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CNB FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Form 10-K For The Year Ended December 31, 2003

Articles of Association and By-Laws

 

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

(Six Pages)

 

AND

 

BY-LAWS

(Four Pages)

 

CNB FINANCIAL CORP.

Clearfield, Pennsylvania

AS AMENDED

 

LOG OF AMENDMENTS:

 

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION:

 

Article 5., Number of Shares - Amended March 18, 1986

Article 5., Number of Shares - Amended April 21, 1998

Article 5., Number of Shares - Amended April 20, 1999

Article 9A. Number, Term and Qualification of Directors - Amended April 20, 1999

Article 9B. By-Law Qualification - Amended April 20, 1999

 

BY-LAWS:

 

Article VIII, All Sections - Amended February 22, 1988

Article I, Section 1 - Amended March 28, 1995

Article I, Section 3 - Amended April 20, 1999

Article V, Section 1 - Amended April 20, 1999

Article V, Section 8 - Amended April 20, 1999

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

CNB FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 

    Filed this 12th day of

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
CORPORATION BUREAU

   September, 1983
   
  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    Department of State
Articles of CNB FINANCIAL CORPORATION    
   

/s/ William R. Davis

Domestic Business Corporation   Secretary of the Commonwealth

 

In compliance with the provisions of the Act of May 5, 1933, as amended, specifically, Title 15 Purdon’s Pennsylvania Statutes Annotated, Section 1204, the undersigned, desiring to be incorporated as a business corporation, hereby certifies that:

 

  1. The name of the corporation is:

 

CNB FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 

  2. The address of its office in Pennsylvania is One South Second Street, P.O. Box 42, Clearfield, Pa., 16830. (The physical location of the Corporation’s registered office has not changed. However, Clearfield County’s 911 system redesignated the address. Earlier, the Corporation’s address was known as the “Corner of Market & Second Streets, Clearfield”.)

 

  3. PURPOSE:

 

The corporation shall have unlimited power to engage in and to do any lawful act concerning any or all lawful business for which corporations may be incorporated under this act and the corporation is incorporated under the provisions of the Act of May 5, 1933, as amended, specifically, Title 15 Purdon’s Pennsylvania Statutes Annotated, Section 1204.

 

  4. TERM:

 

Perpetual

 

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  5. NUMBER OF SHARES: (Amended March 18, 1986)

  (Amended April 21, 1998)

  (Amended April 20, 1999)

 

The total number of authorized shares shall be 10,000,000 with a par value of $1.00. The shares of stock of this Corporation shall not have preemptive rights or the right to cumulative voting on any issues.

 

  6. Except as set forth in paragraph five hereof, there are no special rights, designations, preferences, qualifications, limitations or restrictions imposed upon the stock of the corporation except as provided in these Articles of Incorporation.

 

  7. The Board of Directors shall have no authority to change any designations, preferences, limitations, qualifications or restrictions or special or relative rights of the stock described in paragraph five hereof.

 

  8. The name and post office address of the incorporators and the number and class of shares subscribed by him/her is:

 

NAME

  

ADDRESS

  

NUMBER and CLASS

OF SHARES

JOHN LEITZINGER   205 SW Third Avenue   One
    Clearfield, PA 16830   Common
JOHN W. POWELL   27 Coventry Lane   One
    State College, PA 16801   Common
FRANCIS E. REED   R.D. 2 Box 269   One
    Clearfield, PA 16830   Common
WILLIAM U. SMITH   120 W. Walnut Street   One
    Clearfield, PA 16830   Common
L. E. SOULT, JR.   108 Elizabeth St.   One
    Clearfield, PA 16830   Common
JAMES K. NEVLING   1019 Linden Street   One
    Clearfield, Pa 16830   Common
WILLIAM R. OWENS   R 1307 Riverview Road   One
    Clearfield, PA 16830   Common
ROBERT G. SPENCER   Grampian, PA 16838   One
        Common

 

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NAME

  

ADDRESS

  

NUMBER and CLASS OF SHARES

RONALD B. STRATTAN   909 South Second Street   One
    Clearfield, PA 16830   Common
W. K. ULERIICH   724 South Second Street   One
    Clearfield, PA 16830   Common
ROBERT E. BROWN   46 West Pauline Drive   One
    Clearfield, PA 16830   Common
ROBERT S. KEPNER   804 Hannah Street   One
    Clearfield, PA 16830   Common
JAMES P. MOORE   508 South Fourth Street   One
    Clearfield, Pa 16830   Common
ROBERT C. PENOYER   1220 South Second Street   One
    Clearfield, PA 16830   Common
EDWARD B. REIGHARD   8 Turnpike Avenue   One
    Clearfield, PA 16830   Common
E. DORSE ALBERT   111 East Pine Street   One
    Clearfield, PA 16830   Common

 

  9. OTHER PROVISIONS AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT:

 

  A. NUMBER, TERM AND QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS:

(Amended April 20, 1999)

 

The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than nine (9) nor more than twenty four (24) members. The exact number of Directors shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the majority of the Board of Directors. All directors shall have equal vote. They shall be elected by classes as follows: Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, with the numbers in each class to be no less than three (3) directors nor more than eight (8) directors. The exact number of each class shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the majority of the Board of Directors.

 

The Initial Directors of Class I shall serve until the third (3rd) annual meeting of the shareholders. At the third (3rd) annual meeting of the shareholders, the directors of Class I shall be elected for a term of three (3) years and, after expiration of such term, shall thereafter be elected every three (3) years for three (3) year terms. The initial directors of Class 2 shall serve until the second (2nd) annual meeting of

 

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shareholders. At the second (2nd) annual meeting of the shareholders, the directors of Class 2 shall be elected for a term of three (3) years for three (3) year terms. The initial directors of Class 3 shall serve until the first (1st) annual meeting of the shareholders. At the first (1st) annual meeting of the shareholders, the directors of Class 3 shall be elected for a term of three (3) years and, after the expiration of such term, shall thereafter be elected every three (3) years for three (3) year terms.

 

Each director shall serve until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, even though his or her term of office as provided herein has otherwise expired, except in the event of his or her earlier resignation, removal or disqualification.

 

  B. BY-LAW QUALIFICATIONS: (Amended April 20, 1999)

 

The Board of Directors of the Corporation may, subject to the provisions contained in Article V of the By-Laws, change the number of directors in any class between the minimum and maximum number per class as described in 9.A. and at the time affect the total number of directors in all classes between the minimum of nine (9) and the maximum of twenty (24) directors. Any additional nominee shall then stand for election consistent with the principles of 9.A. above at the next annual meeting.

 

  C. INITIAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

 

  1. Elected for a term of three years:

 

JOHN LEITZINGER

JOHN W. POWELL

FRANCIS E. REED

WILLIAM U. SMITH

L. E. SOULT, JR.

 

  2. Elected for a term of two years:

 

JAMES K. NEVLING

WILLIAM R. OWENS

ROBERT G. SPENCER

RONALD B. STRATTAN

W. K. ULERICH

 

  3. Elected for a term of one year:

 

ROBERT E. BROWN

ROBERT S. KEPNER

JAMES P. MOORE

ROBERT C. PENOYER

EDWARD B. REIGHARD

 

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  D. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR DISSOLUTION OF THE CORPORATION:

 

  1. In order to effect the merger or consolidation of the corporation into another corporation which is not a wholly owned subsidiary of this corporation the affirmative action of 75% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote shall be required.

 

  2. The shareholders have reserved the right to amend the By-Laws to themselves by affirmative vote of the majority of the shares voting.

 

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