UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024


☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission file number 0-28364

Norwood Financial Corp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Pennsylvania		23-2828306
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. employer identification no.)

717 Main Street, Honesdale, Pennsylvania		18431
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (570) 253-1455

N/A

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share	NWFL	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check (x) whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☒
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☒
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): ☐ Yes ☒ No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.


Class		Outstanding as of May 1, 2024
Common stock, par value $0.10 per share		8,098,466

NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2024


		Page Number

PART I -	CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP	3

Item 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited)	3
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	32
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	41
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	43

PART II -	OTHER INFORMATION	44

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	44
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	44
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	44
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	45
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	45
Item 5.	Other Information	44
Item 6.	Exhibits	46

Signatures		47

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP

Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)



	March 31,		December 31,
	2024		2023
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	19,519	$	28,533
Interest-bearing deposits with banks		92,444		37,587
Cash and cash equivalents		111,963		66,120
Securities available for sale, at fair value (net of allowance for credit losses of $0)		398,374		406,259
Loans receivable (net of allowance for credit losses of $18,020 and $18,968)		1,603,428		1,584,650
Regulatory stock, at cost		6,545		7,318
Bank premises and equipment, net		18,057		17,838
Bank owned life insurance		45,869		46,439
Accrued interest receivable		8,135		8,123
Foreclosed real estate owned		97		97
Deferred tax assets, net		21,642		21,353
Goodwill		29,266		29,266
Other intangibles		202		221
Other assets		16,845		13,395
TOTAL ASSETS	$	2,260,423	$	2,201,079
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing demand	$	383,362	$	399,545
Interest-bearing		1,455,636		1,395,614
Total deposits		1,838,998		1,795,159
Short-term borrowings		60,055		74,076
Other borrowings		151,179		124,236
Accrued interest payable		11,737		10,510
Other liabilities		17,241		16,028
TOTAL LIABILITIES		2,079,210		2,020,009
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock, no par value per share,
authorized: 5,000,000 shares; issued: none		—		—
Common stock, $0.10 par value per share,
authorized: 20,000,000 shares,
issued: 2024: 8,310,847 shares, 2023: 8,310,847 shares		831		831
Surplus		97,893		97,700
Retained earnings		137,285		135,284
Treasury stock at cost: 2024: 200,690 shares; 2023: 200,690 shares		(5,397)		(5,397)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(49,399)		(47,348)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY		181,213		181,070
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	2,260,423	$	2,201,079

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP

Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)

(dollars in thousan ds, except per share data)


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2024		2023
INTEREST INCOME
Loans receivable, including fees	$	23,681	$	19,158
Securities		2,526		2,505
Other		731		48
Total interest income		26,938		21,711
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits		10,110		4,362
Short-term borrowings		336		779
Other borrowings		1,782		477
Total interest expense		12,228		5,618
NET INTEREST INCOME		14,710		16,093
PROVISION FOR (RELEASE OF)
CREDIT LOSS EXPENSE		(624)		300
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER
PROVISION FOR (RELEASE OF) CREDIT LOSSES		15,334		15,793
OTHER INCOME
Service charges and fees		1,343		1,313
Income from fiduciary activities		238		212
Net realized gains on sales of securities		—		2
Gains on sales of loans, net		6		—
Earnings and proceeds on bank owned life insurance		268		213
Other		151		172
Total other income		2,006		1,912
OTHER EXPENSES
Salaries and employee benefits		6,135		5,969
Occupancy, furniture & equipment, net		1,261		1,262
Data processing and related operations		1,022		768
Taxes, other than income		93		161
Professional fees		585		285
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance		361		200
Foreclosed real estate		21		29
Amortization of intangibles		19		23
Other		2,235		1,739
Total other expenses		11,732		10,436
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES		5,608		7,269
INCOME TAX EXPENSE		1,175		1,487
NET INCOME	$	4,433	$	5,782
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE	$	0.55	$	0.71
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE	$	0.55	$	0.71

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)



	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2024		2023
Net income	$	4,433	$	5,782
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Investment securities available for sale:
Unrealized holding (losses) gains		(2,596)		9,355
Tax effect		545		(1,963)
Reclassification of investment securities losses
recognized in net income		—		(2)
Tax effect		—		—
Other comprehensive (loss) income		(2,051)		7,390
Comprehensive Income	$	2,382	$	13,172

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)



													Accumulated
													Other
	Common Stock						Retained		Treasury Stock				Comprehensive
	Shares		Amount		Surplus		Earnings		Shares		Amount		Income (Loss)		Total
Balance, December 31, 2023		8,310,847	$	831	$	97,700	$	135,284		200,690	$	(5,397)	$	(47,348)	$	181,070
Net Income		-		-		-		4,433		-		-		-		4,433
Other comprehensive loss		-		-		-		-		-		-		(2,051)		(2,051)
Cash dividends declared ($0.30 per share)		-		-		-		(2,432)		-		-		-		(2,432)
Compensation expense related to restricted stock		-		-		104		-		-		-		-		104
Compensation expense related to stock options		-		-		89		-		-		-		-		89
Balance, March 31, 2024		8,310,847	$	831	$	97,893	$	137,285		200,690	$	(5,397)	$	(49,399)	$	181,213


													Accumulated
													Other
	Common Stock						Retained		Treasury Stock				Comprehensive
	Shares		Amount		Surplus		Earnings		Shares		Amount		Income (Loss)		Total
Balance, December 31, 2022		8,291,401	$	829	$	96,897	$	130,020		124,650	$	(3,308)	$	(57,353)	$	167,085
Net Income		-		-		-		5,782		-		-		-		5,782
Other comprehensive income		-		-		-		-		-		-		7,390		7,390
Cash dividends declared ($0.29 per share)		-		-		-		(2,375)		-		-		-		(2,375)
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2016-13		-		-		-		(2,011)		-		-		-		(2,011)
Compensation expense related to restricted stock		-		-		114		-		-		-		-		114
Stock options exercised		-		-		(44)		-		(14,250)		378		-		334
Compensation expense related to stock options		-		-		96		-		-		-		-		96
Balance, March 31, 2023		8,291,401	$	829	$	97,063	$	131,416		110,400	$	(2,930)	$	(49,963)	$	176,415

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NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)



(dollars in thousands)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024		2023
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$	4,433	$	5,782
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
(Release of) Provision for credit losses		(624)		300
Depreciation		335		355
Amortization of intangible assets		19		23
Deferred income taxes		256		(579)
Net amortization of securities premiums and discounts		71		233
Net realized gain on sales of securities		—		(2)
Earnings and proceeds on life insurance policies		(268)		(213)
Net amortization of loan fees		143		129
Net gain on sale of loans		(6)		—
Mortgage loans originated for sale		(160)		—
Proceeds from sale of loans originated for sale		166		—
Compensation expense related to stock options		89		96
Compensation expense related to restricted stock		104		114
(Increase) Decrease in accrued interest receivable		(12)		284
Increase in accrued interest payable		1,227		2,050
Other, net		(1,522)		1,533
Net cash provided by operating activities		4,251		10,105
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Securities available for sale:
Proceeds from sales		—		1,982
Proceeds from maturities and principal reductions on mortgage-backed securities		15,213		7,824
Purchases		(9,996)		—
Purchase of regulatory stock		(1,510)		(3,685)
Redemption of regulatory stock		2,283		3,140
Net increase in loans		(18,172)		(61,828)
Purchase of bank-owned life insurance		—		(2,000)
Purchase of premises and equipment		(554)		(91)
Net cash used in investing activities		(12,736)		(54,658)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net increase in deposits		43,839		28,208
Net (decrease) increase in short-term borrowings		(14,021)		15,340
Repayments of other borrowings		(33,057)		(9,811)
Proceeds from other borrowings		60,000		10,000
Stock options exercised		—		334
Cash dividends paid		(2,433)		(2,369)
Net cash provided by financing activities		54,328		41,702
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		45,843		(2,851)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD		66,120		31,866
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	$	111,963	$	29,015

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NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (continued)




(dollars in thousands)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
Cash payments for:
Interest on deposits and borrowings	$	11,001	$	3,568
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	$	257	$	189
Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Investing Activities:
Transfers of loans to foreclosed real estate and repossession of other assets	$	473	$	454
Dividends payable	$	2,432	$	2,372

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Basis of Presentation

The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Norwood Financial Corp (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Wayne Bank (the “Bank”) and the Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, WCB Realty Corp., Norwood Investment Corp., and WTRO Properties, Inc. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial statements and with instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In preparing the financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the balance sheet and revenues and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The financial statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all normal, recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position and results of operations of the Company. The operating results for the three-months ended March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024 or any other future interim period.

2. Revenue Recognition

Under ASC Topic 606, management determined that the primary sources of revenue emanating from interest and dividend income on loans and investments along with noninterest revenue resulting from investment security gains, loan servicing, gains on the sale of loans sold and earnings on bank-owned life insurance are not within the scope of this Topic.

The following presents noninterest income, segregated by revenue streams in-scope and out-of-scope of Topic 606, for the three months ended March 31:



	Three months ended
	March 31,
(dollars in thousands)
Noninterest Income	2024		2023
In-scope of Topic 606:
Service charges on deposit accounts	$	112	$	103
ATM fees		106		106
Overdraft fees		355		320
Safe deposit box rental		24		26
Loan related service fees		131		153
Debit card fees		526		559
Fiduciary activities		238		212
Commissions on mutual funds and annuities		68		26
Other income		151		172
Noninterest Income (in-scope of Topic 606)		1,711		1,677
Out-of-scope of Topic 606:
Net realized gains (losses) on sales of securities		—		2
Loan servicing fees		21		20
Gains on sales of loans		6		—
Earnings on and proceeds from bank-owned life insurance		268		213
Noninterest Income (out-of-scope of Topic 606)		295		235
Total Noninterest Income	$	2,006	$	1,912

3. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share represents income available to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued, as well as any adjustment to income that would result from the

assumed issuance. Potential common shares that may be issued by the Company relate solely to outstanding stock options and restricted stock, and are determined using the treasury stock method.

The following table sets forth the weighted average shares outstanding used in the computations of basic and diluted earnings per share.



(in thousands)	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2024	2023
Weighted average shares outstanding	8,110	8,176
Less: Unvested restricted shares	(46)	(45)
Basic EPS weighted average shares outstanding	8,064	8,131
Basic EPS weighted average shares outstanding	8,064	8,131
Add: Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted shares	6	17
Diluted EPS weighted average shares outstanding	8,070	8,148

For the three month period ended March 31, 2024, there were 139,850 stock options that were anti-dilutive and thereby excluded from the earnings per share calculations based upon the closing price of the Company’s common stock of $27.21 per share as of March 31, 2024.

For the three month period ended March 31, 2023, there were 110,350 stock options that were anti-dilutive and thereby excluded from the earnings per share calculations based upon the closing price of the Company’s common stock of $29.42 per share as of March 31, 2023.

