Filed by First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
Subject Company: Harleysville National Corporation
Commission File No. 0-15237
Grounded in
community.
Growing in yours.
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First Niagara Bank is coming to Southeastern Pennsylvania.
First Niagara Bank is pleased to be acquiring Harleysville National Corporation, the holding
company of Harleysville National Bank and East Penn Bank. And were eager to be part of your
community with its rich history and promising future.
Despite the economic challenges our industry faces, weve remained strong. How do we do it? By
sticking to a strategy that has worked for us for almost 140 years: staying focused, being
disciplined and executing efficiently.
We do that with our customer-first philosophy, working with you one at a time. Listening to your
needs. And providing you with a diverse range of products and services to help you reach your
financial goals.
Over the coming weeks and months, youll hear much more about us. For now, its business as usual.
Were excited about getting to know you and supporting our new community.
Sincerely,
John R. Koelmel
President and Chief Executive Officer
First Niagara
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FIRST NIAGARA-HARLEYSVILLE TRANSACTION
First Niagara will file a registration statement, a proxy statement/prospectus and other
relevant documents concerning the proposed transaction with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the SEC). Shareholders are urged to read the registration statement and the proxy
statement/prospectus when it becomes available and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC,
as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, because they will contain important
information. You will be able to obtain a free copy of the proxy statement/prospectus, as well as
other filings containing information about First Niagara and Harleysville, at the SECs Internet
site (
http://www.sec.gov
). Copies of the proxy statement/prospectus to be filed by First
Niagara also can be obtained, when available and without charge, by directing a request to First
Niagara Financial Group, Inc., Attention: Anthony M. Alessi, Investor Relations, 6950 South Transit
Road, P.O. Box 514, Lockport, New York 14095-0514, (716) 625-7692, or to Harleysville National
Corporation, 483 Main Street, Harleysville, Pennsylvania 19438, Attention: Noel Devine (215)
256-8851 ext 61703.
Harleysville, First Niagara and their respective directors and executive officers may be
deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Harleysville in
connection with the acquisition. Information about the directors and executive officers of
Harleysville and their ownership of Harleysville common stock is set forth in Harleysvilles most
recent proxy statement as filed with the SEC, which is available at the SECs Internet site
(
http://www.sec.gov
) and at Harleysvilles address in the preceding paragraph. Information
about the directors and executive officers of First Niagara is set forth in First Niagaras most
recent proxy statement filed with the SEC and available at the SECs Internet site and from First
Niagara at the address set forth in the preceding paragraph.
Additional information regarding the interests of these participants may be obtained by
reading the proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction when it becomes
available.
Proposed
transaction is subject to regulatory approval.