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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004
Commission File number 0-7617
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Pennsylvania
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation of organization)
  23-1886144
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
14 North Main Street
Souderton, Pennsylvania
(Address of principal executive offices)
  18964
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(215) 721-2400
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
     
Title of Class   Number of shares outstanding at 1/31/05
     
Common Stock, $5 par value
  8,578,057
      The approximate aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant is $303,363,535 as of January 31, 2005.
      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding twelve months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past ninety days.     Yes þ          No o
      Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this form 10-K or any amendment to this form 10-K.     o
      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).     Yes þ          No o
      Part I and Part III incorporate information by reference from the proxy statement for the annual meeting of shareholders on April 12, 2005.



UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
                 
 PART I
 Item 1.    Business     2  
 Item 2.    Properties     4  
 Item 3.    Legal Proceedings     5  
 Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders     5  
 PART II
 Item 5.    Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
 Purchases of Equity Securities
    5  
 Item 6.    Selected Financial Data     8  
 Item 7.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     9  
 Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk     32  
 Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data     34  
 Item 9.    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure     71  
 Item 9A.    Controls and Procedures     71  
 PART III
 Item 10.    Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant     74  
 Item 11.    Executive Compensation     74  
 Item 12.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related  Stockholder Matters     74  
 Item 13.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions     74  
 Item 14.    Principal Accountant Fees and Services     74  
 PART IV
 Item 15.    Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K     74  
 Signatures     77  
 NON-QUALIFIED PENSION PLAN
 SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN
 SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
 ERNST & YOUNG - CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 KPMG LLP - CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 CERTIFICATION OF WILLIAM S. AICHELE
 CERTIFICATION OF WALLACE H. BIELER
 CERTIFICATION OF WILLIAM S. AICHELE, SECTION 906
 CERTIFICATION OF WALLACE H. BIELER, SECTION 906

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PART I
      The information contained in this report may contain forward-looking statements. When used or incorporated by reference in disclosure documents, the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “target,” “goal” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those set forth below:
  •  Operating, legal and regulatory risks
 
  •  Economic, political and competitive forces impacting various lines of business
 
  •  The risk that our analysis of these risks and forces could be incorrect and/or that the strategies developed to address them could be unsuccessful
 
  •  Volatility in interest rates
 
  •  Other risks and uncertainties
      Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, expected or projected. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the report. The Corporation expressly disclaims any obligation to publicly release any updates or revisions to reflect any change in the Corporation’s expectations with regard to any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
Item 1. Business
General
      Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania, (the “Corporation”), is a Pennsylvania corporation organized in 1973 and registered as a bank holding company pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956. Univest elected to become a Financial Holding Company in 2000 as provided under Title I of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. It owns all of the capital stock of Univest National Bank and Trust Co. (The “Bank”), Univest Realty Corporation, Univest Delaware, Inc., and Univest Reinsurance Corporation.
      The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries, including the Bank. On January  18, 2003 Union National Bank and Trust Company of Souderton and Pennview Savings Bank combined to form Univest National Bank and Trust Co.
      The Bank is engaged in the general commercial banking business and provides a full range of banking services and trust services to its customers. Delview, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank, is a passive investment holding company located in Delaware. Delview provides various financial services including financial planning, investment management, insurance products and brokerage services to individuals and businesses through its subsidiaries Univest Investments, Inc. and Univest Insurance, Inc.
      Univest Realty Corporation was established to obtain, hold and operate properties for the holding company and its subsidiaries.
      Univest Reinsurance Corporation, as a reinsurer, offers life and disability insurance to individuals in connection with credit extended to them by the Bank.
      Univest Delaware, Inc. is a passive investment holding company located in Delaware.
      Univest Investments, Inc., Univest Insurance, Inc. and Univest Reinsurance Corporation were formed to enhance the traditional banking and trust services provided by the Bank. Univest

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Investments, Univest Insurance and Univest Reinsurance do not currently meet the quantitative thresholds for separate disclosure provided under SFAS 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.” Therefore, the Corporation currently has one reportable segment, “Community Banking,” and strategically is how the Corporation operates and has positioned itself in the marketplace. The Corporation’s activities are interrelated, each activity is dependent, and performance is assessed based on how each of these activities supports the others. Accordingly, significant operating decisions are based upon analysis of the Corporation as one Community Banking operating segment.
Employees
      As of December 31, 2004, the Corporation and its subsidiaries employed five hundred four (504) persons.
Competition
      The Corporation’s service areas are characterized by intense competition for banking business among commercial banks, savings and loan associations, savings banks and other financial institutions. The Corporation’s subsidiary bank actively competes with such banks and financial institutions for local retail and commercial accounts, in Bucks and Montgomery counties, as well as other financial institutions outside its primary service area.
      In competing with other banks, savings and loan associations, and other financial institutions, the Bank seeks to provide personalized services through management’s knowledge and awareness of their service area, customers and borrowers.
      Other competitors, including credit unions, consumer finance companies, insurance companies and mutual funds, compete with certain lending and deposit gathering services offered by the Bank and its subsidiaries, Univest Investments, Inc. and Univest Insurance, Inc.
Supervision and Regulation
      The Bank is subject to supervision and is regularly examined by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Also, the Bank is subject to examination by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Board”).
      The Corporation is subject to the provisions of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and is registered pursuant to its provisions. The Corporation is subject to the reporting requirements of the Board, and the Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is subject to examination by the Board. The Federal Reserve Act limits the amount of credit that a member bank may extend to its affiliates, and the amount of its funds that it may invest in or lend on the collateral of the securities of its affiliates. Under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, insured banks are subject to the same limitations.
      The Corporation elected to become a Financial Holding Company in 2000 as provided under Title I of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. The Act provides a new regulatory framework for regulation through the financial holding company, which has the Board as its umbrella regulator. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act requires “satisfactory” or higher Community Reinvestment Act compliance for insured depository institutions and their financial holding companies in order for them to engage in new financial activities. The Act provides a federal right to privacy of non-public personal information of individual customers.
      The Corporation is subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”) that went into effect on July 30, 2002. The Act legislated reforms that are intended to address corporate and accounting fraud. SOX adopts new standards of corporate governance and imposes new requirements on the board and management of public companies. The bill also requires that the chief executive officer and chief financial officer certify the accuracy of periodic reports filed with the Securities and

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Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX 404”), the Corporation is required to furnish a report by its management on internal controls over financial reporting, identify any material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting and assert that such internal controls are effective. The Corporation has implemented and completed an exhaustive process to achieve compliance with SOX 404 during 2004. The Corporation must maintain effective internal controls over time which will require an on-going commitment by management and the Corporation’s Audit Committee. The process has and will continue to require substantial resources in both financial costs and human capital.
Credit and Monetary Policies
      The Bank is affected by the fiscal and monetary policies of the federal government and its agencies, including the Board. An important function of the policies is to curb inflation and control recessions through control of the supply of money and credit. The Board uses its powers to regulate reserve requirements of member banks, the discount rate on member-bank borrowings, interest rates on time and savings deposits of member banks, and to conduct open-market operations in United States Government securities to exercise control over the supply of money and credit. The policies have a direct effect on the amount of bank loans and deposits and on the interest rates charged on loans and paid on deposits, with the result that the policies have a material effect on bank earnings. Future policies of the Board and other authorities cannot be predicted, nor can their effect on future bank earnings be predicted.
      The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank System, which consists of 12 regional Federal Home Loan Banks, and is subject to supervision and regulation by the Federal Housing Finance Board. The Federal Home Loan Banks provide a central credit facility primarily for member institutions. The Bank, as a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, is required to acquire and hold shares of capital stock in that Federal Home Loan Bank in an amount equal to 5% of outstanding loans plus 0.5% of the unused credit line from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh.
Statistical Disclosure
      The Corporation was incorporated under Pennsylvania law in 1973 for the purpose of acquiring the stock of Union National Bank and subsequently to engage in other business activities permitted under the Bank Holding Company Act. On September 28, 1973, pursuant to an exchange offer, Univest acquired the outstanding stock of Union National Bank and Trust Company of Souderton and on August 1, 1990 acquired the stock of Pennview Savings Bank. Two new subsidiaries were incorporated on September 8, 1998 in the State of Delaware; Univest Delaware, Inc. and Delview, Inc. were formed as passive investment companies. Univest Delaware, Inc. is wholly owned by the Corporation; Delview, Inc. is wholly owned by Univest National Bank and Trust Co., the Bank. Univest Insurance, Inc. and Univest Investments, Inc. are wholly owned by Delview, Inc. Univest Insurance, Inc. acquired Gum Insurance on December 3, 2001 and Donald K. Martin & Company on December 13, 2004. On January 18, 2003, Union National Bank and Trust Company of Souderton and Pennview Savings Bank combined to form Univest National Bank and Trust Co. The Bank acquired First County Bank on May  17, 2003 and Suburban Community Bank on October 4, 2003. Both First County Bank and Suburban Community Bank were merged into the Bank.
Item 2. Properties
      The Corporation and its subsidiaries occupy thirty-eight properties in Montgomery and Bucks counties in Pennsylvania, which are used principally as banking offices. Business locations and hours are available on the Corporation’s website at www.univest.net.
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owned location in Montgomery County. The Bank serves the area through its twenty-nine traditional offices and seven supermarket branches that offer traditional community banking and trust services. Sixteen banking offices are located in Montgomery County, of which eleven are owned and five are leased; twenty banking offices are located in Bucks County, of which five are owned and fifteen are leased.
      Additionally, the Bank provides banking and trust services for the residents and employees of twelve retirement home communities, offers a payroll check cashing service at one work site office, offers merchants an express banking center located in the Montgomery Mall, and has five off-premise automated teller machines. The work site office and the express banking center are located in Montgomery County. Three off-premise automated teller machines are located in Montgomery County and two are located in Bucks County.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
      Management is not aware of any litigation that would have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position of the Corporation. There are no proceedings pending other than the ordinary routine litigation incident to the business of the Corporation. In addition, there are no material proceedings pending or known to be threatened or contemplated against the Corporation or the Bank by government authorities.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
      Incorporated herein by reference from the registrant’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the annual meeting of shareholders on April 12, 2005.
PART II
Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Stock, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
      The Corporation’s common stock is listed on NASDAQ: UVSP. The Corporation’s shares were approved for NASDAQ listing and began trading on the NASDAQ National Market, effective August 15, 2003. At December 31, 2004, Univest had 2,321 stockholders.
      StockTrans, Inc. serves as the Corporation’s transfer agent to assist shareholders in managing their stock. StockTrans, Inc. is located at 44 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, PA. Shareholders can contact a representative by calling 610-649-7300.
Range of Market Prices
      The following table shows the range of market values of the Corporation’s stock. The prices shown on this page represent transactions between dealers and do not include retail markups, markdowns, or commissions.
                 
    High   Low
         
2004
               
             
January — March
  $ 54.90     $ 41.50  
April — June
    53.00       48.04  
July — September
    50.49       38.75  
October — December
    48.41       39.82  

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    High   Low
         
2003
               
             
January — March
  $ 33.25     $ 32.00  
April — June
    33.40       33.00  
July — September
    36.93       33.00  
October — December
    42.45       34.90  
Cash Dividends Paid Per Share*
         
2004
       
       
January 2
  $ 0.200  
April 1
    0.250  
July 1
    0.250  
October 1
    0.250  
       
For the year 2004
  $ 0.950  
       
2003
       
       
January 2
  $ 0.184  
April 1
    0.200  
July 1
    0.200  
October 1
    0.200  
       
For the year 2003
  $ 0.784  
       
Per share data has been restated to give effect to a five-for-four stock split in the form of a dividend declared on January 22, 2003 to shareholders of record as of February 7, 2003, distributed on February 28, 2003.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
      The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding options and shares under the equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2004:
                         
            (c)
            Number of
            Securities
    (a)       Remaining
    Number of   (b)   Available for
    Securities to be   Weighted-   Future Issuance
    Issued Upon   Average   Under Equity
    Exercise of   Exercise Price   Compensation
    Outstanding   of Outstanding   Plans (Excluding
    Options,   Options,   Securities
    Warrants and   Warrants and   Reflected in
Plan Category   Rights   Rights   Column (a))
             
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders*
    450,162     $ 28.64       913,300  
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
                 
Two shareholder approved plans “Univest 1993 Long-term Incentive Plan” and “Univest 2003 Long-term Incentive Plan.”

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      The following table provides information on repurchases by the Corporation of its common stock during the year ended December 31, 2004.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
                                   
            Total Number    
            of Shares   Maximum
            Purchased   Number of
            as Part of   Shares that
            Publicly   May Yet Be
    Total Number   Average   Announced   Purchased Under
    of Shares   Price Paid   Plans or   the Plans or
Period   Purchased   per Share   Programs   Programs
                 
Jan. 1, 2004 - Jan. 31, 2004
    15,900     $ 43.08       15,900       222,262  
Feb. 1, 2004 - Feb. 28, 2004
    757       53.90       757       222,562  
Mar. 1, 2004 - Mar. 31, 2004
    813       51.35       813       227,184  
April 1, 2004 - April 30, 2004
    10,134       49.03       10,134       227,184  
May 1, 2004 - May 31, 2004
    174       48.50       174       227,426  
June 1, 2004 - June 30, 2004
    2,792       50.56       2,792       234,844  
July 1, 2004 - July 31, 2004
    9,971       49.93       9,971       235,255  
Aug. 1, 2004 - Aug. 31, 2004
    500       38.40       500       235,255  
Sept. 1, 2004 - Sept. 30, 2004
                      235,255  
Oct. 1, 2004 - Oct. 31, 2004
    13,143       40.99       13,143       235,854  
Nov. 1, 2004 - Nov. 30, 2004
    2,852       43.81       2,852       238,737  
Dec. 1, 2004 - Dec. 31, 2004
    3,292       44.17       3,292       245,758  
                         
 
Total
    60,328               60,328          
                         
 
1.  Transactions are reported as of settlement dates.
 
2.  The Corporation’s current stock repurchase program was approved by its Board of Directors and announced on 12/31/2001. The repurchased shares limit is net of normal Treasury activity such as purchases to fund the Dividend Reinvestment Program, Employee Stock Purchase Program and the equity compensation plan.
 
3.  The number of shares approved for repurchase under Univest’s current stock repurchase program is 351,047.
 
4.  The Corporation’s current stock repurchase program does not have an expiration date.
 
5.  No stock repurchase plan or program of the Corporation expired during the period covered by the table.
 
6.  The Corporation has no stock repurchase plan or program that it has determined to terminate prior to expiration or under which it does not intend to make further purchases. The plans are restricted during certain blackout periods in conformance with the Corporation’s Insider Trading Policy.
Securities and Exchange Commission Reports
      The Corporation makes available free of charge its reports that are electronically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on its website as a hyperlink to EDGAR. These reports are available as soon as reasonably practicable after the material is electronically filed. The Corporation’s website address is www.univest.net. The Corporation will provide at no charge a copy of the SEC Form 10-K annual report for the year 2004 to each shareholder who requests one in writing after March 31, 2005. Requests should be directed to: Wallace H. Bieler, Secretary, Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania, P.O. Box 64197, Souderton, PA 18964.

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      The Corporation’s filings are also available at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549. Information on the hours of operation of the Public Reference Room can be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains the Corporation’s SEC filings electronically at www.sec.gov.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
                                           
    Years Ended December 31,
     
    2004   2003***   2002   2001   2000
                     
    (In thousands, except per share date)
Earnings
                                       
 
Interest income
  $ 74,789     $ 71,965     $ 73,040     $ 79,208     $ 79,877  
 
Interest expense
    18,948       21,150       25,814       34,441       36,459  
                               
 
Net interest income
    55,841       50,815       47,226       44,767       43,418  
 
Provision for loan losses
    1,622       1,000       1,303       763       205  
                               
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    54,219       49,815       45,923       44,004       43,213  
 
Noninterest income
    22,603       23,480       20,593       17,966       16,741  
 
Noninterest expense
    44,920       42,023       37,790       35,789       35,815  
                               
 
Net income before income taxes
    31,902       31,272       28,726       26,181       24,139  
 
Applicable income taxes
    8,311       8,190       7,620       6,971       6,791  
                               
 
Net income*
  $ 23,591     $ 23,082     $ 21,106     $ 19,210     $ 17,348  
                               
Financial Condition at Year End
                                       
 
Investments
  $ 344,660     $ 425,787     $ 398,979     $ 347,922     $ 364,616  
 
Net loans
    1,161,081       1,049,594       814,860       788,035       729,020  
 
Assets
    1,666,957       1,657,168       1,326,631       1,261,479       1,205,480  
 
Deposits
    1,270,884       1,270,268       1,043,106       998,137       971,924  
 
Long-term obligations
    90,418       87,306       31,075       24,075       26,075  
 
Shareholders’ equity
    160,393       145,752       134,219       122,346       116,006  
Per Common Share Data**
                                       
 
Average shares outstanding
    8,561       8,541       8,625       8,846       9,104  
 
Income before income taxes
  $ 3.73     $ 3.66     $ 3.33     $ 2.96     $ 2.65  
 
Applicable income taxes
    0.97       0.96       0.88       0.79       0.74  
 
Earnings per share — basic
    2.76       2.70       2.45       2.17       1.91  
 
Earnings per share — diluted
    2.70       2.67       2.42       2.16       1.90  
 
Dividends declared per share
    1.000       0.800       0.736       0.656       0.586  
 
Book value
    18.70       17.05       15.70       14.01       12.86  
 
Dividend payout ratio
    37.04 %     29.96 %     30.41 %     30.37 %     30.84 %
Profitability Ratios
                                       
 
Return on assets
    1.44 %     1.57 %     1.65 %     1.59 %     1.51 %
 
Return on equity
    15.46 %     16.58 %     16.60 %     16.01 %     16.03 %
 
Average equity to average assets
    9.33 %     9.49 %     9.96 %     9.90 %     9.44 %
  The Corporation adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Opinion No. 142 on January 1, 2002 and ceased amortizing goodwill.
**  Common Stock data has been restated to give effect to a five-for-four stock split in the form of a dividend declared on January 22, 2003 to shareholders of record as of February 7, 2003, distributed on February 28, 2003.
***  The Corporation acquired First County Bank on May 17, 2003 and Suburban Community Bank on October 4, 2003.

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Results of Operations
      (All dollar amounts presented within tables are in thousands, except per share data.)
      (Common stock data has been restated to give effect to a five-for-four stock split in the form of a dividend declared on January 22, 2003 to shareholders of record as of February 7, 2003, paid on February 28, 2003. All share and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to give effect to the stock split.)
      Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (the “Corporation”) earns its revenues primarily, through its subsidiaries, from the margins and fees it generates from the loan and depository services it provides as well as from trust fees and insurance and investment commissions. The Corporation seeks to achieve adequate and reliable earnings by growing its business while maintaining adequate levels of capital and liquidity and limiting its exposure to credit and interest rate risk to Board of Directors approved levels. Growth is pursued through expansion of current customer relationships and development of additional relationships with new offices and strategic related acquisitions. The Corporation has also taken steps in recent years to reduce its dependence on net interest income by intensifying its focus on fee based income from trust, insurance, and investment services to customers.
      The principal component of earnings for the Corporation is net interest income, which is the difference between the yield on interest-earning assets and the cost on interest-bearing liabilities. The net interest margin, which is the ratio of net interest income to average earning assets, is affected by several factors including market interest rates, economic conditions, loan demand, and deposit activity. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has begun to increase interest rates and is signaling that it will raise rates at a measured pace to a more neutral level. The Corporation maintains a relatively low interest rate risk profile and does not anticipate that an increase in interest rates would be adverse to its net interest margin. The Corporation seeks to maintain a steady net interest margin and consistent growth of net interest income.
      On May 17, 2003, the Corporation completed a merger of First County Bank with and into Univest National Bank and Trust Co. (the “Bank”) in a cash transaction for $29.5 million. On October 4, 2003, the Corporation completed a merger of Suburban Community Bank with and into the Bank in a cash transaction for $24.1 million. The impact of these mergers to the consolidated balance sheets and income statements is discussed in the Financial Condition section of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis.
      The Corporation’s consolidated net income and earnings per share for 2004, 2003, and 2002 were as follows:
                           
    For the Years Ended December 31,
     
    2004   2003   2002
             
Net income
  $ 23,591     $ 23,082     $ 21,106  
Net income per share:
                       
 
Basic
    2.76       2.70       2.45  
 
Diluted
    2.70       2.67       2.42  
2004 versus 2003
      The 2004 results compared to 2003 include the following significant pretax components:
  •  Net interest income increased due to growth in average earning assets. The net interest margin remained level at 3.8%.

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  •  Total noninterest income decreased by $0.9 million or 3.7% due primarily to a decrease in gains on the sales of securities.
 
  •  Total noninterest expense increased $2.9 million or 6.9% largely due to increases in salaries and benefits expense and increases in advertising, marketing and public relations.
2003 versus 2002
      The 2003 results compared to 2002 include the following significant pretax components:
  •  Net interest income increased due to growth in average earning assets. The net interest margin declined from 4.0% to 3.8% due to the increase in long-term debt from new borrowed funds, Trust Preferred Securities and Subordinated Capital Notes.
 
  •  Total noninterest income increased by $2.9 million or 14.1% due primarily to gains on the sales of securities.
 
