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NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 14, 2012

HONESDALE –
The 141st Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Norwood Financial Corp (Nasdaq-NWFL), Parent Company of Wayne Bank was held on Tuesday, April 24th at the Company’s headquarters in Honesdale.
Business conducted at the Annual Meeting included remarks by Chairman of the Board John E. Marshall, who chaired the meeting, the re-election of company directors Lewis J. Critelli, William W. Davis, Jr., Susan Gumble-Cottell and John E. Marshall, the ratification of S.R. Snodgrass, A.C., as the Company’s independent auditors for 2012, and reports to stockholders from President and Chief Executive Officer Lewis J. Critelli and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer William Lance.
Chairman Marshall welcomed stockholders and introduced the Directors and Executive Officers seated at the head table.  He then turned the meeting over to Mr. Critelli, who conducted the formal business portion of the meeting.
Mr. Lance provided stockholders with a detailed report of the Company’s financial results for 2011.  Among the highlights of the Company’s performance in 2011 cited by Mr. Lance was an increase in total assets to $669 million as of December 31, 2011, a record level of net income which totaled $7.3 million, and a twentieth consecutive year for an
 
 

 
increase in cash dividends.  Mr. Lance also cited key ratios such as a net interest margin of 4.08%, a return on assets of 1.18% and an efficiency ratio of 55.5% as major determinants of the Company’s success in 2011.
Mr. Critelli’s address included the results for the first quarter of 2012 and a summary of plans for the remainder of the year.  Mr. Critelli noted that first quarter earnings of $2,186,000 and earnings per share (diluted) were $.67 compared to the $.60 per share in the first quarter of 2011.  Total assets were $685 million as of March 31, 2012, with total loans outstanding of $479 million, deposits of $546 million and stockholders’ equity at $89 million.  Mr. Critelli commented on the current economic condition and the banking regulatory environment.  Mr. Critelli updated stockholders on the Bank’s technology initiatives and reviewed the benefits realized from the Company’s acquisition of North Penn Bancorp which closed in 2011.
At the Bank’s annual reorganization meeting, the following officers were appointed for the ensuing year.
John E. Marshall
 
Chairman of the Board
     
Lewis J. Critelli
 
President & Chief Executive Officer
     
William S. Lance
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
     
Kenneth C. Doolittle
 
Executive Vice President, Retail Administration
     
John F. Carmody
 
Senior Vice President, Senior Loan Officer/Corporate Bank
     
John H. Sanders
 
Senior Vice President-Retail Bank
     
Joseph A. Kneller
 
Senior Vice President, Assistant Treasurer  & Assistant Secretary
 
 
 
 

 
 
Thomas Byrne
 
Senior Vice President
     
Christe Casciano
 
Senior Vice President
     
William J. Henigan, Jr.
 
Senior Vice President
     
Brian Mahlstedt
 
Senior Vice President
     
Diane Wylam
 
Vice President & Senior Trust Officer
     
Robert J. Behrens
 
Vice President and Loan Review Officer
     
Ryan French
 
Vice President
     
Joann Fuller
 
Vice President
     
Karen Gasper
 
Internal Auditor and Vice President
     
Carolyn K. Gwozdziewycz
 
Vice President and Community Office Manager
     
Nancy A. Hart
 
Vice President, Controller, Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
     
Raymond Hebden
 
Vice President
     
Jennifer Jaycox
 
Vice President & Loan Operations Manager
     
William R. Kerstetter
 
Vice President
     
Kelley J. Lalley
 
Vice President, Assistant Secretary
     
Linda Moran
 
Vice President
     
Mary Alice Petzinger
 
Vice President & Community Office Manager
     
Mark W. Ranzan
 
Vice President
     
Karyn Reppert
 
Vice President
     
Barbara A. Ridd
 
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
     
 
 
 
 

 
 
Richard Siarniak
 
Vice President
     
Eli Tomlinson
 
Vice President
     
Douglas Atherton
 
Assistant Vice President
     
Marianne Glamann
 
Assistant Vice President & Community Office Manager
     
Richard Rossi
 
Assistant Vice President
     
Jeanne Corey
 
Community Office Manager
     
Wendy L. Davis
 
Community Office Manager
     
Jill Hessling
 
Community Office Manager
     
Vonnie Lewis
 
Community Office Manager
     
Teresa Melucci
 
Community Office Manager
     
Sandra Mruczkewycz
 
Community Office Manager
     
Rossie Demorizi-Ortiz
 
Community Office Manager
     
Crystal Tompkins
 
Community Office Manager
     
Laurie J. Bishop
 
Assistant Community Office Manager
     
Christine Glass
 
Assistant Community Office Manager
     
Diane L. Richter
 
Assistant Community Office Manager
     
Jessica Santiago
 
Assistant Community Office Manager
     
Toni Stenger
 
Assistant Community Office Manager
     
Laura Thomas
 
Assistant Community Office Manager
     
Maurice Dennis
 
Credit Analyst
     
Thomas Kowalski
 
Resource Recovery Manager
     
Julie Kuen
 
Electronic Banking Officer
     
Linda Meskey
 
Credit Analyst
     
 
 
 
 

 
 
Sarah Rapp
 
Human Resources Officer
     
Frank Sislo
 
Consumer Loan Manager
     
Doreen A. Swingle
 
Residential Mortgage Lending Officer
     

Norwood Financial Corp, through its subsidiary Wayne Bank, operates sixteen offices in Wayne, Pike, Monroe and Lackawanna Counties.  The Company’s stock is traded on the Nasdaq Market, under the symbol, “NWFL”.
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 contains safe harbor provisions regarding forward-looking statements.  When used in this discussion, the words “believes”, “anticipates”, “contemplates”, “expects”, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.  Those risks and uncertainties include changes in federal and state laws, changes in interest rates, risks associated with the acquisition of North Penn Bancorp, the ability to control costs and expenses, demand for real estate and general economic conditions.  The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to those forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Contact:     William S. Lance
                   Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
     NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP
     570-253-8505