Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

Penseco Financial Services Corporation Reports Earnings as of September 30, 2011

SCRANTON, PA, November 2, 2011 — Penseco Financial Services Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: PFNS) (the “Company”), the Scranton, Pennsylvania based financial holding company of Penn Security Bank & Trust Company, reported net income for the three months ended September 30, 2011 of $2,818,000 or $0.86 per weighted average share compared with $3,044,000 or $0.93 per weighted average share from the year ago period, a decrease of $226,000 or 7.4%. Pre-provision net interest income decreased $198,000 or 2.4%. Net interest income, after provision for loan and lease losses, increased $215,000 or 2.9% during the 2011 period, due to a reduction in interest expense of $330,000 or 15.6% from lower funding costs and a $413,000 decrease in the provision for loan and lease losses, offset by a decrease in interest income of $528,000 or 5.1%. The decrease in interest income was primarily attributable to investment and loan cash flows being reinvested at historically low yields, including excess reserve deposits held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Non-interest income decreased $67,000 or 1.8%. Non-interest expenses increased $255,000 or 3.5% due to increases in salaries and benefits and other operating expenses.

The Company reported net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 of $8,193,000 or $2.50 per weighted average share compared with $9,041,000 or $2.76 per weighted average share from the year ago period, a decrease of $848,000 or 9.4%. Pre-provision net interest income decreased $802,000 or 3.2%. Net interest income, after provision for loan and lease losses, decreased $792,000 or 3.4% during the 2011 period, due to a decrease in interest income of $1,516,000 or 4.8%, reduced interest expense of $714,000 or 11.3% from lower funding costs and an essentially unchanged provision for loan losses at $1,713,000. The decrease in interest income was primarily attributable to investment and loan cash flows being reinvested at historically low yields. Non-interest income increased $708,000 or 7.7% primarily as a result of the reversal in the first quarter of a $500,000 contingent liability recorded in connection with the with the 2009 Old Forge Bank acquisition. Non-interest expenses increased $732,000 or 3.5% due to increases in salaries and employee benefits and other operating expenses offset by reduced FDIC insurance expense.

Net income from core operations, which excludes the reversal of a contingent liability recorded in connection with the Merger, decreased $1,178,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $7,863,000 compared to $9,041,000 for the same period in 2010. Net income from core operations is a non-GAAP measure of net income. A reconciliation of the net income from core operations and disclosure of the non-GAAP return on assets, return on equity and dividend payout ratio derived from that measure are described in the non-GAAP reconciliation included in this press release.

Non-Interest Income

Total non-interest income decreased $67,000 or 1.8%, to $3,571,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011, compared with $3,638,000 for the same period in 2010. Trust department income increased $31,000 or 7.8% due to an increase in the market value of trust assets and new business. Merchant transaction income increased $83,000 or 5.2%, due primarily to the increased volume of merchant transactions and new business. Brokerage fee income decreased $46,000 or 46.9%, mostly due to a lower volume of investor activity. Other fee income increased $72,000 or 19.0% mainly from increased debit card revenue related to the increased number of accounts. Other operating income decreased $113,000 largely due to net gains on the sale of other real estate owned property in 2010 and lower gains on mortgage loans sold. Realized gains (losses) on securities, net, decreased $89,000.

Total non-interest income increased $708,000 or 7.7% to $9,930,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared with $9,222,000 for the same period in 2010. Trust department income increased $97,000 or 8.7% due to an increase in the market value of trust assets and new business. Service charges on deposit accounts decreased $101,000 or 6.2%, primarily due to decreased overdraft activity. Merchant transaction income increased $187,000 or 5.1%, due to the increased volume of merchant transactions primarily from new business. Brokerage fee income decreased $75,000 or 28.8% mostly due

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to a lower volume of investor activity. Other fee income increased $118,000 or 10.3% mainly from increased debit card revenue related to the increased number of accounts. Other operating income increased $599,000 largely due to the reversal of a contingent liability of $500,000 recorded in connection with the Old Forge Bank acquisition. Realized gains (losses) on securities, net, decreased $102,000.

Non-Interest Expenses

Total non-interest expenses increased $255,000 or 3.5%, to $7,456,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 compared with $7,201,000 for the same period in 2010. Salaries and employee benefits increased $220,000 or 6.9%, due primarily to merit-based increases in salaries for existing personnel and increased staffing for loan production and monitoring asset quality. Merchant transaction expenses increased $21,000 or 1.9% due to the increased volume of merchant transactions. FDIC insurance assessments decreased $242,000 or 94.5%, resulting from recently passed banking legislation along with the new FDIC bank pricing methodology which affected the three months ended September 30, 2011. Other operating expenses increased $257,000 or 14.3% due to a severance payment of $90,000, an increase of $30,000 in consulting and advisory expenses, contributions of $30,000, other real estate owned expense of $20,000, cardholder expense of $16,000, along with increased general operating expenses.