  •  Total noninterest expense increased $4.2 million or 11.1% largely due to increases in salaries and benefits expense. The mergers with First County Bank and Suburban Community Bank in May and October 2003, respectively, contributed to this increase.
Net Interest Income
      Net interest income is the difference between interest earned on loans, investments and other interest-earning assets and interest paid on deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income is the principal source of the Corporation’s revenue. Table 1 presents a summary of the Corporation’s average balances, the yields earned on average assets, the cost of average liabilities, and shareholders’ equity for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002. Table 2 analyzes the changes in net interest income for the periods broken down by their rate and volume components. Sensitivities associated with the mix of assets and liabilities are numerous and complex. The Asset/ Liability Management and Investment Committees work to maintain an adequate and stable net interest margin for the Corporation.
      Net interest income increased $5.0 million in 2004 compared to 2003 and $3.6 million in 2003 compared to 2002 primarily due to increased volume of real estate-commercial and construction loans in both periods. The net interest margin, which is net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets, declined from 4.0% at December 31, 2002 to 3.8% at both December 31, 2003 and 2004. The net interest spread, which represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities, was 3.5%, 3.4% and 3.5% at December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. However, the effect of net interest free funding sources of 0.3%, 0.4% and 0.5% for December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively, has steadily declined; and represents the effect on the net interest margin of net funding provided by noninterest-earning assets, noninterest-bearing liabilities and shareholders’ equity.

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Table 1 — Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity;
Interest Rates and Interest Differential
                                                                               
    For the Years Ended December 31,
     
    2004   2003   2002
             
    Average   Income/   Avg.   Average   Income/   Avg.   Average   Income/   Avg.
    Balance   Expense   Rate   Balance   Expense   Rate   Balance   Expense   Rate
                                     
Assets:
                                                                       
Cash and due from banks
  $ 40,889                     $ 38,434                     $ 36,531                  
Interest-bearing deposits with other banks
    1,158     $ 6       0.5 %     2,636     $ 20       0.8 %     6,333     $ 99       1.6 %
U.S. Government obligations
    146,930       4,563       3.1       121,208       4,345       3.6       102,253       4,544       4.4  
Obligations of states & political subdivisions
    78,715       3,578       4.5       74,314       3,392       4.6       57,578       2,752       4.8  
Other securities
    140,065       6,141       4.4       204,585       9,885       4.8       196,324       12,112       6.2  
Trading account
                                        128       2       1.6  
Federal Reserve bank stock
    1,687       101       6.0       1,170       70       6.0       761       46       6.0  
Federal funds sold
    2,542       40       1.6       8,125       90       1.1       11,084       181       1.6  
                                                       
 
Total interest-bearing deposits, investments and federal funds sold
    371,097       14,429       3.9       412,038       17,802       4.3       374,461       19,736       5.3  
                                                       
Commercial, financial and agricultural loans
    329,357       16,714       5.1       302,623       16,402       5.4       253,310       15,700       6.2  
Real estate — commercial and construction loans
    354,716       22,831       6.4       255,706       17,033       6.7       190,624       13,742       7.2  
Real estate — residential loans
    299,964       14,475       4.8       261,043       14,412       5.5       236,137       15,591       6.6  
Loans to individuals
    58,873       3,401       5.8       54,535       3,614       6.6       66,089       5,090       7.7  
Municipal loans
    75,033       2,939       3.9       63,358       2,702       4.3       61,088       3,181       5.2  
                                                       
 
Gross loans
    1,117,943       60,360       5.4       937,265       54,163       5.8       807,248       53,304       6.6  
                                                       
   
Less: reserve for loan losses
    (13,240 )                     (11,880 )                     (10,683 )                
                                                       
     
Net loans
    1,104,703                       925,385                       796,565                  
                                                       
Premises and equipment, net
    19,821                       16,918                       16,096                  
Other assets
    99,384                       74,067                       52,392                  
                                                       
 
Total assets
  $ 1,635,894                     $ 1,466,842                     $ 1,276,045                  
                                                       
Liabilities:
                                                                       
Demand deposits, non-interest bearing
  $ 216,050                     $ 192,354                     $ 159,919                  
Interest checking deposits
    154,562     $ 190       0.1 %     132,450     $ 220       0.2 %     113,695     $ 464       0.4 %
Money market savings
    248,908       2,172       0.9       238,421       2,066       0.9       211,253       3,380       1.6  
Regular savings
    221,974       646       0.3       193,294       950       0.5       155,690       2,148       1.4  
Certificates of deposit
    388,060       10,819       2.8       375,153       14,097       3.8       354,530       16,775       4.7  
Time open & club accounts
    16,950       221       1.3       17,801       229       1.3       18,857       372       2.0  
                                                       
 
Total time and interest-bearing deposits
    1,030,454       14,048       1.4       957,119       17,562       1.8       854,025       23,139       2.7  
                                                       
   
Total deposits
    1,246,504                       1,149,473                       1,013,944                  
                                                       
Federal funds purchased
    9,328       148       1.6       7,122       91       1.3       2,896       56       1.9  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    98,735       675       0.7       80,810       616       0.8       82,219       1,082       1.3  
Other short-term borrowings
    19,133       249       1.3       3,353       36       1.1       959       19       2.0  
Long-term debt
    55,277       2,378       4.3       47,246       2,202       4.7       28,782       1,518       5.3  
Subordinated notes and capital securities
    33,930       1,450       4.3       16,443       643       3.9                    
                                                       
 
Total borrowings
    216,403       4,900       2.3       154,974       3,588       2.3       114,856       2,675       2.3  
                                                       
Accrued expenses & other liabilities
    20,424                       23,150                       20,124                  
                                                       
 
Total liabilities
    1,483,331                       1,327,597                       1,148,924                  
                                                       
Shareholders’ Equity:
                                                                       
Common stock
    49,580                       49,582                       41,061                  
Additional paid-in capital
    20,949                       20,912                       20,912                  
Retained earnings and other equity
    82,034                       68,751                       65,148                  
                                                       
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    152,563                       139,245                       127,121                  
                                                       
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 1,635,894                     $ 1,466,842                     $ 1,276,045                  
                                                       
Weighted average yield on interest- earning assets
                    5.0 %                     5.3 %                     6.2 %
Weighted average rate paid on interest- bearing liabilities
                    (1.5 )                     (1.9 )                     (2.7 )
                                                       
Net interest spread
                    3.5                       3.4                       3.5  
Effect of net interest-free funding sources
                    0.3                       0.4                       0.5  
                                                       
Net interest margin
                    3.8 %                     3.8 %                     4.0 %
                                                       
Notes: For rate calculation purposes, average loan categories include unearned discount.
Nonaccrual loans have been included in the average loan balances.
Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current-year presentation.
Included in interest income are loan fees of $1.3 million for 2004, $1.3 million for 2003 and $0.7 million for 2002.
Table 1 has not been tax equated.

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Table 2 — Analysis of Changes in Net Interest Income
      The rate-volume variance analysis set forth in the table below compares changes in net interest for the periods indicated by their rate and volume components. The change in interest income/expense due to both volume and rate has been allocated to change in volume.
                                                     
    2004/2003   2003/2002
         
    Volume   Rate       Volume   Rate    
    Change   Change   Total   Change   Change   Total
                         
Interest income:
                                               
Interest-bearing deposits with other banks
  $ (6 )   $ (8 )   $ (14 )   $ (28 )   $ (51 )   $ (79 )
U.S. Government obligations
    824       (606 )     218       619       (818 )     (199 )
Obligations of states & political subdivisions
    260       (74 )     186       755       (115 )     640  
Other securities
    (2,926 )     (818 )     (3,744 )     522       (2,749 )     (2,227 )
Trading account
                            (2 )     (2 )
Federal Reserve bank stock
    31             31       24             24  
Federal funds sold
    (91 )     41       (50 )     (36 )     (55 )     (91 )
                                     
 
Interest on deposits, investments and federal funds sold
    (1,908 )     (1,465 )     (3,373 )     1,856       (3,790 )     (1,934 )
                                     
Commercial , financial and agricultural loans
    1,220       (908 )     312       2,728       (2,026 )     702  
Real estate — commercial and construction loans
    6,565       (767 )     5,798       4,244       (953 )     3,291  
Real estate — residential loans
    1,890       (1,827 )     63       1,419       (2,598 )     (1,179 )
Loans to individuals
    223       (436 )     (213 )     (749 )     (727 )     (1,476 )
Municipal loans
    490       (253 )     237       71       (550 )     (479 )
                                     
 
Interest and fees on loans
    10,388       (4,191 )     6,197       7,713       (6,854 )     859  
                                     
   
Total interest income
    8,480       (5,656 )     2,824       9,569       (10,644 )     (1,075 )
                                     
Interest expense:
                                               
Interest checking deposits
    102       (132 )     (30 )     (17 )     (227 )     (244 )
Money market savings
    106             106       165       (1,479 )     (1,314 )
Regular savings
    83       (387 )     (304 )     203       (1,401 )     (1,198 )
Certificates of deposit
    474       (3,752 )     (3,278 )     513       (3,191 )     (2,678 )
Time open & club accounts
    (8 )           (8 )     (11 )     (132 )     (143 )
                                     
 
Interest on deposits
    757       (4,271 )     (3,514 )     853       (6,430 )     (5,577 )
                                     
Federal funds purchased
    36       21       57       52       (17 )     35  
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase
    140       (81 )     59       (55 )     (411 )     (466 )
Other short-term borrowings
    206       7       213       26       (9 )     17  
Long-term debt
    365       (189 )     176       857       (173 )     684  
Subordinated notes and capital securities
    741       66       807       643             643  
                                     
 
Interest on borrowings
    1,488       (176 )     1,312       1,523       (610 )     913  
                                     
   
Total interest expense
    2,245       (4,447 )     (2,202 )     2,376       (7,040 )     (4,664 )
                                     
Net interest income
  $ 6,235     $ (1,209 )   $ 5,026     $ 7,193     $ (3,604 )   $ 3,589  
                                     
Notes:  For rate calculation purposes, average loan categories include unearned discount.
Nonaccrual loans have been included in the average loan balances.
Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current-year presentation.
Table 2 has not been tax equated.

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Interest Income
      Interest and fees on loans increased 11.4% for the year ended December 31, 2004 compared to 2003 primarily due to a 38.7% increase in the average balance of real estate — commercial and construction loans. The average interest yield on the loan portfolio decreased from 5.8% in 2003 to 5.4% in 2004 as a result of market conditions. This decrease in yield however, was more than offset by an increase in average loan balances outstanding. The increase in average loan volume came in part from the First County Bank and Suburban Community Bank acquisitions during 2003 and in part from regular loan growth.
      Comparing 2003 to 2002, interest and fees on loans increased 1.6% primarily due to a 34.1% increase in average real estate — commercial and construction loans. The average interest yield on the loan portfolio decreased from 6.6% in 2002 to 5.8% in 2003. The average prime rate for the year ended December 31, 2003 was 4.12% compared to 4.68% for the year ended December 31, 2002. This decrease in yield, however, was more than offset by an increase in average loan balances outstanding. The increase in loan volume came in part from the First County Bank and Suburban Community Bank acquisitions during 2003 and in part from regular loan growth.
      Tax-exempt interest on loans increased 8.8% for the year ended December 31, 2004 compared to 2003 due to an 18.4% increase in volume which more than offset a 35 basis point decline in the rate. The decrease in rate is a result of market conditions. Comparing 2003 to 2002, tax-exempt interest on loans decreased 15.1% due to a 94 basis point decline in rates.
      Interest on U.S. Government obligations increased 5.0% for the year ended December 31, 2004 compared to 2003 primarily due to a 21.2% increase in volume which more than offset a 48 basis point decline in the rate. Comparing 2003 to 2002, interest on U.S. Government obligations decreased 4.4% primarily due to an 86 basis point decline in the rate which more than offset the 18.5% increase in volume. In 2003, the volume increase was offset by a decrease in the portfolio yield due to repricing through maturities, calls, and advantageous sales.
      Interest and dividends on state and political subdivisions continues to show an increasing trend from $2.8 million in 2002 to $3.4 million in 2003 and $3.6 million in 2004. The increase is a result of the Corporation’s decision to continue to grow its investments in tax-exempt securities during 2003. During 2003 and 2002, the Corporation acquired tax-exempt securities with a term of greater than ten years and at tax-equated yields substantially higher than other investment opportunities. The increase in volume more than offset the slight decline in yield for all three periods.
      The other securities category consists mainly of U.S. Government Agency mortgage-backed securities. Income on other securities declined 37.9% in 2004 compared to 2003 primarily due to the sale of approximately $50.3 million of primarily fixed-rate U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities and prepayments during 2004. Comparing 2003 to 2002, interest on other securities declined 18.4% primarily due to a 134 basis point decline in rate which more than offset the 4.2% net increase in volume, as higher yielding securities matured or were prepaid and were replaced with lower yielding securities.
      Interest on federal funds sold is income received from the daily investment of excess or unused funds. It can be volatile in both rate and volume. Interest on federal funds sold decreased in 2004 compared to 2003 due to volume decreases offsetting increases in federal funds rates. Interest on federal funds sold decreased in 2003 compared to 2002 due to declines in both average volume and the federal funds rate.
Interest Expense
      The average rates paid on deposits declined significantly during 2003 throughout the banking industry; the effects of this decline continued during 2004 as some categories flattened during 2004. The Corporation’s average cost of deposits declined 87 basis points during 2003 compared to 2002 and 47 basis point during 2004 compared to 2003. Every major category of deposits grew in average

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volume, with the exception of time open and club accounts, during both 2003 and 2004. The impact on interest expense of this overall increase in volume was offset by the decrease in the average interest rate for that category for 2003. During 2004, the overall increase in volume was more than offset by the impact of a 97 basis point decline in the rate on certificates of deposit.
      Interest expense on demand deposits increased 3.3% during 2004 compared to 2003 as volume increased and rates flattened. Comparing 2003 to 2002, interest expense on demand deposits decreased 40.5% as a 57 basis point decline in rates more than offset the volume increases of 14.1%.
      Interest expense on regular savings deposits decreased 32.0% during 2004 compared to 2003 and 55.8% for 2003 compared to 2002 as interest rates continued to decline.
      Interest expense on certificates of deposit and other time accounts decreased 22.9% during 2004 compared to 2003 primarily due to a 97 basis point decline in the rate on certificates of deposit. Comparing 2003 to 2002, interest expense on certificates of deposit and other time accounts decreased 16.5% primarily due to a 97 basis point decline in the rate on certificates of deposit.
      Interest expense on short-term borrowings includes interest paid on federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements. In addition, the Bank offers an automated cash management checking account that sweeps funds daily into a repurchase agreement account. Interest expense increased 44.3% during 2004 compared to 2003 primarily due to volume increases in these cash management accounts of 39.3%. Comparing 2003 to 2002, interest expense on short-term borrowings decreased 35.8% primarily due to a 53 basis point rate decline.
      Interest on long-term debt increased 34.6% during 2004 compared to 2003 and 87.4% during 2003 compared to 2002 primarily due to respective volume increases of 40.1% and 121.3%. These increases represent interest on higher volumes of borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, the issuance of $15.0 million in Subordinated Capital Notes in 2003 and the issuance of, $20.0 million in Company-Obligated Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Securities of Subsidiary Trusts Holding Junior Subordinated Debentures of the Corporation (“Trust Preferred Securities”) in 2003. At December 31, 2002, total long-term debt was borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh. Federal Home Loan Bank advances are available to expand lending.
Provision For Loan Losses
      The reserve for loan losses is determined through a periodic evaluation that takes into consideration the growth of the loan portfolio, the status of past-due loans, current economic conditions, various types of lending activity, policies, real estate and other loan commitments, and significant changes in charge-off activity. Loans are also reviewed for impairment based on discounted cash flows using the loans’ initial effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral for certain collateral dependent loans as provided for under SFAS No. 114. Any of the above criteria may cause the provision to fluctuate. The provision for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002 was $1.6 million, $1.0 million, and $1.3 million, respectively. Growing loan volumes and current economic conditions in addition to a $0.6 million increase in specific allowances for loan losses indicated the need for an increase to the reserve in 2004.
Noninterest Income
      Noninterest income consists of trust department fee income, service charges on deposits income, commission income, net gains on sales of securities, and other miscellaneous types of income. It also includes various types of service fees, such as ATM fees, and life insurance income which primarily represents changes in the cash surrender value of bank-owned insurance. Total noninterest income decreased during 2004 compared to 2003 and increased during 2003 compared to 2002 primarily due to gains on the sales of securities in 2003.

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      The following table presents noninterest income for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002:
                                                           
    For the Years Ended December 31,   2004 versus 2003   2003 versus 2002
             
    2004   2003   2002   $ Change   % Change   $ Change   % Change
                             
Trust fee income
  $ 5,028     $ 4,629     $ 4,538     $ 399       8.6 %   $ 91       2.0 %
Service charges on deposits
    6,537       5,739       5,532       798       13.9       207       3.7  
Investment advisory commissions and fee income
    1,907       1,908       1,824       (1 )     (0.1 )     84       4.6  
Insurance commissions and fee income
    3,068       2,949       2,683       119       4.0       266       9.9  
Life insurance income
    1,469       2,057       1,405       (588 )     (28.6 )     652       46.4  
Other service fee income
    2,687       2,996       2,383       (309 )     (10.3 )     613       25.7  
Net gains on sales of securities
    1,066       2,076       885       (1,010 )     (48.7 )     1,191       134.6  
Other
    841       1,126       1,343       (285 )     (25.3 )     (217 )     (16.2 )
                                           
 
Total noninterest income
  $ 22,603     $ 23,480     $ 20,593     $ (877 )     (3.7 )   $ 2,887       14.0  
                                           
      Trust income continued to grow in 2004 from 2002; this increase was due primarily to an increase in the fees charged for trust services, as well as an increase in the market value of assets under management. Service charges on deposit accounts continued to grow in 2004 from 2002, primarily due to increases in fees received for nonsufficient funds.
      Investment advisory commissions and fee income, the primary source of income for Univest Investments, Inc., remained level comparing 2004 to 2003 and increased slightly in 2003 over 2002. Insurance commissions and fee income, the primary source of income for Univest Insurance, Inc., continued to grow in 2004 from 2002. Loss ratio based bonuses remained level in 2004 compared to 2003; there was approximately a $0.2 million increase in these bonuses during 2003 compared to 2002. Other insurance commissions grew approximately $0.1 million per year due to higher premiums and volume.
      Life insurance income is primarily the change in the cash surrender values of bank owned life insurance policies. This growth in 2003 is attributed to a one-time receipt of a liquidation distribution representing our membership interest in certain bank owned insurance policies of $0.4 million. Excluding this one-time receipt, income remained level over all three periods.
      Other service fee income primarily consists of fees from credit card companies for a portion of merchant charges paid to the credit card companies for the Bank’s customer debit card usage, non-customer debt card fees, other merchant fees, mortgage servicing income and mortgage placement income. Other service fee income decreased in 2004 over 2003 primarily due to lower mortgage servicing fee income and a change in the fee structure for what credit card companies charge merchants for debit card usages. Other service fee income increased in 2003 over 2002 primarily due to the generation of mortgage placement income and mortgage servicing fees.
      Other noninterest income decreased in 2004 compared to 2003 and increased in 2003 compared to 2002 primarily due to higher gains on sales of mortgages in 2003 as discussed below. These fluctuations were slightly reduced by gains on sales of fixed assets in 2004 and 2002, compared to losses in 2003, also discussed below.

