U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person (If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). Robert L. Wise 701 Tioga Street Johnstown, PA 15905-2335 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AmeriServ Financial, Inc. ASRV 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary) _____________________ 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 12/16/02 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) ____/____/____ 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ X } Director [ ] 10% Owner [ ] Officer [___] Other (give title below) (specify below) _________________________________________________ 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line) [ X ] Form filed by One Reporting Person [ ] Form File by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned REMINDER: Report on a separate page for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) Common Stock 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 12/16/02 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 12/19/02 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) Code __P___ V _____ 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Amount 475.3521 (A) __A___ or (D) _____ Price $2.84 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 29,272.3331 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr 4) (D) __D___ (I) _____ 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) _____________________ Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) REMINDER: Report on a separate page for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) ____________________________ 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security ______________ 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) ____/____/____ 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Monty/Day/Year) ____/____/____ 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) Code _______ V _______ 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) (A) _______ (D) _______ 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) Date Exercisable ____/____/____ Expiration Date ____/____/____ 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) Title: ___________________________________ Amount or Number of Shares: ______________ 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) ______________ 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) ______________ 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) Direct (D) _______ Indirect (I) _______ 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) _____________________ Explanation of Responses: (1) Recap: Form 4 filed 11/15/02 28,796.9810 shares + 475.3521 shares Transaction reported above. 29,272.3331 shares /s/ Betty L. Jakell_______________________ ___12/20/02_________ **Signature of Reporting Person Date Attorney-in-Fact for Robert W. Wise ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). NOTE: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Potential Persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.