COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM INC
10-Q/A, 1995-11-24
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                                      FORM 10 - Q/A
                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, D.C.  20549

                    QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                           THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                    For the nine months ended September 30, 1995


                           Commission file number 0-11716 


                            COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM, INC.   
                (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                      DELAWARE                        16-1213679
     (State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)              Identification No.)
       

     5790 Widewaters Parkway, DeWitt, New York        13214  
     (Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)

                                     315/445-2282
                 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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 periods 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 the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practical date.

Common Stock, $1.25 par value -- 3,674,425 shares as of November 8, 1995.


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                                         INDEX
                     COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


Part I.         Financial Information

     Item 1.  Financial Statements (Unaudited)

          Consolidated balance sheets -- 
          September 30, 1995, December 31, 1994 and September 30, 1994.

          Consolidated statements of income --   
          Three months ended September 30, 1995 and 1994 and nine months ended
          September 30, 1995 and 1994
      
          Consolidated statements of cash flows -- 
          Nine months ended September 30, 1995 and 1994


     Item 2.  Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and
     Results of Operations


Part II.  Other Information

     Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

     Item 2.  Changes in Securities

     Item 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities

     Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders

     Item 5.  Other Information

     Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION
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<S>                                                                  <C>               <C>              <C>
                                                                       September 30,     December 31,     September 30,
ASSETS                                                                          1995             1994             1994
    Cash and due from banks                                              $46,932,326      $30,522,189      $34,621,192
    Interest bearing deposits with other banks                                     0                0                0
    Federal funds sold                                                    47,400,000                0                0

                       TOTAL CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                    94,332,326       30,522,189       34,621,192

    Investment securities
       U.S. Treasury                                                       8,539,080       16,624,198       26,830,549
       U.S. Government agencies and corporations                         236,548,042      170,462,427      119,039,126
       States and political subdivisions                                  15,636,238       20,777,354       22,165,620
       Mortgage-backed securities                                        200,470,937      155,376,150      146,422,831
       Other securities                                                   20,106,091       14,727,925        9,892,776
       Federal Reserve Bank                                                  569,600          551,550          551,550

                           TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES                   481,869,988      378,519,604      324,902,452
    Loans                                                                561,310,415      510,738,775      497,167,677
      Less: Unearned discount                                             16,319,521       27,659,684       27,688,142
            Reserve for possible loan losses                               6,791,385        6,281,109        6,042,109

                                             NET LOANS                   538,199,509      476,797,982      463,437,426
    Bank premises and equipment                                           17,147,617       10,591,510       10,041,496
    Accrued interest receivable                                            9,896,240        6,657,326        5,550,509
    Intangible assets                                                     37,663,096        6,106,608        5,704,218
    Other assets                                                           7,806,111        6,305,990        7,673,213

                                          TOTAL ASSETS                $1,186,914,887     $915,501,209     $851,930,506


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
    Deposits
      Noninterest bearing                                               $149,984,614     $103,006,969      $99,247,003
      Interest bearing                                                   922,722,341      576,630,655      588,669,619

                                        TOTAL DEPOSITS                 1,072,706,955      679,637,624      687,916,622

    Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
       agreements to repurchase                                                    0       57,300,000       27,250,000
    Term borrowings                                                          550,000      105,550,000       65,550,000
    Obligations under capital lease                                                0                0                0
    Accrued interest and other liabilities                                12,186,796        6,724,070        6,183,432

                                     TOTAL LIABILITIES                 1,085,443,751      849,211,694      786,900,054

    Shareholders' equity
       Preferred stock $100 stated value                                   9,000,000                0                0
       Common stock $1.25 par value                                        4,593,031        3,485,187        3,468,938
       Surplus                                                            32,740,106       14,885,096       14,684,876
       Undivided profits                                                  55,227,384       49,853,313       48,342,411
       Unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities             38,105       (1,930,414)      (1,461,560)
       Less:  Shares issued under 
                employee stock plan - unearned                               127,490            3,667            4,213

           
                            TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                   101,471,136       66,289,515       65,030,452

            TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                $1,186,914,887     $915,501,209     $851,930,506


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</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      Three Months Ended                     Nine Months 
                                                                         September 30,                      September 30,
<S>                                                            <C>             <C>               <C>               <C>
INTEREST INCOME                                                     1995             1994               1995             1994
  Interest and fees on loans                                    $12,921,662      $10,449,931        $36,531,460      $29,636,985
  Interest and dividends on investments:         
  U.S. Treasury                                                     232,928          485,941            831,450        1,457,623
     U.S. Government agencies and corporations                    4,207,083        1,934,444         11,168,627        5,058,541
     States and political subdivisions                              248,350          360,276            828,401        1,092,894
     Mortgage-backed securities                                   3,528,308        2,489,464          9,490,387        6,414,672
     Other securities                                               318,056          218,837            789,105          482,039
  Interest on federal funds sold                                    897,271                0            930,048                0
  Interest on deposits at other banks                                     0                0                  0            1,133

                                                                 22,353,658       15,938,893         60,569,478       44,143,887
INTEREST EXPENSE
  Interest on deposits
     Savings                                                      2,882,700        2,218,044          6,910,453        6,186,820
     Time                                                         6,257,370        2,606,308         14,469,132        6,809,371
  Interest on federal funds purchased, securities
     sold under agreements to repurchase and
     Term borrowings                                                479,771          903,279          5,458,707        2,230,383
  Interest on capital lease                                               0                0                  0              629

                                                                  9,619,841        5,727,631         26,838,292       15,227,203

                                           NET INTEREST INCOME   12,733,817       10,211,262         33,731,186       28,916,684
Provision for possible loan losses                                  275,217          315,088          1,128,657          976,505

                                     NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER 
                                     PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES   12,458,600        9,896,174         32,602,529       27,940,179

OTHER INCOME
  Fiduciary services                                                336,024          352,765          1,023,130        1,077,473
  Service charges on deposit accounts                               961,083          694,107          2,326,488        1,890,929
  Other service charges, commissions and fees                       503,504          561,679          1,261,584        1,229,202
  Other operating income                                              7,938            4,144            118,464           29,012
  Investment security gain (loss)                                         0                0           (149,750)         (1,695)

                                                                  1,808,549        1,612,695          4,579,916        4,224,921

                                                                 14,267,149       11,508,869         37,182,445       32,165,100
OTHER EXPENSES
  Salaries, wages and employee benefits                           4,561,056        3,333,273         11,872,247        9,817,500
  Occupancy expense of bank premises, net                           707,945          490,100          1,806,139        1,511,716
  Equipment and furniture expense                                   513,603          438,997          1,393,510        1,287,327
  Other                                                           3,446,035        2,707,672          8,311,531        6,948,686

                                                                  9,228,639        6,970,042         23,383,427       19,565,229

                             INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES           5,038,510        4,538,827         13,799,018       12,599,871
Income taxes                                                      2,008,000        1,826,000          5,446,000        4,838,000

                                             NET INCOME          $3,030,510       $2,712,827         $8,353,018       $7,761,871

Earnings per common share                                             $0.77            $0.96              $2.62            $2.76
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For Nine Months Ended September 30, 1995 and 1994

Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
                                                                                1995           1994
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                     <C>            <C>                   
Operating Activities:

  Net income                                                              $8,353,018     $7,761,871
  Adjustments to reconcile net
   income to net cash provided by
   operating activities:
      Depreciation                                                         1,135,329      1,090,783
      Net amortization of intangible assets                                  889,971        227,046
      Net accretion of security premiums and discounts                    (1,020,668)      (258,750)
      Provision for loan losses                                            1,128,657        976,505
      Provision for deferred taxes                                           190,586        100,171
      (Gain)\Loss on sale of investment securities                           149,750          1,695
      Change in interest receivable                                       (3,238,914)    (1,011,740)
      Change in other assets and other liabilities                         2,172,546     (1,228,993)
      Change in unearned loan fees and costs                                 (80,924)        64,785
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities                             9,679,351      7,723,373
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Investing Activities:
  Proceeds from sales of investment securities                             3,950,250     10,900,000
  Proceeds from maturities of investment securities                       46,664,006     38,137,975
  Purchases of investment securities                                    (149,766,331)  (123,097,045)
  Net change in loans outstanding                                        (62,360,975)   (52,821,382)
  Capital expenditures                                                    (7,662,939)    (1,086,891)
  Premium paid for branch acquisitions                                   (32,446,459)    (5,479,000)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net Cash Used By Investing Activities                              (201,622,448)  (133,446,343)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Financing Activities:
  Net change in demand deposits,
    NOW accounts, and savings accounts                                   191,240,040     30,397,193
  Net change in certificates of deposit                                  201,829,291     69,204,186
  Net change in term borrowings                                         (162,300,000)    35,250,000
  Payments on lease obligation                                                              (42,036)
  Issuance (retirement) of common and preferred stock                     27,962,850        344,267
  Cash dividends                                                          (2,978,947)    (2,321,726)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities                           255,753,234    132,831,884
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change In Cash And Cash Equivalents                                       63,810,137      7,108,914
  Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                          30,522,189     27,512,278
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD                                94,332,326     34,621,192
====================================================================================================
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash Paid For Interest                                                   $22,543,115    $14,818,510
====================================================================================================
Cash Paid For Income Taxes                                                $5,353,452     $4,379,081
====================================================================================================
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NONCASH AND OTHER
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Gross change in unrealized net gains and (losses)
on available for sale securities                                           3,327,391     (4,634,151)
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Proceeds from maturities of investment securities
for 1995 included $27,418,674 from available for
sale and $19,245,333 from held to maturity securities.

Purchases of investment securities for 1995
included $53,591,493 of available for sale and
$96,174,839 of held to maturity securities.

All proceeds from sale of investment securities in 1995
related to available for sale securities.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated 
financial statements.

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                     Community Bank System, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                                                
                      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

                                      (Unaudited)

                                    September 1995
                           

Note A -- Basis of Presentation

     The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for
interim financial information and with instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01
of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting
of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for fair presentation have
been included.  Operating results for the nine-month period ended September 30,
1995 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the
year ended December 31, 1995.  

Note B -- Issuance of Common and Preferred Stock

     On June 30, 1995, Community Bank System, Inc. raised approximately $24
million by issuing 710,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $24.25 per
share and 90,000 shares of its cumulative perpetual preferred stock at a price
of $100 per share at a combined cost of issuance of $2.4 million.  On July 10,
1995 an additional $3.5 million in capital was raised when Community Bank
System, Inc. issued an additional 112,500 shares of its common stock pursuant to
an overallotment option granted to the underwriter and 40,000 shares from its
reserve for directors and employees, all at a price of $24.25 per share.  This
stock was issued principally in connection with the subsequent acquisition of 15
branch offices of The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. in Northern and Central New
York during the third quarter of 1995.

Note C -- Acquisition

     On December 6, 1994, the company and the bank entered into a Purchase and
Assumption Agreement ("the Agreement") with The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
("Chase") to purchase certain assets and assume certain liabilities relating to
the 15 Chase branches located in Norwich, Watertown (two), Boonville, New
Hartford, Utica, Skaneateles, Geneva, Pulaski, Seneca Falls, Hammondsport,
Canton, Newark (two) and Penn Yan, New York.

     On July 14, 1995, the acquisition closed whereby the bank assumed deposits,
accrued interest and other liabilities totalling approximately $383 million
after final closing adjustments.  In addition, the bank acquired certain small
business and consumer loans totalling approximately $13.9 million; certain real
property, furniture and equipment related to the branch facilities for a
purchase price of approximately $5.1 million; and currency, coin and other
assets totalling approximately $5.5 million.  After paying a deposit premium of
8.25% on the acquired deposits totalling approximately $32.4 million, the bank
received approximately $330.2 million in cash from Chase as consideration for
the net deposit liabilities assumed.
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Note D -- Pending Divestiture

     On September 26, 1995 the company and the bank entered into an agreement
under which NBT Bank, N.A. will purchase the branches of Community Bank located
in New Hartford, Norwich and Utica.  The three branches that NBT will acquire
were part of the Chase transaction outlined in Note C above.  The transaction is
subject to federal regulatory approvals.

Note E -- Redeeming of Half of Preferred Stock 

On November 1, 1995, Community Bank System, Inc. announced that it plans to
repay, prior to maturity, half ($4.5 million or 45,000 shares) of its 9%
cumulative perpetual preferred stock, effective November 15, 1995.  This action,
which will eliminate a relatively high cost funding source, reflects the success
of CBSI's recent common stock issuance, good progress in assimilating the bank's
July 1995 purchase of 15 branches from The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. (see Note
C) and the confidence that its tier 1 ratio will remain in excess of the minimum
required for well-capitalized banks.
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Part 1.   Financial Information

     Item 1.    Financial Statements

                The information required by rule 10.01 of Regulation S-X is
                presented on the previous pages.

     Item 2.    Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
                Results of Operations

     The purpose of the discussion is to present material changes in Community
Bank System, Inc.'s financial condition and results of operations during the
nine months ended September 30, 1995 which are not otherwise apparent from the
consolidated financial statements included in these reports.  When used in this
report, the term "CBSI" means Community Bank System, Inc. and its subsidiaries
on a consolidated basis, unless indicated otherwise.  Financial performance
comparisons to peer bank holding companies are based  on data through June 30,
1995 as provided by the Federal Reserve System;  the peer group is comprised of
263 banks having $500 million to $1 billion in assets.  
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Earnings Performance Summary

                                     Three Months Ended           Change
                                     9/30/95     9/30/94      Amount   Percent

(000s)

Net Income                            $3,031      $2,713       $318      11.7%

Earnings per share                     $0.77       $0.96     ($0.19)    -19.8%
Weighted average
     shares outstanding                3,689       2,819        870      30.8%

Return on average assets                1.04%       1.30%     -0.26%      N/A

Average assets                    $1,155,716    $829,081   $326,635      39.4%

Return on average
     shareholders' equity              12.47%      16.69%     -4.21%      N/A
Average shareholders' equity         $98,947     $64,500    $34,447      53.4%

Percentage of average shareholders'
     equity to average assets           8.56%       7.78%      0.78%      N/A


                                     Nine Months Ended            Change
                                     9/30/95     9/30/94      Amount   Percent

(000s)

Net Income                            $8,353      $7,762       $591       7.6%

Earnings per share                     $2.62       $2.76     ($0.14)     -5.1%
Weighted average
     shares outstanding                3,109       2,813        296      10.5%

Return on average assets                1.10%       1.32%     -0.23%      N/A
Average assets                    $1,016,404    $783,541   $232,864      29.7%

Return on average
     shareholders' equity              14.36%      16.34%     -1.98%      N/A
Average shareholders' equity         $78,946     $63,520    $15,426      24.3%

Percentage of average shareholders'
     equity to average assets           7.77%       8.11%     -0.34%      N/A

 * May not foot due to rounding

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Net income for the third quarter and first nine months of 1995 reached a record
high of $3.031 million and $8.353 million, respectively, up 11.7% and 7.6% over
the comparable 1994 periods.  

As a result of the company's issuance of nearly 863,000 additional common shares
in late June and early July of this year, common shares outstanding increased by
almost 31% in the third quarter, resulting in earnings per share of $.77, down
19.8% from the same quarter last year.  For the nine-month period, earnings per
share were $2.62, off 5.1%.

These results reflect the impact of the company's mid-July 1995 purchase of 15
branches from The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A..   Large one-time expenditures
related to absorbing the new branches amounted to approximately $510,000 in the
third quarter.  One hundred thousand dollars of these third quarter expenses was
offset by a refund from the FDIC of excess insurance premiums collected for June
of this year.  The net after-tax impact of these one time expenses is
approximately $.06 per share. 

The branch acquisition increased the bank's deposit base by approximately $383
million or 51%.  Loan growth has been strong from the acquired branches with
over $4.3 million booked since the acquisition date in July.   After accounting
for fixed assets and the deposit purchase price, all but $47 million in funds
acquired has been placed in a variety of medium term investments at a weighted
average yield at time of purchase of 7.58%.  The remaining short-term funds
largely represent the deposits of three former Chase branches whose pending sale
to NBT Bank, N.A. was announced on September 26.
                                      
Third quarter net interest income rose a favorable 24.7% or $2.5 million versus
the same period last year; compared to third quarter 1995, net interest income
is up 20.5% or $2.2 million.  This latter increase reflects earnings from both
the additional $157 million in net earning assets (after repayment of
borrowings) acquired from Chase and July's capital raising efforts, as well as
loan growth in the bank's markets excluding the Chase branches of $11.5 million
during the quarter.