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Gains on Sales of Assets
      Sales of $8.1 million in mortgage loans during the year ended December 31, 2004 resulted in a gain of $0.1 million as compared to sales of $41.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2003 for a gain of $0.6 million. Sales of $12.3 million in mortgage loans during the year ended December 31, 2002 resulted in a gain of $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2002. Higher sales in 2003 were due to the large number of refinancings as a result of record low mortgage rates.
      Net gains on sales of fixed assets was $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2004 compared to net losses of $0.1 million in 2003 and net gains of $0.1 million in 2002. Net gains in 2004 were primarily the result of the sale of a branch office which was in close proximity to another more favorable Bank branch location. Net losses in 2003 were primarily due to the consolidation of a supermarket branch location into an existing stand-alone branch within the same shopping center. Net gains in 2002 were primarily due to the sale of a property adjacent to a branch used primarily for parking.
      During 2004, available for sale debt and equity securities, primarily fixed-rate U.S. Government Agency mortgage-backed securities, with an amortized cost of approximately $57.1 million were sold for a net gain of $1.1 million. During 2004, mortgage-backed securities were sold to position the portfolio for higher rates by reducing extension risk and price volatility. During 2003, debt and equity securities with an amortized cost of approximately $103.0 million were sold from the available-for-sale portfolio resulting in a net gain of $2.1 million. During 2003, short-term securities were sold and the funds were reinvested in medium-term securities to take advantage of a steep yield curve. In 2002, securities totaling approximately $27.0 million were sold from the available-for-sale portfolio or matured, resulting in a net gain of $0.9 million.
Noninterest Expense
      The operating costs of the Corporation are known as noninterest expense, and include, but are not limited to, salaries and benefits, equipment expense, and occupancy costs. Expense control is very important to the management of the Corporation, and every effort is made to contain and minimize the growth of operating expenses, and to provide technological innovation whenever practical, as operations change or expand.
      The following table presents noninterest expense for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002:
                                                           
    For the Years Ended        
    December 31,   2004 versus 2003   2003 versus 2002
             
    2004   2003   2002   $ Change   % Change   $ Change   % Change
                             
Salaries and benefits
  $ 25,360     $ 24,524     $ 21,944     $ 836       3.4 %   $ 2,580       11.8 %
Net occupancy
    4,018       3,461       2,978       557       16.1       483       16.2  
Equipment
    2,854       2,763       2,281       91       3.3       482       21.1  
Other
    12,688       11,275       10,587       1,413       12.5       688       6.5  
                                           
 
Total noninterest expense
  $ 44,920     $ 42,023     $ 37,790     $ 2,897       6.9     $ 4,233       11.2  
                                           
      Salaries and benefits only slightly increased in 2004 in comparison to 2003 primarily due to normal base salary pay rate increases and the full-year effect the First County Bank and Suburban Community Bank acquisitions in 2003 offset by a reduction in bonuses and pension expense. Salaries and benefits increased during 2003 compared to 2002 primarily due to the acquisitions of the First County Bank and Suburban Community Bank, increased pension and medical insurance expenses and increased commission expense generated by Univest Investments, Inc. and Univest Insurance, Inc.
      Net occupancy expense increased for the year ended December 31, 2004 in comparison to 2003 and 2002 due to additional facilities from the 2003 acquisitions. Equipment expense remained

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relatively flat during 2004 in comparison to 2003. Comparing 2003 to 2002, equipment expense increased primarily due to an increase in software expense.
      Other expenses increased for the year ending December 31, 2004 in comparison to 2003 primarily due to increases of approximately $0.9 million in advertising, marketing and public relations expenses. The Corporation’s targeted market area and planned allocations were expanded in 2004 primarily due to the 2003 acquisitions. Legal, advisory and consulting fees increased approximately $0.5 million primarily due to legal costs associated with loan workout and foreclosure proceedings and tax advisory costs. Other expenses increased for the year ended December 31, 2003 as compared to 2002. Capital shares tax increased $0.5 million in 2003 compared to 2002 primarily due to an increase in bank and trust company shares tax resulting from the merging of Pennview Savings Bank into the Bank in January of 2003 and the acquisitions of First County Bank and Suburban Community Bank. Other increases were due to audit and regulatory examination fees, insurance expense and the core deposit intangible amortization expense and there was a one-time NASDAQ Stock Market application fee of $0.1 million. Advertising, marketing and public relations expenses for 2003 were less than 2002 expenses due to managed allocations. These allocations were increased for the 2004 year.
Tax Provision
      The provision for income taxes was $8.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2004; $8.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2003; and $7.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2002. The provision for income taxes for 2004, 2003, and 2002 was at effective rates of 26.1%, 26.2% and 26.5%, respectively. The effective tax rates reflect the benefits of tax credits generated from investments in low-income housing projects, tax-exempt income from investments in municipal securities and loans, and bank-owned life insurance.
Financial Condition
      During 2004, total assets increased primarily due to loan growth partially offset by maturities and sales of investment securities. Total liabilities decreased primarily due to a reduction in borrowings as funding for loan growth was supported by proceeds from maturities and sales of investments in excess of investment purchases, available cash and current earnings. Detailed explanations follow.
ASSETS
      The following table presents assets at December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003:
                                 
    At December 31,   2004 versus 2003
         
    2004   2003   $ Change   % Change
                 
Cash, deposits and federal funds sold
  $ 37,745     $ 52,710     $ (14,965 )     (28.4 )%
Investment securities
    343,502       423,259       (79,757 )     (18.8 )
Total loans
    1,174,180       1,062,382       111,798       10.5  
Reserve for loan losses
    (13,099 )     (12,788 )     (311 )     2.4  
Premises and equipment
    19,818       19,498       320       1.6  
Intangibles
    43,561       44,490       (929 )     (2.1 )
Cash surrender value of insurance policies
    33,910       32,441       1,469       4.5  
Other assets
    27,340       35,176       (7,836 )     (22.3 )
                         
Total assets
  $ 1,666,957     $ 1,657,168     $ 9,789       0.6  
                         

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Acquisitions
      On December 13, 2004, the Corporation acquired Donald K. Martin & Company. The acquisition will expand Univest Insurance, Inc. into the West Chester area of Pennsylvania. Donald K. Martin & Company specializes in property and casualty insurance primarily for the non-profit sector, including churches, senior communities and life communities. Univest Insurance, Inc. made an initial payment $0.2 million in January 2005 for the acquisition.
Investment Securities
      The investment portfolio is managed as part of the overall asset and liability management process to optimize income and market performance over an entire interest rate cycle while mitigating risk. Activity in this portfolio is undertaken primarily to manage liquidity and interest rate risk and to take advantage of market conditions that create more economically attractive returns on these investments. The securities portfolio consists primarily of U.S. Government agency, mortgage-backed and municipal securities.
      Total investments decreased in 2004 compared to 2003 as proceeds from sales and maturities of $224.3 million were used to purchase $145.7 million in securities and to fund loan growth. During 2004, primarily fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities were sold to position the portfolio for higher rates by reducing extension risk and price volatility. In 2004, maturities of primarily U.S. government agency securities were replaced primarily with like securities.
Table 3 — Investment Securities
      The following table shows the carrying amount of investment securities as of the dates indicated. Held-to-maturity and available-for-sale portfolios are combined.
                         
    At December 31,
     
    2004   2003   2002
             
U.S. Treasury, government corporations and agencies
  $ 154,907     $ 157,291     $ 114,597  
State and political subdivisions
    78,178       80,159       71,248  
Mortgage-backed securities
    86,640       156,153       139,849  
Other
    23,777       29,656       69,385  
                   
Total investment securities
  $ 343,502     $ 423,259     $ 395,079  
                   
Table 4 — Investment Securities (Yields)
      The following table shows the maturity distribution and weighted average yields of the investment securities for the periods indicated. The weighted average yield is calculated by dividing income, which has not been tax equated on tax-exempt obligations, within each maturity range by the outstanding amount of the related investment. Held-to-maturity and available-for-sale portfolios are combined.
                                                 
    At December 31,
     
    2004   2004   2003   2003   2002   2002
    Amount   Yield   Amount   Yield   Amount   Yield
                         
1 Year or less
  $ 33,692       2.07 %   $ 11,352       3.84 %   $ 29,754       4.16 %
1 Year-5 Years
    133,810       3.23       168,843       3.35       156,518       4.62  
5 Years-10 Years
    20,985       4.82       18,472       4.96       33,166       6.05  
After 10 Years
    155,015       4.52       224,592       4.67       175,641       5.61  
                                     
Total
  $ 343,502       3.80     $ 423,259       4.13     $ 395,079       5.15  
                                     

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Loans
      Total loans increased at December 31, 2004 compared to December 31, 2003 primarily due to a $42.6 million increase in commercial loans, a $32.4 million increase real estate-construction loans and a $23.9 million increase in real estate-commercial loans. Also contributing to the increase was growth in consumer loans of $11.1 million. Real estate-residential loans, which are loans secured by one- to four-family properties, were relatively flat with net growth of $1.8 million.
Table 5 — Loan Portfolio
      The following table presents the composition of the loan portfolio as of the dates indicated:
                                           
    At December 31,
     
    2004   2003   2002   2001   2000
                     
Commercial, financial and agricultural
  $ 368,685     $ 326,154     $ 282,367     $ 267,638     $ 236,526  
Real estate — commercial
    337,080       313,207       203,927       195,872       168,761  
Real estate — construction
    101,963       69,586       36,588       34,774       39,707  
Real estate — residential
    300,397       298,564       243,642       226,962       214,973  
Loans to individuals
    66,169       55,024       58,859       73,101       79,320  
                               
 
Total gross loans
    1,174,294       1,062,535       825,383       798,347       739,287  
 
Unearned income
    (114 )     (153 )     (5 )     (18 )     (59 )
                               
Total loans
  $ 1,174,180     $ 1,062,382     $ 825,378     $ 798,329     $ 739,228  
                               
Table 6 — Loan Maturities and Sensitivity to Changes in Interest Rates
      The following table presents the maturity and interest rate sensitivity of the loan portfolio at December 31, 2004:
                                   
        Due in One   Due in One   Due in
        Year or   to Five   Over Five
    Total   Less   Years   Years
                 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
  $ 368,571     $ 223,565     $ 126,690     $ 18,316  
Real estate — commercial
    337,080       96,334       189,994       50,752  
Real estate — construction
    101,963       67,242       27,083       7,638  
Real estate — residential
    300,397       61,850       68,924       169,623  
Loans to individuals
    66,169       6,237       31,653       28,279  
                         
 
Total loans
  $ 1,174,180     $ 455,228     $ 444,344     $ 274,608  
                         
Loans with fixed predetermined interest rates
  $ 609,029     $ 74,516     $ 294,112     $ 240,401  
Loans with variable or floating interest rates
    565,151       380,712       150,232       34,207  
                         
 
Total loans
  $ 1,174,180     $ 455,228     $ 444,344     $ 274,608  
                         
      The commercial mortgages and Industrial Development Authority mortgages that are presently being written at both fixed and floating rates of interest include loans written for a three (3) or five (5) year term with a monthly payment based on a fifteen (15) year amortization schedule. At each three-year or five-year anniversary date of the mortgages, the interest rate is renegotiated and the term of the loan is extended for an additional three or five years. At each three-year or five-year anniversary date of the mortgages, the Bank also has the right to require payment in full. These are included in the “Due in One to Five Years” category on issue. The borrower has the right to prepay the loan at any time.

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Asset Quality
      Performance of the entire loan portfolio is reviewed on a regular basis by bank management and loan officers. A number of factors regarding the borrower, such as overall financial strength, collateral values and repayment ability, are considered in deciding what actions should be taken when determining the collectibility of interest for accrual purposes.
      When a loan, including a loan impaired under SFAS No. 114, is classified as nonaccrual, the accrual of interest on such a loan is discontinued. A loan is classified as nonaccrual when the contractual payment of principal or interest has become 90 days past due or management has serious doubts about the further collectibility of principal or interest, even though the loan is currently performing. A loan may remain on accrual status if it is in the process of collection and is either guaranteed or well secured. When a loan is placed on nonaccrual status, unpaid interest credited to income in the current year is reversed and unpaid interest accrued in prior years is charged against other expense. Interest received on nonaccrual loans is either applied against principal or reported as interest income, according to management’s judgment as to the collectibility of principal.
      Loans are usually restored to accrual status when the obligation is brought current, has performed in accordance with the contractual terms for a reasonable period of time, and the ultimate collectibility of the total contractual principal and interest is no longer in doubt.
      Total cash basis, restructured and nonaccrual loans totaled $10.1 million at December 31, 2004, $8.6 million at December 31, 2003 and $2.6 million at December 31, 2002 and consist mainly of commercial loans and real estate-commercial loans. For the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, nonaccrual loans resulted in lost interest income of $0.6 million, $0.4 million and $0.2 million respectively. The Corporation’s ratio of nonperforming assets to total loans and other real estate owned was 0.99% as of December 31, 2004 and 0.89% as of December 31, 2003.
      At December 31, 2004, the recorded investment in loans that are considered to be impaired under SFAS No. 114 was $10.1 million, all of which were on a nonaccrual basis. The related reserve for loan losses for those loans was $2.7 million. Nonaccruing loans increased during 2004 due to $2.9 million in real estate-commercial loans and $1.6 million in commercial loans placed on nonaccrual status. Specific reserves of $1.1 million have been established for these loans based on current facts and management’s judgments about the ultimate outcome of these credits. The amount of the specific reserve needed for these credits could change in future periods subject to changes in facts and judgments related to these credits. Increases in nonaccruing loans in 2004 were offset by $0.8 million in charge-offs, approximately $1.0 million in paydowns, $0.6 million in loans returned to accruing status and $0.6 million in foreclosed loans carried in other real estate owned. At December 31, 2004 nonaccruing loans consisted of: $6.7 million in real estate-commercial loans and $3.3 million in commercial loans. At December 31, 2003, the recorded investment in loans considered to be impaired under SFAS No. 114 was $8.6 million, all of which were on a nonaccrual basis. The related reserve for loan losses for those loans was $1.9 million. At December 31, 2003 nonaccruing loans consisted of $4.4 in commercial loans, $3.1 million in real estate-commercial loans and $1.1 million in real estate-residential loans, secured by 1-4 family dwellings.
      At December 31, 2004, management is not aware of other potential problem loans that cause serious doubts as to the ability of the borrowers to comply with the present loan repayment terms. In management’s evaluation of the loan portfolio risks, any significant future increases in nonperforming loans are dependent to a large extent on the economic environment, or specific industry problems.
      At December 31, 2004 there were no concentrations of loans exceeding 10% of total loans other than disclosed in Table 5.

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Table 7 — Nonaccrual, Past Due and Restructured Loans
      The following table details the aggregate principal balance of loans classified as nonaccrual, past due and restructured:
                                           
    At December 31,
     
    2004   2003   2002   2001   2000
                     
Nonaccruing loans
  $ 10,090     $ 8,586     $ 2,639     $ 1,617     $ 1,865  
                               
Accruing loans 90 days or more past due:
                                       
Real estate loans:
                                       
 
Secured by 1-4 family dwellings
  $ 543     $ 661     $ 132     $ 128     $ 138  
Commercial and industrial loans
    31       3       520       3        
Loans to individuals
    353       217       228       186       208  
                               
 
Total accruing loans, 90 days or more past due
  $ 927     $ 881     $ 880     $ 317     $ 346  
                               
 
Restructured loans, not included above
  $     $     $     $     $  
                               
 
Other real estate owned
  $ 607     $     $     $     $  
                               
Reserve For Loan Losses
      Management believes the reserve for loan losses is maintained at a level that is adequate to absorb losses in the loan portfolio. Management’s methodology to determine the adequacy of and the provisions to the reserve considers specific credit reviews, past loan loss experience, current economic conditions and trends, and the volume, growth, and composition of the loan portfolio.
      The reserve for loan losses is determined through a monthly evaluation of reserve adequacy. Quarterly, this analysis takes into consideration the growth of the loan portfolio, the status of past-due loans, current economic conditions, various types of lending activity, policies, real estate and other loan commitments, and significant changes in charge-off activity. Non-accrual loans are evaluated individually. All other loans are evaluated as pools. Based on historical loss experience, loss factors are determined giving consideration to the areas noted in the first paragraph and applied to the pooled loan categories to develop the general or allocated portion of the reserve. Loans are also reviewed for impairment based on discounted cash flows using the loans’ initial effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral for certain collateral-dependent loans as provided under SFAS No. 114. Management also reviews the activity within the allowance to determine what actions, if any, should be taken to address differences between estimated and actual losses. Any of the above factors may cause the provision to fluctuate.
      The reserve for loan losses is based on management’s evaluation of the loan portfolio under current economic conditions and such other factors, which, in management’s opinion, deserve recognition in estimating loan losses. This evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires estimates including the amounts and timing of future cash flows expected to be received on impaired loans that may be susceptible to significant change. Additions to the reserve arise from the provision for loan losses charged to operations or from the recovery of amounts previously charged off. Loan charge-offs reduce the reserve. Loans are charged off when there has been permanent impairment or when in the opinion of management the full amount of the loan, in the case of non-collateral dependent borrowings, will not be realized. Certain impaired loans are reported at the present value of expected future cash flows using the loan’s initial effective interest rate, or at the loan’s observable market price or the fair value of the collateral, less costs to sell, if the loan is collateral dependent.

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      The reserve for loan losses consists of an allocated reserve and an unallocated reserve. The allocated reserve is comprised of reserves established on specific loans, and class reserves based on historical loan loss experience, current trends, and management assessments. The unallocated reserve is based on both general economic conditions and other risk factors in the Corporation’s individual markets and portfolios.
      The specific reserve element is based on a regular analysis of impaired commercial and real estate loans. For these loans, the specific reserve established is based on an analysis of related collateral value, cash flow considerations and, if applicable, guarantor capacity.
      The class reserve element is determined by an internal loan grading process in conjunction with associated allowance factors. The Corporation revises the class allowance factors whenever necessary in order to address improving or deteriorating credit quality trends or specific risks associated with a given loan pool classification.
      The Corporation maintains a reserve in other liabilities for off-balance sheet credit exposures that currently are unfunded.
Table 8 — Allocated, Unallocated Loan Loss Reserves
      The reserve for loan losses is made up of the allocated reserve and the unallocated portion. The following table summarizes the two categories for the periods indicated.
                         
    At December 31,
     
    2004   2003   2002
             
Allocated
  $ 12,181     $ 12,087     $ 9,246  
Unallocated
    918       701       1,272  
                   
Total
  $ 13,099     $ 12,788     $ 10,518  
                   
      The $0.1 million increase in the allocated portion of the reserve for the year ended December 31, 2004 was the result of a $0.8 million increase in specific reserves, primarily on impaired real estate-commercial loans, partially offset by a $0.6 million reduction on homogeneous loan pools such as loans to individuals. The reduction in homogeneous loans pool reserves were due to more favorable trends in recent historical loss experience and reserve methodology adjustments. The $0.2 million increase in the unallocated position is a result of the improved loan grade migration of the homogeneous loan pools. Analysis of unallocated adequacy is based on a stress-testing model assessing loan grade migration as influenced by economic conditions and grading accuracy.
      The total reserve for loan losses increased $2.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2003 primarily due to the reserve acquired as part of the acquisitions of First County Bank and Suburban Community Bank which added $2.1 million to the reserve. The $2.8 million increase in the allocated portion of the reserve for the year ended December 31, 2003 occurred as increased risk associated with the commercial loan portfolio more than offset lower risk identified for the retail loan portfolio. The number of impaired credits increased year over year and the associated specific reserves increased $1.4 million, almost entirely due to one commercial credit. The favorable impact of commercial real estate loan grade migrations nearly matched additional allocation requirements related to weaker commercial loan portfolio quality. Retail loan allocations decreased primarily due to material improvement in past due and loss experience. The $0.6 million reduction in the unallocated position reflects unfavorable loan grade migration of the commercial portfolio.
      Management believes that both the allocated and unallocated portions of the reserve are maintained at a level that is adequate to absorb losses in the loan portfolio.

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Table 9 — Summary of Loan Loss Experience
      The following table presents average loans and summarizes loan loss experience for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000:
                                                                                   
    For the Years Ended December 31,    
         
    2004       2003       2002       2001       2000    
                                         
Average amount of loans outstanding
  $ 1,117,943             $ 937,265             $ 807,248             $ 761,640             $ 717,749          
Loan loss reserve at beginning of period
  $ 12,788             $ 10,518             $ 10,294             $ 10,208             $ 10,704          
Charge-offs:
                                                                               
 
Real estate loans
    382                             54               12               156          
 
Commercial and industrial loans
    894               965               1,185               602               794          
 
Loans to individuals
    468               374               535               603               423          
                                                             
Total charge-offs
    1,744               1,339               1,774               1,217               1,373          
                                                             
Recoveries:
                                                                               
 
Real estate loans
    86               45               367               143               98          
 
Commercial and industrial loans
    146               326               182               223               463          
 
Loans to individuals
    201               155               146               174               111          
                                                             
Total recoveries
    433               526               695               540               672          
                                                             
Net charge-offs
    1,311               813               1,079               677               701          
Additions to loan loss reserve
    1,622               1,000               1,303               763               205          
Additions to loan loss reserve as a result of acquisitions
                  2,083                                                    
                                                             
Loan loss reserve at end of period
  $ 13,099             $ 12,788             $ 10,518             $ 10,294             $ 10,208          
                                                             
Ratio of net charge-off to average loans
    .12 %             .09 %             .13 %             .09 %             .10 %        
                                                             
      The following table summarizes the allocation of the allowance for loan losses and the percentage of loans in each major loan category to total loans at December 31, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000:
                                                                                   
    At December 31,
     
    2004   2003   2002   2001   2000
                     
Real estate loans
  $ 4,887       63.0%     $ 3,970       64.1%     $ 3,777       58.7%     $ 3,515       57.3%     $ 2,370       57.3%  
Commercial and industrial loans
    6,945       31.4%       7,258       30.7%       4,344       34.2%       3,939       33.5%       4,848       32.0%  
Loans to individuals
    349       5.6%       859       5.2%       1,125       7.1%       1,466       9.2%       1,412       10.7%  
Unallocated portion
    918             701             1,272             1,374             1,578        
                                                             
 
Total
  $ 13,099       100.0%     $ 12,788       100.0%     $ 10,518       100.0%     $ 10,294       100.0%     $ 10,208       100.0%  
                                                             
      The ratio of the reserve for loan losses to total loans was 1.1% at December 31, 2004 and 1.2% at December 31, 2003.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
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Corporation has completed the annual impairment tests and no impairment was noted. There can be no assurance that future goodwill impairment tests will not result in a charge to earnings.
      The Corporation has intangible assets due to bank and branch acquisitions, core deposit intangibles, covenants not to compete (in favor of the Corporation) and mortgage servicing rights, which are not deemed to have an indefinite life and therefore will continue to be amortized over their useful life. The amortization for these intangible assets was $0.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2004, $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2003, and $0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2002. The Corporation also has goodwill of $40.8 million, which is deemed to be an indefinite intangible asset and will not be amortized. In connection with the 2003 acquisitions of First County Bank and Suburban Community Bank, the Corporation initially recorded $34.9 million of goodwill which was adjusted for unrecorded deferred taxes during 2004 to $34.6 million.
LIABILITIES
      The following table presents liabilities at December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003:
                                   
    At December 31,   2004 versus 2003
         
    2004   2003   $ Change   % Change
                 
Deposits
  $ 1,270,884     $ 1,270,268     $ 616       %
Borrowings
    212,360       216,936       (4,576 )     (2.1 )
Other liabilities
    23,320       24,212       (892 )     (3.7 )
                         
 
Total liabilities
  $ 1,506,564     $ 1,511,416     $ (4,852 )     (0.3 )
                         
Deposits
      Total deposits remained relatively level at December 31, 2004 compared to December 31, 2003. During 2004 the Bank issued Brokered Certificates of Deposit of $12.1 million and $35.0 million in Certificates with the Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust (“PLGIT”) to augment its fixed funding sources. The PLGIT deposits are public funds collateralized with a letter of credit that PLGIT maintains with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh; therefore, Univest National Bank is not required to provide collateral on these public funds. Deposit growth resulting from the issuance of Brokered and PLGIT certificates was partially offset by attrition of deposits acquired through the 2003 acquisitions of First County Bank and Suburban Community Bank. Average deposit growth for the years ended December 31, 2004 compared to 2003 was primarily due to 2003 acquisitions. The issuance of Brokered and PLGIT certificates of deposit contributed to $12.3 million of the average deposit growth in 2004.
Table 10 — Deposits
      The following table summarizes the average amount of deposits for the years indicated:
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,
     
    2004   2003   2002
             
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
  $ 216,050     $ 192,354     $ 159,919  
Interest checking
    154,562       132,450       113,695  
Money market savings
    248,908       238,421       211,253  
Saving deposits
    221,974       193,294       155,690  
Time deposits
    405,010       392,954       373,387  
                   
Total average deposits
  $ 1,246,504     $ 1,149,473     $ 1,013,944  
                   

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      The following table summarizes the maturities of certificates of deposit and other time deposits with balances of $100 thousand or more at December 31, 2004:
                                 
    Due 3 Months   Due 3-6   Due 6-12   Due Over
    or Less   Months   Months   12 Months
                 
Certificates of deposit
  $ 42,835     $ 5,261     $ 17,999     $ 33,681  
Other time deposits
    8,723       3,498       596        
Borrowings
      Long-term debt increased $4.0 million during 2004 primarily due to advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank. Short-term borrowings decreased $7.7 million during 2004 primarily due to decreases in Federal funds purchased. In May 2003, the Corporation issued $15.0 million in Subordinated Capital Notes, payments of $1.5 million were made on these notes in 2004; the subordinated capital notes qualify for Tier 2 capital status. In August 2003, the Corporation issued $20.0 million of Trust Preferred Securities that qualify for Tier 1 capital status. The proceeds from these transactions were used to support the future growth of the Corporation and its banking subsidiary and for general corporate purposes. The Corporation deconsolidated its Capital Trust in the first quarter of 2004, as a consequence of the adoption of FIN 46. The result was an increase in the junior debt of $619 thousand.
Table 11 — Short Term Borrowings
      The following table details key information pertaining to securities sold under agreement to repurchase on an overnight basis for the periods indicated:
                         
    2004   2003   2002
             
Balance at December 31
  $ 104,442     $ 100,630     $ 88,347  
Weighted average interest rate at year end
    0.7 %     0.6 %     1.0 %
Maximum amount outstanding at any month’s end
  $ 117,664     $ 100,630     $ 102,993  
Average amount outstanding during the year
  $ 98,735     $ 80,810     $ 82,219  
Weighted average interest rate during the year
    0.7 %     0.8 %     1.3 %
Shareholders’ Equity
      The following table presents the shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2004 and 2003:
                                   
    At December 31,   2004 versus 2003
         
    2004   2003   $ Change   % Change
                 
Common stock
  $ 49,580     $ 49,580     $       %
Additional paid-in capital
    21,632       20,912       720       3.4  
Retained earnings
    125,772       111,657       14,115       12.6  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    2,187       3,497       (1,310 )     (37.5 )
Treasury stock
    (38,778 )     (39,894 )     1,116       (2.8 )
                         
 
Total shareholders’ equity
  $ 160,393     $ 145,752     $ 14,641       10.0  
                         
      Shareholders’ equity increased December 31, 2004 compared to December 31, 2003 primarily due to net income of $23.6 million partially offset by the declaration of dividends of $8.6 million. Treasury stock decreased as treasury shares were used in exercises of stock options. There is a buyback program in place which as of December 31, 2004 allows the Corporation to purchase an additional 245,758 shares of its outstanding common stock in the open market or in negotiated transactions.

