Solvay Bank says shareholders can’t attend April 28 annual meeting in person

SOLVAY — Solvay Bank Corp. announced April 21 that shareholders will not be permitted to attend its shareholders annual meeting in person on April 28. 

The bank cited the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and public-health guidelines issued by New York State and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Only directors and a select number of Solvay Bank employees will be present at the shareholders annual meeting, the bank said. All items of business for the meeting will be voted on by proxy votes. The bank encouraged shareholders to return their completed proxy cards as soon as possible. 

Solvay Bank, founded in 1917, has 10 branches in the greater Syracuse area.