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HOTLINE SCRIPT FOR THURSDAY JULY 31, 1997
THANK YOU FOR CALLING THE MERGER HOT LINE.
IN THE MERGER PROCESS, YOUR VOTE DOES COUNT. SHAREHOLDER
MEETINGS TO APPROVE THE MERGER WILL TAKE PLACE ON AUGUST
SEVENTH IN HAGERSTOWN AND PITTSBURGH. A LARGE NUMBER OF
PROXIES ALREADY HAVE BEEN VOTED AND RETURNED. BUT YOUR
VOTE IS IMPORTANT, TOO. THAT'S WHY WE URGE YOU TO PLEASE
SIGN, DATE, AND RETURN YOUR PROXY CARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
TIME IS GROWING SHORT. SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO VOTE FOR
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