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      Accumulated other comprehensive income related to debt securities is primarily the difference between the book value and market value of the available-for-sale investment portfolio. The year-to-year decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income was caused by the decline in the portfolio yield as a result of debt securities maturing, being called, or sold. As these securities were replaced with new securities purchased at market rates, the difference between the book value and market value of this portfolio declined. Additionally during 2004, available for sale debt and equity securities, primarily fixed-rate U.S. Government Agency mortgage-backed securities, totaling approximately $57.1 million were sold for a net gain of $1.1 million.
      The accumulated other comprehensive income related to interest-rate swaps, net of taxes, included in shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2003 was $3.0 thousand. Accumulated other comprehensive income related to interest-rate swaps reflects the current market value of the swap net of taxes. The interest-rate swap matured on January 7, 2004.
Capital Adequacy
      Capital guidelines which banking regulators have adopted assign minimum capital requirements for categories of assets depending on their assigned risks. The components of risk-based capital for the Corporation are Tier 1 and Tier 2. Minimum required total risk-based capital is 8.0%. The Corporation had a Tier 1 capital ratio of 10.6% and total risk-based capital ratio of 12.4% at December 31, 2004. At December 31, 2003, the Corporation had a Tier 1 capital ratio of 10.0% and total risked-based capital ratio of 12.0%. These ratios declined during the year as a result of the bank acquisitions, yet continue to place the Corporation in the “well-capitalized” category under regulatory standards. Details on the capital ratios can be found in Note 17 “Regulatory Matters” of this Form 10-K along with a discussion on dividend and other restrictions.
      In April 2003 the Corporation secured $15.0 million in subordinated capital notes that qualifies for Tier 2 capital status. In August 2003 the Corporation issued $20.0 million of trust preferred securities that qualify for Tier 1 capital status.
Critical Accounting Policies
      Management, in order to prepare the Corporation’s financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, is required to make estimates and assumptions that effect the amounts reported in the Corporation’s financial statements. There are uncertainties inherent in making these estimates and assumptions. Certain critical accounting policies, discussed below, could materially affect the results of operations and financial position of the Corporation should changes in circumstances require a change in related estimates or assumptions. The Corporation has identified the reserve for loan losses, intangible assets, investment securities, mortgage servicing rights, income taxes and benefit plans as its critical accounting policies.
      Reserve for loan losses are provided using techniques that specifically identify losses on impaired loans, estimate losses on pools of homogeneous loans, and estimate the amount of unallocated reserve necessary to account for losses that are present in the loan portfolio but not yet currently identifiable. The adequacies of these reserves are sensitive to changes in current economic conditions that may affect the ability of borrowers to make contractual payments as well as the value of the collateral committed to secure such payments. Rapid or sustained downturns in the economy may require increases in reserves that may negatively impact the Corporation’s results of operation and statements of financial condition in the periods requiring additional reserves.
      Intangible assets have been recorded on the books of the Corporation in connection with its acquisitions of First County Bank, Pennview Savings Bank, Suburban Community Bank, Univest Investments, Inc. and Univest Insurance, Inc. These assets, both identifiable and unidentifiable, are subject to tests for impairment. Changes in the useful life or economic value of acquired assets may require a reduction in the asset value carried on the financial statements of the Corporation and a related charge in the statement of operations. Such changes in asset value could result from a

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change in market demand for the products or services offered by an acquired business or by reductions in the expected profit margins that can be obtained through the future delivery of the acquired product or service line. SFAS No. 142, which took effect January 1, 2002, defines the methods that are acceptable for determining whether intangible asset values are sustainable.
      The Corporation designates its investment securities as held-to-maturity, available-for-sale or trading in accordance with SFAS No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities.” Each of these designations affords different treatment in the statement of operations and statement of financial condition for market value changes effecting securities that are otherwise identical. Should evidence emerge that indicates that management’s intent or ability to manage the securities as originally asserted is not supportable, securities in the held-to-maturity or available-for-sale designations may be re-categorized so that either statement of financial position or statement of operations adjustments may be required.
      The Corporation accounts for mortgage servicing rights for mortgages it originated but subsequently sold in accordance with SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities — a replacement of FAS No. 125.” As such, the value of the rights is booked as income when the corresponding mortgages are sold. The income booked at sale is the estimated present value of the cash flows that will be received from servicing the loans over the entire future term. The term of a servicing right can be reasonably estimated using prepayment assumptions of comparable assets priced in the secondary market. As mortgage rates being offered to the public decrease, the life of loan servicing rights tends to shorten, as borrowers have increased incentive to refinance. Shortened loan servicing lives require a change in the value of the servicing rights that have already been recorded to be marked down in the statement of operations of the servicing company. This may cause a material change in reported operations for the Corporation depending on the size of the servicing portfolio and the degree of change in the prepayment speed of the type and coupon of loans being serviced.
      The Corporation recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities under the liability method of FAS 109. Enacted tax rates are applied to cumulative temporary differences based on expected taxable income in the periods in which the deferred tax asset or liability is anticipated to be realized. Future tax rate changes could occur that would require the recognition of income or expense in the statement of operations in the period in which they are enacted. Deferred tax assets must be reduced by a valuation allowance if in management’s judgment it is “more likely than not” that some portion of the asset will not be realized. Management may need to modify their judgments in this regard from one period to another should a material change occur in, the business environment, tax legislation, or in any other business factor that could impair the Corporation’s ability to benefit from the asset in the future.
      The Corporation has a retirement plan that it provides as a benefit to employees and former employees and supplemental retirement plans that it provides as a benefit to certain current and former executives. Determining the adequacy of the funding of these plans may require estimates of future salary rate increases, of long-term rates of investment return, and the use of an appropriate discount rate for the obligation. Changes in these estimates and assumptions due to changes in the economic environment or financial markets may result in material changes in the Corporation’s report of operation or statement of financial condition.
      Readers of the Corporation’s financial statements should be aware that the estimates and assumptions used in the Corporation’s current financial statements may need to be updated in future financial presentations for changes in circumstances, business or economic conditions in order to fairly represent the condition of the Corporation at that time.
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bearing liabilities. Liquidity management involves the ability to meet cash flow requirements of customers and corporate needs. Interest-rate sensitivity management seeks to avoid fluctuating net interest margins and to enhance consistent growth of net interest income through periods of changing rates.
      The Corporation uses both an interest-sensitivity gap analysis and a simulation model to quantify its exposure to interest rate risk. The Corporation uses the gap analysis to identify and monitor long-term rate exposure and uses a simulation model to measure the short-term rate exposures. The Corporation runs various earnings simulation scenarios to quantify the effect of declining or rising interest rates on the net interest margin over a one-year horizon. The simulation uses existing portfolio rate and repricing information, combined with assumptions regarding future loan and deposit growth, future spreads, prepayments on residential mortgages, and the discretionary pricing of non-maturity assets and liabilities.
      The Corporation had used interest-rate swap agreements that convert a portion of its floating rate commercial loans to a fixed rate basis. In these swaps, the Corporation agrees to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed and floating-interest rates calculated on an agreed upon notional principal amount. Interest-rate swaps in which the Corporation pays a floating rate and receives a fixed rate are used to reduce the impact of changes in interest rates on the Corporation’s net interest income. At December 31, 2004 the Corporation had no swaps outstanding.
      At December 31, 2003, the total notional amount of “Pay Floating, Receive Fixed” swaps outstanding was $10.0 million. The net payable or receivable from interest-rate swap agreements is accrued as an adjustment to interest income. The $10.0 million in notional amount of interest-rate swaps outstanding at December 31, 2003 expired on January 7, 2004.
      There was no material impact of interest-rate swaps on net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2004. The impact of the interest-rate swaps on net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2003 was a positive $0.5 million. The Corporation’s credit exposure on swaps is limited to the value of interest-rate swaps that have become favorable to the Corporation. As of December 31, 2003, the market value of interest-rate swaps in a favorable position was $5 thousand and there were no interest-rate swaps with a market value in an unfavorable position. Credit risk exists because the counterparty to a derivative contract with an unrealized gain might fail to perform according to the terms of the agreement.
Credit Risk
      Extending credit exposes the Corporation to credit risk, which is the risk that the principal balance of a loan and any related interest will not be collected due to the inability of the borrower to repay the loan. The Corporation manages credit risk in the loan portfolio through adherence to consistent standards, guidelines and limitations established by the Board of Directors. Written loan policies establish underwriting standards, lending limits and other standards or limits as deemed necessary and prudent.
      The loan review department conducts ongoing, independent reviews of the lending process to ensure adherence to established policies and procedures, monitors compliance with applicable laws and regulations, provides objective measurement of the risk inherent in the loan portfolio, and ensures that proper documentation exists.
      The Corporation focuses on both assessing the borrower’s capacity and willingness to repay and on obtaining sufficient collateral. Commercial and industrial loans are generally secured by the borrower’s assets and by personal guarantees. Commercial real estate loans are originated primarily within the Eastern Pennsylvania market area and are secured by developed real estate at conservative loan-to-value ratios and often by a guarantee of the borrowers. Management closely

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monitors the composition and quality of the total commercial loan portfolio to ensure that significant credit concentrations by borrower or industry do not exist.
      Credit risk in the direct consumer loan portfolio is controlled by strict adherence to conservative underwriting standards that consider debt-to-income levels and the creditworthiness of the borrower and, if secured, collateral values. In the home equity loan portfolio, combined loan-to-value ratios are generally limited to 80%. Other credit considerations may warrant higher combined loan-to-value ratios for approved loans.
      The Corporation originates fixed-rate and adjustable-rate residential mortgage loans that are secured by the underlying 1- to 4-family residential properties. Credit risk exposure in this area of lending is minimized by the evaluation of the credit worthiness of the borrower, including debt-to-equity ratios, credit scores and adherence to underwriting policies that emphasize conservative loan-to-value ratios of generally no more than 80%. Residential mortgage loans granted in excess of the 80% loan-to-value ratio criterion are generally insured by private mortgage insurance.
      The Corporation closely monitors delinquencies as another means of maintaining high asset quality. Collection efforts begin after a loan payment is missed, by attempting to contact all borrowers. If collection attempts fail, the Corporation will proceed to gain control of any and all collateral in a timely manner in order to minimize losses. While liquidation and recovery efforts continue, officers continue to work with the borrowers, if appropriate, to recover all monies owed to the Corporation. The Corporation monitors delinquency trends and past due reports are submitted to the Board of Directors.
Liquidity
      The Corporation, in its role as a financial intermediary, is exposed to certain liquidity risks. Liquidity refers to the Corporation’s ability to ensure that sufficient cash flow and liquid assets are available to satisfy demand for loans and deposit withdrawals. The Corporation manages its liquidity risk by measuring and monitoring its liquidity sources and estimated funding needs. The Corporation has a contingency funding plan in place to address liquidity needs in the event of an institution-specific or a systemic financial crisis.
Sources of Funds
      Core deposits and cash management repurchase agreements (“Repos”) have historically been the most significant funding sources for the Corporation. These deposits and Repos are generated from a base of consumer, business and public customers primarily located in Bucks and Montgomery counties, Pennsylvania. The Corporation faces increased competition for these deposits from a large array of financial market participants, including banks, thrifts, mutual funds, security dealers and others.
      The Corporation supplements its core funding with money market funds it holds for the benefit of various trust accounts. These funds are fully collateralized by the Bank’s investment portfolio and are at current money market mutual fund rates. This funding source is subject to changes in the asset allocations of the trust accounts.
      The Corporation, through the Bank, has short-term and long-term credit facilities with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (“FHLB”) with a maximum borrowing capacity of approximately $373.9 million. At December 31, 2004, outstanding borrowings under the FHLB credit facilities totaled $54.6 million. The maximum borrowing capacity changes as a function of qualifying collateral assets and the amount of funds received may be reduced by additional required purchases of FHLB stock.
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lines. Future availability under these lines is subject to the policies of the granting banks and may be withdrawn.
      The Corporation, through the Bank, has an available line of credit at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, the amount of which is dependent upon the balance of loans and securities pledged as collateral. At December 31, 2004, the Corporation had no outstanding borrowings under this line.
Cash Requirements
      The Corporation has cash requirements including various financial obligations, including contractual obligations and commitments that require cash payments. The contractual obligations and commitments table that follows presents, as of December 31, 2004, significant fixed and determinable contractual obligations to third parties. The most significant obligation, in both the under and over one year time period, is for the Bank to repay its certificates of deposit. Securities sold under agreement to repurchase constitute the next largest payment obligation and it is short term in nature. The Bank anticipates meeting these obligations by continuing to provide convenient depository and cash management services through its branch network, thereby replacing these contractual obligations with similar fund sources at rates that are competitive in our market.
      The table also shows the amounts and expected maturities of significant commitments as of December 31, 2004. These commitments do not necessarily represent future cash requirements in that these commitments often expire without being drawn upon. Commitments to extend credit are the Banks most significant commitment in both the under and over one year time periods.
      In 2003, the Corporation made investments in bank acquisitions requiring cash outlays of $51.6 million. These cash outlays to invest in income producing businesses are discretionary and may not be typical of the Corporation’s regular cash requirements.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
      The Corporation enters into contractual obligations in the normal course of business as a source of funds for its asset growth and its asset/ liability management, to fund acquisitions and to meet required capital needs. These obligations require the Corporation to make cash payments over time as detailed in the table below.
      The Corporation is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to manage the Corporation’s exposure to fluctuation in interest rates. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, standby and commercial letters of credit and forward contracts. These financial instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets. The contract or notional amounts of these financial instruments reflect the extent of involvement the Corporation has in particular classes of financial instruments.
      The Corporation’s exposure to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and standby and commercial letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Corporation uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. Unless noted otherwise, the Corporation does not require and is not required to pledge collateral or other security to support financial instruments with credit risk. These commitments expire over time as detailed in Table 12.
      Forward contracts represent agreements for delayed delivery of financial instruments or commodities in which the buyer agrees to purchase and the seller agrees to deliver, at a specified future date, a specified instrument or commodity at a specified price or yield. Forward contracts are not traded on organized exchanges and their contractual terms are not standardized. The Corporation’s forward contracts are commitments to sell loans secured by 1-to-4 family residential properties whose predominant risk characteristic is interest rate risk.

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      For further information regarding the Corporation’s commitments, refer to Footnote 14 of the Consolidated Financial Statements, herein.
Table 12 — Contractual Obligations
      The following table sets forth contractual obligations and other commitments representing required and potential cash outflows, including interest payable, as of December 31, 2004:
                                           
    Payments Due by Period
     
        Due in One   Due in One to   Due in Four   Due in Over
    Total   Year or Less   Three Years   to Five Years   Five Years
                     
Long-term debt(a)
  $ 70,252     $ 2,891     $ 6,817     $ 21,797     $ 38,747  
Subordinated capital notes(b)
    15,863       2,091       4,077       3,818       5,877  
Trust preferred securities(c)
    50,929       1,054       2,107       2,107       45,661  
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase(d)
    104,444       104,444                    
Other short-term borrowings(e)
    17,500       17,500                    
Time deposits(f)
    454,420       266,836       139,370       41,062       7,152  
Operating leases
    7,381       1,319       1,928       1,309       2,825  
Standby and commercial letters of credit
    58,368       48,858       9,500       10        
Forward contracts
    318       318                    
Commitments to extend credit
    444,162       110,848       94,244       12,911       226,159  
                               
 
Total contractual obligations
  $ 1,223,637     $ 556,159     $ 258,043     $ 83,014     $ 326,421  
                               
 
Notes:
(a)   Interest expense is projected based upon the weighted average interest rate of long-term debt.
(b)   Includes interest on both fixed and variable rate obligations. The interest expense associated with the variable rate obligations is based upon interest rates in effect at December 31, 2004. The contractual amounts to be paid on variable rate obligations are effected by changes in the market interest rates. Future changes in the market interest rates could materially affect the contractual amounts to be paid.
(c)   Includes interest on variable rate obligations. The interest expense is based upon interest rates in effect at December 31, 2004. The contractual amounts to be paid on variable rate obligations are effected by changes in the market interest rates. Future changes in the market interest rates could materially affect the contractual amounts to be paid. The trust preferred securities mature in 2033 and interest is calculated to this maturity date. The first non-penalized call date is in 2008, the Corporation may choose to call these securities as a result of interest rate fluctuations and capital needs.
(d)  Includes interest on variable rate obligations. The interest expense is based upon the fourth quarter average interest rate. The contractual amounts to be paid on variable rate obligations are effected by changes in the market interest rates. Future changes in the market interest rates could materially affect the contractual amounts to be paid.
(e)   At December 31, 2004 all short-term borrowings consisted of federal funds purchased. Federal funds purchased are due for repayment the next business day; consequently, the interest expense associated with the borrowing is for one day.
(f)   Includes interest on both fixed and variable rate obligations. The interest expense is based upon the fourth quarter average interest rate. The contractual amounts to be paid on variable rate obligations are affected by changes in the market interest rates. Future changes in the market interest rates could materially affect the contractual amounts to be paid.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
      In December 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board revised Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51 (the “Interpretation”). The Interpretation requires the consolidation of entities in which an enterprise absorbs a majority of the entity’s expected losses, receives a majority of the entity’s expected residual returns, or both, as a result of ownership, contractual or other financial interests in the entity. Currently, entities are generally consolidated by an enterprise when it has a controlling financial interest through ownership of a majority voting interest in the entity. Application of this Interpretation is required in financial statements of public entities that have interests in variable interest entities or potential variable interest entities commonly referred to as special purpose entities for periods ending after December 15, 2003. Application by public entities for all other types of entities is required in financial statements for periods ending after March 15, 2004. As a result of the adoption of FIN 46, the Corporation deconsolidated its Capital Trust in the first quarter of 2004. The result was an increase in the junior debt of $619 thousand.
      In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board revised Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123r”). SFAS 123r required that the fair-value-based method of accounting for stock options be used for all public entities and eliminates alternative accounting methods; consequently, similar economic transactions will be accounted for similarly. Entities are required to estimate the number of instruments for which the requisite service is expected to be rendered as compared to the original statement which permitted entities to account for forfeitures as they occur. In addition, SFAS 123r amends SFAS No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows,” to require that excess tax benefits be reported as a financing cash inflow rather than as a reduction of taxes paid. Incremental compensation cost for a modification of the terms or conditions of an award is measured by comparing the fair value of the modified award with the fair value of the award immediately before the modification. SFAS 123r becomes effective for public entities that do not file as small business issuers, as of the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005. SFAS 123r applies to all awards granted after the required effective date and to awards modified, repurchased, or cancelled after that date. As of the required effective date, all public entities that used the fair-value-based method for either recognition or disclosure under the original statement will apply SFAS 123r using a modified version of prospective application. Under that transition method, compensation cost is recognized on or after the required effective date for the portion of outstanding awards for which the requisite service has not yet been rendered, based on the grant-date fair value of those awards calculated under the original statement for either recognition or pro forma disclosures. For periods before the required effective date, those entities may elect to apply a modified version of retrospective application under which financial statements for prior periods are adjusted on a basis consistent with the pro forma disclosures required for those periods by the original statement. Pro forma disclosures under the original statement are presented in Footnote 1 of the Consolidated Financial Statements, herein. The Corporation does not anticipate recording expense significantly different than what is presented in Footnote 1; although actual expense recorded in 2005 under the transition method will be approximately $185 thousand which equates to six months of stock-based compensation expense, net of allowable tax benefits. Future grants and unvested forfeitures of prior grants may alter this projected number.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
      Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and rates. In the course of its lending and deposit taking activities, the Corporation is subject to changes in the economic value and/or earnings potential of these assets and liabilities due to changes in interest rates. The Corporation’s Asset/ Liability Management Committee (“ALMC”) manages interest rate risk in a manner so as to provide adequate and reliable earnings. This is accomplished through the

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establishment of policy limits on maximum risk exposures, as well as the regular and timely monitoring of reports designed to quantify risk and return levels.
      The Corporation uses both an interest-rate sensitivity gap analysis and a simulation model to quantify its exposure to interest rate risk. The Corporation uses the gap analysis to identify and monitor long-term rate exposure and uses a simulation model to measure the short-term rate exposures. The Corporation runs various earnings simulation scenarios to quantify the effect of declining or rising interest rates on the net interest margin over a one-year horizon. The simulation uses existing portfolio rate and repricing information, combined with assumptions regarding future loan and deposit growth, future spreads, prepayments on residential mortgages, and the discretionary pricing of non-maturity assets and liabilities. The Corporation is permitted to use interest-rate swaps and interest-rate caps/ floors with indices that correlate to on-balance sheet instruments, to modify its indicated net interest sensitivity to levels deemed to be appropriate based on the Corporation’s current economic outlook. The effect of the interest-rate swaps that the Bank uses to reduce its earnings volatility due to rate risk is also included in the results of the simulation.
      At December 31, 2004, the simulation, based upon forward-looking assumptions, projects that the Corporation’s greatest interest margin exposure to interest-rate risk would occur if interest rates decline from present levels. Given the assumptions, a 200 basis point parallel shift in the yield curve applied on a ramp-down basis would cause the Corporation’s net interest margin, over a 1-year horizon, to be approximately 1.8% less than it would be if market rates would remain unchanged. At December 31, 2003, the simulation, based upon forward-looking assumptions, projects that the Corporation’s greatest interest margin exposure to interest-rate risk would occur if interest rates decline from present levels. Given the assumptions, a 200 basis point parallel shift in the yield curve applied on a ramp-down basis would cause the Corporation’s net interest margin, over a 1-year horizon, to be approximately 2.1% less than it would be if market rates would remain unchanged. Policy limits have been established which allow a tolerance for no more than approximately a 2.8% negative impact to the interest margin resulting from a 200 basis point parallel yield curve shift over a forward looking 12-month period. See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — “Net Interest Income” and “Asset/ Liability Management, Liquidity” and Table 13.