Over the last twelve months, with the impact of the 15 branches acquired from 
Chase, loans have climbed more than $75 million, or over 16%, while
investments have risen $204 million or nearly 63%.  The primary components of
loan growth are the bank's business lending products (up over $30 million or
22%) and indirect consumer loans, predominantly automobile financing through
dealers (up $38 million or 40%).  Increases continue to be modest in the
consumer direct loan product line, which includes home equity products (up $5.0
million or 5.1%) and consumer mortgages (up $2.2 million or 1.5%, net of $3.1
million in originations sold in the secondary market.) 
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Also benefiting net interest income was a slight upturn in the bank's net
interest margin to 4.82% this quarter from 4.74% in third quarter 1995; these
results compare to 5.31% earned in third quarter 1994 in a higher financial
market rate environment.  Margins have improved since June 30 largely because of
replacing in excess of $188 million in borrowings at an average rate of 6.22%
with the Chase deposits, which had an effective core deposit rate of 3.78% as of
the acquisition date.  In addition, certain Chase deposit products were
simplified or priced downward upon acquisition to conform to the bank's deposit
product strategy.  

Non-interest income rose a satisfactory 12.2% in the third quarter, bringing the
increase for the first nine months to 11.9% versus the comparable 1994 period. 
The improvement largely reflects higher fees from the sale of annuities and
mutual funds, as well as greater overdraft fees, service charges, and
commissions from an expanded customer base gained from acquisitions in 1994
aside from the Chase branch purchase.  Growth has been partially offset by the
loss of fees from a large but relatively low profit margin merchant for whom the
bank processed charge card purchases; excluding all Visa merchant discount fees,
non-interest income was up over 34% in the third quarter and 25% year-to-date
compared to the same periods last year.   

Overhead was up 32% in the third quarter, resulting in an overall 20% increase
for the first nine months of this year compared to 1994's results.  More than
half the third quarter increase of $2.3 million reflected personnel costs. 
Staff increased by approximately 115 full-time equivalents in connection with
the acquisition of the Chase branches and required operations center support.  
Other increases related to the new branches were reflected in greater occupancy
and fixtures expense, supplies, data processing, and deposit intangible
amortization expense.  

Important to note is that approximately $510,000 in estimated large one-time 
expenses were incurred this quarter due to the Chase acquisition in a variety of
areas, the primary categories being employee severance and overtime, office 
supplies, data processing conversion expense, and customer check repurchase 
expense.  Excluding these items, overhead would have increased by $1.8 million 
or 25% compared to third quarter 1994.  

A very positive change in the third quarter was the announcement in September of
lower FDIC deposit insurance premiums, effective retroactively to June 1 of this
year.  As a result, FDIC insurance expense pertaining to the third quarter was
reduced by nearly 65%, or $234,000 even after additional coverage required by
the Chase branch deposits.  This improvement is in addition to the refund of 
approximately $100,000 received by the bank this quarter for excess insurance 
premiums collected for June. 

Asset quality remains good at the company.  Net charge-offs for the quarter were
very satisfactory at .14% of average loans; for the first nine months of 1995,
the net charge-off ratio improved slightly from the prior year to .16%. 
Nonperforming loans have been maintained at a relatively low level, ending the
quarter at $1.8 million versus $2.6 million one year earlier.  As a result, the
ratio of nonperforming loans to loans outstanding stood at .33%, an improvement
from .55% at September 30, 1994.  Consequently, the third quarter loan loss
provision expense was slightly less than a year ago, sufficient to achieve a
ratio of loan loss reserves to loans outstanding of 1.25%.  The present ratio of
reserves to nonperformers is considered very ample by management at nearly 3.7
times.
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     The following sections of this report discuss more fully the balance sheet
and earnings trends summarized above. 

Net Interest Income

      On a tax-equivalent basis, net interest income for third quarter 1995
increased $2.5 million (23.8%) over the same period in 1994 to $12.8 million. 
Compared with second quarter 1995, there was a $2.2 million increase.  

     The change in net interest income reflects both the change in net interest
margin and the change in earning asset levels.  The table below shows these
underlying dynamics.



For the Quarter      Net       Net    Yield on     Cost     Average    Loans /
Ended:             Interest  Interest  Earning      of      Earning    Earning
(000's)             Income    Margin    Assets    Funds      Assets     Assets
                    ------    ------    ------    ------     ------     ------
                                       Amount and Change                Period
                                     from Preceding Quarter               End
                    ------    ------    ------    ------     ------     ------

September 30, 1994
  Amount            $10,380      5.31%     8.23%     2.99%   $776,195     59.1%
  Change               $578     -0.03%     0.14%     0.18%        5.4%      0.0

December 31, 1994
  Amount            $10,684      5.09%     8.39%     3.37%   $832,113     56.1%
  Change               $304     -0.21%     0.15%     0.38%        7.2%     (3.0)

March 31, 1995
  Amount            $10,564      4.88%     8.69%     3.90%   $877,322     56.1%
  Change              ($120)    -0.21%     0.30%     0.53%        5.4%      0.1

June 30, 1995
  Amount            $10,699      4.74%     8.73%     4.09%   $904,478     54.7%
  Change               $135     -0.14%     0.04%     0.19%        3.1%     (1.5)

September 30, 1995
  Amount            $12,849      4.82%     8.43%     3.66% $1,057,820     50.7%
  Change             $2,150      0.07%    -0.30%    -0.43%       17.0%     (3.9)


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Change from 
September 30, 1994 to
September 30, 1995
  Amount             $2,469     -0.49%     0.19%     0.66%   $281,625      -8.4%
% Change               23.8%     ---       ---       ---         36.3%     ---

For the Year
Ended:
(000's)

September 30, 1994
  Amount            $29,433      5.38%     8.16%     2.85%   $731,514      59.1%
  Change               ---       ---       ---       ---        ---        ---

September 30, 1995
  Amount            $34,111      4.81%     8.60%     3.87%   $947,201      50.7%
  Change               15.9%    -0.56%     0.44%     1.01%       29.5%     (8.4)


 * May not foot due to rounding

<PAGE>
     Comparing the quarter just ended to third quarter 1994, the net interest
margin narrowed by 49 basis points due to the cost of funds rate increasing by
66 basis points compared to a 19 basis point increase in the yield on earning
assets (up due to higher financial market rates).  The cost of fund rate
increase is attributable both to the growing mix of time deposits as well as the
increasing time deposit rate prior to the Chase transaction: customers have 
moved from lower yielding transaction accounts, and as well, a large proportion
of time deposits was acquired in the Chase transaction.  The $281.6 million 
increase in earning assets shown in the above table more than offsets the impact
of this margin shrinkage on net interest income. 

     A comparison of third quarter 1995 to second quarter 1995 shows a 7 BP
increase in the net interest margin.  The yield on earning assets fell 30 BP
since the acquired Chase deposits was temporarily invested in short-term, lower
yielding instruments.  The cost of funds rate dropped an even greater 43 basis
points because virtually all high cost short-term borrowings were replaced with
low cost Chase deposits.   The $153 million growth in earning assets during the
quarter along with improved margin resulted in net interest income growing $2.2
million.

     Net interest margin (NIM) is in the 49th percentile based on comparative
peer data as of June 30, 1995 (prior to the Chase acquisition).  This
performance is largely the result of high earning asset yields being in the
favorable 71st percentile, versus cost of funds being above norm in the
unfavorable 73rd percentile.  It should be noted that the Chase transaction
subsequent to June 30, 1995 caused NIM to improve slightly.  



Non-Interest Income

     Non-interest income totaled approximately $1.8 million for the three months
ended September 30, 1995, $196,000 or 12.1% over the same period last year. 
This brings 1995 YTD non-interest income to $4.6 million, up 8.4% from the first
nine months of 1994. 


