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, 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:
www.communitybankna.com or www.firstlibertybank.com.

For further information contact:
Scott Kingsley
E.V.P. & Chief Financial Officer
(315) 445-3121

SOURCE Community Bank System, Inc.

Scott Kingsley, E.V.P. & Chief Financial Officer, +1-315-445-3121