4. Stock-Based Compensation

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, no stock options were granted. As of March 31, 2024, there was $257,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested options granted in 2023 and 2024 under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, which will be fully amortized by December 31, 2023. Compensation costs related to stock options amounted to $89,000 and $96,000 during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

A summary of the Company’s stock option activity for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 is as follows:



		Weighted
		Average Exercise		Weighted Average		Aggregate
		Price		Remaining		Intrinsic Value
	Options	Per Share		Contractual Term		($000)
Outstanding at January 1, 2023	215,725	$	29.81	6.9	Yrs.	$	759
Granted	—		-	-
Exercised	—		-	-
Forfeited	(1,500)		36.02	5.7
Outstanding at March 31, 2024	214,225	$	29.77	6.6	Yrs.	$	188
Exercisable at March 31, 2024	175,725	$	29.79	5.8	Yrs.	$	188

Intrinsic value represents the amount by which the market price of the stock on the measurement date exceeded the exercise price of the option. The market price was $27.21 per share as of March 31, 2024 and $32.91 per share as of December 31, 2023.

A summary of the Company’s restricted stock activity for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 is as follows:



	2024			2023
		Weighted-Average				Weighted-Average
	Number of	Grant Date		Number of	Grant Date
	Restricted Stock	Fair Value		Restricted Stock	Fair Value
Non-vested, January 1,	45,966	$	29.90	44,460	$	30.12
Granted	—		—	—		—
Vested	—		—	—		—
Forfeited	—		—	—		—
Non-vested, March 31,	45,966	$	29.90	44,460	$	30.12

The expected future compensation expense relating to the 45,966 shares of non-vested restricted stock outstanding as of March 31, 2024 is $1,253,000. This cost will be recognized over the remaining vesting period of 4.75 years. Compensation costs related to restricted stock amounted to $104,000 and $114,000 during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

5. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table presents the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (in thousands) by component net of tax for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:




	Unrealized gains (losses) on
	available for sale
	securities (a)
Balance as of December 31, 2023	$	(47,348)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassification		(2,051)
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss		—
Total other comprehensive loss		(2,051)
Balance as of March 31, 2024	$	(49,399)


	Unrealized gains (losses) on
	available for sale
	securities (a)
Balance as of December 31, 2022	$	(57,353)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification		7,392
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		(2)
Total other comprehensive income		7,390
Balance as of March 31, 2023	$	(49,963)

(a)All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits.

The following table presents significant amounts reclassified out of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (in thousands) for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:





	Amount Reclassified
	From Accumulated
	Other
	Comprehensive
	Income (Loss) (a)				Affected Line Item in
	Three months ended				Consolidated
	March 31,				Statements
Details about other comprehensive income	2024		2023		of Income
Unrealized losses on available for sale securities	$	—	$	2	Net realized (losses) gains on sales of securities
Tax effect		—		—	Income tax expense
	$	—	$	2

(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to net income

6. Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments and Guarantees

The Bank is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and letters of credit. Those instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheets.

The Bank’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Bank uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.

A summary of the Bank’s financial instrument commitments is as follows:



(in thousands)	March 31,
	2024		2023
Commitments to grant loans	$	82,423	$	92,602
Unfunded commitments under lines of credit		152,505		166,507
Standby letters of credit		7,126		15,538
	$	242,054	$	274,647

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since some of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amount does not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Bank evaluates each customer’s credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Bank upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer and generally consists of real estate.

The Bank does not issue any guarantees that would require liability recognition or disclosure, other than its standby letters of credit. Standby letters of credit written are conditional commitments issued by the Bank to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Generally, all letters of credit, when issued, have expiration dates within one year. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as those that are involved in extending loan facilities to customers. The Bank, generally, holds collateral and/or personal guarantees supporting these commitments. Management believes that the proceeds obtained through a liquidation of collateral and the enforcement of guarantees would be sufficient to cover the potential amount of future payments required under the corresponding guarantees.

7. Securities

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, approximate fair value, and allowance for credit losses of securities available for sale were as follows:



	March 31, 2024
			Gross		Gross			Allowance
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			for Credit	Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Losses	Value
	(In Thousands)
Available for Sale:
U.S. Treasury securities	$	47,152	$	1	$	(2,477)	$	-	$	44,676
U.S. Government agencies		22,523		-		(2,695)		-		19,828
States and political subdivisions		151,575		-		(23,308)		-		128,267
Mortgage-backed securities-
government sponsored entities		240,280		-		(34,677)		-		205,603
Total debt securities	$	461,530	$	-	$	(63,157)	$	-	$	398,374




	December 31, 2023
			Gross		Gross			Allowance
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			for Credit	Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Losses	Value
	(In Thousands)
Available for Sale:
U.S. Treasury securities	$	55,968	$	14	$	(2,382)	$	-	$	53,600
U.S. Government agencies		18,486		-		(2,490)		-		15,996
States and political subdivisions		151,764		-		(22,285)		-		129,479
Mortgage-backed securities-government
sponsored entities		240,600		-		(33,416)		-		207,184
Total debt securities	$	466,818	$	14	$	(60,573)	$	-	$	406,259

The following tables summarize debt securities available for sale in a loss position for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded, aggregated by security type and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position (in thousands):




	March 31, 2024
	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or More				Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
U.S. Treasury securities	$	-	$	-	$	36,770	$	(2,477)	$	36,770	$	(2,477)
U.S. Government agencies		3,985		(21)		15,843		(2,674)		19,828		(2,695)
States and political subdivisions		1,483		(17)		125,899		(23,291)		127,382		(23,308)
Mortgage-backed securities-government sponsored entities		5,882		(52)		199,721		(34,625)		205,603		(34,677)
	$	11,350	$	(90)	$	378,233	$	(63,067)	$	389,583	$	(63,157)



	December 31, 2023
	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or More				Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
U.S. Treasury securities	$	-	$	-	$	40,833	$	(2,382)	$	40,833	$	(2,382)
U.S. Government agencies		-		-		15,996		(2,490)		15,996		(2,490)
States and political subdivisions		2,261		(12)		125,452		(22,273)		127,713		(22,285)
Mortgage-backed securities-government sponsored entities		-		-		207,184		(33,416)		207,184		(33,416)
	$	2,261	$	(12)	$	389,465	$	(60,561)	$	391,726	$	(60,573)

At March 31, 2024, the Company had 8 debt securities in an unrealized loss position in the less than twelve months category and 331 debt securities in the twelve months or more category. In Management’s opinion the unrealized losses reflect changes in interest rates subsequent to the acquisition of specific securities. The Company concluded that the decline in the value of these securities was not indicative of a credit loss. The Company did not recognize any credit losses on these available for sale debt securities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. The Company does not have the intent to sell the securities and it is more likely than not that it will not have to sell the securities before recovery of its cost basis.

The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities as of March 31, 2024 by contractual maturity are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.


	Available for Sale
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
		(In Thousands)
Due in one year or less	$	27,123	$	26,851
Due after one year through five years		39,706		36,584
Due after five years through ten years		72,692		59,464
Due after ten years		81,729		69,872
		221,250		192,771
Mortgage-backed securities-government sponsored entities		240,280		205,603
	$	461,530	$	398,374

Gross realized gains and gross realized losses on sales of securities available for sale were as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Gross realized gains	$	—	$	4
Gross realized losses		—		(2)
Net realized gains (losses)	$	—	$	2
Proceeds from sales of securities	$	—	$	1,982

Securities with a carrying value of $380,112,000 and $344,204,000 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, were pledged to secure public deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and for other purposes as required or permitted by law.

8. Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses

Set forth below is selected data relating to the composition of the loan portfolio at the dates indicated (dollars in thousands):



	March 31, 2024				December 31, 2023
Real Estate Loans:
Residential	$	313,531	19.3	%	$	316,546	19.7	%
Commercial		691,755	42.7			675,156	42.1
Agricultural		62,309	3.9			63,859	4.0
Construction		47,409	2.9			51,453	3.2
Commercial loans		204,006	12.6			200,576	12.5
Other agricultural loans		31,439	1.9			31,966	2.0
Consumer loans to individuals		271,231	16.7			264,321	16.5
Total loans		1,621,680	100.0	%		1,603,877	100.0	%
Deferred fees, net		(232)				(259)
Total loans receivable		1,621,448				1,603,618
Allowance for credit losses		(18,020)				(18,968)
Net loans receivable	$	1,603,428			$	1,584,650

Foreclosed assets acquired in settlement of loans are carried at fair value less estimated costs to sell and are included in foreclosed real estate owned on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, foreclosed real estate owned totaled $97,000 and $97,000, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, there were no additions to the foreclosed real estate category. As of March 31, 2024, the Company has initiated formal foreclosure proceedings on 6 properties classified as consumer residential mortgages with an aggregate carrying value of $285,000.

The following table shows the amount of loans in each category that were individually and collectively evaluated for credit loss:



	Real Estate Loans
									Commercial			Other	Consumer
	Residential		Commercial			Agricultural	Construction		Loans			Agricultural	Loans		Total
March 31, 2024	(In thousands)
Individually evaluated	$	487	$	2,200	$	—	$	—	$	111	$	185	$	752	$	3,735
Collectively evaluated		313,044		689,555		62,309		47,409		203,895		31,254		270,479		1,617,945
Total Loans	$	313,531	$	691,755	$	62,309	$	47,409	$	204,006	$	31,439	$	271,231	$	1,621,680

The following table shows the amount of loans in each category that were individually and collectively evaluated for impairment at the dates indicated:



	Real Estate Loans
									Commercial			Other	Consumer
	Residential		Commercial			Agricultural	Construction		Loans			Agricultural	Loans		Total
	(In thousands)
December 31, 2023
Individually evaluated	$	432	$	2,211	$	—	$	—	$	4,264	$	—	$	715	$	7,622
Collectively evaluated		316,114		672,945		63,859		51,453		196,312		31,966		263,606		1,596,255
Total Loans	$	316,546	$	675,156	$	63,859	$	51,453	$	200,576	$	31,966	$	264,321	$	1,603,877

Management uses an eight point internal risk rating system to monitor the credit quality of the overall loan portfolio. The first four categories are considered not criticized, and are aggregated as “Pass” rated. The criticized rating categories utilized by management generally follow bank regulatory definitions. The Special Mention category includes assets that are currently protected but are potentially weak, resulting in an undue and unwarranted credit risk, but not to the point of justifying a Substandard classification. Loans in the Substandard category have well-defined weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt, and have a distinct possibility that some loss will be sustained if the weaknesses are not corrected. All loans greater than 90 days past due are considered Substandard. Any portion of a loan that has been charged off is placed in the Loss category.

