
Average Annual
   Earnings             10 yrs.          20 yrs.         30 yrs.       40 yrs.
- --------------        ----------       ----------      ----------    ----------
$ 25,000.00           $ 2,500.00       $ 5,000.00      $ 7,500.00    $10,000.00
  50,000.00             5,943.60        11,887.20       17,830.80     23,774.40
  75,000.00             9,693.60        19,387.20       29,080.80     38,774.40
 100,000.00            13,443.60        26,887.20       40,330.80     53,774.40
 125,000.00            17,193.60        34,387.20       51,580.80     68,774.40
 150,000.00            20,943.60        41,887.20       62,830.80     83,774.40
 160,000.00 & over     22,443.60        44,887.20       67,330.80     89,774.40


The above table of estimated annual retirement  benefits is representative of an
employee  currently age 65 whose salary remained  unchanged during his last five
years of  employment  and whose  benefit  will be paid for the  remainder of his
life.  The benefits  payable  under the plan are subject to the maximum  benefit
limitations of Section 401 (a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code.  Benefits based
on normal retirement at age 65 provided for an annual pension equal to 1% of his
Final Average  Compensation up to his Covered  Compensation,  plus 1 1/2% of his
Final Average  Compensation  in excess of his Covered  Compensation  per year of
Credited Service, not beyond his normal retirement date, with partial credit for
fractional  years.  Covered  Compensation  is determined in accordance  with the
Social Security Act as in effect at the time of the employee's final termination
of employment. Covered Compensation is the average annual wage covered under the
Social Security Act throughout the employee's  working  lifetime.  In accordance
with the Social Security Act, maximum Covered Compensation for the year 1998 was
$31,128.00.

The years of creditable service as of December 31, 1998 for Messrs. Robinson and
Grimm were 23 and 19, respectively.

Supplemental  Benefit Plan  Agreement.  Penn Security Bank and Trust Company has
entered into a  Supplemental  Benefit Plan Agreement (the "Plan") dated December
28,  1995  with a  retroactive  effective  date of  January  1,  1994,  with Mr.
Robinson.  The  purpose  of the  Supplemental  Benefit  is to  grant  additional
benefits  in excess of those  accrued  in the  pension  plan due to the limit on
compensation  contained in Section 401 (a)(17) of the Code. The Plan is intended
to be an unfunded  excess  benefit  plan under  Section  (3)(36) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security


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<PAGE>

Act of 1974  (ERISA).  The  Plan  provides  that if Mr.  Robinson  retires  from
employment  with Penn Security  Bank and Trust Company at his Normal  Retirement
Date,  he shall be entitled to receive a benefit  equal to (a) the benefit which
would have accrued under the provision of the Pension Plan, if such Pension Plan
were  administered  without  regard to the  limitations  under Code  Section 401
(a)(17),  less,  (b) the amount of the  Normal  Retirement  Benefit  which he is
entitled to receive under the Pension Plan. If he retired from employment at his
Early  Retirement  Date,  he shall be entitled to receive a benefit equal to (a)
the benefit  which would have accrued  under the  provisions of the Pension Plan
computed in accordance with Section 3.1 to his Early  Retirement  Date, less (b)
the amount of his Early Retirement Benefit which he would be entitled to receive
under  the Plan.  If Early  Retirement  Benefits  commence  prior to his  Normal
Retirement  Date, the benefits payable under the Plan and the Pension Plan shall
be actuarially  reduced for such early commencement to the extent provided under
the terms of the Pension  Plan.  If  retirement  is after his Normal  Retirement
Date,  he shall be entitled to receive a benefit  equal to (a) the benefit which
would have  accrued  under the  provisions  of the  Pension  Plan,  computed  in
accordance  with  Section 3.1 to his Deferred  Retirement  Date,  less,  (b) the
amount of Deferred  Retirement Benefit which he is entitled to receive under the
Pension  Plan.  In no event will Mr.  Robinson  be  entitled  to  receive  total
benefits  from the Plan and the  Pension  Plan in excess of the benefit he would
have  received from the Pension Plan if the  limitations  under Code Section 401
(a)(17) were not  applicable  to the Pension Plan.  If Mr.  Robinson  terminates
employment with Penn Security Bank and Trust Company for any reason, the Accrued
Benefit at the date of  termination  shall be valued and payable in an aggregate
amount equal to his accrued  benefit.  Any such  payments  will be paid from the
Bank's  general  assets.  If a Change of Control of Penn Security Bank and Trust
Company occurs,  Mr.  Robinson's  accrued benefit shall be valued and payable in
accordance  with the  provisions  stated above.  "Change of Control" shall occur
when any  person  other than the Bank  obtains  ownership  or voting  power with
respect to greater than 50 percent of the aggregate  value or voting  power,  as
applicable, of the Employer's capital stock.

