UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
ý Annual
Report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2004.
or
o Transition
Report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
for the transition
period from
to .
Commission File Number: 0-11204
Ameriserv Financial
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Ameriserv
Financial, Inc.
Main
and Franklin Streets
Johnstown, PA 15901
(Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and
the address of its principal executive office.)
Registrants telephone number, including
area code: (814)
533-5300
Notices and communications from the Securities and Exchange
Commission relative to this report should be forwarded to:
Ameriserv Financial, Inc.
Main and Franklin Streets
Johnstown, PA 15901
Attention: Nicholas E. Debias, Jr.
With a copy to:
Wesley R. Kelso, Esquire
Stevens & Lee
Suite 602
25 North Queen Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
Item 1. Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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Financial Statements |
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Audited Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2004 |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Trustees of Ameriserv Financial 401(k) Profit Sharing
Plan
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets available for benefits of Ameriserv Financial 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan as of December 31, 2004, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2004. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plans management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. The statement of net assets available for benefits of Ameriserv Financial 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan as of December 31, 2003, and the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, were audited by other auditors whose report, dated June 3, 2004, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial status of Ameriserv Financial 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan as of December 31, 2004, and the changes in its financial status for the year ended December 31, 2004, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/ S.R. Snodgrass, A.C. |
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Wexford, PA |
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April 29, 2005 |
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AMERISERV FINANCIAL 401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
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December 31, |
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ASSETS |
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Investments, at fair value: |
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Common/Collective Funds |
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$ |
8,957,282 |
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$ |
8,500,748 |
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Mutual Funds |
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6,365,845 |
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5,970,485 |
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Ameriserve Financial, Inc. |
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552,017 |
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463,100 |
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Sky Financial |
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124,801 |
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133,617 |
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Money Market |
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1,114,565 |
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1,347,360 |
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Participant Loans |
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309,257 |
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154,239 |
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Total Investments |
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17,423,767 |
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16,569,549 |
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Contribution Receivable |
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4,393 |
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31,334 |
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Accrued Interest Receivable |
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34,266 |
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25,500 |
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Other Receivable |
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54,438 |
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Cash |
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31,284 |
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Net assets available for benefits |
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$ |
17,493,710 |
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$ |
16,680,829 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMERISERV FINANCIAL 401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004
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INVESTMENT INCOME |
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Net Appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments |
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1,190,129 |
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1,400,886 |
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(1,278,332 |
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Interest and dividends |
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141,892 |
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324,520 |
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443,779 |
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Capital Gains |
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82,638 |
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Total investment income |
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1,414,659 |
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1,725,406 |
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(834,553 |
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Contributions by employees |
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696,279 |
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175,280 |
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Contributions by employer |
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110,959 |
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27,450 |
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Transfers from other benefit plans |
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6,438,710 |
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Rollovers |
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13,251 |
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8,237 |
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Total contributions |
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820,489 |
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6,649,677 |
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Total additions |
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2,235,148 |
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8,375,083 |
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DEDUCTIONS FROM NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTED TO: |
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Benefits paid directly to participants |
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1,422,267 |
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951,310 |
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1,512,502 |
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Administrative expenses |
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20,430 |
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Total deductions |
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1,422,267 |
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7,423,773 |
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1,532,932 |
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Net increase (decrease) |
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812,881 |
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9,257,056 |
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(2,367,485 |
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NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS |
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Beginning of the year |
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16,680,829 |
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9,257,056 |
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11,624,541 |
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End of the year |
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$ |
17,493,710 |
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$ |
16,680,829 |
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$ |
9,257,056 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMERISERV FINANCIAL 401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
The following brief description of the AmeriServ Financial 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (the Plan) is provided for general information purposes only. Interested parties should refer to the Plan Document for a more comprehensive description of the Plans provisions.
The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering the employees of AmeriServ Financial, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiaries AmeriServ Financial Bank, AmeriServ Trust and Financial Services, and AmeriServ Associates, Inc. (the Companies), including members of the United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO-CLC, Local Union 2653-06 (the Union) who have attained the age of 21 and the earlier of completion of 12 consecutive months of service with at least 500 hours of service (employee deferrals) or 1,000 hours of service (employer discretionary contribution). The Plan includes a 401(k) before-tax savings feature, which permits participants to defer compensation under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended. The Plan is not covered by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Employees may elect to contribute, through the 401(k) feature, 1 percent to 100 percent of their base salaries each period, to the maximum amount permitted by the Internal Revenue Code. Employees may elect to have their contributions in 5 percent increments invested in one or more of 30 mutual funds, 6 common/collective portfolios, 2 money market funds, and the AmeriServ Financial, Inc. common stock administered by the Plans trustee. Although certain participants received shares of Three Rivers Bancorp, Inc. common stock (a.k.a. Sky Financial stock) as a result of the 2000 spin-off of AmeriServ Financials Three Rivers Bank subsidiary, such is not an investment option for additional purchase. The diversified mutual fund investment options include a bond and government securities fund and various U.S. and foreign stock funds.