To help ensure that risk ratings are accurate and reflect the present and future capacity of borrowers to repay a loan as agreed, the Bank has a structured loan rating process with several layers of internal and external oversight. Generally, consumer and residential mortgage loans are included in the Pass categories unless a specific action, such as nonperformance, repossession, or death occurs to raise awareness of a possible credit event. The Company’s Loan Review Department is responsible for the timely and accurate risk rating of the loans on an ongoing basis. Every credit which must be approved by Loan Committee or the Board of Directors is assigned a risk rating at time of consideration. Loan Review, in conjunction with a third-party consultant, also annually reviews all criticized credits and relationships of $1,500,000 and over to re-affirm risk ratings.

Management further monitors the performance and credit quality of the loan portfolio by analyzing the age of the portfolio as determined by the length of time a recorded payment is past due. The following table presents the classes of the loan portfolio summarized by the aging categories of performing loans and nonaccrual loans as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in thousands):



	Current		31-60 Days Past Due		61-90 Days Past Due		Greater than 90 Days Past Due and still accruing			Non-accrual	Total Past Due and Non-Accrual		Total Loans
March 31, 2024
Real Estate loans
Residential	$	312,201	$	511	$	332	$	-	$	487	$	1,330	$	313,531
Commercial		685,572		3,983		-		-		2,200		6,183		691,755
Agricultural		62,309		-		-		-		-		-		62,309
Construction		47,392		-		17		-		-		17		47,409
Commercial loans		202,679		1,194		22		-		111		1,327		204,006
Other agricultural loans		31,254		-				-		185		185		31,439
Consumer loans		269,579		589		311		8		744		1,652		271,231
Total	$	1,610,986	$	6,277	$	682	$	8	$	3,727	$	10,694	$	1,621,680



	Current		31-60 Days Past Due		61-90 Days Past Due		Greater than 90 Days Past Due and still accruing			Non-accrual	Total Past Due and Non-Accrual			Total Loans
December 31, 2023
Real Estate loans
Residential	$	315,224	$	877	$	13	$	-	$	432	$	1,322	$	316,546
Commercial		666,768		6,177		-		-		2,211		8,388		675,156
Agricultural		63,732		127		-				-		127		63,859
Construction		51,435		-		18		-		-		18		51,453
Commercial loans		192,988		3,170		154		-		4,264		7,588		200,576
Other agricultural loans		31,959		7		-				-		7		31,966
Consumer loans		262,578		865		163		-		715		1,743		264,321
Total	$	1,584,684	$	11,223	$	348	$	-	$	7,622	$	19,193	$	1,603,877

Management reviews the loan portfolio on a quarterly basis using a defined, consistently applied process in order to make appropriate and timely adjustments to the allowance for credit losses. When information confirms all or part of specific loans to be uncollectible, these amounts are promptly charged off against the allowance.

The following table presents the allowance for credit losses by the classes of the loan portfolio:


(In thousands)	Residential Real Estate		Commercial Real Estate			Agricultural		Construction	Commercial			Other Agricultural	Consumer		Total
Beginning balance, December 31, 2023	$	1,351	$	11,871	$	58	$	933	$	1,207	$	94	$	3,454	$	18,968
Charge Offs		—		-		-		-		(55)		-		(439)		(494)
Recoveries		42		102		-		-		—		-		27		171
(Release of) Provision for credit losses		(196)		(2,142)		26		(102)		835		74		880		(625)
Ending balance, March 31, 2024	$	1,197	$	9,831	$	84	$	831	$	1,987	$	168	$	3,922	$	18,020
Ending balance individually evaluated	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	69	$	69
Ending balance collectively evaluated	$	1,197	$	9,831	$	84	$	831	$	1,987	$	168	$	3,853	$	17,951



(In thousands)	Residential Real Estate		Commercial Real Estate			Agricultural		Construction	Commercial			Other Agricultural	Consumer		Total
Beginning balance, December 31, 2022	$	2,833	$	8,293	$	259	$	409	$	2,445	$	124	$	2,636	$	16,999
Impact of adopting ASC 326		(1,545)		5,527		(200)		388		(1,156)		3		(551)		2,466
Charge Offs		—		(112)		-		-		(50)		-		(202)		(364)
Recoveries		6		6		-		-		6		-		26		44
Provision for credit losses		65		11		62		(94)		(87)		(45)		388		300
Ending balance, March 31, 2023	$	1,359	$	13,725	$	121	$	703	$	1,158	$	82	$	2,297	$	19,445
Ending balance individually evaluated ‎for impairment	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	1	$	-	$	-	$	1
Ending balance collectively evaluated ‎for impairment	$	1,359	$	13,725	$	121	$	703	$	1,157	$	82	$	2,297	$	19,444

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded a release of provision for credit losses totaling $625,000. Factors impacting the release include changes in the cumulative loss rates applied to the respective loan pools due to loss activity being added or subtracted with the passage of time, and variances in Qualitative Factors and Economic Factors.

The cumulative loss rate used as the basis for the estimate of credit losses is comprised of the Company’s historical loss experience. The Company chose to apply qualitative factors based on “quantitative metrics” which link the quantifiable metrics to historical changes in the qualitative factor categories. The Company also chose to apply economic projections to the model. A select group of economic indicators was utilized which was then correlated to the historical loss experience of the Company and its peers. Based on the correlation results, the economic adjustments are then weighted for relevancy and applied to the individual loan pools.

The following table presents the carrying value of loans on nonaccrual status and loans past due over 90 days still accruing interest (in thousands):


		Nonaccrual		Nonaccrual				Loans Past Due
		with no		with		Total		Over 90 Days		Total
	ACL		ACL		Nonaccrual		Still Accruing		Nonperforming
March 31, 2024
Real Estate loans
Residential	$	487	$	-	$	487	$	-	$	487
Commercial		2,200		-		2,200		-		2,200
Agricultural		-		-		-		-		-
Construction		-		-		-		-		-
Commercial loans		111		-		111		-		111
Other agricultural loans		185		-		185		-		185
Consumer loans		675		69		744		8		752
Total	$	3,658	$	69	$	3,727	$	8	$	3,735


		Nonaccrual		Nonaccrual				Loans Past Due
		with no		with		Total		Over 90 Days		Total
	ACL		ACL		Nonaccrual		Still Accruing		Nonperforming
December 31, 2023
Real Estate loans
Residential	$	432	$	-	$	432	$	-	$	432
Commercial		2,211		-		2,211		-		2,211
Agricultural		-		-		-		-		-
Construction		-		-		-		-		-
Commercial loans		4,264		-		4,264		-		4,264
Other agricultural loans		-		-		-		-		-
Consumer loans		162		553		715		-		715
Total	$	7,069	$	553	$	7,622	$	-	$	7,622

Based on the most recent analysis performed, the following table presents the recorded investment in non-homogenous pools by internal risk rating systems (in thousands):


														Revolving		Revolving
	Term Loans Amortized Costs Basis by Origination Year													Loans		Loans
														Amortized		Converted
March 31, 2024		2024		2023		2022		2021		2020		Prior		Cost Basis		to Term		Total
Commercial real estate
Risk Rating
Pass	$	11,173	$	80,240	$	130,611	$	114,116	$	66,212	$	253,363	$	13,664	$	-	$	669,379
Special Mention		-		1,300		624		76		1,321		6,134		2,722		-		12,177
Substandard		-		-		2,944		3,141		1,435		2,679		-		-		10,199
Doubtful		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total	$	11,173	$	81,540	$	134,179	$	117,333	$	68,968	$	262,176	$	16,386	$	-	$	691,755

Commercial real estate
Current period gross charge-offs	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-

Real Estate - Agriculture
Risk Rating

Pass	$	1,154	$	2,628	$	12,369	$	5,391	$	7,502	$	31,805	$	515	$	-	$	61,364
Special Mention		-		-		-		-		-		795		150		-		945
Substandard		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Doubtful		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total	$	1,154	$	2,628	$	12,369	$	5,391	$	7,502	$	32,600	$	665	$	-	$	62,309

Real Estate - Agriculture
Current period gross charge-offs	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-

Commercial loans
Risk Rating
Pass	$	16,042	$	42,669	$	37,276	$	23,691	$	12,591	$	23,602	$	39,648	$	-	$	195,519
Special Mention		-		529		1,352		222		110		139		544		-		2,896
Substandard		-		-		2,970		610		47		49		1,915		-		5,591
Doubtful		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total	$	16,042	$	43,198	$	41,598	$	24,523	$	12,748	$	23,790	$	42,107	$	-	$	204,006

Commercial loans
Current period gross charge-offs	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	4	$	51	$	-	$	-	$	55

Other agricultural loans
Risk Rating
Pass	$	561	$	2,592	$	4,817	$	3,075	$	2,778	$	5,445	$	11,752	$	-	$	31,020
Special Mention		-		-		-		1		-		153		80		-		234
Substandard		-		-		-		-		185		-		-		-		185
Doubtful		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total	$	561	$	2,592	$	4,817	$	3,076	$	2,963	$	5,598	$	11,832	$	-	$	31,439

Other agricultural loans
Current period gross charge-offs	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-

Total
Risk Rating
Pass	$	28,930	$	128,129	$	185,073	$	146,273	$	89,083	$	314,215	$	65,579	$	-	$	957,282
Special Mention		-		1,829		1,976		299		1,431		7,221		3,496		-		16,252
Substandard		-		-		5,914		3,751		1,667		2,728		1,915		-		15,975
Doubtful		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total	$	28,930	$	129,958	$	192,963	$	150,323	$	92,181	$	324,164	$	70,990	$	-	$	989,509

‎


														Revolving		Revolving
	Term Loans Amortized Costs Basis by Origination Year													Loans		Loans
														Amortized		Converted
December 31, 2023		2023		2022		2021		2020		2019		Prior		Cost Basis		to Term		Total
Commercial real estate
Risk Rating
Pass	$	78,496	$	131,948	$	112,102	$	65,949	$	72,480	$	186,116	$	13,332	$	-	$	660,423
Special Mention		1,300		411		243		1,331		-		6,157		1,579		-		11,021
Substandard		-		-		-		1,444		36		2,232		-		-		3,712
Doubtful		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total	$	79,796	$	132,359	$	112,345	$	68,724	$	72,516	$	194,505	$	14,911	$	-	$	675,156

Commercial real estate
Current period gross charge-offs	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	112	$	42	$	-	$	-	$	154

Real Estate - Agriculture
Risk Rating
Pass	$	2,635	$	12,509	$	5,433	$	7,606	$	7,746	$	24,654	$	522	$	-	$	61,105
Special Mention		-		-		-		-		399		490		150		-		1,039
Substandard		-		508		-		1,018		-		189		-		-		1,715
Doubtful		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total	$	2,635	$	13,017	$	5,433	$	8,624	$	8,145	$	25,333	$	672	$	-	$	63,859

Real Estate - Agriculture
Current period gross charge-offs	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-