The  Bank's  Retirement  Profit  Sharing  Plan  includes  employees  as  well as
officers.  Directors who are  non-active  officers are not included in the plan.
Under the plan, amounts voted by the Board of Directors are paid into a fund and
each employee is credited with a share in proportion to his annual compensation.
Upon retirement or death or termination or disability, each employee is paid the
total amount of his credits in the fund in one of a number of optional  ways. In
1998, the Bank contributed $20,000.00 to the Retirement Profit Sharing Plan.

The Bank's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP),  includes  employees as well as
officers.  Directors who are  non-active  officers are not included in the plan.
Under the plan,  amounts  voted by the Board of Directors are paid into the ESOP
and  each  employee  is  credited  with a  share  in  proportion  to his  annual
compensation.  All contributions to the ESOP are invested in or will be invested
primarily in Penseco Financial Services Corporation Stock. In 1998, the Bank did
not contribute to ESOP.  Distribution  of a  participant's  stock account occurs
upon retirement or death or disability or termination of employment.


               TRANSACTIONS WITH DIRECTORS AND PRINCIPAL OFFICERS

The  Bank  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 and did not involve more than the normal
risks of collectability or present other unfavorable features. These persons and
firms  were  indebted  to  the  Bank  for  loans  totaling   $3,962,663.87   and
$4,763,365.99  at  February  1, 1999 and 1998,  respectively.  Such  loans had a
maximum  unpaid  balance in the  aggregate of  $5,295,932.80  and  $5,318,366.86
during the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively.

In this Proxy  Statement,  the term  "officer"  means the  President,  Executive
Vice-President, Senior Vice-Presidents,  Vice-Presidents,  Treasurer, Secretary,
Controller and Manager, Data Processing.


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                      SHAREHOLDER RETURN PERFORMANCE GRAPH

The  following  line graph  sets forth  comparative  information  regarding  the
Company's  cumulative  shareholder return on its common stock over the last five
fiscal years.  Total shareholder  return is measured by dividing total dividends
(assuming  dividend  reinvestment)  plus share price  change for a period by the
share price at the beginning of the investment period. The Company's  cumulative
shareholder  return  based  on an  investment  of $100 at the  beginning  of the
five-year period beginning December 31, 1993 is compared to the cumulative total
return of the S & P 500 Index  ("S & P 500") and the S & P Major  Regional  Bank
Index ("S & P Banks").  The yearly points marked on the  horizontal  axis of the
graph correspond to December 31st of that year.


                        1993      1994      1995      1996      1997      1998
PSB&T ..............  100.00    128.13    129.17    131.25    165.56    241.94
S&P 500 ............  100.00    101.32    135.08    162.02    211.39    267.06
S&P BANKS ..........  100.00     91.14    138.20    183.01    268.73    290.45



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                                    AUDITORS

The Board of  Directors  has selected  McGrail,  Merkel,  Quinn and  Associates,
Certified Public  Accountants,  to conduct an independent audit of the financial
statements  of the  Company for the year 1998,  and it is expected  they will be
selected  for the year  1999.  Representatives  of the firm are  expected  to be
present at the meeting and will have an  opportunity to make a statement if they
so desire and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.  Mr. Robert
P. Heim was  re-elected  by the Board of Directors  this year to the position of
Director of Internal  Audit.  Mr. Heim will be present at the annual  meeting to
respond to any appropriate questions.

                  SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2000 ANNUAL MEETING

Any  shareholder  proposal  submitted  for  inclusion  in  the  Company's  proxy
statement and form of proxy for the 2000 Annual Meeting of shareholders  must be
received  at the  Company's  Executive  Offices,  150 North  Washington  Avenue,
Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503 on or before December 17, 1999.

