UNITED STATESPRIVATE

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):

May 13, 2026

 

QNB Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Pennsylvania	0-17706	23-2318082
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

15 North Third Street, P.O. Box 9005, Quakertown, PA 18951-9005

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(215) 538-5600

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock		QNBC		N/A

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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. ☐

 

Item 5.02	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

On May 13, 2026, QNB Corp. (the “Company”) announced a succession plan relating to the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and QNB Bank (the “Bank”), the Company’s wholly owned banking subsidiary.

 

Effective November 1, 2026, Christopher T. Cattie, currently Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of the Bank, will assume the role of President of the Bank and will be appointed to the Boards of Directors of both the Bank and the Company as of that date. David W. Freeman, currently President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank, will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Bank and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company until his planned retirement on December 31, 2028. It is expected that Mr. Cattie will assume the roles of President and Chief Executive Officer of each of the Company and the Bank upon Mr. Freeman’s planned retirement.

 

A copy of the press release, dated May 13, 2026, announcing the planned succession is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

 

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

 

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated Mary 13, 2026
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

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.

 

		QNB Corp.
	By:	/s/ David W. Freeman
		David W. Freeman
		Chief Executive Officer
	Dated: May 13, 2026