The Companies have the right to make a discretionary contribution to the Plan. Any contribution to be made will be on an annual basis and such contribution is allocated as a percentage of compensation of eligible participants for the year. In addition, the Companies contribute 2 percent of employees gross compensation on behalf of Union employees.
Each participants profit sharing account is credited with Plan earnings. Allocations are based upon the proportionate value of all accounts. The benefit to which each participant is entitled is that which can be provided from the participants account.
Participants are immediately vested in their voluntary contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting in the sponsors contributions in the Plan is based on completion of credited service years. A credited service year is considered one in which the participant completed at least 1,000 hours of service. Employees become 100 percent vested after five years of service.
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On termination of service, a participant will receive a lump sum amount equal to the vested value of his or her account. The Plan also provides for normal retirement benefits to be paid in the form of a lump sum upon reaching age 65 or termination of employment and has provisions for deferred, death, disability retirement benefits, and hardship withdrawals.
Forfeitures of the participant non-vested accounts shall be applied to reduce the Companies contributions and will be reallocated immediately as of the Plan year end.
Certain administrative functions are performed by officers and employees of the Companies. No such officer or employee receives compensation from the Plan. Certain other administrative expenses are paid directly by the Companies.
The accounting principles followed by the Plan and the methods of applying these principles conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
A summary of the significant accounting and reporting policies applied in the presentation of the accompanying financial statements follows:
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. In preparing the financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Quoted market prices are used to value investments. Investments for which there is no quoted market price are reported at their estimated fair value.
The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants account balances and the amounts reported in the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits.
The Plan investments are administered by AmeriServ Trust and Financial Services (Trustee).
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During 2004, the Plans investments (including investments bought, sold, as well as, held during the year) appreciated in value by $1,190,129.
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Net Appreciation |
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2004 |
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Investments at fair value as determined by quoted market price: |
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Common / Collective Funds |
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685,713 |
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Mutual Funds |
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486,479 |
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AmeriServ Financial, Inc. |
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5,770 |
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Sky Financial |
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12,167 |
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Net appreciation in fair value |
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$ |
1,190,129 |
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Investments representing 5 percent or more of the Plans net assets at December 31 are as follows:
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Principal |
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Investments at fair value as determined by quoted market price: |
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Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund |
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$ |
842,361 |
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$ |
996,652 |
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$ |
851,794 |
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899,631 |
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Fidelity Magellan |
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929,037 |
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1,000,121 |
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1,104,842 |
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1,166,550 |
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Pathroad Balance Growth & Income |
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2,828,560 |
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3,217,963 |
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2,890,669 |
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3,017,908 |
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Pathroad Capital Appreciation & Income |
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1,115,755 |
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1,290,774 |
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1,268,754 |
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1,333,166 |
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Pathroad Conservative Growth & Income |
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2,479,387 |
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2,753,615 |
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2,593,903 |
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2,681,812 |
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Pathroad Long-Term Equity |
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792,034 |
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925,537 |
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649,140 |
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687,766 |
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$ |
8,987,134 |
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$ |
10,184,662 |
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$ |
9,359,102 |
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$ |
9,786,833 |
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Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Companies have the right, under the Plan, to discontinue their contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of termination of the Plan, participants will become 100 percent vested in their accounts.
The Plans application for determination is presently pending approval from the Internal Revenue Service. The Plans Trustees do not expect any difficulty in receiving a favorable determination.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 107, Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments, requires the Plan to disclose the estimated fair value of its financial instruments. Financial instruments are defined as cash, evidence of ownership interest in an entity, or a contract, which creates an obligation or right to receive or deliver cash or another financial instrument from/to a second entity on potentially favorable or unfavorable terms. Fair value is defined as the amount at which a financial instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties other than in a forced
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liquidation or sale. If a quoted market price is available for a financial instrument, the estimated fair value would be calculated based upon the market price per trading unit of the instrument.
Investments in mutual funds and participant loans would be considered financial instruments. At December 31, 2004, the carrying amounts of these financial instruments approximate fair value.
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REPORT ON SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Our audit was made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules of AmeriServ Financial 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan as of or for the year ended December 31, 2004, are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements, but are supplemental information required by the United States Department of Labors Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the plans management. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements, and, in our opinion, are fairly stated and all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements as a whole.