                                      Three Months Ended          Change
                                      9/30/95     9/30/94     Amount   Percent

(000's)

Fiduciary services                      $336        $353       ($17)     -4.7%

Service charges on                      $961        $694       $267      38.5%
     deposit accounts

Annuity and mutual                      $91         $16        $75     462.3%
     fund sales

Other service charges,                  $413        $546      ($133)    -24.3%
     commissions, and fees

Net gain (loss) on sale                   $8          $4         $4      91.6%
     of investments and
     other assets
                                     -------     -------    -------   -------
Total noninterest income
 - Amount                             $1,809      $1,613       $196      12.1%
 - % of Average
     assets                             0.62%       0.77%     -0.15%      ---

<PAGE>
                                      Nine Months Ended              Change
                                     9/30/95     9/30/94        Amount   Percent

(000's)

Fiduciary services                    $1,023      $1,077       ($54)     -5.0%

Service charges on                    $2,326      $1,891       $436      23.0%
     deposit accounts

Annuity and mutual                     $343         $78       $265     339.6%
     fund sales

Other service charges,                  $918      $1,151      ($233)    -20.2%
     commissions, and fees

Net gain (loss) on sale                 ($31)        $27       ($59)   -214.5%
     of investments and
     other assets
                                     -------     -------    -------   -------
Total noninterest income
 - Amount                             $4,580      $4,225       $355       8.4%
 - % of Average
     assets                             0.60%       0.72%     -0.12%      ---

 * May not foot due to rounding
<PAGE>
     As shown by the table above, 38.5% growth was experienced in income from
service charges on deposits.  This improvement reflects the impact of acquiring
$383 million in deposits from the 15 Chase branches as well as continued efforts
to reduce the number of waived charges.  Annuity and mutual fund sales
commissions, a program which began early in 1994, grew more than 4.5 times from
one year earlier to $91,000.  

     These increases were partially offset by declines in other non-interest
income categories.  Fiduciary services fell 4.7% due to 28.6% lower employee
benefit trust income (timing differences).  Growth was also offset by declining 
Visa merchant discount fees attributable to the loss of a large vendor.

     The 15 basis point decrease (to .60%) in the non-interest income to
average assets ratio from one year earlier reflects CBSI's strong asset growth,
primarily attributable to acquired deposits.  Progress continues toward
addressing the bank's peer shortfall (first or lowest peer quartile) by 
maintaining competitive and value-based service charges; offering full service
brokerage/financial planning products through dedicated sales representatives in
selected markets; and selling/servicing residential mortgages (which began
during mid-1994).


Non-Interest Expense

     Non-interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 1995
increased by $2.3 million (32.4%) over the same period last year to $9.2
million, bringing the year-to-date (YTD) total up 19.5% over the first nine
months of 1994 to $23.4 million.  The table below summarizes the major
components of change.

                                     Three Months Ended             Change
                                     9/30/95     9/30/94        Amount   Percent

(000's)

Personnel Expense                     $4,561      $3,333     $1,228      36.8%

Occupancy, furniture,                 $1,222        $929       $292      31.5%
     and equipment

Administrative and business           $1,341      $1,092       $249      22.8%
     development

All other expense                     $2,105      $1,616       $489      30.3%

                                     -------     -------    -------   -------
Total noninterest expense
 - Amount                             $9,229      $6,970     $2,259      32.4%
 - % of Average
     assets                             3.17%       3.34%     -0.17%      ---

Efficiency ratio                        63.0%       58.1%       4.8%      ---

<PAGE>
                                      Nine Months Ended           Change
                                     9/30/95     9/30/94     Amount   Percent

(000's)

Personnel Expense                    $11,872      $9,818     $2,055      20.9%

Occupancy, furniture,                 $3,200      $2,799       $401      14.3%
     and equipment

Administrative and business           $3,885      $3,173       $713      22.5%
     development

All other expense                     $4,426      $3,776       $650      17.2%

                                     -------     -------    -------   -------
Total noninterest expense
 - Amount                            $23,383     $19,565     $3,818      19.5%
 - % of Average
     assets                             3.08%       3.34%     -0.26%      ---

Efficiency ratio                        60.2%       58.1%       2.1%      ---

 * May not foot due to rounding

As noted in the Earnings Performance Summary, approximately $510,000 in
estimated large one-time expenses were incurred this quarter due to the Chase
acquisition in a variety of areas, the primary categories being employee
severance and overtime, office supplies, data processing conversion expense, and
customer check repurchase expense.

Over 54% of the total quarterly increase resides in personnel expense, the
primary reasons being modest annual merit awards and an average 143 additional
full-time equivalent (FTE) positions, resulting in a total of 579 employees as
of September 30, 1995.  These additions reflect the full impact of the
acquisition of the 15 Chase branches resulting in 115 additional FTEs, as well
as the Chase Cato, New York branch in fourth quarter 1994; expanded business
development efforts in the lending and fiduciary services functions; and the
need to service the bank's increased transaction volumes over the last twelve
months. 

The remainder of the quarter's overhead increase compared to the same quarter
last year is spread over a number of expense categories.  Higher occupancy
expense resulted from a total of 17 new locations during the last twelve months.
Administrative expenses were up due to higher supplies caused by the branch
acquisitions.  The amortization of intangibles rose due to the acquisition of
the Chase branches and the resulting $32.4 million premium.  Finally, there were
various other increases related to inflation, volume growth and acquisitions,
partially offset by lower credit card processing expense (with the loss of a
large vendor) and the $554,000 FDIC insurance refund (approximately $100,000
being attributable to the second quarter), bringing the deposit insurance rate
down from 23 BP to 4 BP. 

As a percentage of average assets, annualized overhead declined from 3.34% in
third quarter 1994 to 3.17% in third quarter 1995; the latter level is favorably
below the peer norm and is attributable to persistent cost control efforts as
well as asset growth (much of which was in the bank's investment portfolio,
which requires minimal overhead).  CBSI's efficiency ratio (operating expense
divided by recurring operating income) increased in 1995 to 63.0% from 58.1%
last year caused by replacing borrowings with deposits (which require more
overhead) and one time expenses during the quarter.  As of June 30, 1995, the
bank's efficiency ratio was in the favorable 25th peer percentile (prior to the
Chase transaction).  
<PAGE>

Income and Income Taxes

As shown by the table below, income before tax was approximately $3.03 million
for the quarter ended September 30, 1995, a $500,000 (11.0%) increase from the
same period last year, bringing the YTD total to $13.8 million or 9.5% more than
the first nine months of 1994.   

                                     Three Months Ended           Change
                                     9/30/95     9/30/94     Amount   Percent

(000's)

Net interest income                  $12,734     $10,211     $2,523      24.7%

Loan loss provision                     $275        $315       ($40)    -12.7%

Net interest income                  $12,459      $9,896     $2,562      25.9%
  after provision for
  loan losses

Other income                          $1,809      $1,613       $196      12.1%

Other expense                         $9,229      $6,970     $2,259      32.4%

Income before                         $5,039      $4,539       $500      11.0%
  income tax

Income tax                            $2,008      $1,826       $182      10.0%

Net income                            $3,031      $2,713       $318      11.7%



                                     Nine Months Ended              Change
                                     9/30/95     9/30/94        Amount   Percent

(000's)

Net interest income                  $33,731     $28,917     $4,815      16.6%

Loan loss provision                   $1,129        $977       $152      15.6%

Net interest income                  $32,603     $27,940     $4,662      16.7%
  after provision for
  loan losses

Other income                          $4,580      $4,225       $355       8.4%

Other expense                        $23,383     $19,565     $3,818      19.5%

Income before                        $13,799     $12,600     $1,199       9.5%
  income tax

Income tax                            $5,446      $4,838       $608      12.6%

Net income                            $8,353      $7,762       $591       7.6%

 * May not foot due to rounding
<PAGE>

As a result of higher pre-tax income, YTD income taxes increased by 
$608,000.  CBSI's marginal tax rates are 35% federal and 9% state (plus a 7.5%
surcharge scheduled to be phased out over time).  Third quarter 1995's effective
tax rate was 39.8% and is slightly lower than third quarter 1994's rate. 
Compared to our peers, the company's effective tax rate is unfavorable because
of New York State's very high tax level as well as tax exempt security holdings
being slightly below the norm. 