Commercial loans
Risk Rating
Pass	$	48,571	$	41,863	$	24,443	$	13,752	$	9,914	$	15,384	$	38,644	$	-	$	192,571
Special Mention		553		1,412		257		134		20		188		768		-		3,332
Substandard		-		126		342		656		-		49		3,500		-		4,673
Doubtful		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total	$	49,124	$	43,401	$	25,042	$	14,542	$	9,934	$	15,621	$	42,912	$	-	$	200,576

Commercial loans
Current period gross charge-offs	$	-	$	32	$	24	$	4,856	$	-	$	41	$	-	$	-	$	4,953

Other agricultural loans
Risk Rating
Pass	$	2,670	$	5,286	$	3,251	$	2,912	$	2,373	$	3,836	$	11,091	$	-	$	31,419
Special Mention		-		-		2		185		86		-		155		-		428
Substandard		-		-		-		-		119		-		-		-		119
Doubtful		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total	$	2,670	$	5,286	$	3,253	$	3,097	$	2,578	$	3,836	$	11,246	$	-	$	31,966

Other agricultural loans
Current period gross charge-offs	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-

Total
Risk Rating
Pass	$	132,372	$	191,606	$	145,229	$	90,219	$	92,513	$	229,990	$	63,589	$	-	$	945,518
Special Mention		1,853		1,823		502		1,650		505		6,835		2,652		-		15,820
Substandard		-		634		342		3,118		155		2,470		3,500		-		10,219
Doubtful		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total	$	134,225	$	194,063	$	146,073	$	94,987	$	93,173	$	239,295	$	69,741	$	-	$	971,557

The Company monitors the credit risk profile by payment activity for residential and consumer loan classes. Loans past due over 90 days and loans on nonaccrual status are considered nonperforming. Nonperforming loans are reviewed monthly. The following table presents the carrying value of residential and consumer loans based on payment activity (in thousands):


														Revolving		Revolving
	Term Loans Amortized Costs Basis by Origination Year													Loans		Loans
														Amortized		Converted
March 31, 2024		2024		2023		2022		2021		2020		Prior		Cost Basis		to Term		Total
Residential real estate
Payment Performance
Performing	$	1,177	$	28,172	$	62,759	$	56,633	$	34,427	$	100,804	$	29,072	$	-	$	313,044
Nonperforming		-		-		-		-		-		468		19		-		487
Total	$	1,177	$	28,172	$	62,759	$	56,633	$	34,427	$	101,272	$	29,091	$	-	$	313,531

Residential real estate
Current period gross charge-offs	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-

Construction
Payment Performance
Performing	$	4,881	$	27,558	$	11,894	$	474	$	-	$	292	$	2,310	$	-	$	47,409
Nonperforming		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total	$	4,881	$	27,558	$	11,894	$	474	$	-	$	292	$	2,310	$	-	$	47,409

Construction
Current period gross charge-offs	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-

Consumer loans to individuals
Payment Performance
Performing	$	27,817	$	119,375	$	70,081	$	22,256	$	12,685	$	17,370	$	895	$	-	$	270,479
Nonperforming		-		129		400		154		21		48		-		-		752
Total	$	27,817	$	119,504	$	70,481	$	22,410	$	12,706	$	17,418	$	895	$	-	$	271,231

Consumer loans to individuals
Current period gross charge-offs	$	-	$	67	$	277	$	72	$	23	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	439

Total
Payment Performance
Performing	$	33,875	$	175,105	$	144,734	$	79,363	$	47,112	$	118,466	$	32,277	$	-	$	630,932
Nonperforming		-		129		400		154		21		516		19		-		1,239
Total	$	33,875	$	175,234	$	145,134	$	79,517	$	47,133	$	118,982	$	32,296	$	-	$	632,171


														Revolving		Revolving
	Term Loans Amortized Costs Basis by Origination Year													Loans		Loans
														Amortized		Converted
December 31, 2023		2023		2022		2021		2020		2019		Prior		Cost Basis		to Term		Total
Residential real estate
Payment Performance
Performing	$	27,446	$	62,178	$	57,691	$	35,357	$	16,406	$	87,951	$	29,085	$	-	$	316,114
Nonperforming		-		-		-		-		58		324		50		-		432
Total	$	27,446	$	62,178	$	57,691	$	35,357	$	16,464	$	88,275	$	29,135	$	-	$	316,546

Residential real estate
Current period gross charge-offs	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	34	$	-	$	-	$	34

Construction
Payment Performance
Performing	$	23,500	$	14,906	$	6,791	$	1,599	$	1,829	$	624	$	2,204	$	-	$	51,453
Nonperforming		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total	$	23,500	$	14,906	$	6,791	$	1,599	$	1,829	$	624	$	2,204	$	-	$	51,453

Construction
Current period gross charge-offs	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-

Consumer loans to individuals
Payment Performance
Performing	$	127,243	$	76,339	$	24,584	$	14,343	$	10,217	$	9,942	$	938	$	-	$	263,606
Nonperforming		111		404		118		31		41		10		-		-		715
Total	$	127,354	$	76,743	$	24,702	$	14,374	$	10,258	$	9,952	$	938	$	-	$	264,321

Consumer loans to individuals
Current period gross charge-offs	$	45	$	710	$	200	$	35	$	45	$	28	$	4	$	-	$	1,067

Total
Payment Performance
Performing	$	178,189	$	153,423	$	89,066	$	51,299	$	28,452	$	98,517	$	32,227	$	-	$	631,173
Nonperforming		111		404		118		31		99		334		50		-		1,147
Total	$	178,300	$	153,827	$	89,184	$	51,330	$	28,551	$	98,851	$	32,277	$	-	$	632,320

Occasionally, the Bank modifies loans to borrowers in financial distress by providing principal forgiveness, term extension, an other-than-insignificant payment delay or interest rate reduction. When principal forgiveness is provided, the amount of forgiveness is charged-off against the allowance for credit losses.

In some cases, the Bank provides multiple types of concessions on one loan. Typically, one type of concession, such as a term extension, is granted initially. If the borrower continues to experience financial difficulty, another concession, such as principal forgiveness, may be granted. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, there were 3 modifications made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. The following table presents modifications made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty:


Principal Payment Deferral

		Amortized Cost Basis at March 31, 2024	% of Total Class of Financing Receivable		Financial Effect

Commercial real estate loans	$	6,509	0.94	%	Deferred Principal for 6 months
Commercial loans		3,243	1.59		Deferred Principal for 6 months
Consumer Loans		30	0.01		Deferred Principal for 6 months

Total	$	9,782

Principal Payment Adjustment

		Amortized Cost Basis at March 31, 2024	% of Total Class of Financing Receivable		Financial Effect

Commercial real estate loans	$	399	0.06	%	Reduced principal payment plus interest due monthly with balloon payment to be made in August 2024

Total	$	399


Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Adjustment

		Amortized Cost Basis at March 31, 2024	% of Total Class of Financing Receivable		Financial Effect

Residential real estate loans	$	42	0.01	%	New loan was granted which decreased term from 240 months to 180 months and rate was increased from 4.75% to 9.25%

Total	$	42

The Company’s primary business activity as of March 31, 2024 was with customers located in northeastern Pennsylvania and the New York counties of Delaware, Sullivan, Ontario, Otsego and Yates. Accordingly, the Company has extended credit primarily to commercial entities and individuals in this area whose ability to repay their loans is influenced by the region’s economy.

As of March 31, 2024, the Company considered its concentration of credit risk to be acceptable. The highest concentrations are in commercial rentals with $148.9 million of loans outstanding, or 9.2% of total loans outstanding, and residential rentals with loans outstanding of $113.5 million, or 7.0% of loans outstanding. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recognized charge offs of $0 on commercial rentals and $0 on residential rentals. The following table presents additional details regarding the company’s largest loan concentrations by industry as of March 31, 2024 (in thousands):


Account Type		Outstanding as of March 31, 2024	Percent of Loans as of March 31, 2024

Commercial Rentals	$	148,899	9.18	%
Residential Rentals		113,474	7.00
Hotels/Motels		92,138	5.68
Builders/Contractors		39,878	2.46
Dairy Cattle/Milk Product		47,430	2.93
Fuel/Gas Stations		46,552	2.87
Government Support		26,914	1.66
Mobile Home Park		27,861	1.72
Wineries		23,863	1.47
Camps		25,647	1.58
Resorts		20,154	1.24

9. Operating Leases

The Company leases seven office locations and one back-office facility under operating leases. Several assumptions and judgments were made when applying the requirements of Topic 842 to the Company’s existing lease commitments, including the allocation of consideration in the contracts between lease and nonlease components, determination of the lease term, and determination of the discount rate used in calculating the present value of the lease payments.

The Company has elected to account for the variable nonlease components, such as common area maintenance charges, utilities, real estate taxes, and insurance, separately from the lease component. Such variable nonlease components are reported in net occupancy expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income when paid. These variable nonlease components were excluded from the calculation of the present value of the remaining lease payments, therefore, they are not included in other assets and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The lease cost associated with the operating leases for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, amounted to $181,000 and $176,000 respectively.

Certain of the Company’s leases contain options to renew the lease after the initial term. Management considers the Company’s historical pattern of exercising renewal options on leases and the positive performance of the leased locations, when determining whether it is reasonably certain that the leases will be renewed. If management concludes that there is reasonable certainty about the renewal option, it is included in the calculation of the remaining term of each applicable lease. The discount rate utilized in calculating the present value of the remaining lease payments for each lease was the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (“Federal Home Loan Bank”) advance rate corresponding to the remaining maturity of the lease. The following table presents the weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate for the leases outstanding at March 31, 2024.


	Operating
Weighted-average remaining term		9.4
Weighted-average discount rate		2.58%

The following table presents the undiscounted cash flows due related to operating leases as of March 31, 2024, along with a reconciliation to the discounted amount recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets:


Undiscounted cash flows due (in thousands)		Operating

2024	$	500
2025		680
2026		524
2027		401
2028		401
2029 and thereafter		2,013
Total undiscounted cash flows		4,519
Discount on cash flows		637
Total lease liabilities	$	3,882

10. Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities

Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. In accordance with fair value accounting guidance, the Company measures, records, and reports various types of assets and liabilities at fair value on either a recurring or non-recurring basis in the Consolidated Financial Statements. Those assets and liabilities are presented in the sections entitled “Assets and Liabilities Required to be Measured and Reported at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis” and “Assets and Liabilities Required to be Measured and Reported at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis”. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair values:

Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

Level 2 – Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a company’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

The methods of determining the fair value of assets and liabilities presented in this note are consistent with our methodologies disclosed in Note 16 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Assets and Liabilities Required to be Measured and Reported at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

For financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, the fair value measurements by level within the fair value hierarchy used at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are as follows:



	Fair Value Measurement Using
	Reporting Date
Description	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
March 31, 2024	(In thousands)
ASSETS
Available for Sale:
U.S. Treasury securities	$	44,676	$	-	$	44,676	$	-
U.S. Government agencies		19,828		-		19,828		-
States and political subdivisions		128,267		-		128,267		-
Mortgage-backed securities-government
sponsored entities		205,603		-		205,603		-
Interest rate derivatives		1,336		-		1,336		-

LIABILITIES
Interest rate derivatives		1,336		-		1,336		-

Description	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
December 31, 2023	(In thousands)
ASSETS
Available for Sale:
U.S. Treasury securities	$	53,600	$	-	$	53,600	$	-
U.S. Government agencies		15,996		-		15,996		-
States and political subdivisions		129,479		-		129,479		-
Mortgage-backed securities-government
sponsored entities		207,184		-		207,184		-
Interest rate derivatives		1,225		-		1,225		-

LIABILITIES
Interest rate derivatives		1,225		-		1,225		-

Securities:

The fair value of securities available for sale (carried at fair value) and held to maturity (carried at amortized cost) are determined by obtaining quoted market prices on nationally recognized securities exchanges (Level 1), or matrix pricing (Level 2), which is a mathematical technique used widely in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted market prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted prices. For certain securities which are not traded in active markets or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations are adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, and such adjustments are generally based on available market evidence (Level 3). In the absence of such evidence, management’s best estimate is used. Management’s best estimate consists of both internal and external support on certain Level 3 investments. Internal cash flow models using a present value formula that includes assumptions market participants would use along with indicative exit pricing obtained from broker/dealers (where available) are used to support fair values of certain Level 3 investments, if applicable.