                                  OTHER MATTERS

The Board of Directors at present knows of no other  business to be presented by
or on behalf of the  Company  or its  management  at the  meeting.  If any other
business is presented at said meeting,  the proxy herein solicited will be voted
in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors.

By order of the Board of Directors, March 26, 1999.


                                     PENSECO FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
                                         Scranton, Pennsylvania   18503
                                              OTTO P. ROBINSON, JR.
                                                    President


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MARCH 26, 1999
NOTICE

THE COMPANY WILL,  WITHOUT CHARGE,  ON WRITTEN REQUEST OF ANY PERSON WHOSE PROXY
HAS BEEN  SOLICITED FOR THE 1999 ANNUAL  MEETING,  MAIL TO SAID PERSON A COPY OF
THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K INCLUDING THE FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS AND
THE  SCHEDULES  THERETO  REQUIRED TO BE FILED WITH THE  SECURITIES  AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION FOR THE COMPANY'S MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR. WRITTEN REQUESTS SHOULD BE
SUBMITTED TO:

                                         PATRICK SCANLON, CONTROLLER
                                         PENSECO FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
                                         150 NORTH WASHINGTON AVENUE
                                         SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA  18503

THE COMPANY'S  ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS,  INCLUDING FORM 10-K,  ACCOMPANIES
THIS STATEMENT AND COPIES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.  THE ANNUAL REPORT SERVES
AS THE COMPANY'S  ANNUAL  DISCLOSURE  STATEMENT AS REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AND MAY BE OBTAINED AT ANY BRANCH LOCATION OF THE BANK, OR
BY  CONTACTING   PATRICK  SCANLON,   CONTROLLER,   PENSECO  FINANCIAL   SERVICES
CORPORATION,  150 NORTH WASHINGTON AVENUE,  SCRANTON,  PENNSYLVANIA 18503. PHONE
(570)346-7741 OR (800)327-0394.


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                                      PROXY
           THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS


KNOW  ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that I, the  undersigned  shareholder  in the
PENSECO  FINANCIAL  SERVICES  CORPORATION (the  "Company"),  do hereby nominate,
constitute  and appoint RUTH W.  LEVERICH,  AVERANDA MECCA AND CAROL GEMMELL and
each of them  (with  full power to act  without  the  others) my true and lawful
attorney(s)  with full power of  substitution,  for me and in my name, place and
stead  to  vote  all of  the  stock  of  the  said  PENSECO  FINANCIAL  SERVICES
CORPORATION,  standing  in my name on the books of the said  Company on March 5,
1999,  at the  annual  meeting  of the  shareholders  thereof  to be held at the
Central City Office of Penn Security Bank and Trust Company located at 150 North
Washington Avenue, Scranton,  Pennsylvania on Tuesday, May 4, 1999, at 2:00 P.M.
or at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, hereby revoking all proxies by me
heretofore made, with all the powers the undersigned would possess if personally
present at said meeting as follows:


1.   ELECTION OF  DIRECTORS:  For the election of two (2) Directors of the Class
     of 2003 listed in the proxy statement dated March 26, 1999 accompanying the
     notice of the said  meeting as  Directors  of the Company to serve for four
     (4) years and until their successors are elected.


     FOR ALL NOMINEE(S) listed                   WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
        below (except as _marked to the             to vote for all_nominees
        contrary below).|_|                         listed below. |_|


(INSTRUCTIONS:  To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s) mark
the box next to the nominee's name below.)


Class of 2003
- -------------
        _                                            _
       |_|  Edwin J. Butler                         |_| P. Frank Kozik
        

2.   In their  discretion,  the Proxies are  authorized  to vote upon such other
     business  as may  properly  come  before the  meeting,  or any  adjournment
     thereof.


THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY
THE UNDERSIGNED  STOCKHOLDER.  IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED
FOR  PROPOSAL 1 AND IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  INSTRUCTIONS  OF  MANAGEMENT  ON OTHER
BUSINESS PROPERLY COMING BEFORE THE MEETING.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  I have hereunto set my hand this  _________________day  of
________________________, 1999.

                                _______________________________________SIGNATURE

                                _______________________________________SIGNATURE


(Execute proxy and return in stamped envelope for this purpose)




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