Capital

                                       Nine Months Ended           Change
                                      9/30/95     9/30/94     Amount   Percent

Tier 1 leverage ratio                   5.55%       7.16%     -1.61%      N/A
Tier 1 capital to                      10.41       12.91      -2.50       N/A
  risk asset ratio

Cash dividend declared                 $0.90       $0.81      $0.09      11.1%
  per common share
Dividend payout (Common)                33.2%       29.9%      3.33%      N/A

Book value per share: Total           $25.17      $23.43      $1.73       7.4%
                    : Tangible         14.92       21.38      (6.46)    (30.2)


      As of September 30, 1995, the tier I leverage ratio of 5.55% was 161 basis
points lower than one year earlier.  However, it is still well above the 5%
minimum required to be a "well-capitalized" bank as defined by the FDIC.  The
decrease in the ratio is attributable to the acquired Chase deposits and
associated intangibles, offset by favorable third quarter earnings and continued
amortization of intangibles from previous acquisitions.  This was also partially
offset by a total of 862,500 shares ($20.9 million) in common stock and 90,000
($9.0 million) shares in preferred stock that were issued from late second
quarter to early third quarter for the Chase branch acquisition.  Of this $29.9
million in gross proceeds, $2.4 million was deducted as the combined cost of
issuance.

As a result of the aforementioned reasons, the tier I risk-based capital ratio
as of September 30, 1995 was 10.41%, or 250 basis points lower than it was as of
June 30, 1994.  This compares to a 6% "well-capitalized" regulatory minimum.  

Total capital reached $101.5 million as of September 30, 1995, $36.5 million
(56.1%) higher than twelve months earlier.  This increase is attributable to net
income of $10.1 million over the twelve months ended September 30, 1995 and
raised capital of $27.5 million (net of issuance costs) versus dividends
declared on common stock of $3.6 million and on preferred stock of $202,500
during the same time frame.  The remaining difference is due to additional
shares issued in exercise of incentive stock options and changes in the market
value adjustment.  The higher YTD dividend shown above reflects a 3 cent per
share increase (11.1%) in the quarterly dividend per common share approved by
the CBSI Board of Directors in August 1994, the fourth dividend increase within
three years.  The YTD 1995 common dividend payout of 33.2% has increased from
the same 1994 period but remains at the low end of the company's targeted 30-40%
guideline.  The increase in the ratio is attributable to the higher number of
common shares outstanding.  Including the preferred dividend, the payout grows
to 39.9%
<PAGE>
Book value per share increased 7.4% from September 30, 1994 while tangible book
value per share fell 30.2%, reflecting the deposit premium resulting from the
July 1995 Chase acquisition. 


The common shares of Community Bank System, Inc. are traded in the NASDAQ
National Market System under the symbol CBSI.  Stock price activity, numbers of
shares outstanding, cash dividends declared and share volume traded are shown
below.


For the Quarter       Market    Market    Market      # of       Cash     Share
Ended:                Price     Price     Price      Shares    Dividend   Volume
                       High      Low      Close   Outstanding  Declared   Traded
                      ------    ------    ------     ------     ------    ------
                                       Amount and Change
                                     from Preceding Quarter
                      ------    ------    ------     ------     ------    ------

September 30, 1994
   Amount             $31.75    $29.00    $31.00   2,775,150     $0.30   186,797
   Change               4.1%      1.8%      1.6%        0.3%     11.1%    -26.4%

December 31, 1994
   Amount             $31.75    $25.75    $26.25   2,788,150     $0.30   146,706
   Change               0.0%    -11.2%    -15.3%        0.5%      0.0%    -21.5%

March 31, 1995
   Amount             $27.75    $25.25    $27.13   2,788,150     $0.30   343,668
   Change             -12.6%     -1.9%      3.3%        0.0%      0.0%    134.3%

June 30, 1995
   Amount             $29.00    $24.25    $25.50   3,503,150     $0.30 1,945,143
   Change               4.5%     -4.0%     -6.0%       25.6%      0.0%    466.0%

September 30, 1995
   Amount             $36.50    $25.25    $33.75   3,674,325     $0.30 2,664,957
   Change              25.9%      4.1%     32.4%        4.9%      0.0%     37.0%

Change from 
September 30, 1994 to
September 30, 1995
   Amount              $4.75    ($3.75)    $2.75     899,175     $0.00 2,478,160
 % Change              15.0%    -12.9%      8.9%       32.4%      0.0%   1326.7%


Note that the stock touched a new high of $36.50 during third quarter 1995,
ending the period at $33.75 or up 32.4% from three months earlier.  Volume was
up a significant 37% over second quarter 1995.
<PAGE>
Loans

     Loans outstanding, net of unearned discount, were a record $544.9 million
as of September 30, 1995, a very favorable $75.5 million (16.1%) growth over the
prior twelve months. Outstandings have now climbed for fourteen consecutive
quarters.  As shown in the table below, CBNA is predominantly a retail bank,
with more than 70% of its outstandings spread across three basic consumer loan
types.   All four types are more fully defined in the company's 1994 annual
report. 

For the Quarter  Consumer   Consumer   Consumer   Business     Total    Yield on
Ended:            Direct    Indirect   Mortgages   Lending     Loans      Loans
(000's)           ------     ------     ------     ------     ------     ------
                                           Amount and Change                
Quarterly
                                        from Preceding Quarter               
Average
                  ------     ------     ------     ------     ------     ------

September 30, 1994
    Amount       $98,280    $94,464   $142,012   $134,724   $469,480       9.12%
    Change           4.8%       9.5%       2.6%       5.9%       5.4%      0.05

December 31, 1994
    Amount       $98,777   $102,491   $143,137   $138,675   $483,079       9.26%
    Change           0.5%       8.5%       0.8%       2.9%       2.9%      0.14

March 31, 1995
    Amount       $98,633   $113,895   $142,289   $140,477   $495,294       9.52%
    Change          -0.1%      11.1%      -0.6%       1.3%       2.5%      0.26

June 30, 1995
    Amount       $97,480   $127,439   $142,413   $147,978   $515,311       9.60%
    Change          -1.2%      11.9%       0.1%       5.3%       4.0%      0.08

September 30, 1995
    Amount      $103,316   $132,509   $144,206   $164,960   $544,991       9.63%
    Change           6.0%      11.5%       1.3%      11.5%       5.8%      0.03

Change from 
September 3 to
September 30, 1995
    Amount        $5,036    $38,046     $2,195    $30,235    $75,511       0.51
    Change           5.1%      40.3%       1.5%      22.4%      16.1%       N/A

Loan mix
September 30, 1994  20.9%      20.1%      30.2%      28.7%     100.0%
September 30, 1995  19.0%      24.3%      26.5%      30.3%     100.0%
    Change          -2.0%       4.2%      -3.8%       1.6%      ---

 * May not foot due to rounding

<PAGE>
Over 50% of the bank's loan growth in the last twelve months came from the
indirect lending portfolio (applications taken at dealer locations), which grew
40%.  This reflects both high automobile demand industry-wide, as well as
continued greater emphasis on this product line in the bank's Southern Region.  


Almost 40% of the bank's loan growth in the last twelve months came from the
generally prime-based business lending portfolio, which increased over 22%. Just
under half of this growth came from commercial loans acquired with the 15 Chase
branches.   Thoughout the bank's market area, small- and medium-sized companies
continue to be receptive to CBSI's responsive and personalized service provided
by the bank's expanded team of experienced lenders.  Growth during the most
recent quarter was 11.5%, primarily resulting from the acquired Chase loans.
   
The minimal 1.5% increase in consumer mortgages since third quarter 1994 (or 6%
of total loan growth) is largely attributable to a program of selling mortgages
in the secondary market implemented by the bank in third quarter 1994.  Volume
grew 1.3% in third quarter 1995 after $1.4 million in secondary market sales of
originations with terms generally in excess of 15 years.  

Consumer direct loans have grown a favorable 5.1% since September 30, 1994. 
This category had been essentially flat since the end of 1992 after the
accumulation and periodic sale of student loans.  Under half of the 6% growth in
the most recent quarter is the result of acquired Chase personal credit lines
tied to demand deposit accounts.

Despite a 125 basis point increase in the average prime rate for the three
months ending September 30, 1995 over the same period last year, the loan yield
has grown only 51 basis points.  This has resulted from the slow runoff of lower
yielding loans and market pressure keeping rates on many loan types relatively
low.  Nonetheless, the bank's predominantly retail loan mix and related pricing
objectives have maintained a favorable overall loan yield, being in the 70th
peer percentile based on data as of June 30, 1995.

<PAGE>
Loan Loss Provision and Reserve for Loan Losses  

The provision for future loan losses was $275,000 for the three months ended
September 30, 1995, down $40,000 (12.7%) versus the same period last year.  

