SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION






SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549


Form 8-K


Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 23, 2006


AMERISERV FINANCIAL, Inc.

(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Pennsylvania        0-11204        25-1424278

(State or other     (commission    (I.R.S. Employer

jurisdiction        File Number)   Identification No.)

of Incorporation)


Main and Franklin Streets, Johnstown, Pa.  15901

(address or principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 814-533-5300


N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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Form 8-K


Item 4.01 Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.



On May 17, 2006, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of AmeriServ Financial, Inc. (the Company) approved the dismissal of Deloitte & Touche LLP (Deloitte) as the Company’s principal accountants and appointed S.R. Snodgrass, A.C. (Snodgrass) as the Company’s principal accountants.


During the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the subsequent period through the date of this report, there were (1) no disagreements with Deloitte on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Deloitte, would have caused Deloitte to make reference to the subject matter of such disagreements in connection with Deloitte’s report on the Company’s financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 or (2) no “reportable events” (as defined in Item 304(a)(v) of regulation S-K) have been disclosed in connection with Deloitte’s report on the Company’s financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004.  Further, the audit reports of Deloitte on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.


The audit report of Deloitte on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005 and on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.


The Company has requested Deloitte to furnish a letter, pursuant to Item 304(a)(3), addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission, stating whether it agrees with the above statements.  A copy of that letter will be filed, with an amendment to this Current Report, once received by the Company.


During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, and in the subsequent interim period through the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company did not consult with Snodgrass regarding (1) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements or (2) any of the matters or events set forth in Item 304 (a)(2)(ii) of regulation S-K.

  

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 hereunto duly authorized.


AMERISERV FINANCIAL, Inc.


By /s/Jeffrey A. Stopko

Jeffrey A. Stopko

Senior Vice President

& CFO


Date: May 23, 2006