Interest Rate Swaps:

The fair value of interest rate swaps is based upon the present value of the expected future cash flows using the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) swap curve, the basis for the underlying interest rate. To price interest rate swaps, cash flows are first projected for each payment date using the fixed rate for the fixed side of the swap and the forward rates for the floating side of the swap. These swap cash flows are then discounted to time zero using SOFR zero-coupon interest rates. The sum of the present value of both legs is the fair market value of the interest rate swap. These valuations have been derived from our third party vendor’s proprietary models rather than actual market quotations. The proprietary models are based upon financial principles and assumptions that we believe to be reasonable.

Assets and Liabilities Required to be Measured and Reported at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis

For financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, the fair value measurements by level within the fair value hierarchy used at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are as follows:



			Fair Value Measurement Using Reporting Date

(In thousands)

Description	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
March 31, 2024
Individually analyzed loans held for investment	$	3,666	$	-	$	-	$	3,666
Foreclosed Real Estate Owned		97		-		-		97
December 31, 2023
Individually analyzed loans held for investment	$	7,487	$	-	$	-	$	7,487
Foreclosed Real Estate Owned		97		-		-		97

Individually analyzed loans held for investment:

The Company measures impairment generally based on the fair value of the loan’s collateral. Fair value is generally determined based upon independent third-party appraisals of the properties, or discounted cash flows based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurements.

As of March 31, 2024, the fair value investment in individually analyzed loans totaled $3,666,000, which included 41 loan relationships with a carrying value of $3,332,000 that did not require a specific allowance for credit loss since either the estimated realizable value of the collateral or the discounted cash flows exceeded the recorded investment in the loan. As of March 31, 2024, the Company has recognized charge-offs against the allowance for credit losses on these individually analyzed loans in the amount of $471,000. As of March 31, 2024, the fair value investment in individually analyzed loans included 17 loan relationships with a carrying value of $403,000 that required a valuation allowance of $69,000 since the estimated realizable value of the collateral did not support the recorded investment in the loan. As of March 31, 2024, the Company has recognized charge-offs against the allowance for credit losses on these individually analyzed loans in the amount of $0 over the life of the loan.

As of December 31, 2023, the fair value investment in individually analyzed loans totaled $7,487,000, which included 33 loan relationships with a carrying value of $7,069,000 that did not require a specific allowance for credit loss since either the estimated realizable value of the collateral or the discounted cash flows exceeded the recorded investment in the loan. As of December 31, 2023, the Company has recognized charge-offs against the allowance for credit losses on these individually analyzed loans in the amount of $5,277,000 over the life of the loans. As of December 31, 2023, the fair value investment in individually analyzed loans included 21 loan relationships with a carrying value of $553,000 that required a valuation allowance of $135,000 since the estimated realizable value of the collateral did not support the recorded investment in the loan. As of December 31, 2023, the Company has recognized charge-offs against the allowance for credit losses on these individually analyzed loans in the amount of $0 over the life of the loan.

Foreclosed real estate owned:

Real estate properties acquired through loan foreclosures, or by deed in lieu of loan foreclosure are to be sold and are carried at fair value less estimated cost to sell. Fair value is based upon independent market prices, appraised value of the collateral or management’s estimation of the value of the collateral. These assets are included in Level 3 fair value based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The following table presents additional quantitative information about assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis and for which the Company has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value:



	Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
(dollars in thousands)	Fair Value Estimate		Valuation Techniques	Unobservable Input	Range (Weighted Average)
March 31, 2024
Individually analyzed loans held for investment	$	3,666	Appraisal of collateral(1)	Appraisal adjustments(2)	10.0%-10.0% (10.0%)
Foreclosed real estate owned	$	97	Appraisal of collateral(1)	Liquidation Expenses(2)	10.0%-10.0% (10.0%)



	Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
(dollars in thousands)	Fair Value Estimate		Valuation Techniques	Unobservable Input	Range (Weighted Average)
December 31, 2023
Individually analyzed loans held for investment	$	7,487	Appraisal of collateral(1)	Appraisal adjustments(2)	0%-10.0% (2.68%)

Foreclosed real estate owned	$	97	Appraisal of collateral(1)	Liquidation Expenses(2)	16.67%-37.20% (28.07%)

(1)Fair value is generally determined through independent appraisals of the underlying collateral, which generally include various Level 3 inputs which are not identifiable, less any associated allowance.

(2)Appraisals may be adjusted by management for qualitative factors such as economic conditions and estimated liquidation expenses. The range and weighted average of liquidation expenses and other appraisal adjustments are presented as a percent of the appraisal.

Assets and Liabilities Not Required to be Measured or Reported at Fair Value

The following information should not be interpreted as an estimate of the fair value of the entire Company since a fair value calculation is only provided for a limited portion of the Company’s assets and liabilities. Due to a wide range of valuation techniques and the degree of subjectivity used in making the estimates, comparisons between the Company’s disclosures and those of other companies may not be meaningful. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

Loans receivable (carried at cost):

The fair values of loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, using market rates at the balance sheet date that reflect the credit and interest rate-risk inherent in the loans. Projected future cash flows are calculated based upon contractual maturity or call dates, projected repayments and prepayments of principal. Generally, for variable rate loans that reprice frequently and with no significant change in credit risk, fair values are based on carrying values.

Mortgage servicing rights (generally carried at cost)

The Company utilizes a third party provider to estimate the fair value of certain loan servicing rights. Fair value for the purpose of this measurement is defined as the amount at which the asset could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced liquidation.

Deposit liabilities (carried at cost):

The fair values disclosed for demand deposits (e.g., interest and noninterest checking, passbook savings and money market accounts) are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (i.e., their carrying amounts). Fair values for fixed-rate certificates of deposit are estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies interest rates currently being offered in the market on certificates to a schedule of aggregated expected monthly maturities on time deposits.

Other borrowings (carried at cost):

Fair values of FHLB advances are estimated using discounted cash flow analysis, based on quoted prices for new FHLB advances with similar credit risk characteristics, terms and remaining maturity. These prices obtained from this active market represent a fair value that is deemed to represent the transfer price if the liability were assumed by a third party.

The estimated fair values of the Bank’s financial instruments not required to be measured or reported at fair value were as follows at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. (In thousands)



	Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2024
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (1)	$	111,963	$	111,963	$	111,963	$	-	$	-
Loans receivable, net		1,603,428		1,535,585		-		-		1,535,585
Mortgage servicing rights		172		506		-		-		506
Regulatory stock (1)		6,545		6,545		6,545		-		-
Bank owned life insurance (1)		45,869		45,869		45,869		-		-
Accrued interest receivable (1)		8,135		8,135		8,135		-		-
Financial liabilities:
Deposits		1,838,998		1,832,638		1,080,822		-		751,816
Short-term borrowings (1)		60,055		60,055		60,055		-		-
Other borrowings		151,179		150,963		-		-		150,963
Accrued interest payable (1)		11,737		11,737		11,737		-		-
Off-balance sheet financial instruments:
Commitments to extend credit and ‎outstanding letters of credit		-		-		-		-		-



	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2023
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (1)	$	66,120	$	66,120	$	66,120	$	-	$	-
Loans receivable, net		1,584,650		1,521,667		-		-		1,521,667
Mortgage servicing rights		188		506		-		-		506
Regulatory stock (1)		7,318		7,318		7,318		-		-
Bank owned life insurance (1)		46,439		46,439		46,439		-		-
Accrued interest receivable (1)		8,123		8,123		8,123		-		-
Financial liabilities:
Deposits		1,795,159		1,800,104		1,086,050		-		714,054
Short-term borrowings (1)		74,076		74,076		74,076		-		-
Other borrowings		124,236		124,058		-		-		124,058
Accrued interest payable (1)		10,510		10,510		10,510		-		-
Off-balance sheet financial instruments:
Commitments to extend credit and ‎outstanding letters of credit		-		-		-		-		-

(1)This financial instrument is carried at cost, which approximates the fair value of the instrument.

11. Interest Rate Swaps

The Company enters into interest rate swaps that allow our commercial loan customers to effectively convert a variable-rate commercial loan agreement to a fixed-rate commercial loan agreement. Under these agreements, the Company enters into a variable-rate loan agreement with a customer in addition to an interest rate swap agreement, which serves to effectively swap the customer’s variable-rate into a fixed-rate. The Company then enters into a corresponding swap agreement with a third party in order to economically hedge its exposure through the customer agreement. The interest rate swaps with both the customers and third parties are not designated as hedges under FASB ASC 815 and are not marked to market through earnings. As the interest rate swaps are structured to offset each other, changes to the underlying benchmark interest rates considered in the valuation of these instruments do not result in an impact to earnings; however, there may be fair value adjustments related to credit quality variations between

counterparties, which may impact earnings as required by FASB ASC 820. There was no effect on earnings in any periods presented. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, based upon the swap contract values, the company pledged cash in the amount of $350,000 as collateral for its interest rate swaps with a third-party financial institution. The fair value of the swaps as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $1,336,000 and $1,225,000, respectively.

Summary information regarding these derivatives is presented below


(Amounts in thousands)
	Notional Amount								Fair Value
		March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023		Interest Rate Paid		Interest Rate Received		March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Customer interest rate swap

Maturing November, 2030	$	6,051	$	6,145	Term SOFR + Margin			Fixed	$	814	$	746
Maturing December, 2030		3,965		4,032	Term SOFR + Margin			Fixed		522		479

Total	$	10,016	$	10,177					$	1,336	$	1,225


Third party interest rate swap

Maturing November, 2030	$	6,051	$	6,145		Fixed	Term SOFR + Margin		$	814	$	746
Maturing December, 2030		3,965		4,032		Fixed	Term SOFR + Margin			522		479

Total	$	10,016	$	10,177					$	1,336	$	1,225

The following table presents the fair values of derivative instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.