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Table 13 — Interest Sensitivity Analysis
      Interest Sensitivity Analysis at December 31, 2004:
                           
    Within       Over
    1 Year   1-5 Years   5 Years
             
Rate Sensitive Interest Earning Assets:
                       
 
Federal funds sold
  $ 1,158     $     $  
 
Investment securities
    39,787       148,871       155,555  
 
Loans
    583,671       494,404       96,105  
                   
      624,616       643,275       251,660  
                   
Rate Sensitive Liabilities:
                       
 
Interest bearing deposits
    534,881       511,447       6,146  
 
Borrowed funds
    71,992       98,526       41,842  
 
Net noninterest-bearing funds(a)
                254,717  
                   
      606,873       609,973       302,705  
                   
Excess interest-earning assets (liabilities)
  $ 17,743     $ 33,302     $ (51,045 )
                   
Cumulative excess interest-earning assets (liabilities)
  $ 17,743     $ 51,045     $  
                   
 
Notes:
(a)  Net noninterest-bearing funds is the sum of noninterest bearing liabilities and shareholders’ equity minus noninterest earning assets.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
      The following audited consolidated financial statements and related documents are set forth in this Annual Report on Form 10-K on the following pages:
         
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
    35  
Consolidated Balance Sheets
    36  
Consolidated Statements of Income
    37  
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
    38  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
    39  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    40  

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania:
      We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2004, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the year then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2003 and for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, were audited by other auditors whose report thereon dated February 23, 2004, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.
      We conducted our audit in accordance with the auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
      In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2004, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
      We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated March 2, 2005 expressed an unqualified opinion on management’s assessment of, and the effective operation of, internal control over financial reporting.
  /s/ KPMG LLP
March 2, 2005
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                     
    At December 31,
     
    2004   2003
         
    (In thousands,
    except share data)
ASSETS
               
Cash and due from banks
  $ 35,876     $ 48,881  
Interest-bearing deposits with other banks
    711       1,301  
Investment securities held-to-maturity (market value $40,146 and $35,627 at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively)
    40,000       35,019  
Investment securities available-for-sale
    303,502       388,240  
Federal funds sold
    1,158       2,528  
Loans
    1,174,180       1,062,382  
 
Less: Reserve for loan losses
    (13,099 )     (12,788 )
             
 
Net loans
    1,161,081       1,049,594  
             
Premises and equipment, net
    19,818       19,498  
Goodwill, net of accumulated amortization of $2,845 at December 31, 2004
and 2003
    40,794       41,137  
Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $3,229 and $2,643 at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively
    2,767       3,353  
Cash surrender value of insurance policies
    33,910       32,441  
Accrued interest and other assets
    27,340       35,176  
             
   
Total assets
  $ 1,666,957     $ 1,657,168  
             
 
LIABILITIES
               
Demand deposits, noninterest bearing
  $ 218,410     $ 225,692  
Demand deposits, interest bearing
    407,045       428,684  
Savings deposits
    214,588       216,660  
Time deposits
    430,841       399,232  
             
   
Total deposits
    1,270,884       1,270,268  
             
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    104,442       100,630  
Other short-term borrowings
    17,500       29,000  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    23,320       24,212  
Long-term debt
    57,049       53,056  
Subordinated notes
    12,750       14,250  
Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of subsidiary trusts holding junior subordinated debentures of Univest (“Trust Preferred Securities”)
    20,619       20,000  
             
   
Total liabilities
    1,506,564       1,511,416  
             
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
 
Common stock, $5 par value; 24,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2004 and 2003 and 9,916,062 and 9,916,062 shares issued at December 31, 2004 and 2003 and 8,575,618 and 8,546,418 shares outstanding at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively
    49,580       49,580  
Additional paid-in capital
    21,632       20,912  
Retained earnings
    125,772       111,657  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    2,187       3,497  
Treasury stock, at cost; 1,340,444 shares and 1,369,645 shares at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively
    (38,778 )     (39,894 )
             
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    160,393       145,752  
             
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 1,666,957     $ 1,657,168  
             
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                             
    For the Years Ended December 31,
     
    2004   2003   2002
             
    (In thousands, except per share data)
Interest income
                       
 
Interest and fees on loans:
                       
   
Taxable
  $ 57,421     $ 51,461     $ 50,123  
   
Exempt from federal income taxes
    2,939       2,702       3,181  
                   
 
Total interest and fees on loans
    60,360       54,163       53,304  
                   
 
Interest and dividends on investment securities:
                       
   
U.S. Government obligations
    4,563       4,345       4,544  
   
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
    3,578       3,392       2,752  
   
Other securities
    6,242       9,955       12,160  
 
Interest on time deposits with other banks
    6       20       99  
 
Interest on federal funds sold and term federal funds
    40       90       181  
                   
   
Total interest income
    74,789       71,965       73,040  
                   
Interest expense
                       
 
Interest on demand deposits
    2,362       2,286       3,844  
 
Interest on savings deposits
    646       950       2,148  
 
Interest on time deposits
    11,040       14,326       17,147  
 
Interest on long-term debt
    3,828       2,845       1,504  
 
Interest on short-term debt
    1,072       743       1,171  
                   
   
Total interest expense
    18,948       21,150       25,814  
                   
Net interest income
    55,841       50,815       47,226  
Provision for loan losses
    1,622       1,000       1,303  
                   
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    54,219       49,815       45,923  
                   
Noninterest income
                       
 
Trust fee income
    5,028       4,629       4,538  
 
Service charges on deposit accounts
    6,537       5,739       5,532  
 
Investment advisory commission and fee income
    1,907       1,908       1,824  
 
Insurance commission and fee income
    3,068       2,949       2,683  
 
Life insurance income
    1,469       2,057       1,405  
 
Other service fee income
    2,687       2,996       2,383  
 
Net gains on sales of securities
    1,066       2,076       885  
 
Other
    841       1,126       1,343  
                   
   
Total noninterest income
    22,603       23,480       20,593  
                   
Noninterest expense
                       
 
Salaries and benefits
    25,360       24,524       21,944  
 
Net occupancy
    4,018       3,461       2,978  
 
Equipment
    2,854       2,763       2,281  
 
Other
    12,688       11,275       10,587  
                   
   
Total noninterest expense
    44,920       42,023       37,790  
                   
Income before income taxes
    31,902       31,272       28,726  
Applicable income taxes
    8,311       8,190       7,620  
                   
Net income
  $ 23,591     $ 23,082     $ 21,106  
                   
Net income per share:*
                       
 
Basic
  $ 2.76     $ 2.70     $ 2.45  
 
Diluted
  $ 2.70     $ 2.67     $ 2.42  
Per share data has been restated to give effect to a five-for-four stock split in the of a dividend declared on January 22, 2003 to shareholders of record as of February 7, 2003, distributed on February 28, 2003.
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                                                             
        Accumulated                    
    Common   Other       Additional            
    Shares   Comprehensive   Common   Paid-In   Retained   Treasury    
    Outstanding   Income   Stock   Capital   Earnings   Stock   Total
                             
    (In thousands, except share data)
Balance at December 31, 2001
    7,020,944     $ 3,070     $ 41,037     $ 20,912     $ 90,454     $ (33,127 )   $ 122,346  
Comprehensive Income:
                                                       
 
Net Income for 2002
                                    21,106               21,106  
 
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes of $2,228:
                                                       
   
Unrealized gain on investment securities available-for-sale
            4,147                                       4,147  
   
Unrealized gain on swaps
            23                                       23  
                                           
Total comprehensive income
                                                    25,276  
                                           
 
Five-for-four stock split
    1,709,901               8,550               (8,550 )              
 
Cash dividends declared
($0.736 per share)*
                                    (6,354 )             (6,354 )
 
Stock issued under dividend reinvestment and employee stock purchase plans
    36,645                               (16 )     1,365       1,349  
 
Exercise of stock options
    29,780                               (324 )     1,116       792  
 
Acquisition of treasury stock
    (247,768 )                                     (9,190 )     (9,190 )
                                           
Balance at December 31, 2002
    8,549,502       7,240       49,587       20,912       96,316       (39,836 )     134,219  
Comprehensive Income:
                                                       
 
Net Income for 2003
                                    23,082               23,082  
 
Other comprehensive income, net of income tax benefit of $(2,412):
                                                       
   
Unrealized losses on investment securities available-for-sale
            (3,421 )                                     (3,421 )
   
Unrealized losses on swaps
            (322 )                                     (322 )
                                           
Total comprehensive income
                                                    19,339  
                                           
 
Cash paid in lieu of fractional shares
    (390 )             (7 )             (9 )             (16 )
 
Cash dividends declared ($0.80 per share)*
                                    (6,832 )             (6,832 )
 
Stock issued under dividend reinvestment. and employee stock purchase plans
    51,543                               (18 )     1,819       1,801  
 
Exercise of stock options
    65,726                               (882 )     2,365       1,483  
 
Acquisition of treasury stock
    (119,963 )                                     (4,242 )     (4,242 )
                                           
Balance at December 31, 2003
    8,546,418       3,497       49,580       20,912       111,657       (39,894 )     145,752  
Comprehensive Income:
                                                       
 
Net Income for 2004
                                    23,591               23,591  
 
Other comprehensive income, net of income tax benefit of $(700):
                                                       
   
Unrealized losses on investment securities available-for-sale
            (1,307 )                                     (1,307 )
   
Unrealized gains and (losses) on swaps
            (3 )                                     (3 )
                                           
Total comprehensive income
                                                    22,281  
                                           
 
Cash dividends declared ($1.00 per share)
                                    (8,560 )             (8,560 )
 
Stock issued under dividend reinvestment and employee stock purchase plans
    44,112                               (24 )     1,991       1,967  
 
Exercise of stock options
    45,416                       720       (892 )     1,865       1,693  
 
Acquisition of treasury stock
    (60,328 )                                     (2,740 )     (2,740 )
                                           
Balance at December 31, 2004
    8,575,618     $ 2,187     $ 49,580     $ 21,632     $ 125,772     $ (38,778 )   $ 160,393  
                                           
Per share data has been restated to give effect to a five-for-four stock split in the form of a dividend declared on January 22, 2003 to shareholders of record as of February 7, 2003, distributed on February 28, 2003.
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                               
    For the Years Ended December 31,
     
    2004   2003   2002
             
    (In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
                       
 
Net income
  $ 23,591     $ 23,082     $ 21,106  
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
   
Provision for loan losses
    1,622       1,000       1,303  
   
Depreciation of premises and equipment
    1,995       1,850       1,747  
   
Premium amortization (discount accretion) on investment securities
    174       563       (154 )
   
Amortization and fair market adjustments on intangibles
    579       424       310  
   
Premium accretion on deposits and long-term debt
    (1,170 )     (654 )      
   
Deferred income tax expense
    286       64       247  
   
Realized gains on investment securities
    (1,066 )     (2,076 )     (885 )
   
Realized gains on sales of mortgages
    (113 )     (553 )     (169 )
   
(Decrease) increase in net deferred fees and amortization of loan premiums
    281       739       132  
   
Deconsolidation of capital trust
    619              
   
Decrease (increase) in interest receivable and other assets
    6,717       (13,437 )     (752 )
   
(Decrease) increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities
    (910 )     (4,984 )     843  
                   
     
Net cash provided by operating activities
    32,605       6,018       23,728  
                   
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
 
Net cash paid due to acquisitions, net of cash acquired
          (51,621 )      
 
Proceeds from maturing securities held-to-maturity
    75,027       46,532       64,634  
 
Proceeds from maturing securities available-for-sale
    91,166       142,466       78,358  
 
Proceeds from sales of securities available-for-sale
    58,125       105,065       27,890  
 
Purchases of investment securities held-to-maturity
    (79,914 )     (12,608 )     (23,535 )
 
Purchases of investment securities available-for-sale
    (65,765 )     (285,742 )     (187,165 )
 
Decrease in interest-bearing deposits
    590       15,612       14,990  
 
Net decrease (increase) in federal funds sold
    1,370       19,985       (3,836 )
 
Proceeds from sales of mortgages
    8,255       41,903       12,509  
 
Net increase in loans
    (121,532 )     (117,866 )     (40,600 )
 
Capital expenditures
    (2,315 )     (5,962 )     (1,758 )
                   
     
Net cash used in investing activities
    (34,993 )     (102,236 )     (58,513 )
                   
Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
 
Net increase in deposits
    1,279       44,836       44,969  
 
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings
    (7,688 )     31,806       (2,098 )
 
Issuance of long-term debt
    7,500       5,000       7,000  
 
Repayment of long-term debt
    (3,000 )     (4,000 )      
 
Issuance of subordinated debt
          15,000        
 
Repayment of subordinated debt
    (1,500 )     (750 )      
 
Issuance of trust preferred securities
          20,000        
 
Purchases of treasury stock
    (2,740 )     (4,242 )     (9,190 )
 
Stock issued under dividend reinvestment and employee
stock purchase plans
    1,967       1,801       1,349  
 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    1,693       1,483       792  
 
Cash dividends
    (8,128 )     (6,714 )     (6,265 )
                   
     
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    (10,617 )     104,220       36,557  
                   
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and due from banks
    (13,005 )     8,002       1,772  
 
Cash and due from banks at beginning of year
    48,881       40,879       39,107  
                   
 
Cash and due from banks at end of year
  $ 35,876     $ 48,881     $ 40,879  
                   
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
                       
 
Cash paid during the year for:
                       
   
Interest
  $ 22,459     $ 20,896     $ 26,615  
   
Income taxes
  $ 7,150     $ 8,576     $ 7,724  
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(All dollar amounts presented are in thousands, except per share data)
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Organization
      Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (the “Corporation”) through its wholly owned subsidiary, Univest National Bank and Trust Co. (the “Bank”), is engaged in domestic commercial and retail banking services and provides a full range of community banking and trust services to its customers. The Bank wholly owns Delview, Inc., who through its subsidiaries, Univest Investments, Inc. and Univest Insurance, Inc., provides financial planning, investment management, insurance products and brokerage services. Univest Investments, Univest Insurance and Univest Reinsurance Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation, were formed to enhance the traditional banking and trust services provided by the Bank. Univest Investments, Univest Insurance and Univest Reinsurance do not currently meet the quantitative thresholds for separate disclosure provided under SFAS 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.” Therefore, the Corporation currently has one reportable segment, “Community Banking,” and strategically is how the Corporation operates and has positioned itself in the marketplace. The Corporation’s activities are interrelated, each activity is dependent, and performance is assessed based on how each of these activities supports the others. Accordingly, significant operating decisions are based upon analysis of the Corporation as one Community Banking operating segment. The Bank serves the Montgomery and Bucks counties of Pennsylvania through 36 banking offices and provides banking and trust services to the residents and employees of 12 retirement communities, a work site office which performs a payroll check cashing service and an express banking center located in the Montgomery Mall.
Principles of Consolidation
      The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries, the Bank, Univest Realty Corporation, Univest Delaware, Inc. and Univest Reinsurance Company. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
      The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Interest-bearing Deposits with Other Banks
      Interest-bearing deposits with other banks consist of deposit accounts with other financial institutions generally having maturities of three months or less.
Investment Securities
      Securities are classified as investment securities held-to-maturity and carried at amortized cost if management has the positive intent and ability to hold the securities to maturity. Securities purchased with the intention of recognizing short-term profits are placed in the trading account and are carried at market value. Securities not classified as held-to-maturity or trading are designated securities available-for-sale and carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of estimated income taxes. The net unrealized gain

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
on available-for-sale securities included in accumulated other comprehensive income was $2,187 and $3,494 at December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively.
      Gains and losses on sales of securities are computed on a specific security basis.
Loans
      Loans are stated at the principal amount less net deferred loan fees and unearned discount. Interest income on commercial, consumer, and mortgage loans is recorded on the outstanding balance method, using actual interest rates applied to daily principal balances. Accrual of interest income on loans ceases when collectibility of interest and/or principal is questionable. If it is determined that the collection of interest previously accrued is uncertain, such accrual is reversed and charged to current earnings. Thereafter, income is only recognized as payments are received for loans on which there is no uncertainty as to the collectibility of principal. Loans are considered past due based upon failure to comply with contractual terms.
      When a loan, including a loan impaired under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 114, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan,” is classified as nonaccrual, the accrual of interest on such a loan is discontinued. A loan is classified as nonaccrual when the contractual payment of principal or interest has become 90 days past due or management has serious doubts about the further collectibility of principal or interest, even though the loan is currently performing. A loan may remain on accrual status if it is in the process of collection and is either guaranteed or well secured. When a loan is placed on nonaccrual status, unpaid interest credited to income in the current year is reversed and unpaid interest accrued in prior years is charged against other expense. Interest received on nonaccrual loans is either applied against principal or reported as interest income, according to management’s judgment as to the collectibility of principal.
      Loans are usually restored to accrual status when the obligation is brought current, has performed in accordance with the contractual terms for a reasonable period of time, and the ultimate collectibility of the total contractual principal and interest is no longer in doubt.
Loan Fees
      Fees collected upon loan origination and certain direct costs of originating loans are deferred and recognized over the contractual lives of the related loans as yield adjustments. Upon prepayment or other disposition of the underlying loans before their contractual maturities, any associated unamortized fees or costs are recognized.
Derivative Financial Instruments
      The Corporation may use interest-rate swap agreements to manage the interest-rate risk of its floating-rate loan portfolio. The Corporation accounts for its interest-rate swap contracts in compliance with SFAS No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” by establishing and documenting the effectiveness of the instrument in offsetting the change in cash flows of certain prime-rate-based loans held by the Bank. When the effectiveness of the hedge can be established and adequately documented at the inception of the derivative contract, the change in market value of the swap is recorded on the balance sheet of the Corporation but only the accrued payments due under the contract for the current period are passed through the statement of operations. To ensure effectiveness, the Corporation performs an analysis to ensure that changes in fair value or cash flow of the derivative correlates to the equivalent changes in the loans being hedged. Related fees, if any, are deferred and amortized on a straight-line basis over the life of the

