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Exhibit 99

News Release     
 
CCNE    Contact: Charles R. Guarino 
NASDAQ    Treasurer 
L I S T E D    (814) 765-9621 
 
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CNB FINANCIAL CORPORATION REPORTS THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS FOR 2007

Clearfield, Pennsylvania – October 23, 2007

CNB Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CCNE) today announced earnings for the third quarter and year to date 2007. Diluted earnings per share were $0.28 in the third quarter of 2007 as compared to $0.26 for the third quarter of 2006, representing an 8 percent increase. Net income was $2.4 million in the third quarter of 2007 as compared to $2.3 million for the same period of 2006. Annualized return on average assets and return on average equity was 1.21 percent and 13.45 percent, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to 1.23 percent and 13.30 percent for the three months ended September 30, 2006.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, net income totaled $6.7 million and diluted earnings per share were $0.77, compared to $7.1 million of net income and $0.79 diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Annualized return on average assets and return on average equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were 1.12 percent and 12.54 percent, respectively, compared to 1.24 percent and 13.42 percent for the same period of 2006.

William F. Falger, President & Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are pleased with our performance this quarter as we continue to execute our growth strategy driven primarily by our entrance into the Erie, Pennsylvania market via our ERIEBANK division and the continued expansion of our consumer finance subsidiary, Holiday Financial Services. During the quarter we opened our newest full service office of ERIEBANK on West Asbury Road in Millcreek Township and began construction of two additional offices in the market. In addition, during the quarter we added two new offices of Holiday Financial Services in Ridgway, Pennsylvania and Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. We are very confident in the growth prospects for these new locations.”

The Corporation has experienced asset growth of $58.0 million over the past twelve months primarily driven by loan growth of $48.0 million. Deposits increased by $24.9 million over the same twelve month period.

Loan quality has remained strong with $2.6 million in nonperforming assets at September 30, 2007 compared to $2.2 million at September 30, 2006. The ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets was 0.31 percent on September 30, 2007 compared to 0.29 percent as of September 30, 2006.

Mr. Falger commented, “We are committed to maintaining strong credit quality by using sound underwriting standards and aggressively dealing with potential problem loans. We believe our performance reflects this commitment.”

CNB Financial Corporation paid a common stock quarterly dividend of $0.16 per share on September 14, 2007. This dividend represented a 14 percent increase over the $0.14 per share quarterly dividend paid a year ago and a 4.5 percent projected annual yield utilizing the September 30, 2007 closing market price of $14.20.

The CNB Financial Corporation Board of Directors authorized stock buyback programs in 2005 and 2006 of five hundred thousand shares each, or approximately 6 percent of shares outstanding each year. During 2006, CNB repurchased 238,206 shares through these programs at an average cost of $13.98 per share. During 2007, CNB has repurchased 353,077 shares at an average cost of $15.18 per share.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (in thousands)        (Unaudited)                (Unaudited) 
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS        30-Sept-07        31-Dec-06        30-Sept-06 
        Consolidated        Consolidated        Consolidated 
Assets                         
Cash and due from banks    $    14,585    $    18,530    $    16,182 
Interest-bearing deposits        7,150        7,014        6,727 
Federal funds sold        6,742        7        23 






   CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS        28,477        25,551        22,932 
Securities available for sale        162,215        156,696        162,532 
Loans held for sale        1,923        2,420        3,452 
   NET LOANS        579,952        540,934        531,986 
FHLB stock & other equity interests        5,468        5,321        4,992 
Premises & equipment, net        18,054        16,237        14,542 
Bank owned life insurance        14,960        14,484        14,321 
Mortgage servicing rights        450        446        448 
Goodwill        10,821        10,821        10,821 
Other intangible assets        311        385        489 
Accrued interest & other assets        9,164        7,555        7,293 






 
   TOTAL ASSETS    $    831,795    $    780,850    $    773,808 






 
Liabilities                         
Deposits                         
   Non-Interest bearing deposits     $    91,450    $    82,574    $    84,433 
   Interest bearing deposits        557,954        548,748        540,027 