Net charge-offs for the quarter were $183,000 (.14% of loans), down from
$243,000 for third quarter 1994 primarily due to an increase in recoveries.  The
bank's net charge-offs to average loans ratio is essentially equal to the peer
norm, being in the 52nd percentile as of June 30, 1995.

                           3 Months   3 Months    9 Months  9 Months  12 Month
(000's or % Ratios)         Sept 30,   Sept 30,   Sept 30,  Sept 30,   Dec 31,
                             1995       1994       1994       1993      1994
- ----------                   ----       ----       ----       ----      ----

Net Charge-offs              $183       $243       $618       $641     $1,128
Net Charge-offs/Ave Loans    0.14%      0.21%      0.16%      0.20%      0.25%

Gross Charge-offs            $360       $375     $1,150       $995     $1,616
Gross Charge-offs/Ave Loans  0.27%      0.33%      0.30%      0.30%      0.36%

Recoveries                   $178       $132       $532       $354       $488
Recoveries/Prior year        43.6%      37.0%      44.0%      33.6%      34.6%
      gross charge offs


The strong loan growth discussed above (due in part to the acquired Chase loans)
caused the ratio of loan loss reserve to total loans to fall slightly from a
year ago to 1.25%.  Despite the ratio's decline, the reserve reached a new high
at quarter end of $6.8 million.  Management believes that having a loan loss
reserve ratio in the neighborhood of 1.25% is consistent with the bank's credit
quality, which has enabled the reserve for loan losses to cover the level of
non-performing loans by approximately two times or more since the bank's
restructuring as a single bank.  Current coverage of loan loss reserves over
non-performers is very favorable at 373%, an increase from 236% a year ago due
to growth in the provision for loan losses and a significant reduction in non-
performing loans.  

                           3 Months   3 Months    9 Months   9 Months   12 Month
(000's or % Ratios)         Sept 30,   Sept 30,   Sept 30,   Sept 30,    Dec 31,
                              1995        1994      1994        1993      1992 
- ----------                    ----       ----       ----       ----       ----

Non-Performing Loans         $1,819     $2,560     $1,819     $2,560     $3,258
Non-Performing Loans/Loans     0.33%      0.55%      0.33%      0.33%      0.67%

Loan Loss Allowance          $6,791     $6,042     $6,791     $6,042     $6,281
Loan Loss Allowance/Loans      1.25%      1.29%      1.25%      1.29%      1.30%

Loan Loss Allowance/            373%       236%       373%       236%       193%
     Non-Performing Loans

Loan Loss Provision            $275       $315     $1,129       $977     $1,702
Loan Loss Provision/            151%       129%       183%       152%       151%
     Net Charge-offs

<PAGE>
Non-performing loans decreased almost 29% from twelve months earlier to
$1.8 million as of the most recent quarter end, basically attributable to a
write-down on one large commercial loan and its subsequent take out by the
Farmers Home Administration.  Also down from the September 30, 1994 level was
the ratio of non-performers to loans outstanding to .33% as of September 30,
1995; at June 30, 1995, this ratio was .31%, or the favorable 18th peer
percentile.
 
     The ratio of loan loss provision to net charge offs for the most recent
quarter end was 151%, slightly higher than the 129% ratio twelve months earlier
due to the higher level of charge-offs in third quarter 1994. 

     The following table reflects the detail on non-performing and restructured
loan levels.  The ratio of non-performing assets to total assets was .19% as of
September 30, 1995, down 15 basis points from a year ago basically due to the
write-down of one non-performing commercial loan.  There is no troubled debt
restructuring as of the most recent quarter end versus $31,000 one year earlier;
the change reflects being paid out of previously restructured commercial loans. 
OREO for all periods is recorded at the lower of cost or market less estimated
cost to sell.  The ratio of nonperforming assets to loans plus OREO at .41%
remains better than the company's internal goal of less than .75%.


                            9 Months   9 Months   12 Month   12 Month  12 Months
(000's or % Ratios)         Sept 30,    Sept 30,    Dec 31,    Dec 31,   Dec 31,
                              1995       1994       1994       1993       1992
- ----------                    ----       ----       ----       ----       ----

Loans accounted for on a      $1,359     $1,737     $2,396     $1,738     $881
     non-accrual basis
Accruing loans which are 
     contractually past due
     90 days or more as to
     principal and interest 
     payments                   $460       $823       $862       $653     $726
Loans which are "troubled
     debt restructurings" as
     defined in Statement of 
     Financial Accounting
     Standards No. 15
     "Accounting by Debtors
     and Creditors for
     Troubled Debt
     Restructurings               $0        $31        $15       $243     $356
Other Real Estate (OREO)        $443       $302       $223       $433     $459
                               -----      -----      -----      -----    -----
Total Non-Performing Assets   $2,262     $2,893     $3,496     $3,067   $2,422
Total Non-Performing Assets/    0.19%      0.34%      0.38%      0.43%    0.36%
    Total Assets

Total Non-Performing Assets/    0.41%      0.62%      0.72%      0.73%    0.67%
Total Loans & OREO

Loan Loss Allowance /           300%       209%       194%       197%      259%
Non-Performing Assets

 * May not foot due to rounding

<PAGE>
Total delinquencies at $6.1 million (loans greater than 30 days past due plus
nonaccruals) declined 19% from one year earlier; the ratio to total loans at
1.08% is very favorable and improved from prior periods.  The reason for the
dollar decrease is the commercial loan charge-offs during the prior twelve
months causing time & demand delinquencies to decrease substantially.  The
dollar amount of installment loan delinquencies increased by about 100%;  
however, with the strong loan growth, the ratio to total installment loans 
fell.  Real estate delinquencies increased due to a higher level of 
non-accrual loans. 


Delinquencies              3 Months   3 Months    12 Month   12 Month   12 Month
30 days - Non-accruing      Sept 30,   Sept 30,    Dec 31,    Dec 31,    Dec 31,
(000's or % Ratios)          1995        1994        1994       1993      1992
- ----------                   ----        ----        ----       ----      ----

Total Delinquencies         $6,055     $7,459     $6,765     $7,004      $6,894
Ratio to Total Loans          1.08%      1.50%      1.32%      1.58%       1.76%

Time & Demand               $1,831     $3,851     $3,107     $2,633      $1,758
Ratio to Time & Demand        1.08%      2.70%      2.14%      2.07%       1.72%

Installment                 $2,718     $2,467     $2,664     $3,156      $4,026
Ratio to Installment          1.28%      1.37%      1.41%      2.01%       2.53%

Real Estate                 $1,506     $1,141       $994     $1,214      $1,110
Ratio to Real Estate          0.84%      0.65%      0.56%      0.76%       0.85%

Note:  Ratios to Gross Loans

 * May not foot due to rounding


Deposits

     Deposits are the primary source of funding for loans and investments as
measured by the deposits to earning asset ratio.  This ratio is up 8.5
percentage points from a year ago to 96.0%, reflecting borrowings being paid off
with the deposits acquired from Chase.  Average earning assets have increased
$282 million over the last twelve months, while average deposits have grown a
greater $336 million.  

<PAGE>
     The table below displays the components of total deposits including volume
and rate trends over the last five quarters.  

