EX-99 2 ex99-1.htm PRESS RELEASE

 

NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP  

HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 25, 2008

 

 

HONESDALE –

The 137th Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Norwood Financial Corp (Nasdaq-NWFL), Parent Company of Wayne Bank was held on Tuesday, April 22nd at the Bank headquarters in Honesdale.

Business conducted at the Annual Meeting included remarks by Chairman of the Board John E. Marshall, who chaired the meeting, the re-election of company directors Daniel J. O’Neill, Dr. Kenneth A. Phillips and Gary P. Rickard, and reports to stockholders from President and Chief Executive Officer William W. Davis, Jr. and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Lewis J. Critelli.

Chairman Marshall welcomed stockholders and introduced the Directors and Executive Officers seated at the head table. He also recognized longstanding former Chairman and Director Emeritus, Russell L. Ridd. He then turned the meeting over to Mr. Davis, who conducted the formal business portion of the meeting.

Mr. Critelli provided stockholders with a detailed report of the Company’s financial results for 2007. Among the highlights of the Company’s performance in 2007 cited by Mr. Critelli was an increase in assets to total over $481 million as of December 31, 2007 and a 10.2% increase in net income to $6,511,000.

Mr. Davis’s address included the results for the first quarter of 2008 and a summary of plans for the remainder of the year. Mr. Davis noted that first quarter earnings of $1,779,000, an increase

 

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of 21.6% over the $1,463,000 earned in the first quarter of 2007. Earnings per share (diluted) were $.64 compared to the $.51 per share in the first quarter of 2007. Total assets were $484.0 million as of March 31, 2008, with total loans outstanding of $329.4 million, deposits of $371.2 million and stockholders equity at $56.6 million. He also reported that the Bank’s loan quality remains strong. Mr. Davis updated stockholders on the Bank’s technology initiatives for the coming year. He also commented on Norwood’s steady increase in earnings and dividends over the past eleven years.

At the annual reorganization meeting held immediately after the meeting of stockholders, the following officers were appointed for the ensuing year.

 

John E. Marshall

Chairman of the Board

 

 

William W. Davis, Jr.

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Lewis J. Critelli

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 

 

Edward C. Kasper

Senior Vice President & Senior Loan Officer-Corporate Bank

 

 

John H. Sanders

Senior Vice President-Retail Bank

 

 

Joseph A. Kneller

Senior Vice President, Assistant Treasurer & Assistant Secretary

 

 

Wayne D. Wilcha

Senior Vice President and Trust Officer

 

 

Robert J. Behrens

Vice President and Loan Review Officer

 

 

John Carmody

Vice President

 

 

Joann Fuller

Vice President

 

 

Carolyn K. Gwozdziewycz

Vice President and Community Office Manager

 

 

Nancy A. Hart

Vice President, Controller, Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

 

 

Raymond Hebden

Vice President

 

 

William J. Henigan, Jr.

Vice President

 

 

Jennifer Jaycox

Vice President & Loan Operations Manager

 

 

William R. Kerstetter

Vice President

 

 

Kelley J. Lalley

Vice President, Assistant Secretary

 

 

Linda Moran

Vice President

 

 

Mary Alice Petzinger

Vice President & Community Office Manager

 

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Barbara A. Ridd

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

 

 

Gary H. Sipe

Vice President

 

 

Eli Tomlinson

Vice President

 

 

Karyn Vashlishan

Vice President

 

 

Karen Gasper

Internal Auditor and Vice President

 

 

Sandra Halas

Assistant Vice President

 

 

Norma J. Kuta

Assistant Vice President & Community Office Manager

 

 

Marianne Glamann

Community Office Manager

 

 

Teresa Melucci

Community Office Manager

 

 

Sandra Mruczkewycz

Community Office Manager

 

 

Nancy M. Worobey

Community Office Manager

 

 

Laurie J. Bishop

Assistant Community Office Manager

 

 

Wendy L. Davis

Assistant Community Office Manager

 

 

Christine Ferdinando

Assistant Community Office Manager

 

 

Jill Melody

Assistant Community Office Manager

 

 

Diane L. Richter

Assistant Community Office Manager

 

 

Toni Stenger

Assistant Community Office Manager

 

 

Gary Henry

Consumer Lending Officer

 

 

Thomas Kowalski

Resource Recovery Manager

 

 

William E. Murray

Mortgage Originator

 

 

Sarah Rapp

Human Resources Officer

 

 

Nilda I. Ramos

Business Development Officer

 

 

Doreen A. Swingle

Residential Mortgage Lending Officer

 

 

Karen Verbeke

Training Officer

 

 

 

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Norwood Financial Corp, through its subsidiary Wayne Bank, operates twelve offices in Wayne, Pike and Monroe Counties. The Company’s stock is traded on the Nasdaq Market, under the symbol, “NWFL”.

The foregoing material may contain forward-looking statements. We caution that such statements may be subject to a number of uncertainties and actual results could differ materially and therefore readers should not place undue reliance on any forward looking statements. Those risks and uncertainties include changes in the absolute and relative levels of interest rates, risks associated with the effect of opening a new branch, the ability to control costs and expenses, demand for real estate and general economic conditions. Norwood Financial Corp. does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

 

Contact:

Linda Moran

 

 

 

Vice President

 

 

 

NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP

 

 

 

570-253-1455

 

 

 

www.waynebank.com

 

 

 

 

 

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