	(Amounts in thousands)
	Assets			Liabilities
	Balance Sheet Location		Fair Value	Balance Sheet Location		Fair Value
March 31, 2024
Interest rate derivatives	Other assets	$	1,336	Other liabilities	$	1,336

December 31, 2023
Interest rate derivatives	Other assets		1,225	Other liabilities		1,225

12. New and Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-02, "Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Tax Credit Structures Using the Proportional Amortization Method (a consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force)". The ASU allows entities to elect the proportional amortization method, on a tax-credit-program-by-tax-credit-program basis, for all equity investments in tax credit programs meeting the eligibility criteria in Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 323-740-25-1. While the ASU does not significantly alter the existing eligibility criteria, it does provide clarifications to address existing interpretive issues. It also prescribes specific information reporting entities must disclose about tax credit investments each period. This ASU is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2023, for public business entities, or January 1, 2024 for the Company. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may include certain forward-looking statements based on current management expectations. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by reference to a future period or periods or by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “may”, “will”, “believe”, “expect”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “continue”, or similar terms or variations on those terms, or the negative of those terms. The actual results of the Company could differ materially from those management expectations. This includes statements regarding general economic conditions, legislative and regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government, changes in tax policies, rates and regulations of federal, state and local tax authorities and failure to integrate or profitably operate acquired businesses. Additional potential factors include changes in interest rates, the rate of inflation, deposit flows, cost of funds, demand for loan products and financial services, competition and changes in the quality or composition of loan and investment portfolios of the Company. Other factors that could cause future results to vary from current management expectations include changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines, and other economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors affecting the Company’s operations, markets, products, services and prices, instability in the banking system, and the potential for a recessionary economy. Further description of the risks and uncertainties to the business are included in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The majority of the assets and liabilities of a financial institution are monetary in nature, and therefore, differ greatly from most commercial and industrial companies that have significant investments in fixed assets or inventories. However, inflation does have an impact on the Company, particularly with respect to the growth of total assets and noninterest expenses, which tend to rise during periods of general inflation. Risks also exist due to supply and demand imbalances, employment shortages, the interest rate environment, and geopolitical tensions. It is reasonably foreseeable that estimates made in the financial statements could be materially and adversely impacted in the near term as a result of these conditions, including expected credit losses on loans and the fair value of financial instruments that are carried at fair value.

Our operations are subject to risks and uncertainties surrounding our exposure to changes in the interest rate environment. Earnings and liquidity depend to a great extent on our interest rates. Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors beyond our control, including competition, general economic conditions, geopolitical tensions and monetary and fiscal policies of various governmental and regulatory authorities, including the Federal Reserve. Conditions such as inflation, deflation, recession, unemployment and other factors beyond our control may also affect interest rates. The nature and timing of any changes in interest rates or general economic conditions and their effect on us cannot be controlled and are difficult to predict. If the rate of interest we pay on our interest-bearing liabilities increases more than the rate of interest we receive on our interest-earning assets, our net interest income, and therefore our earnings, could contract and be materially adversely affected. Our earnings could also be materially adversely affected if the rates on interest-earning assets fall more quickly than those on our interest-bearing liabilities. Changes in interest rates could also create competitive pressures, which could impact our liquidity position.

Except as required by applicable law or regulation, the Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to release publicly the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of the statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

Critical Accounting Policies

Note 2 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (included in Item 8 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) lists significant accounting policies used in the development and presentation of its financial statements. This discussion and analysis, the significant accounting policies, and other financial statement disclosures identify and address key variables and other qualitative and quantitative factors that are necessary for an understanding and evaluation of the Company and its results of operations.

Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for credit losses, and the determination of goodwill impairment. Please refer to the discussion of the allowance for credit losses calculation under “Changes in Financial Condition - Loans” below.

In connection with the acquisition of North Penn in 2011, we recorded goodwill in the amount of $9.7 million, representing the excess of amounts paid over the fair value of the net assets of the institution acquired at the date of acquisition. In connection with the acquisition of Delaware in 2016, we recorded goodwill in the amount of $1.6 million, representing the excess of amounts paid over the fair value of the net assets of the institution acquired at the date of acquisition. In connection with the acquisition of UpState New York Bancorp, Inc. in July 2020, we recorded goodwill in the amount of $17.9 million, representing the excess of amounts paid over

the fair value of the net assets of the institution acquired at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is tested annually and deemed impaired when the carrying value of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value.

Changes in Financial Condition

General

Total assets as of March 31, 2024 were $2.260 billion compared to $2.201 billion as of December 31, 2023. The increase was due primarily to a $45.8 million increase in cash and cash equivalents and an $18.0 million increase in loans outstanding.

Securities

The fair value of securities available for sale as of March 31, 2024 was $398.4 million compared to $406.3 million as of December 31, 2023. In Management’s opinion the unrealized losses reflect changes in interest rates subsequent to the acquisition of specific securities. The Company concluded that the decrease in the value of these securities was not indicative of a credit loss. The Company did not recognize any credit losses on these available for sale debt securities for the three months ended March 31, 2024, or the three months ended March 31, 2023. The Company does not have the intent to sell the securities and it is more likely than not that it will not have to sell the securities before recovery of its cost basis.

Loans

Loans receivable totaled $1.603 billion at March 31, 2024 compared to $1.585 billion as of December 31, 2023. The $18.0 million increase in loans receivable during the three months ended March 31, 2024, was due primarily to a $16.6 million increase in commercial real estate loans, a $3.4 million increase in commercial loans and a $6.9 million increase in consumer loans, partially offset by a $9.1 million decrease in residential, agricultural and construction loans, net.

The allowance for credit losses totaled $18,020,000 as of March 31, 2024, and represented 1.11% of total loans outstanding, compared to $18,968,000, or 1.18% of total loans outstanding, at December 31, 2023. The Company had net charge-offs for the three months ended March 31, 2024 of $323,000, compared to $320,000 in the corresponding period in 2023. The Company’s management assesses the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses on a quarterly basis. Based on management’s best judgement, the qualitative factors are applied to the final adjusted loss rate each quarter. Management considers the allowance for credit losses adequate at March 31, 2024 based on the Company’s criteria. However, there can be no assurance that the allowance for credit losses will be adequate to cover significant losses, if any, which might be incurred in the future.

As of March 31, 2024, non-performing loans totaled $3,735,000 or 0.23% of total loans compared to $7,622,000, or 0.48%, of total loans at December 31, 2023. The decrease in non-performing loans as of March 31, 2024, is due primarily to a $4,153,000 decrease in commercial loans, which included the pay off of a $4,150,000 commercial relationship. At March 31, 2024, non-performing assets totaled $3,832,000, or 0.17%, of total assets, compared to $7,719,000, or 0.35%, of total assets at December 31, 2023.

The following table sets forth information regarding non-performing loans and foreclosed real estate at the dates indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023
Loans accounted for on a non-accrual basis:
Real Estate
Residential	$	487		$	432
Commercial		2,200			2,211
Agricultural		—			—
Construction		—			—
Commercial and financial loans		111			4,264
Other agricultural loans		185			—
Consumer loans to individuals		744			715
Total non-accrual loans		3,727			7,622
Accruing loans which are contractually
past due 90 days or more		8			—
Total non-performing loans		3,735			7,622
Foreclosed real estate		97			97
Total non-performing assets	$	3,832		$	7,719

Allowance for credit losses	$	18,020		$	18,968

Coverage of non-performing loans		482%	%		249%	%
Non-performing loans to total loans		0.23	%		0.48	%
Non-performing loans to total assets		0.17	%		0.35	%
Non-performing assets to total assets		0.17	%		0.35	%

Deposits

During the three-months ended March 31, 2024, total deposits increased $43.8 million due primarily to a $49.0 million increase in certificates of deposit. The increase in certificates of deposit was due to a migration from lower yielding demand deposits into higher yielding time deposits, as well as growth from to deposit promotions. All other deposit categories decreased $5.2 million, net.

The following table sets forth deposit balances as of the dates indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Non-interest bearing demand	$	383,362	$	399,545
Interest-bearing demand		271,480		253,133
Money market deposit accounts		203,486		206,928
Savings		222,494		226,444
Time deposits <$250,000		483,698		439,610
Time deposits >$250,000		274,478		269,499
Total	$	1,838,998	$	1,795,159

Borrowings

Short-term borrowings decreased $14.0 million to $60.1 million at March 31, 2024, compared to $74.1 million at December 31, 2023, due primarily to an decrease in overnight borrowings.

Other borrowings as of March 31, 2024, were $151.2 million compared to $124.2 million as of December 31, 2023. Federal Reserve Bank borrowings increased $30.0 million during the three-months ended March 31, 2024, contributing to the increase. Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings decreased $3.1 million during the period.

Other borrowings consisted of the following:



(dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Notes with the FHLB:
Fixed rate borrowing due April 2025 at 4.26%	$	20,000	$	20,000
Amortizing fixed rate borrowing due September 2025 at 5.67%		3,802		4,406
Fixed rate borrowing due April 2026 at 4.04%		20,000		20,000
Amortizing fixed rate borrowing due May 2027 at 4.37%		24,180		25,950
Amortizing fixed rate borrowing due July 2028 at 4.70%		13,197		13,880
Fixed rate borrowing due July 2028 at 4.49%		10,000		10,000
	$	91,179	$	94,236

Notes with the Federal Reserve Bank
Fixed rate borrowing due March 2024 at 4.83%	$	—	$	10,000
Fixed rate borrowing due September 2024 at 5.55%		—		20,000
Fixed rate borrowing due January 2025 at 4.81%		40,000		—
Fixed rate borrowing due January 2025 at 4.76%		20,000		—
	$	60,000	$	30,000

Stockholders’ Equity and Capital Ratios

As of March 31, 2024, total stockholders’ equity was $181.2 million, compared to $181.1 million as of December 31, 2023. Total stockholders’ equity increased $4.4 million due to net income, offset partially by $2.4 million of dividends declared and a decrease of $ 2.0 million in the fair value of securities in the available-for-sale portfolio, net of tax. The decrease in fair value of securities is the result of a change in interest rates and spreads, which may impact the value of the securities. Because of interest rate volatility, the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income could materially fluctuate for each interim and year-end period.

Regulatory Capital Requirements. The Federal Reserve has adopted regulatory capital rules pursuant to which it assesses the adequacy of capital in examining and supervising a bank holding company and in analyzing applications to it under the Bank Holding Company Act (“BHCA”). The Federal Reserve’s capital rules are similar to those imposed on the Bank by the FDIC. The Federal Reserve’s Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement, however, exempts from the regulatory capital requirements bank holding companies with less than $3.0 billion in consolidated assets that are not engaged in significant non-banking or off-balance sheet activities and that do not have a material amount of debt or equity securities registered with the SEC. As long as their bank subsidiaries are well capitalized, such bank holding companies need only maintain a pro forma debt to equity ratio of less than 1.0 in order to pay dividends and repurchase stock and to be eligible for expedited treatment on applications.

