Community Bank System Announces Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call

SYRACUSE, N.Y., Oct. 5  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE:CBU) invites you to participate in a conference call to discuss the Company's financial and operating performance during its third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009.

  Event:  Earnings Conference Call - Third Quarter 2009

  When:  Friday, October 23, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time

  How:  By conference call or from a simultaneous web cast

  Access:
  Conference Call Dial-In:   866-790-1863

  Web Cast: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=62588



Mark E. Tryniski, President & Chief Executive Officer and Scott A. Kingsley, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer will provide an overview of the third quarter results. The management presentation typically lasts approximately 15 minutes, followed by investor questions and discussion.

The company's third quarter results will be released after market close on October 22, 2009, and will also be available in the "Investor Relations" section of the company's website, http://www.communitybankna.com/.

Anyone desiring to access an audio recording of the call will be able to do so approximately one hour after its completion by dialing 1-888-284-7564, and entering the pass code: 2387991. The audio recording will be available through December 31, 2009.

The call will also be archived on the company's website for one year, and can be accessed at any time and at no cost during this period.

Headquartered in DeWitt, NY, Community Bank System, Inc. has $5.3 billion in assets and over 150 customer facilities across Upstate New York, where it operates as Community Bank, N.A., and Northeastern Pennsylvania, where it is known as First Liberty Bank & Trust. Its other subsidiaries include: Benefit Plans Administrative Services, Inc., an employee benefits administration and consulting firm with offices in Upstate New York, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Houston, Texas; the CBNA Insurance Agency, with offices in three northern New York communities; Community Investment Services, a broker-dealer delivering financial products throughout the company's branch network; and Nottingham Advisors, a wealth management and advisory firm with offices in Buffalo, NY, and North Palm Beach, FL. For more information, visit: http://www.communitybankna.com/ or http://www.firstlibertybank.com/.

  For further information contact:
  Scott Kingsley
  E.V.P. & Chief Financial Officer
  [phone]


DATASOURCE: Community Bank System, Inc.



CONTACT:  Scott Kingsley, E.V.P. & Chief Financial Officer,

[phone]



Web Site:  http://www.communitybankna.com/ 

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