Company: CCNE
Filing Date: 2025-01-10
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-004105
Chunk: 105

Company: CNB FINANCIAL CORP/PA
Filing Date: 2025-01-10
Form: 425
Chunk 105
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 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION HAVE BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY THE PARTIES HERETO, AND THESE PROVISIONS
SHALL BE SUBJECT TO NO EXCEPTIONS. NO PARTY HAS IN ANY WAY AGREED WITH OR REPRESENTED TO ANY OTHER PARTY THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION WILL NOT BE FULLY ENFORCED IN ALL INSTANCES.

Section 8.13 . This Agreement and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection with this
Agreement, and any amendments or waivers hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file,
shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party hereto or to any such
agreement or instrument shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file to deliver a signature to this Agreement or any amendment hereto
or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file as
a defense to the formation of a contract and each party hereto forever waives any such defense.

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ARTICLE IX

ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS

Section 9.01 . In addition to any other definitions contained in this Agreement, the following words, terms
and phrases shall have the following meanings when used in this Agreement:

“” means any proposal or
offer with respect to any of the following (other than the transactions contemplated hereunder) involving ESSA or ESSA Bank: (a) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination or other similar transactions; (b) any sale,
lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition of assets and/or liabilities that constitute a substantial portion of the net revenues, net income or assets of ESSA or ESSA Bank in a single transaction or series of transactions;
(c) any tender offer or exchange offer for 25% or more of the outstanding shares of its capital stock or the filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act in connection therewith; or (d) any public announcement by any Person
(which shall include any regulatory application or notice, whether in draft or final form) of a proposal, plan or intention to do any