For the Quarter   Average   Average   Average   Average   Average   Average
Ended:             Demand   Savings    Money      Time     Total   Deposits/
(000's)                                Market             Deposits  Earning
                   ------    ------    ------    ------    ------    Assets
                                     Amount and Average Rate
                   ------    ------    ------    ------    ------    ------
September 30, 1994
    Amount        $101,110  $256,496   $77,446  $244,149  $679,201    87.5%
Yield / Rate         ----       2.64%     2.62%     4.24%     2.82%

December 31, 1994
    Amount        $104,427  $248,710   $68,067  $262,359  $683,564    82.1%
Yield / Rate         ----       2.56%     2.67%     4.77%     3.03%

March 31, 1995
    Amount        $102,850  $237,540   $66,035  $295,808  $702,233    80.0%
Yield / Rate         ----       2.63%     2.83%     5.33%     3.40%

June 30, 1995
    Amount        $104,882  $233,875   $63,308  $310,756  $712,820    78.8%
Yield / Rate         ----       2.68%     2.94%     5.58%     3.57%

September 30, 1995
    Amount        $142,413  $345,812   $79,542  $447,253 $1,015,020   96.0%
Yield / Rate         ----       2.68%     2.72%     5.55%     3.57%

Change in quarterly average
outstandings & yield / rate 
September 30, 1994 to
September 30, 1995
    Amount         $41,304   $89,316    $2,097  $203,104  $335,819     8.5%
  % Change            40.9%     34.8%      2.7%     83.2%     49.4%
Change (% pts)       ----       0.04      0.10      1.32      0.75

Deposit Mix
September 30, 1994    14.9%     37.8%     11.4%     35.9%    100.0%
September 30, 1995    14.0%     34.1%      7.8%     44.1%    100.0%
    Change            -0.9%     -3.7%     -3.6%      8.1%    ----

Year-to-date average
outstandings: (000's)

September 30, 1994
    Amount         $96,619  $250,016   $75,674  $218,358  $640,666      87.6%
Yield / Rate         ----       2.54%     2.54%     4.17%     2.71%     ----

September 30, 1995
    Amount        $116,860  $272,806   $69,678  $351,827  $811,170      85.6%
Yield / Rate         ----       2.67%     2.82%     5.50%     3.52%     ----

Change in YTD average
outstandings & yield / rate 
from September 30, 1994 to
September 30, 1995
    Amount         $20,241   $22,790   ($5,996) $133,469  $170,504      (1.9)
  % Change            20.9%      9.1%     -7.9%     61.1%     26.6%     ----
Change (%pts)         ----      0.13      0.28      1.33      0.81

 * May not foot due to rounding
<PAGE>
Average total deposits for the quarter were 49.4% higher than third quarter
1994.  As shown by the table, 60.5% of all of the deposit growth was in time
deposits (up $203.1 million), with the remainder split between $41.3 million in
demand deposit growth and $89.3 million in savings growth.  The major reasons
for the total deposit increase were the $383 million in deposits from the 15
Chase branches acquired in third quarter 1995 and the Chase Cato branch
acquisition in fourth quarter 1994.

As reflected in the table above, the deposit mix has had material changes
since third quarter 1994 because of the impact of the aforementioned 
acquisition on raising our time deposit mix to 44%.  

The average rates on interest bearing deposits have lagged behind the 125 BP 
increase in Fed Funds, moving up only 85 BP. Savings and money market rates 
accounted for the lag, increasing only 4 BP and 10 BP, respectively.  As of 
June 30, 1995, the bank's average rate on interest bearing deposits was 
slightly better than the norm in the 48th peer percentile. 

Liquidity and Borrowing Position

Liquidity involves the ability to raise funds to support asset growth, to
meet requirements for deposit withdrawals, to maintain reserve requirements, and
to otherwise sustain operations.  

The bank's liquidity level is extremely favorable as of September 30, 1995. 
In the event of a liquidity crisis, over $293.6 million (essentially short term
assets minus short term liabilities) or 24.7% of assets could be converted into
cash within a 30-day time period.  This puts the liquidity position well above
the bank's 7.5% internal policy minimum.  The same policy minimum applies to
projections over a 90-day period for which the actual ratio is 23.0% as of this
quarter end.  

As shown by the statement of cash flows preceding the Management Discussion
and Analysis, the bank's cash and cash equivalents grew $59.7 million YTD to
$94.3 million as of September 30, 1995.  YTD net cash was provided by operating
activities of $9.7 million (caused by favorable earnings).  Financing activities
provided cash of $255.8 million (attributable to deposits from the Chase
acquisition and issuance of common and preferred stock) that was utilized by
investing activities of $201.6 million (due to investment purchases and
maturities, the premium paid on the acquisition and loan growth).      

<PAGE>
The following table shows the trend of loans, investments, large liability
certificates of deposit and other borrowings over the last five quarters. 

For the Quarter Average    Average     Ave Core    Ave CDs   Average    Interest

Ended:         Loans   Investments   Deposits   >$100,000   Borrowings  Bearing
(000s)                                  (a)                           
Liabilities
               ------     ------      ------      ------      ------     ------
                         Amount and Average Yield / Rate
               ------     ------      ------      ------      ------     ------

September 30, 1994
   Amount    $454,383    $321,811    $644,302     $34,899     $79,676   $657,767
Yield / Rate     9.12%       6.98%       2.74%       4.33%       4.50%     3.45%

December 31, 1994
   Amount    $473,920    $358,193    $642,190     $41,374    $129,074   $708,211
Yield / Rate     9.26%       7.23%       2.91%       4.78%       5.18%     3.87%

March 31, 1995
   Amount    $488,436    $388,886    $644,375     $57,858    $153,625   $753,008
Yield / Rate     9.52%       7.64%       3.18%       5.89%       6.17%     4.43%

June 30, 1995
   Amount    $507,159    $397,319    $650,142     $62,679    $169,277   $777,216
Yield / Rate     9.60%       7.62%       3.37%       5.71%       6.26%     4.64%

September 30, 1995
   Amount    $532,156    $525,664    $958,027     $56,993     $29,002   $901,609
Yield / Rate     9.63%       7.21%       3.45%       5.70%       6.56%     4.23%

Change in quarterly average
outstandings & yield / rate 
from September 30, 1994 to
September 30, 1995
   Amount     $77,772    $203,853    $313,725     $22,095    ($50,673)  $243,842
 % Change        17.1%       63.3%       48.7%       63.3%      -63.6%     37.1%
Change (%pts)     0.51        0.23        0.71        1.37        2.07      0.78

Year-to-date average
outstandings: (000's)

September 30, 1994
   Amount    $436,771    $294,742    $609,104     $31,562     $73,267   $617,315
Yield / Rate     9.07%       6.81%       2.65%       3.93%       4.07%     3.30%

September 30, 1995
   Amount    $509,410    $437,791    $751,997     $59,174    $116,845   $811,155
Yield / Rate     9.59%       7.46%       3.35%       5.77%       6.25%     4.42%
<PAGE>
Change in YTD average
outstandings & yield / rate 
from September 30, 1994 to
September 30, 1995
   Amount     $72,639    $143,048    $142,893     $27,611     $43,578   $193,841
 % Change        16.6%       48.5%       23.5%       87.5%       59.5%     31.4%
Change (%pts)     0.52        0.64        0.70        1.84        2.17      1.13

Note:  (a)  Defined as total deposits minus CDs > $100,000.  Rate includes
            impact of non-interest bearing transaction accounts.

 * May not foot due to rounding

Borrowings for third quarter 1995 averaged $29.0 million compared to $79.7
million for third quarter 1994.  This resulted from borrowings being virtually
paid off with acquired Chase deposits and capital issued from the end of June
through mid-July.  CBSI does not anticipate borrowing until buying opportunities
and financial market conditions make investment purchases attractive and 
prudent.

The slight eight basis point increase in the rate on core deposits from second
to third quarter 1995 reflects the bank's greater mix of interest-bearing
deposits resulting from the Chase acquisition. 

<PAGE>
Investments and Asset/Liability Management

The level and composition of the bank's investment portfolio is designed to
balance the constraints of liquidity, interest rate risk, capital and credit
risk, while providing an acceptable rate of return.  In meeting that objective,
the portfolio at quarter end comprised 49.3% of earning assets (up from 40.9% 12
months prior due to the investment of excess Chase deposits).

As shown by the table below, the bank's investments consist primarily of
U.S. treasury securities, mortgage-backed securities (including U.S. agencies
and collateralized mortgage obligations), and tax-exempt obligations of state
and political subdivisions.  All investment strategies are developed in
conjunction with the bank's asset/liability position, with particular attention
given to managing interest rate risk.  As of the most recent quarter end, less 
than 15% of the bank's entire portfolio was invested in agency-guaranteed 
collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs).  The portfolio does not contain any 
Principal Only (PO), Interest Only (IO), or Inverse Floater Traunches.  