/s/ S.R. Snodgrass, A.C. |
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Wexford, PA |
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April 29, 2005 |
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AMERISERV FINANCIAL 401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 25-0851535
PLAN NUMBER - 002
DECEMBER 31, 2004
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Cost |
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Current |
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Common stock |
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AmeriServ Financial, Inc. |
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106,733 |
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$ |
519,485 |
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552,017 |
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Sky Financial |
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4,353 |
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87,840 |
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124,801 |
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Total Common Stock |
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676,818 |
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Mutual Funds |
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Alger Large Cap Growth |
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320 |
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3,461 |
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3,780 |
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Alger Midcap Growth |
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3,632 |
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53,402 |
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61,278 |
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Clipper Fund |
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5,166 |
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428,670 |
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463,257 |
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Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund |
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12,560 |
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842,361 |
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996,652 |
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Federated Capital Appreciation |
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295 |
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6,817 |
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7,477 |
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Federated Kaufmann Fund |
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10,691 |
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52,330 |
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57,303 |
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Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund |
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19,683 |
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539,806 |
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792,245 |
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Fidelity Magellan |
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9,636 |
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929,037 |
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1,000,121 |
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Franklin Biotechnology Discovery |
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1,965 |
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95,905 |
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105,441 |
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Franklin Mutual Beacon |
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10,748 |
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146,852 |
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171,318 |
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Goldman Sachs Global Income |
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840 |
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11,990 |
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11,312 |
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Goldman Sachs Research Select List |
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1,001 |
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5,834 |
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7,136 |
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Invesco Financial Services |
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238 |
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6,187 |
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6,973 |
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Janus Growth & Income |
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1,109 |
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28,009 |
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35,704 |
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Legg Mason Value Trust |
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5,329 |
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305,553 |
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374,373 |
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Longleaf Partners |
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1,876 |
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54,120 |
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58,767 |
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MFS International New Discovery Fund |
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284 |
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6,028 |
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6,153 |
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Northern Technology |
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1,953 |
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25,913 |
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23,081 |
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Pimco Total Return |
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16,128 |
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172,734 |
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172,082 |
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T. Rowe Price Equity Income |
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7,508 |
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175,886 |
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199,644 |
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Templeton Foreign |
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13,301 |
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132,033 |
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163,604 |
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Tweedy, Browne B Global Value |
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9,691 |
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190,741 |
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224,728 |
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Vanguard GNMA |
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11,854 |
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124,651 |
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123,761 |
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Vanguard Health Care |
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562 |
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64,336 |
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71,241 |
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Vanguard Institutional Index |
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5,854 |
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602,547 |
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648,088 |
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Vanguard Primecap |
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3,988 |
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212,817 |
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248,450 |
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Vanguard Short-term Federal |
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19,495 |
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204,415 |
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202,942 |
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Vanguard Total Bond Market Index |
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4,668 |
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47,771 |
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47,938 |
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Vanguard U.S. Growth |
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2,593 |
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51,004 |
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41,950 |
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White Oak Growth Stock |
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1,146 |
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46,321 |
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39,046 |
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Total Mutual Funds |
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$ |
6,365,845 |
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Common / Collective Funds |
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Pathroad Balanced Growth & Income |
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268,164 |
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$ |
2,828,560 |
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$ |
3,217,963 |
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Pathroad Capital Appreciation & Income |
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104,432 |
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1,115,755 |
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1,290,774 |
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Pathroad Conservative Fixed Income |
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42,091 |
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441,559 |
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452,902 |
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Pathroad Conservative Growth & Income |
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226,635 |
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2,479,387 |
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2,753,615 |
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Pathroad Intermediate Term Fixed Income |
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27,284 |
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296,877 |
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316,491 |
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Pathroad Long-Term Equity |
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75,369 |
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792,034 |
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925,537 |
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Total Common / Collective Funds |
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8,957,282 |
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Money Market Funds |
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Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligation |
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462,839 |
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462,839 |
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462,839 |
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SEI Stable Asset Money Market Funds |
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651,726 |
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651,726 |
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651,826 |
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Total Money Market Funds |
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1,114,565 |
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Participant Loans |
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309,257 |
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309,257 |
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Total |
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$ |
17,423,767 |
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AMERISERV FINANCIAL 401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4j - SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS
EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 25-0851535
PLAN NUMBER - 002
DECEMBER 31, 2004
Description of Assets |
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Purchases |
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Sales |
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Cost of Assets |
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Net Gain |
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Type (i) Transactions - a single transaction in excess of 5 percent of the fair value of plan assets
- None -
Type (ii) Transactions - series of transactions other than securities transactions in excess of 5 percent of the fair value of plan assets
- None -
Type (iii) Transactions - series of security transactions of the same issue aggregating in excess of 5 percent of the value of plan assets
- None -
Type (iv) Transactions - transactions in securities with a person if any single transaction was in excess of 5 percent of the fair value of plan assets
- None -
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Trustees of the AmeriServ Financial 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: June 30, 2005 |
Ameriserv Financial 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan |
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AmeriServ Trust and Financial |
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Services Company, as Trustee |
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Nicholas E. Debias, Jr., |
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Vice President |
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