On October 3, 2023, J. Abbot R. Cooper, Managing Member of Driver Management Company LLC, announced that he intends to nominate Keith R. Mestrich to serve as AmeriServ Financial, Inc. director in 2024, when the Company is scheduled to hold elections for 3 open seats. J. Abbot R. Cooper stated that he also intends to seek a board seat. Driver Management stated that J. Abbot R. Cooper and Keith R. Mestrich, potential director nominee to the Company's board of directors, were quoted in an article published by American Banker.