A comparison of the Company’s consolidated regulatory capital ratios is as follows:



	March 31, 2024	December 31, 2023
Tier 1 Capital
(To average assets)	8.95%	9.00%
Tier 1 Capital
(To risk-weighted assets)	11.96%	11.99%
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital
(To risk-weighted assets)	11.96%	11.99%
Total Capital
(To risk-weighted assets)	12.99%	13.06%

The Bank is required to comply with applicable capital adequacy rules adopted by the FDIC and other federal bank regulatory agencies (the “Basel III Capital Rules”). The Basel III Capital Rules apply to all depository institutions as well as to all top-tier bank and savings and loan holding companies that are not subject to the Federal Reserve Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement.

Under the Basel III Capital Rules, banks are required to meet four minimum capital standards: (1) a “Tier 1” or “core” capital leverage ratio equal to at least 4% of total adjusted assets; (2) a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio equal to 4.5% of risk-weighted assets; (3) a Tier 1 risk-based ratio equal to 6% of risk-weighted assets; and (4) a total capital ratio equal to 8% of total risk-weighted assets. Common equity Tier 1 capital is defined as common stock instruments, retained earnings, any common equity Tier 1 minority interest and, unless the bank has made an “opt-out” election, accumulated other comprehensive income, net of goodwill and certain other

intangible assets. Tier 1 or core capital is defined as common equity Tier 1 capital plus certain qualifying subordinated interests and grandfathered capital instruments. Total capital consists of Tier 1 capital plus Tier 2 or supplementary capital items, which include allowances for loan losses in an amount of up to 1.25% of risk-weighted assets, qualifying subordinated instruments and certain grandfathered capital instruments. An institution’s risk-based capital requirements are measured against risk-weighted assets, which equal the sum of each on-balance-sheet asset and the credit-equivalent amount of each off-balance-sheet item after being multiplied by an assigned risk weight. Risk weightings range from 0% for cash to 100% for property acquired through foreclosure, commercial loans, and certain other assets to 150% for exposures that are more than 90 days past due or are on nonaccrual status and certain commercial real estate facilities that finance the acquisition, development or construction of real property.

In addition to the above minimum requirements, the Basel III Capital Rules require banks and covered financial institution holding companies to maintain a capital conservation buffer of at least 2.5% of risk-weighted assets over and above the minimum risk-based capital requirements. Institutions that do not maintain the required capital buffer will become subject to progressively more stringent limitations on the percentage of earnings that can be paid out in dividends or used for stock repurchases and on the payment of discretionary bonuses to senior executive management. The capital buffer requirement effectively raises the minimum required risk-based capital ratios to 7% for Common Equity Tier 1 Capital, 8.5% for Tier 1 Capital and 10.5% for Total Capital on a fully phased-in basis. The Company and the Bank were in compliance with all applicable regulatory capital requirements as of March 31, 2024.

In December 2018, the Federal Reserve announced that a banking organization that experiences a reduction in retained earnings due to the CECL adoption as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which CECL is adopted may elect to phase in the regulatory capital impact of adopting CECL. Transitional amounts are calculated for the following items: retained earnings, temporary difference deferred tax assets and credit loss allowances eligible for inclusion in regulatory capital. When calculating regulatory capital ratios, 25% of the transitional amounts are phased in during the first year. An additional 25% of the transitional amounts are phased in over each of the next two years and at the beginning of the fourth year, the day-one effects of CECL are completely reflected in regulatory capital.

The Company adopted the transition guidance applied these effects to regulatory capital in the first quarter of 2023 upon adoption of CECL.

Liquidity

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $112.0 million in the form of cash, due from banks and short-term deposits with other institutions. In addition, the Company had total securities available for sale of $398.4 million which could be used for liquidity needs. Total liquidity of $510.3 million as of March 31, 2024, represents 22.6% of total assets, compared to $472.4 million and 21.5% of total assets as of December 31, 2023. The Company also monitors other liquidity measures, all of which were within the Company’s policy guidelines as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. Based upon these measures, the Company believes its liquidity is adequate.

Capital Resources

The Company has a line of credit commitment from Atlantic Community Bankers Bank for $7,000,000 which expires June 30, 2024. There were no borrowings under this line as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

The Company has a line of credit commitment available which has no stated expiration date from PNC Bank for $10,000,000. There were no borrowings under this line as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

The Bank’s maximum borrowing capacity with the Federal Home Loan Bank was approximately $675,110,000 as of March 31, 2024, of which $91,179,000 was outstanding in the form of borrowings as of March 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2023, the maximum borrowing capacity was $682,417,000, of which $114,236,000 of borrowings was outstanding as of December 31, 2023. Additionally, as of March 31, 2024, the Bank had secured Letters of Credit from the Federal Home Loan Bank in the amount of $171,075,000 as collateral for specific municipal deposits. These Letters of Credit reduce the availability under the maximum borrowing capacity. As of December 31, 2023, there was $136,650,000 outstanding in the form of Letters of Credit. Advances and Letters of Credit from the Federal Home Loan Bank are secured by qualifying assets of the Bank.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This report contains or references fully taxable-equivalent (fte) interest income and net interest income, which are non-GAAP financial measures. Interest income (fte) and net interest income (fte) are derived from GAAP interest income and net interest income using an assumed tax rate of 21%. We believe the presentation of interest income (fte) and net interest income (fte) ensures comparability of interest income and net interest income arising from both taxable and tax-exempt sources and is consistent with industry practice. Interest income (fte) and Net interest income (fte) is reconciled to GAAP interest income and net interest income on

page 38. Fully taxable equivalent interest income and net interest income is also reflected in the table on page 39. Although the Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures enhance investors’ understanding of our business and performance, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered an alternative to GAAP measures.

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Results of Operations

NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP

Consolidated Average Balance Sheets with Resultant Interest and Rates



(Tax-Equivalent Basis,	Three Months Ended March 31,
dollars in thousands)	2024						2023
	Average				Average		Average				Average
	Balance		Interest		Rate		Balance		Interest		Rate
	(2)		(1)		(3)		(2)		(1)		(3)
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-bearing deposits with banks	$	53,930	$	730		5.41%	$	4,213	$	48		4.56%
Securities available for sale:
Taxable		402,275		2,147		2.13		421,132		2,115		2.01
Tax-exempt (1)		69,880		481		2.75		71,719		494		2.76
Total securities available for sale (1)		472,155		2,628		2.23		492,851		2,609		2.12
Loans receivable (1) (4) (5)		1,612,106		23,775		5.90		1,507,095		19,236		5.11
Total interest-earning assets		2,138,191		27,133		5.08		2,004,159		21,893		4.37
Non-interest earning assets:
Cash and due from banks		24,593						25,980
Allowance for credit losses		(19,096)						(19,009)
Other assets		73,692						64,601
Total non-interest earning assets		79,189						71,572
Total Assets	$	2,217,380					$	2,075,731
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand and money market	$	449,825	$	2,311		2.06	$	500,405	$	959		0.77
Savings		235,545		250		0.42		275,387		105		0.15
Time		725,199		7,549		4.16		545,804		3,298		2.42
Total interest-bearing deposits		1,410,569		10,110		2.87		1,321,596		4,362		1.32
Short-term borrowings		57,997		336		2.32		101,793		779		3.06
Other borrowings		155,498		1,782		4.58		37,542		477		5.08
Total interest-bearing liabilities		1,624,064		12,228		3.01		1,460,931		5,618		1.54
Non-interest bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits		386,066						423,221
Other liabilities		25,162						19,245
Total non-interest bearing liabilities		411,228						442,466
Stockholders' equity		182,088						172,334
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	2,217,380					$	2,075,731
Net interest income/spread (tax equivalent basis)				14,905		2.06%				16,275		2.83%
Tax-equivalent basis adjustment				(195)						(182)
Net interest income			$	14,710					$	16,093
Net interest margin (tax equivalent basis)						2.79%						3.25%

(1)Interest and yields are presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a marginal tax rate of 21%.

(2)Average balances have been calculated based on daily balances.

(3)Annualized

(4)Loan balances include non-accrual loans and are net of unearned income.

(5)Loan yields include the effect of amortization of deferred fees, net of costs.

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Rate/Volume Analysis. The following table shows the fully taxable equivalent effect of changes in volumes and rates on interest income and interest expense.


	Increase/(Decrease)
	Three months ended March 31, 2024 Compared to
	Three months ended March 31, 2023
	Variance due to
	Volume		Rate		Net

	(dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-bearing deposits with banks	$	583	$	99	$	682
Securities available for sale:
Taxable		(96)		128		32
Tax-exempt securities		(11)		(2)		(13)
Total securities		(107)		126		19
Loans receivable		1,486		3,053		4,539
Total interest-earning assets		1,962		3,278		5,240
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand and money market		(235)		1,587		1,352
Savings		(36)		181		145
Time		1,580		2,671		4,251
Total interest-bearing deposits		1,309		4,439		5,748
Short-term borrowings		(312)		(131)		(443)
Other borrowings		1,480		(175)		1,305
Total interest-bearing liabilities		2,477		4,133		6,610
Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis)	$	(515)	$	(855)	$	(1,370)

Changes in net interest income that could not be specifically identified as either a rate or volume change were allocated proportionately to changes in volume and changes in rate.

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Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 to March 31, 2023

General

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, net income totaled $4,433,000 compared to net income of $5,782,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease in net income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was due primarily to a $1,383,000 decrease in net interest income and an increase of $1,296,000 in operating expenses. Earnings per share for the three-months ended March 31, 2024 were $0.55 per share for basic shares and fully diluted shares, compared to $0.71 per share for basic shares and for fully diluted shares for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The resulting annualized return on average assets and annualized return on average equity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 were 0.80% and 9.79%, respectively, compared to 1.13% and 13.61%, respectively, for the same period in 2023.

The following table sets forth changes in net income:



(dollars in thousands)	Three months ended
	March 31, 2024 to March 31, 2023
Net income three months ended March 31, 2023	$	5,782
Change due to:
Net interest income		(1,383)
Provision for credit losses		924
Net gains on sales of securities and loans		4
Service charges and fees		30
Earnings and proceeds on bank-owned life insurance		55
Other income		5
Salaries and employee benefits		(166)
Occupancy, furniture and equipment		1
All other expenses		(1,131)
Income tax expense		312
Net income three months ended March 31, 2024	$	4,433

Net Interest Income

Net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis (fte) for the three months ended March 31, 2024 totaled $14,905,000 which was $1,370,000 lower than the comparable period in 2023. The decrease in net interest income was due primarily to a $6,610,000 increase in total interest expense, which was partially offset by a $5,240,000 increase in total interest income (fte). The (fte) net interest spread and net interest margin were 2.06% and 2.79%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to 2.83% and 3.25%, respectively, for the same period in 2023. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” described above on page 36.