Total non-interest expenses increased $732,000 or 3.5% to $21,775,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared with $21,043,000 for the same period of 2010. Salaries and employee benefits increased $726,000 or 7.7%, due primarily to merit-based increases in salaries for existing personnel and increased staffing for loan production and monitoring asset quality. Expense of premises and fixed assets increased $41,000 or 1.5% largely due to increased occupancy expenses and additional depreciation from branch renovations. Merchant transaction expenses increased $70,000 or 2.8% due to the increased volume of merchant transactions. FDIC insurance assessments decreased $456,000 or 51.1%, resulting from recently passed banking legislation along with the new FDIC bank pricing methodology which affected the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Other operating expenses increased $351,000 or 6.4% due to a severance payment of $90,000, an increase of $74,000 in consulting and advisory expenses, contributions of $73,000, cardholder expense of $52,000, other real estate owned expense of $29,000, along with increased general operating expenses.

Asset Quality

The Company maintains an allowance for loan and lease losses, which reflects management’s estimate of probable loan losses, as determined in accordance with the Company’s allowance for loan and lease losses methodology. The ratio of the allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans was 1.05% and 1.05% as of September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Non-accrual loans equaled $3,453,000, or 0.54%, of loans at September 30, 2011, a decrease of $581,000, or 14.4%, from $4,034,000, at December 31, 2010. There were no commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose loans are in non-accrual status.

Net loan charge-offs amounted to $1,502,000, or 0.24%, of average outstanding loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to $1,523,000, or 0.25%, of average loans outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

As of September 30, 2011, the Company had total impaired loans of $3,830,000. Of the total allowance for loan and lease losses, $662,000 is specifically related to these impaired loans at September 30, 2011.

The Company continues to proactively evaluate probable loan losses and address delinquent loans by, among other things, obtaining current appraisals of collateral and placing loans on non-accrual status when collection is in doubt and the loan is moving toward foreclosure.

Income Tax Expense

Applicable income taxes increased $119,000 or 14.3% and $32,000 or 1.3% primarily due to higher taxable income for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.

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PENSECO FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts based on weighted average shares outstanding in each period)

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PENSECO FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

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PENSECO FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

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PENSECO FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

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PENSECO FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

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About Penseco Financial Services Corporation

Penseco Financial Services Corporation, through its subsidiary Penn Security Bank & Trust Company, operates twelve offices in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne and Monroe counties. The Company’s stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, under the symbol, “PFNS”.

Safe Harbor Forward-Looking Statements

This press release, as well as other written communications made from time to time by the Company and its subsidiaries and oral communications made from time to time by management of the Company, may contain statements relating to the future results of the Company (including certain projections and business trends) that are considered “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “PSLRA”). Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of such words as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “planned,” “estimated,” “intend” and “potential”. For these statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the PSLRA.

The Company cautions you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include, but are not limited to: prevailing economic and political conditions, particularly in our market area; credit risk associated with our lending activities; changes in interest rates, loan demand, real estate values and competition; changes in accounting principles, policies, and guidelines; changes in any applicable law, rule, regulation or practice with respect to tax or legal issues; and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting the Company’s operations, pricing, products and services and other factors that may be described in the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release, and, except as may be required by applicable law or regulation, the Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Core Earnings Calculation

Certain Financial measures reported herein exclude the effect of the reversal of a contingent liability recorded in the Merger. Management of the Company believes that investors’ understanding of the Company’s performance is enhanced by disclosing these non-GAAP financial measures as a reasonable basis for comparison of the Company’s ongoing results of operations. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for GAAP-basis measures and results. Our non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to non-GAAP measures of other companies. The Non-GAAP Reconciliation Schedule provides a disclosure of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most closely analogous measure determined in accordance with GAAP.

The following table presents the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to reported GAAP financial measures.

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Return on average equity (ROE) and return on average assets (ROA) for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was 8.88% and 1.20%, respectively. ROE was 9.94% and ROA was 1.37% for the same period last year. The dividend payout ratio was 48.84% for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 45.16% for the same period last year.

Return on average equity (ROE) and return on average assets (ROA) for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was 8.76% (8.40% excluding the reversal of a contingent liability) and 1.20% (1.08% excluding the reversal of a contingent liability), respectively. ROE was 9.99% and ROA was 1.36% for the same period last year. The dividend payout ratio was 50.40% (52.50% excluding the reversal of a contingent liability) for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 45.65% for the same period last year.

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Management believes that tangible assets, tangible equity, and the related ratios of tangible equity to tangible assets, tangible book value per share, and market value to tangible book value, are useful to investors in evaluating the Company’s results of operations and financial condition. Our intangible assets, namely goodwill and the core deposit intangible, are the result of our accounting for the Old Forge Bank merger, and we would not be able to sell those assets separately from all other assets of the business. Tangible equity and tangible book value per share are used generally as conservative measures of net worth, approximating liquidation value.

The following table presents a reconciliation of tangible assets / tangible equity.