   TOTAL DEPOSITS        649,404        631,322        624,460 
Short-term borrowings        2,000        2,000        4,865 
Other borrowings        83,000        57,885        57,000 
Subordinated debentures        20,620        10,310        10,310 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities        7,280        7,054        5,384 






   TOTAL LIABILITIES        762,304        708,571        702,019 
 
Shareholders' Equity                         
Common stock        -        -        - 
Additional paid-in        13,057        13,250        13,250 
Retained earnings        65,642        62,957        61,780 
Treasury stock, at cost (662,238 shares for September 2007,                         
369,546 shares for Dec 2006, and                         
287,381 shares for June 2006)        (9,720)        (5,271)        (4,141) 
Accumulated other comprehensive income        512        1,343        900 






   TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY        69,491        72,279        71,789 
 
   TOTAL LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY    $    831,795     $    780,850    $    773,808 






 
Nonperforming Assets     $    2,608     $    1,928    $    2,244 
% of Total Assets        0.31%        0.25%        0.29% 
Trust Assets    $    233,367     $    206,899    $    199,701 


CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT                                 
(unaudited)        For Quarter Ended            Year To Date 
    30-Sept-07    30-Sept-06    30-Sept-07    30-Sept-06 
 
Interest Income                                 
Loans including fees     $    11,583    $    10,174    $    32,870       $    29,580 
Deposits with banks        116        112        342        322 
Federal funds sold        90        49        288        266 
Securities        2,156        2,020        6,270        5,852 








   TOTAL INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS        13,945        12,355        39,770        36,020 
Interest Expense                                 
Deposits        4,592        4,473        13,909        12,433 
Federal Home Loan Bank advances        969        717        2,404        2,149 
Subordinated debentures        356        228        959        641 








   TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE        5,917        5,418        17,272        15,223 
   NET INTEREST INCOME        8,028        6,937        22,498        20,797 
Provision for loan losses        335        324        903        1,079 








   NET INTEREST AFTER PROVISION        7,693        6,613        21,595        19,718 
Other Income                                 
Trust income        312        245        851        749 
Service charges on deposits        1,117        1,114        3,087        3,108 
Other charges and fees        216        172        617        462 
Net security gains (losses)        52        2        87        343 
Mortgage banking income        83        92        265        327 
BOLI earnings        137        187        476        525 
Wealth management        133        115        440        388 
Other        (135)        162        297        421 








   TOTAL OTHER INCOME        1,915        2,089        6,120        6,323 
Non-Interest Expenses                                 
Salaries & benefits        3,462        2,825        9,606        8,168 
Occupancy, net        779        705        2,391        2,107 
Data processing        335        447        1,457        1,484 
Amortization of intangible        25        104        75        311 
Director's fees        87        111        240        329 
Total other expenses        1,587        1,323        4,793        4,073 








   Total non-interest expenses        6,275        5,515        18,562        16,472 








   NET INCOME BEFORE TAXES        3,333        3,187        9,153        9,569 
Federal income tax        923        844        2,439        2,460 








   NET INCOME    $    2,410    $    2,343    $    6,714       $    7,109 








 
 
Earnings Per Share, Fully diluted    $    0.28    $    0.26    $    0.77     $    0.79 
Dividends Per Share    $    0.16    $    0.14    $    0.46     $    0.42 
Return on Average Assets (ROA)        1.21%        1.23%        1.12%        1.24% 
Return on Average Equity (ROE)        13.45%    13.30%        12.54%        13.42% 

Note: This press release may contain forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and trends could differ materially from those set forth in such statements due to various factors. These factors include operating, legal and regulatory risks; changing economic competitive conditions; and other risks and uncertainties.

CNB Bank’s websites can be found at www.bankcnb.com and www.eriebank.net. The Holiday Financial Services website is www.holidayfinancialservices.com.