Company: CCNE
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-030821
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Company: CNB FINANCIAL CORP/PA
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: S-4
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. Affiliates consist of individuals or entities that control, are controlled by or are under common control with CNB and include the executive officers and directors of CNB and may include significant shareholders of CNB.

Stock Exchange Listing; Delisting and Deregistration of ESSA Common Stock.

The shares of CNB common stock to be issued in the merger will be listed for trading on NASDAQ and CNB will submit a notification form to NASDAQ. Following the consummation of the merger, shares of CNB common stock will continue to be traded on NASDAQ under the symbol “CCNE.” In addition, following the consummation of the merger, ESSA common stock will be delisted from NASDAQ, will be deregistered under the Exchange Act and will cease to be publicly traded.**

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#### ESSA PROPOSAL 2—MERGER-RELATED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATIONAs required by the federal securities laws, ESSA is providing its shareholders with the opportunity to cast an advisory,non-bindingvote on the compensation that may become payable to its named executive officers in connection with the completion of the merger, as disclosed in the section entitled “The Merger—Interests of Certain ESSA Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger” beginning on page 144 and the related tables and narrative.Your vote is requested. ESSA believes that the compensation that may become payable to its named executive officers in connection with the completion of the merger is reasonable and the information regarding such compensation demonstrates that ESSA’s executive compensation program was designed appropriately and structured to ensure the retention of talented executives and a strong alignment with the long-term interests of ESSA shareholders. This vote is not intended to address any specific item of compensation, but rather the overall compensation that may become payable to ESSA’s executive officers in connection with the merger. This vote is separate and independent from the vote of shareholders to approve the merger agreement. ESSA asks that its shareholders vote “FOR” the following resolution:RESOLVED, that the compensation that may become payable to ESSA’s named executive officers in connection with the completion of the merger, as disclosed in the section entitled “The Merger—Interests of Certain ESSA Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger” and the related tables and narrative, is hereby approved.Approval of this proposal is not a condition to the completion of the merger. In addition, this vote is advisory and, therefore