For the three-months ended March 31, 2024, interest income (fte) totaled $27,133,000, with a yield on average earning assets of 5.08% compared to $21,893,000 and 4.37% for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Average loans increased $105.0 million during the three-months ended March 31, 2024, over the comparable period of 2023, while average securities decreased $20.7 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023. Average earning assets totaled $2.138 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2024, an increase of $134.0 million, over average earning assets for the same period in 2023. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” described above on page 36.

Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2024 totaled $12,228,000, at an average cost of 3.01%, compared to $5,618,000, at an average cost of 1.54% for the same period in 2023. The increase in interest expense during the three-months ended March 31, 2024 reflects the overall higher level of market interest rates. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the average cost of time deposits, which is the most significant component of funding costs, increased 1.74% compared to the same three-month period of last year, while short-term borrowing costs decreased 0.74% and other borrowing costs decreased 0.50% compared to the same three-month period of 2023.

Provision for Credit Losses

The Company had a release of credit losses of $624,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to a $300,000 provision for credit losses for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The primary reason for the decreased provision for credit losses is a result of a decrease in qualitative factors applied due to a decrease in loan growth, and a decrease in the level of non-

performing loans. The Company makes provisions for or releases of credit losses in an amount necessary to maintain the allowance for credit losses at an acceptable level under the current expected credit loss methodology analysis. The Company recorded a net charge-off of $323,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, compared to a net charge-off of $320,000 for the similar period in 2023. At March 31, 2024, the allowance for credit losses related to loans receivable was 1.11% of loans receivable. Additionally, at March 31, 2024, the allowance for credit losses related to loans receivable represented 482% of non-performing loans.

Other Income

Other income totaled $2,006,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to $1,912,000 for the same period in 2023. The increase was due primarily to an increased level of service charges and fees, along with an increase in earnings and proceeds on bank-owned life insurance. All other categories of other income increased $9,000, net, during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Other Expense

Other expense for the three months ended March 31, 2024 totaled $11,732,000, which was $1,296,000, or 12.4%, higher than the same period of 2023, due primarily to a $166,000 increase in salaries and employee benefits, a $300,000 increase in professional fees, a $161,000 increase in FDIC insurance, and a $254,000 increase in data processing expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2024. All other categories of other expense increased $415,000, net, during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense totaled $1,175,000 for an effective tax rate of 21.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to $1,487,000 for an effective tax rate of 20.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Market Risk

Interest rate sensitivity and the repricing characteristics of assets and liabilities are managed by the Asset and Liability Management Committee (ALCO). The principal objective of ALCO is to maximize net interest income within acceptable levels of risk, which are established by policy. Interest rate risk is monitored and managed by using financial modeling techniques to measure the impact of changes in interest rates.

Net interest income, which is the primary source of the Company’s earnings, is impacted by changes in interest rates and the relationship of different interest rates. To manage the impact of the rate changes, the balance sheet must be structured so that repricing opportunities exist for both assets and liabilities at approximately the same time intervals. The Company uses net interest simulation to assist in interest rate risk management. The process includes simulating various interest rate environments and their impact on net interest income. As of March 31, 2024, the level of net interest income at risk in a rising or declining 200 basis point change in interest rates was within the Company’s policy limits. The Company’s policy allows for a decrease of no more than 10% of net interest income for a ± 200 basis point shift in interest rates.

Imbalance in repricing opportunities at a given point in time reflects interest-sensitivity gaps measured as the difference between rate-sensitive assets (RSA) and rate-sensitive liabilities (RSL). These are static gap measurements that do not take into account any future activity, and as such are principally used as early indications of potential interest rate exposures over specific intervals.

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had a positive 90-day interest sensitivity gap of $57.4 million or 2.5% of total assets, compared to a $43.6 million negative interest sensitivity gap, or 1.98% of total assets, as of December 31, 2023. At March 31, 2024, rate-sensitive assets repricing within 90 days increased $68.7 million since December 31, 2023 due to a $54.9 million increase in interest-bearing deposits with banks, and a $15.6 million increase in loans repricing. Rate-sensitive liabilities repricing within 90 days decreased $32.3 million since year end due primarily to a $44.0 million decrease in non-maturity deposits and $26.5 million decrease in borrowings. A positive gap means that rate-sensitive assets are greater than rate-sensitive liabilities at the time interval. This would indicate that in a rising rate environment, the yield of interest-earning assets in the 90-day time frame could increase faster than the cost of interest-bearing liabilities. The repricing intervals are managed by ALCO strategies, including adjusting the average life of the investment portfolio, pricing of deposit liabilities to attract longer term time deposits, loan pricing to encourage variable rate products and evaluation of loan sales of long-term fixed rate mortgages.

Certain interest-bearing deposits with no stated maturity dates are included in the interest-sensitivity table below. The balances allocated to the respective time periods represent an estimate of the total outstanding balance that has the potential to migrate through withdrawal or transfer to time deposits, thereby impacting the interest-sensitivity position of the Company. The estimates were derived from an independently prepared non-maturity deposit study for the Bank which addressed the various deposit types and their pricing sensitivity to movements in market interest rates. The process involved analyzing correlations between product rates and market rates over a ten-year period. The Company believes the study provides pertinent data to support the assumptions used in modeling non-maturity deposits.

March 31, 2024

Rate Sensitivity Table

(dollars in thousands)



	3 Months		3-12 Months		1 to 3 Years		Over 3 Years		Total
Federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits	$	92,444	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	92,444
Securities		14,358		41,566		65,224		277,226		398,374
Loans Receivable		253,245		257,244		612,805		498,154		1,621,448
Total RSA	$	360,047	$	298,810	$	678,029	$	775,380	$	2,112,266
Non-maturity deposits	$	60,372	$	181,116	$	472,967	$	366,367	$	1,080,822
Time Deposits		224,197		428,859		99,392		5,728		758,176
Borrowings		18,104		114,543		62,880		15,707		211,234
Total RSL	$	302,673	$	724,518	$	635,239	$	387,802	$	2,050,232
Interest Sensitivity Gap	$	57,374	$	(425,708)	$	42,790	$	387,578	$	62,034
Cumulative Gap		57,374		(368,334)		(325,544)		62,034
RSA/RSL-cumulative		118.96%		64.14%		80.42%		103.03%

December 31, 2023

Interest Sensitivity Gap	$	(43,601)	$	(255,745)	$	134,302	$	618,582	$	453,538
Cumulative Gap		(43,601)		(299,346)		(165,044)		453,538
RSA/RSL-cumulative		86.9%		66.3%		88.1%		128.5%

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management evaluated, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) rules and forms.

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

On February 20, 2024, the Company was notified of a Complaint (the “Complaint”) entitled Ian Werkmeister vs. Wayne Bank, filed on February 12, 2024 in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania seeking class action status. The Plaintiff is seeking monetary recovery and other relief on behalf of themselves and one or more putative classes of other individuals similarly situated. The Complaint arises out of a widely reported data security incident involving MOVEit, a file sharing software used globally by government agencies, enterprise corporations, and financial institutions. In October of 2023, Wayne Bank was notified by its third-party information service provider of a cyber-incident that involved unauthorized access to Wayne Bank customer information in one of the vendor’s file transfer applications. The incident involved vulnerabilities discovered in MOVEit Transfer, a file transfer software used by the Bank’s vendor to support services provided by the vendor to Wayne Bank and its related institutions. MOVEit is a commonly used secure Managed File Transfer software, which supports file transfer activities used by thousands of organizations around the world, including government agencies and major financial firms. The vulnerability discovered in MOVEit did not involve any of Wayne Bank’s internal systems and did not impact the Bank’s ability to service its customers.

In December 2023, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, the Bank began notifying its affected customers of the cyber incident and arranged for its affected customers to receive free identity monitoring service for two years. The identity monitoring services included credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration.

The Company believes it has meritorious defenses to the claims asserted in the Complaint and intends to vigorously defend itself against such Complaint. While we continue to measure the impact of this cyber-incident, including certain remediation expenses and other potential liabilities, we do not currently believe this incident will have a material adverse effect on our business, operations, or financial results.

Other than the foregoing, neither the Company nor its subsidiaries are involved in any other pending legal proceedings, other than routine legal matters occurring in the ordinary course of business, which in the aggregate involve amounts which are believed by management to be immaterial to the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of the Company.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Not applicable.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Sales and Use of Proceeds

(a) Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. Not Applicable.

(b) Use of Proceeds. Not Applicable

(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities. Set forth below is information regarding the Company’s stock repurchases during the quarter ended March 31, 2024.


	Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
							Maximum Number
					Total Number of		(or Approximate
	Total				Shares (or Units)		Dollar Value) of Shares
	Number		Average		Purchased as Part of		(or Units)
	of Shares		Price Paid		Publicly		that May Yet Be
	(or Units)		Per Share		Announced Plans		Purchased Under the
	Purchased		(or Unit)		or Programs *		Plans or Programs
January 1 – 31, 2024		-	$	-		-		274,094
February 1 – 29, 2024		-		-		-		274,094
March 1 – 31, 2024		-		-		-		274,094
Total		-	$	-		-		274,094

*On March 30, 2021, the Company announced a share repurchase program for up to approximately 5% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock, or approximately 400,000 shares, in the open market, in accordance with all applicable securities laws and regulations, including Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. On March 19, 2008,

the Company announced its intention to repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding common stock (approximately 226,050 split-adjusted shares) in the open market. On November 10, 2011, the Company announced that it had increased the number of shares which may be repurchased under its open-market program to 5% of its currently outstanding shares, or approximately 270,600 split-adjusted shares. Both share repurchase programs are currently in effect.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable

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Item 6. Exhibits



No.	Description
3(i)	Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Norwood Financial Corp⁽¹⁾
3(ii)	Bylaws of Norwood Financial Corp⁽²⁾
4.0	Specimen Stock Certificate of Norwood Financial Corp⁽³⁾
10.1	Norwood Financial Corp 2024 Equity Incentive Plan
31.1	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of CEO
31.2	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of CFO
32	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
101	The following materials from the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
101.INS	Inline XBRL Instance Document (The instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document)
101.SCH	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

(1)Incorporated by reference into this document from Exhibit 3(i) to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 13, 2020.

(2)Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3(ii) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 14, 2024.

(3)Incorporated herein by reference into this document from the identically numbered Exhibits to the Company’s Form 10, Registration Statement initially filed in paper with the Commission on April 29, 1996, Registration No. 0-28364.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



		NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP

Date: May 9, 2024	By:	/s/ James O. Donnelly
		James O. Donnelly
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)


Date: May 9, 2024		/s/ William S. Lance
		William S. Lance
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)