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
swap, which corresponds to the estimated life of the asset being hedged. Interest-rate differentials to be paid or received as a result of interest-rate swap agreements are accrued and recognized as an adjustment of interest income related to the designated floating-rate loans. Recorded amounts related to interest-rate swaps are included in other assets or liabilities. Should the Corporation be unable to document the effectiveness of all or part of the cash flow hedge, the change in market value of the ineffective part of the instrument will need to be marked-to-market through the statement of operations, potentially causing material fluctuations in reported earnings in the period of the change relative to comparable periods. At December 31, 2004, the Corporation had no swaps.
Reserve for Loan Losses
      The reserve for loan losses is based on management’s evaluation of the loan portfolio under current economic conditions and such other factors, which deserve recognition in estimating loan losses. This evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires estimates including the amounts and timing of future cash flows expected to be received on impaired loans that may be susceptible to significant change. Additions to the reserve arise from the provision for loan losses charged to operations or from the recovery of amounts previously charged off. Loan charge-offs reduce the reserve. Loans are charged off when there has been permanent impairment or when in the opinion of management the full amount of the loan, in the case of non-collateral dependent borrowings, will not be realized. Certain impaired loans are reported at the present value of expected future cash flows using the loan’s initial effective interest rate, or at the loan’s observable market price or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.
      The reserve for loan losses consists of an allocated reserve and an unallocated reserve. The allocated reserve is comprised of reserves established on specific loans, and class reserves based on historical loan loss experience, current trends, and management assessments. The unallocated reserve is based on both general economic conditions and other risk factors in the Corporation’s individual markets and portfolios, and is to account for a level of imprecision in management’s estimation process.
      The specific reserve element is based on a regular analysis of impaired commercial and real estate loans. The specific reserve established for these loans is based on a careful analysis of related collateral value, cash flow considerations and, if applicable, guarantor capacity.
      The class reserve element is determined by an internal loan grading process in conjunction with associated allowance factors. The Corporation revises the class allowance factors whenever necessary in order to address improving or deteriorating credit quality trends or specific risks associated with a given loan pool classification.
      The Corporation maintains an unallocated reserve to recognize the existence of credit exposures that are within the loan portfolio although currently are undetected. There are many factors considered such as the inherent delay in obtaining information regarding a customer’s financial condition or changes in their business condition, the judgmental nature of loan evaluations, the delay in the interpretation of economic trends and the judgmental nature of collateral assessments.
      The Corporation maintains a reserve in other liabilities for off-balance sheet credit exposures that currently are unfunded.
Premises and Equipment
      Land is stated at cost, and bank premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line method and charged to operating expenses over the estimated useful lives of the assets (bank premises and improvements —

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average life 25 years; furniture — average life 10 years; and equipment — average life of 3 to 5 years).
Other Real Estate Owned
      Other real estate owned represents properties acquired through customers’ loan defaults and is included in accrued interest and other assets. The real estate is stated at an amount equal to the loan balance prior to foreclosure, plus costs incurred for improvements to the property, but no more than the fair market value of the property, less estimated costs to sell.
Stock Options
      The Corporation grants stock options to employees with an exercise price equal to the fair value of the shares at the date of grant. The Corporation has elected to follow the intrinsic value method of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”) and related Interpretations in accounting for its employee stock options. The Corporation originally choose not adopt SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based-Compensation” (“FAS No. 123”, which was revised in December 2004 and will require mandatory adoption during the third quarter of 2005 as discussed under “Recent Accounting Pronouncement” of this footnote. The Corporation has adopted SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based-Compensation — Transition and Disclosure” (“SFAS No. 148”). The following table provides a pro forma presentation of the effects that such an election would have on income and earnings per share. Under APB 25, no compensation expense is recognized because the exercise price of the Corporation’s employee stock options equals the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant.
      Had compensation expense for stock option awards been determined consistent with SFAS No. 123, net income and earnings per share would be reduced to the pro forma amounts indicated as follows:
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,
     
    2004   2003   2002
             
Net income, as reported
  $ 23,591     $ 23,082     $ 21,106  
Less pro forma expense related to stock options
    578       574       539  
                   
Pro forma net income
  $ 23,013     $ 22,508     $ 20,567  
                   
Basic earnings per share:
                       
As reported
  $ 2.76     $ 2.70     $ 2.45  
                   
Pro forma
  $ 2.69     $ 2.64     $ 2.38  
                   
Diluted earnings per share:
                       
As reported
  $ 2.70     $ 2.67     $ 2.42  
                   
Pro forma
  $ 2.64     $ 2.60     $ 2.36  
                   

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
      Significant assumptions used to calculate the above and the resulting fair values are as follows:
                         
    2004*   2003   2002
             
Expected option life in years
          8       4  
Risk free interest rate
          3.04 %     2.82 %
Expected dividend yield
          2.11 %     2.26 %
Expected volatility
          .142       .219  
Fair value of options
        $ 6.77     $ 5.89  
There were no options granted in 2004.
      The pro forma effects are presented in accordance with the requirements of SFAS No. 123; however, such effects are not representative of the effects to be reported in future years due to the fact that options vest over several years and additional awards generally are made each year. For purposes of providing the pro forma disclosures required under SFAS 123 and SFAS 148, the fair value of stock options granted were estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Sholes option pricing model. The model is sensitive to changes in subjective assumptions, which can affect the resulting fair value estimates. The Corporation used assumptions for volatility, expected life of the options, assumed risk-free rates, and expected dividend rates. The model applies these assumptions along with the known characteristics of the options such as vesting period and exercise price to establish a fair value estimate. The estimated pro forma presentation of compensation expense and resulting pro forma net income and earnings per share is sensitive to the subjective assumptions mentioned which affect the fair value estimates of the options at the date of grant. Management cautions the reader that the Black-Sholes option pricing model does not necessarily provide an accurate estimate of the fair value of the stock options that the Corporation has granted. The options in question have vesting restrictions and are limited in their transferability, characteristics that are not factored into the Black-Sholes option pricing model methodology for establishing fair value estimates of options.
Dividend Reinvestment and Employee Stock Purchase Plans
      The Univest Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Reinvestment Plan”) provided 1,312,500 shares of common stock and the 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Purchase Plan”) provided 656,250 shares of common stock available for issuance. Employees may elect to make contributions to the Purchase Plan in an aggregate amount not less than 2% nor more than 10% of such employee’s total compensation. These contributions are then used to purchase stock during an offering period determined by the Corporation’s Administrative Committee. The purchase price of the stock is established by the Administrative Committee provided, however, that the purchase price will not be less than 85% of the lesser of the market price on the first day or last day of the offering period.
      During 2004 and 2003, 38,722 and 46,488 shares, respectively, were issued under the Reinvestment Plan, with 921,773 shares available for future purchase as of December 31, 2004. During 2004 and 2003, 5,386 and 5,051 shares, respectively, were issued under the Purchase Plan, with 599,533 shares available for future purchase as of December 31, 2004.
Income Taxes
      Deferred income taxes are provided on temporary differences between amounts reported for financial statement and tax purposes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.”

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
Intangible Assets
      On July 20, 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 141, “Accounting for Business Combinations” and SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS 142”), which changed the initial measurement and subsequent recording of goodwill and intangible assets. The Corporation acquired intangible assets in connection with the acquisitions of Pennview Savings Bank, Univest Investments, Inc., Univest Insurance, Inc., First County Bank and Suburban Community Bank that include goodwill, a covenant not to compete and core deposit intangibles. In accordance with the adoption of SFAS No. 142, goodwill is no longer amortized. Core deposit intangibles are being amortized over their average estimated useful lives of eight years. The covenant not to compete is being amortized over the five year contractual life.
      Mortgage servicing rights are recognized as separate assets when mortgage loans are sold and the rights are retained. Capitalized servicing rights are reported in other assets and are amortized into noninterest income in proportion to, and over the period of, the estimated future net servicing period of the underlying mortgage loans. Servicing assets are evaluated for impairment based upon the fair value of the rights as compared to amortized cost. Fair value is based upon discounted cash flows using market-based assumptions. Impairment is recognized through a valuation allowance, to the extent that fair value is less than the capitalized amount.
Retirement Plan, Supplemental Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
      Substantially all employees are covered by a noncontributory retirement plan. The plan provides benefits based on a formula of each participant’s final average pay.
      The Corporation also provides supplemental executive retirement benefits, a portion of which is in excess of limits imposed on qualified plans by federal tax law. These plans are nonqualified benefit plans.
      The Corporation sponsors a 401(k) deferred salary savings plan, which is a qualified defined contribution plan, and which covers all employees of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, and provides that the Corporation make matching contributions as defined by the plan.
      The Corporation provides certain postretirement healthcare and life insurance benefits for retired employees. The Corporation accrues the costs associated with providing these benefits during the active service periods of employees in accordance with SFAS No. 106, “Employers’ Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions” (“SFAS No. 106”).
Statement of Cash Flows
      The Corporation has defined those items included in the caption “Cash and due from banks” as cash and cash equivalents.
Trust Assets
      Assets held by the Corporation in a fiduciary or agency capacity for its customers are not included in the consolidated financial statements since such items are not assets of the Corporation.
Stock Split
      On January 22, 2003, the Corporation’s board of directors declared a five-for-four stock split in the form of a dividend distributed on February 28, 2003 to all shareholders of record as of February 7, 2003. All share and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to give effect to the stock split.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
Earnings Per Share
      Basic earnings per share represents income available to common stockholders divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects additional common shares that would have been outstanding if option common shares had been issued, as well as any adjustment to income that would result from the assumed issuance. Potential common shares that may be issued by the Corporation relate solely to outstanding stock options, and are determined using the treasury stock method.
Comprehensive Income
      Unrealized gains or losses on the Corporation’s available-for-sale securities and cash flow hedges are included in comprehensive income.
      The following shows the accumulated comprehensive income, net of income taxes, for the periods presented:
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,
     
    2004   2003   2002
             
Net income
  $ 23,591     $ 23,082     $ 21,106  
Unrealized gain/(loss) on cash flow hedges
    (3 )     (322 )     23  
Unrealized gain/(loss) on available-for-sale investment securities
    (614 )     (2,072 )     4,722  
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income
    693       1,349       575  
                   
Total comprehensive income
  $ 22,281     $ 19,339     $ 25,276  
                   
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
      In December 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board revised Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51 (the “Interpretation”). The Interpretation requires the consolidation of entities in which an enterprise absorbs a majority of the entity’s expected losses, receives a majority of the entity’s expected residual returns, or both, as a result of ownership, contractual or other financial interests in the entity. Currently, entities are generally consolidated by an enterprise when it has a controlling financial interest through ownership of a majority voting interest in the entity. Application of this Interpretation is required in financial statements of public entities that have interests in variable interest entities or potential variable interest entities commonly referred to as special purpose entities for periods ending after December 15, 2003. Application by public entities for all other types of entities is required in financial statements for periods ending after March 15, 2004. As a result of the adoption of FIN 46, the Corporation deconsolidated its Capital Trust in the first quarter of 2004. The result was an increase in the junior debt of $619 thousand.
      In December 2004 the Financial Accounting Standards Board revised Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123r”). SFAS 123r required that the fair-value-based method of accounting for stock options be used for all public entities and eliminates alternative accounting methods; consequently, similar economic transactions will be accounted for similarly. Entities are required to estimate the number of instruments for which the requisite service is expected to be rendered as compared to the original statement which permitted entities to account for forfeitures as they occur. In addition, SFAS 123r amends SFAS No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows,” to require that excess tax benefits be reported as a financing cash inflow rather than

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
as a reduction of taxes paid. Incremental compensation cost for a modification of the terms or conditions of an award is measured by comparing the fair value of the modified award with the fair value of the award immediately before the modification. SFAS 123r becomes effective for public entities that do not file as small business issuers, as of the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005. SFAS 123r applies to all awards granted after the required effective date and to awards modified, repurchased, or cancelled after that date. As of the required effective date, all public entities that used the fair-value-based method for either recognition or disclosure under the original statement will apply SFAS 123r using a modified version of prospective application. Under that transition method, compensation cost is recognized on or after the required effective date for the portion of outstanding awards for which the requisite service has not yet been rendered, based on the grant-date fair value of those awards calculated under the original statement for either recognition or pro forma disclosures. For periods before the required effective date, those entities may elect to apply a modified version of retrospective application under which financial statements for prior periods are adjusted on a basis consistent with the pro forma disclosures required for those periods by the original statement. Pro forma disclosures under the original statement are presented in this footnote under “Stock Options.” The Corporation does not anticipate recording expense significantly different than what is presented within this footnote; although actual expense recorded in 2005 under the transition method will be approximately $185 thousand which equates to six months of stock-based compensation expense, net of allowable tax benefits. Future grants and unvested forfeitures of prior grants may alter this projected number.
Note 2.     Restrictions on Cash and Due from Bank Accounts
      The Bank maintains reserve balances under Federal Reserve Bank requirements. The reserve requirement at December 31, 2004 was $5,548 and was satisfied by vault cash held at the Bank’s branches. No additional reserves were required to be maintained at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia in excess of the required $25 clearing balance requirement. The average balances at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia were $858 at December 31, 2004 and $1,028 at December 31, 2003.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
Note 3.     Investment Securities
      The following table shows the amortized cost and the approximate market value of the held-to-maturity securities and available-for-sale securities at December 31, 2004 and 2003, by maturity within each type:
                                                                   
    December 31, 2004   December 31, 2003
         
        Gross   Gross           Gross   Gross    
    Amortized   Unrealized   Unrealized   Market   Amortized   Unrealized   Unrealized   Market
    Cost   Gains   Losses   Value   Cost   Gains   Losses   Value
                                 
Held-to-Maturity Securities
                                                               
U.S. Treasury, government corporations and agencies obligations:
                                                               
 
Within 1 year
  $ 23,092     $ 16     $     $ 23,108     $ 5,600     $ 62     $     $ 5,662  
 
1 to 5 years
    9,999             (232 )     9,767       11,098       49       (192 )     10,955  
                                                 
      33,091       16       (232 )     32,875       16,698       111       (192 )     16,617  
                                                 
State and political subdivisions:
                                                               
 
Within 1 year
                            1,110       6             1,116  
 
1 to 5 years
                            480       3             483  
 
Over 10 years
    1,154       56             1,210       1,154       79             1,233  
                                                 
      1,154       56             1,210       2,744       88             2,832  
                                                 
Mortgage-backed securities:
                                                               
 
1 to 5 years
    455       19             474       449       21             470  
 
5 to 10 years
    1,713       85             1,798       2,693       139             2,832  
 
Over 10 years
    3,038       201             3,239       5,260       332             5,592  
                                                 
      5,206       305             5,511       8,402       492             8,894  
                                                 
Other:
                                                               
 
Within 1 year
    15                   15       100                   100  
 
1 to 5 years
    523       1             524       6,488       99             6,587  
 
5 to 10 years
    11                   11       11                   11  
 
Over 10 years
                            576       10             586  
                                                 
      549       1             550       7,175       109             7,284  
                                                 
Total
  $ 40,000     $ 378     $ (232 )   $ 40,146     $ 35,019     $ 800     $ (192 )   $ 35,627  
                                                 

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UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
                                                                   
    December 31, 2004   December 31, 2003
         
        Gross   Gross           Gross   Gross    
    Amortized   Unrealized   Unrealized   Market   Amortized   Unrealized   Unrealized   Market
    Cost   Gains   Losses   Value   Cost   Gains   Losses   Value
                                 
Securities Available- for-Sale
                                                               
U.S. Treasury, government corporations and agencies obligations:
                                                               
 
Within 1 year
  $ 6,515     $     $ (45 )   $ 6,470     $ 2,002     $ 33     $     $ 2,035  
 
1 to 5 years
    115,881       159       (694 )     115,346       137,604       1,090       (136 )     138,558  
                                                 
      122,396       159       (739 )     121,816       139,606       1,123       (136 )     140,593  
                                                 
State and political subdivisions:
                                                               
 
1 to 5 years
                            415       6             421  
 
5 to 10 years
    7,681       625             8,306       2,760       191             2,951  
 
Over 10 years
    66,186       2,778       (246 )     68,718       71,133       3,142       (232 )     74,043  
                                                 
      73,867       3,403       (246 )     77,024       74,308       3,339       (232 )     77,415  
                                                 
Mortgage-backed securities:
                                                               
 
Within 1 year
                            40       1             41  
 
1 to 5 years
    2,382       72             2,454       2,271       116             2,387  
 
5 to 10 years
    7,863       87             7,950       12,573       244             12,817  
 
Over 10 years
    70,554       834       (358 )     71,030       131,928       1,766       (1,188 )     132,506  
                                                 
      80,799       993       (358 )     81,434       146,812       2,127       (1,188 )     147,751  
                                                 
Other:
                                                               
 
Within 1 year
    4,115                   4,115       2,446       20             2,466  
 
1 to 5 years
    4,997       36             5,033       8,664       298             8,962  
 
5 to 10 years
    3,000       5             3,005                          
 
Over 10 years
    10,964       124       (13 )     11,075       11,029       74       (50 )     11,053  
                                                 
      23,076       165       (13 )     23,228       22,139       392       (50 )     22,481  
                                                 
Total
  $ 300,138     $ 4,720     $ (1,356 )   $ 303,502     $ 382,865     $ 6,981     $ (1,606 )   $ 388,240  
                                                 
      Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because debt issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations without call or prepayment penalties.
      Securities with a market value of $236,527 and $255,600 at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, were pledged to secure public deposits and for other purposes as required by law.
      During the year ended December 31, 2004, available-for-sale securities with a fair value at the date of sale of $58,125 were sold, $105,065 in 2003. Gross realized gains on such sales totaled $1,270 during 2004, $2,580 in 2003 and $885 in 2002. The gross realized losses totaled $204 during 2004 and $504 in 2003, there were no realized losses in 2002. Tax expense related to net realized gains from the sales of investments securities for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 were $373, $727, $310, respectively. Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities included in accumulated other comprehensive income as a separate component of shareholders’ equity totaled $2,187 in 2004 and $3,494 in 2003. Unrealized losses in investment securities at December 31, 2004 and 2003 do not represent permanent impairments.
      At December 31, 2004 and 2003, there were no investments in any single non-federal issuer representing more than 10% of shareholders’ equity.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
      The following table shows the amount of securities that were in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2004:
                                                   
    Less than 12 Months   12 Months or Longer   Total
             
    Fair   Unrealized   Fair   Unrealized   Fair   Unrealized
    Value   Losses   Value   Losses   Value   Losses
                         
US Treasury obligations and direct obligations of US Government Agencies
  $ 97,009     $ (739 )   $ 9,767     $ (232 )   $ 106,776     $ (971 )
State and political subdivisions
    3,954       (41 )     6,829       (205 )     10,783       (246 )
Federal agency mortgage-backed securities
    25,175       (225 )     7,853       (133 )     33,028       (358 )
Other
    3,982       (9 )                 3,982       (9 )
                                     
 
Subtotal, Debt Securities
    130,120       (1,014 )     24,449       (570 )     154,569       (1,584 )
Common Stock
    15       (4 )                 15       (4 )
                                     
Total temporarily impaired securities
  $ 130,135     $ (1,018 )   $ 24,449     $ (570 )   $ 154,584     $ (1,588 )
                                     
      As of December 31, 2004, the amount of unrealized losses, for less than twelve months, in debt and equity securities classified as either available-for-sale or held-to-maturity was $1,018 and had a fair value of $130,135. The amount of unrealized losses, for twelve months or longer, in debt and equity securities classified as either available-for-sale or held-to-maturity was $570 and had a fair value of $24,449. The Corporation believes that the unrealized losses listed in the twelve months or longer category are not other-than temporary because the securities have, subsequent to December 31, 2004, traded at book cost. As of December 31, 2004, the Corporation has concluded that the unrealized losses are temporary in nature since they are primarily related to market interest rates and are not related to the underlying credit quality of the issuers of our investment portfolio. None of the investments are believed to be other-than-temporarily impaired. The Corporation has the ability and intent to hold the securities until maturity to recover the entire value.
Note 4. Loans
      The following is a summary of the major loan categories:
                   
    At December 31,
     
    2004   2003
         
Commercial, financial and agricultural
  $ 368,685     $ 326,154  
Real estate — commercial
    337,080       313,207  
Real estate — construction
    101,963       69,586  
Real estate — mortgage
    300,397       298,564  
Loans to individuals
    66,169       55,024  
             
 
Total gross loans
    1,174,294       1,062,535  
Less: Unearned income
    (114 )     (153 )
             
 
Total loans
  $ 1,174,180     $ 1,062,382  
             
      Net unamortized deferred loan origination fees for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 were $2,064 and $2,332 respectively.

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UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
      At December 31, 2004, loans to directors and executive officers of the Corporation and companies in which directors have an interest aggregated $24,600. These loans have been made in the ordinary course of business on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the same time for comparable transactions with customers and did not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility or present other unfavorable terms.
      The summary of activity for the past year is as follows:
                             
Balance at       Amounts   Balance at
January 1, 2004   Additions   Collected   December 31, 2004
             
$ 13,622     $ 35,306     $ (24,328 )   $ 24,600  
      During 2004, the Corporation paid $1,942 to H. Mininger & Son, Inc. for building expansion projects which were in the normal course of business on substantially the same terms as available from others. H. Ray Mininger, a director of the Corporation, is president of H. Mininger & Son, Inc.
Note 5. Reserve for Loan Losses
      A summary of the activity in the reserve for loan losses is as follows:
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,
     
    2004   2003   2002
             
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 12,788     $ 10,518     $ 10,294  
Provision charged to operating expenses
    1,622       1,000       1,303  
Additions to loan loss reserve as a result of acquisitions
          2,083        
Recoveries
    433       526       695  
Loans charged off
    (1,744 )     (1,339 )     (1,774 )
                   
Balance at end of year
  $ 13,099     $ 12,788     $ 10,518  
                   
      Information with respect to loans that are considered to be impaired under SFAS No. 114 for the year ended December 31 is as follows:
                                 
    December 31,
     
    2004   2003
         
    Loan   Specific   Loan   Specific
    Balance   Reserve   Balance   Reserve
                 
Average recorded investment in impaired loans
  $ 9,094             $ 5,436          
                         
Recorded investment in impaired loans at year-end subject to a specific reserve for loan losses and corresponding specific reserve
  $ 6,205     $ 2,672     $ 7,883     $ 1,892  
Recorded investment in impaired loans at year-end requiring no specific reserve for loan losses
    3,885             703        
                         
Recorded investment in impaired loans at year-end
  $ 10,090             $ 8,586          
                         
Recorded investment in nonaccrual and restructured loans
  $ 10,090             $ 8,586          
                         
      Loans greater than 90 days past due and still accruing interest were $927 and $940 at December 31, 2004 and 2003 respectively. Total other real estate owned at December 31, 2004 was $607, and there was no other real estate owned at December 31, 2003.

