Company: CCNE
Filing Date: 2025-03-05
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001193125-25-047258
Chunk: 20

Company: CNB FINANCIAL CORP/PA
Filing Date: 2025-03-05
Form: 424B3
Chunk 20
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 meeting, but you will not have the right to receive the merger consideration to be received by ESSA shareholders in the merger. In order to receive the merger 
 consideration, an ESSA shareholder must hold his or her shares through completion of the merger.                                                                                                                                                   |

| Q: | Are ESSA shareholders entitled to seek appraisal or dissenters’ rights if they do not vote in favor of 
 the ESSA merger proposal?                                                                              |

| A: | No. ESSA shareholders will not be entitled to appraisal or dissenters’ rights. |

| Q: | What should I do if I receive more than one joint proxy statement/prospectus or set of voting instructions? |

| A: | If you hold shares directly as a record holder and also in “street name” or otherwise through a                                                                                                                                                     
 nominee, you may receive more than one joint proxy statement/prospectus and/or set of voting instructions relating to the applicable shareholder meeting. These should each be voted and/or returned separately in order to ensure that all of your 
 shares are voted.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |

| Q: | Do I need to do anything with my shares of ESSA common stock certificates now? |

| A: | No. ESSA shareholders will receive instructions for surrendering their stock certificates promptly after the                                                                                       
 closing of the merger. In the meantime, you should retain your stock certificates because they represent your stock ownership. Please do not send in your stock certificates with your proxy card. |

| Q: | What should I do if I hold my shares of ESSA common stock in book-entry form? |

| A: | If your shares of ESSA common stock are held in book-entry form, you will not be required to take any                                                                               
 additional actions. Promptly following the closing of the merger, shares of ESSA common stock held in book-entry form will automatically be exchanged for the merger consideration. |

| Q: | Where can I find more information about the companies? |

| A: | You can find more information about CNB and ESSA from the various sources described under the section entitled 
 “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 186.                                                   |

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| Q: | Whom should I call with questions? |

| A: | If you have any questions concerning the merger, the other matters regarding the applicable shareholder meeting                                                                 
 or the joint proxy statement/prospectus, or need assistance voting your shares, please contact the appropriate proxy solicitor at the