CORRECTING and REPLACING First Keystone Corporation Declares Increased Fourth Quarter Dividend.Business Editors CORRECTION...by First Keystone key·stone n. 1. Architecture The central wedge-shaped stone of an arch that locks its parts together. Also called headstone. 2. The central supporting element of a whole. Corporation BERWICK, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2003 In BW5888 issued Dec. 2, 2003: Second graph, first sentence of release should read: This is an 8.3% increase in the fourth quarter dividend over the $.24 per share paid in December 2002 (sted: xxx December 2003). The corrected release reads: FIRST KEYSTONE CORPORATION DECLARES INCREASED FOURTH QUARTER DIVIDEND First Keystone Corporation (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB: FKYS), parent company of The First National Bank of Berwick, declared a $.26 per share quarterly cash dividend to shareholders of record as of December 16, 2003, payable December 31, 2003. This is an 8.3% increase in the fourth quarter dividend over the $.24 per share paid in December 2002. With the fourth quarter dividend payment, year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD) The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date. cash dividends total $.98 per share in 2003 as compared to $.85 paid in 2002, an increase of 15.3%. The First National Bank of Berwick now operates 10 full service offices in Columbia (5), Luzerne (4), and Montour (1) Counties providing banking and trust services. Inquiries regarding the purchase of the company's stock may be made through the following brokers: Legg Mason Founded in 1899, Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE: LM) is a leading Global Asset Management Firm that serves the institutional, mutual fund and wealth management markets. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, and is located on Lombard and Charles Streets in the Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc., 800-888-6673; Janney Montgomery Scott, Inc., 800-526-6397; Ferris, Baker, Watts Watts, residential section of south central Los Angeles. Named after C. H. Watts, a Pasadena realtor, the section became part of Los Angeles in 1926. Artist Simon Rodia's celebrated Watts Towers are there. , Inc., 800-638-7411; Ryan, Beck and Company, 800-223-8969; and Boenning & Scattergood, Inc., 800-883-8383. Note: This press release may contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and 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 and competitive conditions and other risks and uncertainties. For more information on The First National Bank of Berwick or its parent company, First Keystone Corporation, please contact J. Gerald Bazewicz at 570-752-3671, extension 172. |
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