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UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
      The following is an analysis of interest on nonaccrual and restructured loans at December 31 as follows:
                         
    2004   2003   2002
             
Nonaccrual and restructured loans
  $ 10,090     $ 8,586     $ 2,639  
Interest income that would have been recognized under original terms
    582       403       198  
      No interest income was recognized on these loans for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002.
Note 6. Premises and Equipment
      The following table reflects the components of premises and equipment:
                   
    At December 31,
     
    2004   2003
         
Land and land improvements
  $ 4,410     $ 4,101  
Premises and improvements
    23,242       22,922  
Furniture and equipment
    21,269       20,820  
             
 
Total cost
    48,921       47,843  
Less: accumulated depreciation
    (29,103 )     (28,345 )
             
 
Net book value
  $ 19,818     $ 19,498  
             
Note 7. Intangible Assets
      In accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142, the Corporation has completed the annual impairment tests and no impairment was noted. There can be no assurance that future goodwill impairment tests will not result in a charge to earnings.
      The Corporation has a covenant not to compete, intangible assets due to branch acquisitions, core deposit intangibles and mortgage servicing rights, which are not deemed to have an indefinite life and therefore will continue to be amortized over their useful life. The amortization for these intangible assets was: $586 for the year ended December 31, 2004; $414 for the year ended December 31, 2003; and $297 for the year ended December 31, 2002. The Corporation also has goodwill with a net carrying amount of $40,794, which is deemed to be an indefinite intangible asset and will not be amortized. In connection with the acquisitions of First County Bank and Suburban Community Bank, the Corporation recorded $34,927 of goodwill, which was adjusted for unrecorded deferred taxes during 2004.

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UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
      The following table reflects the components of intangible assets:
                                                     
    At December 31, 2004   At December 31, 2003
         
    Gross       Net   Gross       Net
    Carrying   Accumulated   Carrying   Carrying   Accumulated   Carrying
    Amount   Amortization   Amount   Amount   Amortization   Amount
                         
Non-amortized intangible assets:
                                               
 
Goodwill
  $ 43,639     $ 2,845     $ 40,794     $ 43,982     $ 2,845     $ 41,137  
Amortized intangible assets:
                                               
 
Covenants not to compete
  $ 200     $ 123     $ 77     $ 200     $ 83     $ 117  
 
Branch acquisitions
    2,957       2,473       484       2,951       2,302       649  
 
Core Deposit Intangibles
    2,201       527       1,674       2,201       183       2,018  
 
Mortgage servicing rights, net
    638       106       532       644       75       569  
                                     
   
Total amortized intangible assets
  $ 5,996     $ 3,229     $ 2,767     $ 5,996     $ 2,643     $ 3,353  
                                     
      The estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is:
         
Year   Amount
     
2005
  $ 512  
2006
    483  
2007
    418  
2008
    278  
2009
    278  
      The following table reflects the components of mortgage servicing rights as of the periods indicated:
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,
     
    2004   2003   2002
             
Mortgage servicing rights beginning balance
  $ 569     $ 353     $ 526  
Mortgage servicing rights capitalized
    87       428       129  
Mortgage servicing rights amortized
    (31 )     (19 )     (15 )
Fair market value adjustments
    (93 )     (193 )     (287 )
                   
Mortgage servicing rights ending balance
  $ 532     $ 569     $ 353  
                   
Mortgage loans serviced for others
  $ 69,345     $ 72,792     $ 65,232  
                   
      The balance of capitalized servicing rights, net of valuation allowances and accumulated amortization, included in other assets at December 31, 2004 was $532 and at December 31, 2003 was $569. The aggregate fair value of these rights was $638 and $644, respectively. The fair value of servicing rights was determined using discount rates ranging from 5.1% to 7.5%. Amortization of mortgage servicing rights of approximately $31 was recorded during 2004, $19 was recorded in 2003 and $15 was recorded in 2002. The valuation allowance was $725 at December 31, 2004 and $632 at December 31, 2003.

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UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
Note 8. Income Taxes
      The provision for federal and state income taxes included in the accompanying consolidated statements of income consists of the following:
                           
    For the Years Ended
    December 31,
     
    2004   2003   2002
             
Current:
                       
 
Federal
  $ 7,932     $ 8,016     $ 7,297  
 
State
    93       110       76  
Deferred
                       
 
Federal
    286       64       247  
                   
    $ 8,311     $ 8,190     $ 7,620  
                   
      The provision for income taxes differs from the expected statutory provision as follows:
                           
    For the Years Ended
    December 31,
     
    2004   2003   2002
             
Expected provision at statutory rate
    35.0 %     35.0 %     35.0 %
Difference resulting from:
                       
 
Tax exempt interest income
    (6.9 )     (6.7 )     (6.6 )
 
Increase in cash surrender value of insurance policies
    (1.6 )     (1.9 )     (1.8 )
 
Other, including state income taxes
    (0.4 )     (0.2 )     0.1  
                   
      26.1 %     26.2 %     26.5 %
                   
      Deferred income taxes reflect the tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amount used for income tax purposes. No valuation allowance was recognized for the deferred tax assets at December 31, 2004 and 2003, as management believes it is more likely than not that such deferred tax assets will be realized.

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UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
      Assets and liabilities giving rise to the Corporation’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
                   
    At December 31,
     
    2004   2003
         
Deferred tax assets:
               
 
Loan loss
  $ 4,731     $ 4,622  
 
Deferred compensation
    1,795       1,691  
 
Postretirement benefits
    415       413  
 
Vacation accrual
    294       283  
 
Deferred fees and expense
    339       364  
 
Depreciation
    35       128  
 
Intangibles
    289       167  
 
Other
    113       100  
             
Total deferred tax assets
    8,011       7,768  
             
Deferred tax liabilities:
               
 
Market discount
    293       253  
 
Retirement plans
    1,194       829  
 
Prepaid expenses
    382       216  
 
Deferred income
          74  
 
Mark-to-market adjustment
    1,177       1,881  
 
Other
    105       73  
             
Total deferred tax liabilities
    3,151       3,326  
             
Net deferred tax assets
  $ 4,860     $ 4,442  
             
Note 9. Retirement Plan and Supplemental Retirement Plans
      Substantially all employees are covered by a noncontributory retirement plan. The plan provides benefits based on a formula of each participant’s final average pay.
      The Corporation also provides supplemental executive retirement benefits, a portion of which is in excess of limits imposed on qualified plans by federal tax law. These plans are nonqualified benefit plans.
      The Corporation provides certain postretirement healthcare and life insurance benefits for retired employees. The Corporation accrues the costs associated with providing these benefits during the active service periods of employees in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 106, “Employers’ Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions” (SFAS No. 106).
      The Corporation sponsors a 401(k) deferred salary savings plan, which is a qualified defined contribution plan, and which covers all employees of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, and provides that the Corporation makes matching contributions as defined by the plan.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
      Information with respect to the Retirement and Supplemental Retirement Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits follows:
                                 
        Other Postretirement
    Retirement Plans   Benefits
         
    2004   2003   2004   2003
                 
Change in benefit obligation:
                               
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
  $ 23,717     $ 21,589     $ 1,077     $ 988  
Service cost
    1,162       1,780       48       42  
Interest cost
    1,449       1,425       65       63  
Actuarial loss
    776       344       77       60  
Benefits paid
    (1,380 )     (1,421 )     (83 )     (76 )
                         
Benefit obligation at end of year
  $ 25,724     $ 23,717     $ 1,184     $ 1,077  
                         
Change in plan assets:
                               
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
  $ 16,467     $ 15,121     $  —     $  
Actual return on plan assets
    1,315       1,894              
Benefits paid
    (1,380 )     (1,421 )     (83 )     (76 )
Employer contribution and non-qualified benefit payments
    2,366       873       83       76  
                         
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
    18,768       16,467              
                         
Funded status
    (6,956 )     (7,250 )     (1,184 )     (1,077 )
Unrecognized net actuarial gain
    4,895       4,243       178       107  
Unrecognized prior service costs
    (201 )     (275 )     (190 )     (210 )
                         
Net amount recognized
  $ (2,262 )   $ (3,282 )   $ (1,196 )   $ (1,180 )
                         
Prepaid benefit cost
  $ 3,055     $ 1,724     $  —     $  
Accrued benefit cost
    (5,317 )     (5,006 )     (1,196 )     (1,180 )
                         
Net amount recognized
  $ (2,262 )   $ (3,282 )   $ (1,196 )   $ (1,180 )
                         
      The accumulated benefit obligation for all defined benefit pension plans was $17,600 and $16,170 at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
      Information for the pension plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets:
                 
    At December 31,
     
    2004   2003
         
Projected benefit obligation
  $ 19,559     $ 18,565  
Accumulated benefit obligation
    17,600       16,170  
Fair value of plan assets
    18,768       16,467  

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
      The retirement benefit cost includes the following components:
                                                 
        Other Postretirement
    Retirement Plans   Benefits
         
    2004   2003   2002   2004   2003   2002
                         
Service cost
  $ 1,162     $ 1,780     $ 919     $ 48     $ 42     $ 37  
Interest cost
    1,449       1,425       1,372       65       63       62  
Expected return on plan assets
    (1,411 )     (1,240 )     (1,367 )     6              
Amortization of prior service cost
    145       75       (60 )     (20 )     (20 )     (20 )
                                     
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 1,345     $ 2,040     $ 864     $ 99     $ 85     $ 79  
                                     
      There was no minimum liability included in other comprehensive income.
      Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at December 31, 2004 and 2003 were as follows:
                                 
        Other
    Retirement   Postretirement
    Plans   Benefits
         
    2004   2003   2004   2003
                 
Assumed discount rate for obligation
    6.20 %     6.30%       6.20 %     6.30 %
Assumed salary increase rate
    5.10 %     5.10%       %     %
      Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic cost at December 31, 2004 and 2003 were as follows:
                                 
        Other
    Retirement   Postretirement
    Plans   Benefits
         
    2004   2003   2004   2003
                 
Assumed discount rate for obligation
    6.20 %     6.30 %     6.20 %     6.30 %
Assumed long-term rate of investment return
    8.50 %     8.50 %     %     %
Assumed salary increase rate
    5.10 %     5.10 %     %     %
      Historical investment returns is the basis used to determine the overall expected long-term rate of return on assets.
                         
Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates   2004   2003   2002
             
Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year
    6.5 %     6.5 %     6.5 %
Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline
    5.0 %     5.0 %     5.0 %
Year that the rate reaches the ultimate rate
    2006       2005       2004  
      Assumed health care cost trend rates have a significant effect on the amounts reported for health care plans. A one-percentage-point change in the assumed health care cost trend rates would have the following effects:
                 
    One Percentage Point
     
    Increase   Decrease
         
Effect on total of service and interest cost components
  $ 4     $ (4 )
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation
    39       (38 )

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
      The Corporation’s pension plan asset allocation at December 31, 2004 and 2003, by asset category are as follows:
                   
    Percentage of
    Plan Assets at
    December 31,
     
Asset Category:   2004   2003
         
Equity securities
    53 %     50 %
Debt securities
    42       45  
Other
    5       5  
             
 
Total
    100 %     100 %
             
      Plan assets include marketable equity securities, corporate and government debt securities, and certificates of deposit. The investment strategy is to keep a 50% equity to 50% fixed income mix to achieve the overall expected long-term rate of return of 8.5%. Equity securities do not include any common stock of the Corporation.
      The Corporation expects to contribute or make non-qualified benefit payments of $510 to its pension plan and $90 to its other postretirement benefit plan in 2005.
      Expense recorded by the Corporation for the 401(k) deferred salary savings plan for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 was $452, $371 and $359, respectively.
Note 10. Long-Term Incentive Plan
      The Corporation adopted the shareholders’ approved 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan to replace the 1993 Long-Term Incentive Plan at its expiration. The 234,913 unissued common shares remaining under the 1993 plan expired and are no longer available for future options. There were 363,462 options to purchase common shares that were outstanding at December 31, 2004 under the 1993 plan. The Corporation may grant options to employees to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock under the 2003 plan. The plan provides for the issuance of options to purchase common shares at prices not less than 100 percent of the fair market value at the date of option grant. After two years, 33 percent of the optioned shares are exercisable each year for a period not exceeding ten years. There were 913,300 common shares available for future grants and 86,700 options to purchase common shares were outstanding at December 31, 2004 under the 2003 plan. There were no options granted in 2004.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
      Transactions involving the plans are summarized as follows:
                 
        Weighted
        Average
        Exercise
    Shares   Price
    Under Option   Per Share
         
Outstanding at December 31, 2001
    422,985     $ 21.92  
Granted
    107,000       32.42  
Exercised
    (37,225 )     19.41  
             
Outstanding at December 31, 2002
    492,760       24.39  
             
Granted
    89,100       42.40  
Forfeited
    (16,666 )     26.09  
Exercised
    (67,219 )     20.99  
             
Outstanding at December 31, 2003
    497,975       28.01  
             
Forfeited
    (2,400 )     42.40  
Exercised
    (45,413 )     20.99  
             
Outstanding at December 31, 2004
    450,162     $ 28.64  
             
      The following table summarizes the Corporation’s stock options outstanding at December 31, 2004:
                                         
    Options Outstanding   Options Exercisable
         
        Weighted   Weighted       Weighted
        Average   Average       Average
        Exercise   Remaining       Exercise
        Price Per   Contractual       Price Per
Exercise Prices   Shares   Share   Life in Years   Shares   Share
                     
$17.80-$19.52
    139,796     $ 18.81       1.38       139,796     $ 18.81  
$20.28-$28.28
    121,041       26.93       2.88       78,606       27.01  
$32.42-$42.50
    189,325       36.99       6.29       36,980       32.59  
                               
      450,162     $ 28.64       3.85       255,382     $ 23.33  
                               
Note 11. Time Deposits
      The aggregate amount of certificates of deposit in denominations of $100 or more was $99,776 at December 31, 2004 and $59,363 at December 31, 2003, with interest expense of $2,089 for 2004 and $1,958 for 2003. Other time deposits in denominations of $100 or more were $12,817 at December 31, 2004, and $9,986 at December 31, 2003, with interest expense of $212 for 2004 and $217 for 2003.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
      At December 31, 2004, the scheduled maturities of time deposits in denominations of $100 or more are as follows:
           
Due in 2005
  $ 78,912  
Due in 2006
    7,924  
Due in 2007
    18,835  
Due in 2008
    1,377  
Due in 2009
    4,796  
Due in 2010
    749  
       
 
Total
  $ 112,593  
       
      Deposits received from related parties as of December 31, 2004 was $6,853.
Note 12. Borrowings
      At December 31, 2004 and 2003, long-term debt consisted of the following:
                                     
    Balance   Interest Rate    
             
    2004   2003   2004   2003   Maturity
                     
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances*
  $ 54,575     $ 50,075       5.30 %     5.42 %   September 2006 - January 2013
Subordinated Term Loan Note
    4,250       4,750       5.50 %     5.50 %   April 2013
Subordinated Term Loan Note
    8,500       9,500       3.70 %     2.57 %   May 2013
Trust Preferred Securities
    20,619       20,000       5.11 %     4.19 %   October 2033
                             
    $ 87,944     $ 84,325                      
                             
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances are calculated at a weighted average rate and do not include the fair value adjustment of $2.5 million recorded on debt assumed through the 2003 acquisitions.
      The contractual maturities of long-term debt as of December 31, 2004 are as follows:
         
Due in 2005
  $ 1,500  
Due in 2006
    1,575  
Due in 2007
    2,500  
Due in 2008
    1,500  
Due in 2009
    18,000  
Thereafter
    62,869  
       
    $ 87,944  
       
      Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) are collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank stock and substantially all first mortgage loans of the Bank. As a result of the acquisitions of First County Bank and Suburban Community Bank, $18,000 in FHLB advances were assumed. The net carrying value of the fair market value adjustment of the assumed advances was $2,474 at December 31, 2004.
      The Corporation, through the Bank, has short-term and long-term credit facilities with the FHLB of Pittsburgh with a maximum borrowing capacity of approximately $373,857. At December 31,

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
2004, the Bank’s outstanding borrowings under the FHLB credit facilities totaled $54,575. The maximum borrowing capacity changes as a function of the Bank’s qualifying collateral assets and the amount of funds received may be reduced by additional required purchases of FHLB stock. Included in the $54,575 of outstanding, FHLB borrowings are $54,500 of convertible advances whereby the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh has the option at a pre-determined time to convert the fixed interest rate to an adjustable rate tied to three-month LIBOR. The Bank has the option to prepay these advances without penalty if the rate on these borrowings is converted and on each quarterly reset date thereafter. Management does not believe that conversion is likely unless short-term interest rates increase several hundred basis points.
      The Corporation secured two subordinated term loan notes during the second quarter of 2003. The first note was issued for $5,000 at the fixed rate of 5.5% per annum. This note converts to a floating rate in second quarter 2008 based upon the one-month LIBOR plus 1.40% per annum. Quarterly principal and interest payments are made on this note. The second note was issued for $10,000 at a floating rate based upon the one-month LIBOR plus 1.40% per annum. Quarterly principal and interest payments are made on this note. Both of these notes mature in second quarter 2013.
      On August 27, 2003, the Corporation issued $20,000 of Capital Securities of Univest Capital Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust formed by the Corporation. This issuance constitutes Trust Preferred Securities, which were completed through a placement in Junior Subordinated Debentures of the Corporation. The 30-year term securities were issued on a variable rate based upon the published Libor rate plus 3.05% per annum. The initial interest rate of the securities is 4.19% and is callable by Univest at par in whole or in part after five years. Quarterly interest payments are made on this note. At December 31, 2004, the $20,619 in capital securities qualified as Tier 1 capital under capital guidelines of the Federal Reserve. In December 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) revised Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51 (the “Interpretation”). The Interpretation requires the consolidation of entities in which an enterprise absorbs a majority of the entity’s expected losses, receives a majority of the entity’s expected residual returns, or both, as a result of ownership, contractual or other financial interests in the entity. Previously, entities were generally consolidated by an enterprise when it has a controlling financial interest through ownership of a majority voting interest in the entity. Application of this Interpretation is required in financial statements of public entities that have interests in variable interest entities or potential variable interest entities commonly referred to as special purpose entities for periods ending after December 15, 2003. Application by public entities for all other types of entities is required in financial statements for periods ending after March 15, 2004. As a result of the adoption of FIN 46, the Corporation deconsolidated Univest Capital Trust I, which maintains the Trust Preferred Securities, in the first quarter of 2004. The result was an increase in the junior debt of $619 on the balance sheet. The proceeds from the Trust Preferred Securities are being used to support the future growth of the Corporation and its banking subsidiary, the Bank.
      The Bank maintains federal fund credit lines with several correspondent banks totaling $70,000. At December 31, 2004, there was $17,500 in outstanding borrowings under these lines. Future availability under these lines is subject to the prerogatives of the granting banks and may be withdrawn at will.
      The Corporation, through the Bank, has an available line of credit at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, the amount of which is dependent upon the balance of loans and securities pledged as collateral. At December 31, 2004, the Corporation had no outstanding borrowings from this line.

