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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).
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Sanders John H.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
717 Main Street
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(Street)
Honesdale PA 18431
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Norwood Financial Corp/NWFL
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3. IRS or Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
01/28/2003
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ X ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filings
(Check Applicable Line)
[ X ] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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5.
Amount of 6.
4. Securities Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) Beneficially ship
2A. 3. or Disposed of (D) Owned Form: 7.
Deemed Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Following Direct Nature of
2. Execution Code ----------------------- Reported (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction Date, (Instr. 8) (A) Transaction(s) Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date if any ----------- Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Common 01/28/03 P 45 A $31.24 2,181 D
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FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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10.
9. Owner-
Number ship
of Form
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- 3A. 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Deemed Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- Execution action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Date Code of (D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative Following In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date if any (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- Reported direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Trans- (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. action(s) (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) (Instr. 4) 4) 4)
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Options -
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Right-to-buy Common 6,000 D
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Explanation of Responses:
by: Lewis J. Critelli
/s/John H. Sanders Attoney-in-Fact 1/28/03
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
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Violations.
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