Company: CCNE
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-030821
Chunk: 332

Company: CNB FINANCIAL CORP/PA
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: S-4
Chunk 332
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 their subsidiaries, directors, officers and shareholders and such other matters as may be necessary or advisable in connection with the filing of the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and any application, petition or any other statement or application made by or on behalf of CNB or

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ESSA to any Governmental Authority in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each party hereto shall have the right to review and approve in advance all characterizations of the information relating to such party and any of its Subsidiaries that appear in any filing made in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with any Governmental Authority. In addition, CNB and ESSA shall each furnish to the other for review a copy of each such filing made in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with any Governmental Authority prior to its filing.

Section 5.09 Press Releases. ESSA and CNB shall consult with each other before issuing any press release with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public statements (including written employee and customer communications required to be filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) without the prior consent of the other party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that a party may, without the prior consent of the other party (but after such consultation, to the extent practicable in the circumstances), issue such press release or make such public statements as may upon the advice of outside counsel be required by law. ESSA and CNB shall cooperate to develop all public announcement materials and written employee and customer communications required to be filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act and make appropriate management available at presentations related to this Agreement as reasonably requested by the other party.

Section 5.10 Access; Information.

(a) ESSA agrees that upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable laws, it shall afford CNB and its designated authorized officers, employees, counsel, accountants and other authorized representatives such reasonable access during normal business hours throughout the period prior to the Effective Time to the books, records (including, without limitation, Tax Returns and work papers of independent auditors), minute books of the ESSA Board and any committees thereof (other than minutes that discuss any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any confidential supervisory information), properties and personnel of ESSA and to such other information relating to ESSA as CNB may reasonably request and