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UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
      The following table details key information pertaining to securities sold under agreement to repurchase on an overnight basis for the periods indicated:
                         
    2004   2003   2002
             
Balance at December 31
  $ 104,442     $ 100,630     $ 88,347  
Weighted average interest rate at year end
    0.7 %     0.6 %     1.0 %
Maximum amount outstanding at any month’s end
  $ 117,664     $ 100,630     $ 102,993  
Average amount outstanding during the year
  $ 98,735     $ 80,810     $ 82,219  
Weighted average interest rate during the year
    0.7 %     0.8 %     1.3 %
Note 13.     Earnings per Share
      The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
                             
    For the Years Ended December 31,
     
    2004   2003   2002
             
Numerator:
                       
 
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share — income available to common shareholders
  $ 23,591     $ 23,082     $ 21,106  
                   
Denominator:
                       
 
Denominator for basic earnings per share — weighted- average shares outstanding
    8,561       8,541       8,625  
 
Effect of dilutive securities:
                       
   
Employee stock options
    164       104       87  
                   
 
Denominator for diluted earnings per share — adjusted weighted-average shares outstanding
    8,725       8,645       8,712  
                   
Basic earnings per share
  $ 2.76     $ 2.70     $ 2.45  
                   
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 2.70     $ 2.67     $ 2.42  
                   
Note 14.     Commitments and Contingencies
      Loan commitments are made to accommodate the financial needs of the Bank’s customers. The Bank offers commercial, mortgage, and consumer credit products to their customers in the normal course of business, which are detailed in Note 4. These products represent a diversified credit portfolio and are generally issued to borrowers within the Bank’s branch office systems in eastern Pennsylvania. The ability of the customers to repay their credit is, to some extent, dependent upon the economy in the Bank’s market areas. Collateral is obtained based on management’s credit assessment of the customer.
      Standby letters of credit commit the Bank to make payments on behalf of customers when certain specified future events occur. They primarily are issued to support commercial paper, medium and long-term notes and debentures, including industrial revenue obligations. The approximate term is usually one year but some can be up to five years. Historically, substantially all standby letters of credit expire unfunded. If funded the majority of the letters of credit carry current market interest rates if converted to loans. Because letters of credit are generally unassignable by either the Bank or the borrower, they only have value to the Bank and the borrower. The carrying amount is recorded unamortized deferred fees.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
      The maximum potential amount of future payments under the guarantee is $58,368.
      The current carrying amount of the contingent obligation is $53.
      This arrangement has credit risk essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers and is subject to the Bank’s normal credit policies. Collateral is obtained based on management’s credit assessment of the customer.
      The Bank also controls their credit risk by limiting the amount of credit to any business, institution, or individual. As of December 31, 2004, the Bank has identified the due from banks’ balance of $21,444 as a significant concentration of credit risk because it contains a balance due from a single depository institution that is unsecured. Management evaluates the creditworthiness of the institution on at least a quarterly basis in an effort to monitor its credit risk associated with this concentration.
      The following schedule summarizes the Corporation’s off-balance sheet financial instruments:
           
    Contract or
    Notional Amount
     
Financial instruments representing credit risk:
       
 
Commitments to extend credit
  $ 444,162  
 
Letters of credit
    58,368  
 
Forward contracts
    318  
      As of December 31, 2004, the Corporation and its subsidiaries were obligated under noncancelable leases for various premises and equipment. A summary of the future minimum rental commitments under noncancelable operating leases net of related sublease revenue is as follows:
         
Year   Amount
     
2005
  $ 1,319  
2006
    1,073  
2007
    855  
2008
    729  
2009
    580  
Thereafter
    2,825  
       
Total
  $ 7,381  
       
      Rental expense charged to operations was $1,274, $1,122, and $926 for 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.
Note 15.     Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
      The Corporation may enter into interest-rate swaps in managing its interest-rate risk. In these swaps, the Corporation agrees to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed and floating interest amounts calculated on an agreed-upon notional principal amount. Interest-rate swaps in which the Corporation pays a floating rate and receives a fixed rate are used to reduce the impact of changes in interest rates on the Corporation’s net interest income. There were no swaps in 2004.
      At December 31, 2003 a $10 million in notional interest-rate swap was outstanding. This swap expired the first quarter of 2004. The impact of the interest-rate swaps on net interest income for the

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
year ended December 31, 2003 was a positive $524. The ineffective portion of the swaps’ change in fair value is to be immediately recognized in earnings.
      The Corporation’s current credit exposure on swaps is limited to the value of interest-rate swaps that have become favorable to the Corporation. There were no interest-rate swaps in an unfavorable position. At December 31, 2003, the market value of interest-rate swaps in a favorable position was $5 and there were no interest-rate swaps in an unfavorable position. Credit risk also exists when the counterparty to a derivative contract with an unrealized gain fails to perform according to the terms of the agreement.
Note 16.     Fair Values of Financial Instruments
      Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” (SFAS No. 107), requires all entities to disclose the estimated fair value of its financial instruments whether or not recognized in the balance sheet. For the Corporation, as for most financial institutions, substantially all of its assets and liabilities are considered financial instruments as defined in SFAS No. 107. Many of the Corporation’s financial instruments, however, lack an available trading market as characterized by a willing buyer and willing seller engaging in an exchange transaction. It is also the Corporation’s general practice and intent to hold its financial instruments to maturity and not to engage in trading or sales activities other than residential mortgage loans held-for-sale and those investment securities classified as available-for-sale. Significant estimations and present value calculations, which are affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimate of future cash flows, were used by the Corporation for the purposes of this disclosure.
      The Corporation, using the best available data and an estimation methodology suitable for each category of financial instruments, has determined estimated fair values. For certain loans and deposits with floating interest rates, it is presumed that estimated fair values generally approximate the recorded book balances. Various methodologies are described in the accompanying notes.
      SFAS No. 107 excludes certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial instruments from its disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented do not represent the underlying value of the Corporation.
      Management is concerned that reasonable comparability between financial institutions may not be likely due to the wide range of permitted valuation techniques and numerous estimates which must be made given the absence of readily available active secondary market valuations for many of the financial instruments. This lack of uniform valuation methodologies also introduces a greater degree of subjectivity to these estimated fair values. Certain estimated fair values cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent valuation sources and, in many cases, might not be realized in immediate settlement of the instrument.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
      The following table represents the estimates of fair value of financial instruments:
                                   
    December 31, 2004   December 31, 2003
         
    Carrying, Notional       Carrying, Notional    
    or Contract       or Contract    
    Amount   Fair Value   Amount   Fair Value
                 
Assets:
                               
 
Cash and short-term assets
  $ 37,745     $ 37,745     $ 52,710     $ 52,710  
 
Investment securities
    343,502       343,648       423,259       423,867  
 
Net loans
    1,161,081       1,167,848       1,049,594       1,070,964  
Liabilities:
                               
 
Deposits
    1,270,884       1,271,568       1,270,268       1,278,164  
 
Short-term borrowings
    121,942       121,942       129,630       129,630  
 
Long-term debt
    90,418       92,450       87,306       89,521  
Off-Balance-Sheet:
                               
 
Commitments to extend credit
    444,162       (1,446 )     397,587       (1,139 )
 
Letters of credit
    58,368       (876 )     38,913       (584 )
 
Forward contracts
    318       4       104        
 
Interest-rate swap, notional principal amount
                10,000       5  
      The following methods and assumptions were used by the Corporation in estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments:
      Cash and due from banks and short-term investments: The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for cash and due from banks, interest-bearing deposits with other banks, and federal funds sold and other short-term investments approximates those assets’ fair values.
      Investment securities (including mortgage-backed securities): Fair values for investment securities are based on quoted market prices.
      Loans: The fair values for loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, using a discount rate consisting of an appropriate risk free rate, as well as components for credit risk, operating expense, and imbedded prepayment options.
      Deposit liabilities: The fair values for deposits with fixed maturities are estimated by discounting the final maturity, and the fair values for non-maturity deposits are established using a decay factor estimate of cash flows based upon industry-accepted assumptions. The discount rate applied to deposits consists of an appropriate risk free rate and included components for credit risk, operating expense, and imbedded prepayment options.
      Short-term borrowings: The carrying amounts of securities sold under repurchase agreements, and other short-term borrowings approximate their fair values.
      Long-term debt: The fair values of the Corporation’s long-term borrowings (other than deposits) are estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis using a discount rate consisting of an appropriate risk free rate, as well as components for credit risk, operating expense, and imbedded prepayment options.
      Off-balance-sheet instruments: Fair values for the Corporation’s off-balance-sheet instruments are based on the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the counterparties’ credit standing.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
Note 17. Regulatory Matters
      The Corporation and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory, and possibly additional discretionary, actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Corporation’s and Bank’s financial statements. Capital adequacy guidelines, and additionally for the Bank prompt corrective action regulations, involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by regulators about components, risk weighting and other factors.
      Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Corporation and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table) of total and Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier 1 capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined).
                                                     
                To Be Well-
            For Capital   Capitalized Under
        Adequacy   Prompt Corrective
    Actual   Purposes   Action Provisions
             
    Amount   Ratio   Amount   Ratio   Amount   Ratio
                         
As of December 31, 2004:
                                               
 
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets):
                                               
   
Consolidated
  $ 156,945       12.36 %   $ 101,577       8.00 %   $ 126,971       10.00 %
   
Univest National Bank
    153,280       12.24 %     100,188       8.00 %     125,235       10.00 %
 
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets):
                                               
   
Consolidated
    135,123       10.64 %     50,788       4.00 %     76,182       6.00 %
   
Univest National Bank
    139,762       11.16 %     50,094       4.00 %     75,141       6.00 %
 
Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets):
                                               
   
Consolidated
    135,123       8.44 %     48,052       3.00 %     64,070       4.00 %
   
Univest National Bank
    139,762       8.82 %     47,520       3.00 %     63,360       4.00 %
As of December 31, 2003:
                                               
 
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets):
                                               
   
Consolidated
  $ 141,639       11.95 %   $ 94,804       8.00 %   $ 118,505       10.00 %
   
Univest National Bank
    139,851       11.92 %     93,860       8.00 %     117,325       10.00 %
 
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets):
                                               
   
Consolidated
    118,277       9.98 %     47,402       4.00 %     71,103       6.00 %
   
Univest National Bank
    126,644       10.79 %     46,930       4.00 %     70,395       6.00 %
 
Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets):
                                               
   
Consolidated
    118,277       7.36 %     48,224       3.00 %     64,298       4.00 %
   
Univest National Bank
    126,644       7.91 %     48,003       3.00 %     64,004       4.00 %

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UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
      Management believes, as of December 31, 2004, that the Corporation and the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject. The Corporation, like other bank holding companies, currently is required to maintain Tier 1 Capital and Total Capital (the sum of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 capital) equal to at least 4.0% and 8.0%, respectively, of its total risk-weighted assets (including various off-balance-sheet items, such as standby letters of credit). The Bank, like other depository institutions, is required to maintain similar capital levels under capital adequacy guidelines. For a depository institution to be considered “well capitalized” under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, its Tier 1 and Total Capital ratios must be at least 6.0% and 10.0% on a risk-adjusted basis, respectively. As of December 31, 2004, the most recent notification from the Office of Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) categorized the Bank as “well capitalized” under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the Bank’s category.
Dividend and Other Restrictions
      The primary source of the Corporation’s dividends paid to its shareholders is from the earnings of its subsidiaries paid to the Corporation in the form of dividends.
      The approval of the Office of Comptroller of the Currency is required for a national bank to pay dividends if the total of all dividends declared in any calendar year exceeds the Bank’s net profits (as defined) for that year combined with its retained net profits for the preceding two calendar years. Under this formula, the Bank can declare dividends in 2005 without approval of the Office of Comptroller of the Currency of approximately $23,967 plus an additional amount equal to the Bank’s net profits for 2005 up to the date of any such dividend declaration.
      The Federal Reserve Act requires that extension of credit by the Bank to certain affiliates, including Univest Corporation (parent), be secured by readily marketable securities, that extension of credit to any one affiliate be limited to 10% of the Bank’s capital and surplus (as defined), and that extensions of credit to all such affiliates be limited to 20% of the Bank’s capital and surplus.

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UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
Note 18. Parent Company Financial Information
      Condensed financial statements of Univest, parent company only, follow:
                       
    At December 31,
     
    2004   2003
Balance Sheets        
Assets:
               
 
Deposits with bank subsidiary
  $ 44     $ 241  
 
Investments in securities
    2,840       2,990  
 
Investments in subsidiaries, at equity in net assets:
               
   
Bank
    169,952       159,076  
   
Non-banks
    20,241       20,826  
 
Other assets
    10,145       6,875  
             
     
Total assets
  $ 203,222     $ 190,008  
             
Liabilities:
               
 
Dividends payable
  $ 2,142     $ 1,710  
 
Subordinated capital notes
    12,750       14,250  
 
Junior subordinated debentures
    20,619       20,619  
 
Other liabilities
    7,318       7,677  
             
   
Total liabilities
    42,829       44,256  
             
Shareholders’ equity
    160,393       145,752  
             
     
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 203,222     $ 190,008  
             
                           
    For the Years Ended December 31,
     
    2004   2003   2002
Statements of Income            
Dividends from bank
  $ 10,141     $ 4,804     $ 15,131  
Dividends from non-banks
    1,190       1,190        
Other income
    12,451       12,886       11,004  
                   
 
Total operating income
    23,782       18,880       26,135  
Operating expenses
    12,506       13,107       11,701  
                   
Income before income tax benefit and equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries
    11,276       5,773       14,434  
Applicable income tax benefit
    (54 )     (44 )     (198 )
                   
Income before equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries
    11,330       5,817       14,632  
Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries:
                       
 
Bank
    12,228       17,205       6,287  
 
Non-banks
    33       60       187  
                   
Net income
  $ 23,591     $ 23,082     $ 21,106  
                   

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UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
                               
    For the Years Ended December 31,
     
    2004   2003   2002
             
Statements of Cash Flows
                       
Cash flows from operating activities:
                       
 
Net income
  $ 23,591     $ 23,082     $ 21,106  
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
   
Equity in undistributed net income/loss of subsidiaries
    (12,261 )     (17,265 )     (6,474 )
   
Deconsolidation of capital trust
    619              
   
Realized gains on investment securities
    (65 )     (166 )      
 
Increase in other assets
    (3,638 )     (1,238 )     (2,163 )
 
Depreciation of premises and equipment
    368       381       389  
 
(Decrease) increase in other liabilities
    (378 )     1,105       998  
                   
     
Net cash provided by operating activities
    8,236       5,899       13,856  
                   
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
 
Investments in subsidiaries
          (32,126 )      
 
Liquidation of subsidiary
                122  
 
Proceeds from sales of securities
    2,903       1,893       1,000  
 
Purchases of investment securities
    (2,633 )     (2,870 )     (1,781 )
                   
     
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    270       (33,103 )     (659 )
                   
Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
 
Proceeds from long-term debt
          35,619        
 
Repayment of long-term debt
    (1,500 )     (750 )      
 
Purchases of treasury stock
    (2,740 )     (4,242 )     (9,190 )
 
Stock issued under dividend reinvestment and employee stock purchase plans
    1,967       1,801       1,349  
 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    1,698       1,610       808  
 
Cash dividends
    (8,128 )     (6,714 )     (6,265 )
                   
     
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (8,703 )     27,324       (13,298 )
                   
Net (decrease) increase in deposits with bank subsidiary
    (197 )     120       (101 )
Deposits with bank subsidiary at beginning of year
    241       121       222  
                   
Deposits with bank subsidiary at end of year
  $ 44     $ 241     $ 121  
                   
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
                       
 
Cash paid during the year for:
                       
     
Interest
  $ 1,064     $ 308     $  
                   
     
Income tax
  $ 7,150     $ 8,576     $ 7,724  
                   

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UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
Note 19.     Quarterly Data (Unaudited)
      The unaudited results of operations for the quarters for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 were as follows:
                                     
    Fourth   Third   Second   First
2004 Quarterly Financial Data:                
Interest income
  $ 19,177     $ 18,798     $ 18,298     $ 18,516  
Interest expense
    5,118       4,785       4,430       4,615  
                         
 
Net interest income
    14,059       14,013       13,868       13,901  
Provision for loan losses
    316       474       158       674  
                         
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    13,743       13,539       13,710       13,227  
Net gains on sales of securities
    235       246             585  
Noninterest income
    5,467       5,330       5,558       5,182  
Noninterest expense
    10,376       11,134       11,757       11,653  
                         
 
Income before income taxes
    9,069       7,981       7,511       7,341  
Applicable income taxes
    2,406       2,092       1,922       1,891  
                         
 
Net income
  $ 6,663     $ 5,889     $ 5,589     $ 5,450  
                         
Per share data:
                               
 
Net income:
                               
   
Basic
  $ 0.780     $ 0.690     $ 0.650     $ 0.640  
                         
   
Diluted
  $ 0.760     $ 0.680     $ 0.640     $ 0.620  
                         
 
Dividends per share
  $ 0.250     $ 0.250     $ 0.250     $ 0.250  
                         
                                     
    Fourth   Third   Second   First
2003 Quarterly Financial Data:                
Interest income
  $ 19,254     $ 18,101     $ 17,513     $ 17,097  
Interest expense
    5,306       5,086       5,322       5,436  
                         
 
Net interest income
    13,948       13,015       12,191       11,661  
Provision for loan losses
    100       500             400  
                         
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    13,848       12,515       12,191       11,261  
Net gains on sales of securities
    1,283       331       285       177  
Noninterest income
    5,016       5,955       5,216       5,217  
Noninterest expense
    11,366       10,780       10,136       9,741  
                         
 
Income before income taxes
    8,781       8,021       7,556       6,914  
Applicable income taxes
    2,262       2,012       2,051       1,865  
                         
 
Net income
  $ 6,519     $ 6,009     $ 5,505     $ 5,049  
                         
Per share data:
                               
 
Net income:
                               
   
Basic
  $ 0.763     $ 0.704     $ 0.644     $ 0.591  
                         
   
Diluted
  $ 0.754     $ 0.696     $ 0.637     $ 0.584  
                         
 
Dividends per share
  $ 0.200     $ 0.200     $ 0.200     $ 0.200  
                         

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Item 9. Change in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures
      None.
Item 9A Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
      Management is responsible for the disclosure control and procedures of Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (“Univest”). Disclosure controls and procedures are in place to assure that all material information is collected and disclosed in accordance with Rule 13a — 15(e) and 15d-15(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their evaluation Management believes that the financial information required to be disclosed in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is presented fairly, recorded summarized and reported within the required time periods.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
      Internal controls over financial reporting are the responsibility of the Management of Univest. Based on their assessment, Management believes the internal control process is effective as of December 31, 2004, although no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that control weaknesses or fraud activity does not exist at Univest.
      Management is required to base its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting on a suitable, recognized control framework. Our assessment was based on the “Internal Control-Integrated Framework,” which was developed by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
      Univest’s financial information as shown in the Annual Report Form 10-K for the year 2004 has received an attestation report on Management’s assessment of the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting from KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. Ernst & Young LLP audited prior years, and consent for their opinion is a part of the Annual Report Form 10-K. Both firms, for their respective audit years, presented Univest with clean unqualified opinions.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania:
      We have audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A, that Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania and subsidiaries (the “Company”) maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Company management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
      We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
      A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
      Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
      In our opinion, management’s assessment that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Also, in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
      We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2004, and our report dated March 2, 2005 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

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The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2003 and for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, were audited by other auditors whose report thereon dated February 23, 2004, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.
  /s/ KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 2, 2005

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PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
      Incorporated herein by reference from the registrant’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the annual meeting of shareholders on April 12, 2005.
      The Corporation has adopted a Code of Conduct for Directors and a Code of Conduct for all officers and employees, which includes the CEO and senior financial officers. The waiver reporting requirement process was established in 2003 and there have been no waivers. The codes of conduct are available on the Corporation’s website at www.univest.net and are also available to any person without charge by sending a request to the Corporate Secretary at Univest Corporation, P.O. Box 64197, Souderton, PA 18964.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
      Incorporated herein by reference from the registrant’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the annual meeting of shareholders on April 12, 2005.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
      Incorporated herein by reference from the registrant’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the annual meeting of shareholders on April 12, 2005.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
      Incorporated herein by reference from the registrant’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the annual meeting of shareholders on April 12, 2005.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
      Incorporated herein by reference from the registrant’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the annual meeting of shareholders on April 12, 2005.
Part IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K
      (a) 1. & 2.     Financial Statements and Schedules
      The financial statements listed in the accompanying index to financial statements are filed as part of this annual report.
           3.     Listing of Exhibits
           The exhibits listed on the accompanying index to exhibits are filed as part of this annual report.
      (b) Reports on Form 8-K during the fourth quarter of 2004.
             
Filing Date of Report   Items   Description
         
October 29, 2004
    2.02, 9.01     3rd Quarter Earning Release
November 30, 2004
    8.01, 9.01     4th Quarter Dividend Declaration
December 16, 2004
    8.01, 9.01     Acquisition of Donald K. Martin & Company
      (c) Exhibits — The response of this portion of item 15 is submitted as a separate section.
      (d) Financial Statement Schedules — none.

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UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
[Item 15(a)]
         
Annual Report
to Shareholders
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
    35  
Consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2004 and 2003
    36  
Consolidated statements of income for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004
    37  
Consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004
    38  
Consolidated statements of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004
    39  
Notes to consolidated financial statements
    40  
      Financial statement schedules are omitted since the required information is not present or is not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule, or because the information required is included in the financial statements and notes thereto.

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UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
[Item 15(a)]
     
    Description
     
(3.1)
  Articles of Incorporation as Amended through April 12, 1994 are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(b) of Form S-8, File No. 333-24987, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on November 4, 1997.
(3.2)
  Amended By-Laws dated January 26, 2005 are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Form  8-K, filed with the SEC on February 1, 2005.
(10.1)
  Univest 2003 Long-term Incentive Plan is incorporated by reference to Exhibit I of DEF-14A, File No. 000-07617, filed with the SEC on March 4, 2003.
(10.2)
  Non-Qualified Pension Plan, including Split-dollar Agreement, for certain executive officers
(10.3)
  Supplemental Retirement Plan
(10.4)
  Univest 1993 Long-term Incentive Plan is incorporated by reference to Form S-8, File No. 333-24987, filed with the SEC on April 11, 1997
(11)
  Statement Re Computation of Per Share Earnings — See Footnote 13 in Item(8).
(14)
  Code of Ethics — See Item (10).
(21)
  Subsidiaries of the Registrant
(23.1)
  Ernst & Young LLP — Consent of independent auditors
(23.2)
  KPMG LLP — Consent of independent auditors
(31.1)
  Certification of William S. Aichele, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as enacted by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
(31.2)
  Certification of Wallace H. Bieler, Chief Operation Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as enacted by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
(32.1)
  Certification of William S. Aichele, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, pursuant to 18 United States Code Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
(32.2)
  Certification of Wallace H. Bieler, Chief Operation Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation, pursuant to 18 United States Code Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURES
      Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Annual Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
  UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
  Registrant
  By:  /s/ Wallace H. Bieler
 
 
  Wallace H. Bieler
  Chief Operation Officer and Chief Financial Officer
  February 23, 2005
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
             
Signature   Title   Date
         
 
/s/ William S. Aichele
 
William S. Aichele
  Chairman, President, CEO and Director   February 23, 2005
 
/s/ Marvin A. Anders
 
Marvin A. Anders
  Retired Chairman, Director   February 23, 2005
 
/s/ Charles H. Hoeflich
 
Charles H. Hoeflich
  Chairman Emeritus   February 23, 2005
 
/s/ James L. Bergey
 
James L. Bergey
  Director   February 23, 2005
 
/s/ R. Lee Delp
 
R. Lee Delp
  Director   February 23, 2005
 
/s/ Norman L. Keller
 
Norman L. Keller
  Director   February 23, 2005
 
/s/ Thomas K. Leidy
 
Thomas K. Leidy
  Director   February 23, 2005
 
/s/ H. Ray Mininger
 
H. Ray Mininger
  Director   February 23, 2005
 
/s/ Merrill S. Moyer
 
Merrill S. Moyer
  Director   February 23, 2005
 
/s/ Paul G. Shelly
 
Paul G. Shelly
  Director   February 23, 2005
 
/s/ John U. Young
 
John U. Young
  Director   February 23, 2005
 
/s/ K. Leon Moyer
 
K. Leon Moyer
  Senior Executive Vice President   February 23, 2005

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