For the Quarter  U.S.     Mtg-Backs     Tax       Other      Total      Invests/
Ended:          Gov'ts       (a)      Exempts      (b)    Investments   Earning 
(000s)          ------     ------     ------     ------     ------       Assets
                                        Amount and Change
                                     from Preceding Quarter             (Period
                ------     ------     ------     ------     ------        End)
 

September 30, 1994
    Amount     $145,870   $146,423    $22,166    $10,444   $324,902       40.9%
    Change         14.3%      -4.6%       4.3%     -12.2%       3.4%       0.0

December 31, 1994
    Amount     $187,087   $155,376    $20,777    $15,279   $378,520       43.9%
    Change         28.3%       6.1%      -6.3%      46.3%      16.5%       3.0

March 31, 1995
    Amount     $192,526   $162,408    $17,762    $14,482   $387,177       43.9%
    Change          2.9%       4.5%     -14.5%      -5.2%       2.3%      (0.1)

June 30, 1995
    Amount     $212,508   $177,284    $16,727    $20,675   $427,195       45.3%
    Change         10.4%       9.2%      -5.8%      42.8%      10.3%       1.5

September 30, 1995
    Amount     $245,087   $200,471    $15,636    $68,076   $529,270       49.3%
    Change         15.3%      13.1%      -6.5%     229.3%      23.9%       3.9


Change from 
September 30, 1994 to
September 30, 1995
    Amount      $99,217    $54,048    ($6,529)   $57,631   $204,368        8.4%
    Change         68.0%      36.9%     -29.5%     551.8%      62.9%      ---

Investment Mix
September 30, 1994 44.9%      45.1%       6.8%       3.2%     100.0%
September 30, 1995 46.3%      37.9%       3.0%      12.9%     100.0%
    Change          1.4%      -7.2%      -3.9%       9.6%      ---

Note:  (a)  Includes CMOs and pass throughs
       (b)  Includes Money Market Investments, Federal Home Loan Bank,
             and other stock

 * May not foot due to rounding
<PAGE>
Investments totaled $529 million for the quarter just ended, up $204 million
(62.9%) from the third quarter of 1994.  This increase is attributable to
investing deposits from the 15 Chase branches and the growing level of
borrowings prior to acquisition.  

During third quarter 1995, with the large amount of funds to be invested from
the Chase acquisition and uncertainty in the financial markets, there was
similar growth in both cash flow producing investments (such as 15 year seasoned
mortgage backs) and call protection investments (US Governments).  

Additional growth in investments resulted from excess funds being placed in Fed
Funds sold (reflected in other investments).  The fed funds position is expected
to be liquidated upon consummation of the sale of three branches to NBT
Bank, N.A., currently expected before year-end 1995.

Over the last twelve months, the investment portfolio mix has shifted such that
there are increased proportions of U.S. Government securities (46% as of
September 30, 1995) and other investments (Federal Home Loan Bank stock and Fed
Funds Sold), with a decreasing proportion of tax exempt and mortgage backed
securities.

The average fully taxable equivalent yield (including the lower yielding Fed
Funds Sold) in the last year has increased from 6.98% to 7.21% as the result of
lower yielding investments running off and taking advantage of increased market
rates.  The 41 BP decline since June 30, 1995 is the result of the large amount
Fed Funds Sold position; excluding the position, the portfolio yield as of
quarter end was 7.40%.   As of June 30, 1995, the bank's higher 7.62% overall
investment yield was in the very favorable 95th percentile.

The average portfolio life based on earliest redemption date has increased from
2.6 years on September 30, 1994 to 4.4 years on September 30, 1995, attributable
to the increasing mix of investments with call protection features.  

The portfolio market value increased slightly from 98.5% of book value one year
ago to 102.5% of book value as of September 30, 1995.


Although keenly aware of how interest rate volatility may change the market
value of its investments, the bank continues to place an overriding emphasis on
the future earnings stream of its portfolio; thus, the majority of new
investment purchases are classified as held-to-maturity rather than available-
for-sale.

The held-to-maturity portfolio (78.9% of the total investments) amounted to $320
million as of September 30, 1995.  Average time to maturity of these securities,
based on the earliest redemption date, was 3.6 years.  The portfolio recorded a
market value appreciation of $11.5 million, or 3.2% above book value, for the
quarter just ended.  


<PAGE>
As of the most recent quarter end, 21.1% of the investment portfolio is 
classified as available-for-sale (AFS) in accordance with SFAS No. 115.  The 
AFS portfolio average maturity based on earliest redemption date was 7.6 years, 
and the pre-tax market value adjustment was a favorable $65,000.  Having a 
reasonably sized AFS portfolio gives the bank flexibility to sell lower 
yielding investments and replace them with higher yields when short-term 
losses can be recouped with higher future earnings.  

The following table displays several of the underlying investment portfolio
statistical measures discussed above on a quarterly basis for the last 12-month
period.


For the Quarter  Portfolio  Portfolio Portfolio      AFS      AFS Market    Net
Ended:            Average   Maturity  Market /   Portfolio /    Value   Realized
(000s)            Yield     (Years)     Book       Total     Adjustment  Gains /
                              (a)                Portfolio    (Pretax)  (Losses)
                --------  --------   --------    --------    --------   --------

September 30, 1994 6.98%     2.6        98.5%       36.0%    ($2,470)       $0

December 31, 1994  7.23%     3.6        97.8%       22.8%    ($3,263)    ($499)

March 31, 1995     7.64%     3.9       100.5%       21.8%    ($1,982)       $0

June 30, 1995      7.62%     4.0       103.3%       24.8%        $39     ($150)

September 30, 1995 7.21%     4.4       102.5%       21.1%        $65        $0


Change from
September 3to
September 30, 1995 0.23%     1.8         4.0%      -14.9%     $2,535        $0

Note:  (a)  Based on earliest redemption date

 * May not foot due to rounding

<PAGE>
Part II.  Other Information

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings.  

                Not Applicable

Item 2.   Changes in Securities.  

     On July 10, 1995, the underwriters exercised their overallotment option of
112,500 shares of common stock and on July 11, 1995 CBSI issued 40,000 shares of
common stock to reserve for employees.  These exercises were made in connection
with and are included in the 862,500 shares of common stock and 90,000 shares of
preferred stock issued.

Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities.  
          Not Applicable.  

Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders.  
          Not Applicable.  

Item 5.   Other Information.  
          Not Applicable.  

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

a)    Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K:
     (4)  Form of Certificate of the Powers, Designations, Preferences, and
          Rights of CBSI's Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A,
          previously filed with the Commission on June 26, 1995 as Exhibit 4.1
          to CBSI's Registration Statement on Form S-2 (No. 33-58539) and
          incorporated herein by reference.

     (11) Statement re Computation of earnings per share
              
b)   No reports on Form 8-K were filed during third quarter 1995.

<PAGE>



                                      Signatures


     Pursuant to the requirements of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.





                                  Community Bank System, Inc.




Date:  November 14, 1995                          /s/ Sanford A. Belden      
                                             Sanford A. Belden, President and 
                                             Chief Executive Officer           
     


Date:  November 14, 1995                          /s/ David G. Wallace          
                                             David G. Wallace, Senior Vice
                                             President  Chief Financial Officer
     

<PAGE>

                              Community Bank System, Inc.
                      Statement re Earnings Per Share Computation

                                      Exhibit 11


                            Three Months Ended               Six Months Ended
                              September 30,                    September 30,  
                             1995       1994                  1995      1994  
Primary Earnings 
Per Share

Net Income                 3,030,510  2,712,827             8,353,018  7,761,871
Less:  
     Accrued Preferred 
     Stock Dividend         -202,500          0              -202,500          0
                           ---------  ----------            ---------  ---------
Income applicable 
    to common stock        2,828,010  2,712,827             8,150,518  7,761,871
                           =========  =========             =========  =========
Weighted average number
    of common shares       3,646,104  2,770,727             3,077,915  2,759,612
Add: Shares issuable from 
  assumed exercise of  
  incentive stock options     42,848     48,561                30,759     53,050
                           ---------  ---------             ---------  ---------
Weighted average number of
 common shares - adjusted  3,688,952  2,819,288             3,108,674  2,812,662
                           =========  =========             =========  =========
Primary earnings per share     $0.77      $0.96                 $2.62      $2.76
                           =========  =========             =========  =========

Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share

 Net Income                2,828,010  2,712,827             8,150,518  7,716,871
                           =========  =========             =========  =========
Weighted average number of
 common shares - adjusted  3,696,422  2,821,068             3,128,985  2,816,418
Add: Equivalent number of 
    common shares assuming
   conversion of preferred                                                
                           ---------  ---------             ---------  ---------
Weighted average number of
 common shares - adjusted  3,696,422  2,821,068             3,128,985  2,816,418
                           =========  =========             =========  =========

Fully diluted earnings 
per share                      $0.77      $0.96                 $2.60      $2.76
                           =========  =========             =========  =========
             
<PAGE>

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