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Subordinated debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
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Subordinated debt

12. Subordinated debt

On June 6, 2025, the Company entered into Subordinated Note Purchase Agreements (collectively, the “Subordinated Note Purchase Agreements”) with certain qualified institutional buyers and institutional accredited investors (collectively, the “Subordinated Note Purchasers”) pursuant to which the Company issued and sold $85.0 million in

aggregate principal amount of its 7.75% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2035 (the “Subordinated Notes”) at a price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount. The Subordinated Note Purchase Agreements include customary representations, warranties, and covenants. The Subordinated Notes mature on June 15, 2035, and bear interest at an initial fixed annual rate of 7.75%, payable semi-annually in arrears, to but excluding June 15, 2030. From and including June 15, 2030, to but excluding the maturity date or early redemption date, the interest rate will reset quarterly to an interest rate per annum initially equal to the then-current three-month SOFR plus 411 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears. The Company is entitled to redeem the Subordinated Notes, in whole or in part, any time on or after June 15, 2030, on any interest payment date, and to redeem the Subordinated Notes at any time in whole upon certain other events. Any redemption of the Subordinated Notes will be subject to prior regulatory approval to the extent required. The Subordinated Notes were issued under an Indenture, dated June 6, 2025 (the “Indenture”), by and between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee. The Subordinated Notes are not subject to any sinking fund and are not convertible into or, other than with respect to the Exchange Notes, exchangeable for any other securities or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. The Subordinated Notes are not subject to redemption at the option of the holders. The Subordinated Notes are unsecured, subordinated obligations of the Company only and are not obligations of, and are not guaranteed by, any subsidiary of the Company. The Subordinated Notes rank junior in right to payment to the Company’s current and future senior indebtedness. The Subordinated Notes are intended to qualify as Tier 2 capital for regulatory capital purposes. In connection with the issuance and sales of the Subordinated Notes, the Company entered into registration rights agreements with the Subordinated Notes Purchasers, pursuant to which the Company exchanged most of the Subordinated Notes for subordinated notes that are registered under the Securities Act and have substantially the same terms as the Subordinated Notes. The Subordinated Notes are presented net of unamortized debt issuance costs and included in borrowed funds in the consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Subordinated Debentures.” Subordinated debentures were $83.4 million, net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $1.6 million at June 30, 2026, and $83.2 million, net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $1.8 million at December 31, 2025. Interest expense on the Subordinated Notes was $1.8 million and $3.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, and $1.0 million and $1.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.

On June 30, 2025, the Company redeemed $33.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.375% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2030 (the “2020 Notes”) which were sold to accredited investors on June 1, 2020. The 2020 Notes qualified as Tier 2 capital for regulatory capital purposes. The 2020 Notes bore interest at a rate of 5.375% per year for the first five years and then repriced to 9.08% based on a benchmark rate.

The Company assumed $10.3 million of floating rate junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures due December 15, 2036 (“Debentures”) in its 2024 merger with FNCB Bancorp, Inc (the “FNCB merger”) at a fair market value of $8.0 million. The Debentures are held by First National Community Statutory Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”). The Debentures and corresponding trust preferred securities (the “Trust Securities”) have a variable interest rate which resets quarterly to 3-month CME Term SOFR plus a spread adjustment of 0.26161% and a margin of 1.67%. The Debentures are unsecured and rank subordinate and junior in right to all indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the Company. The Debentures represent the sole assets of the Trust. The Trust Securities may be prepaid at the election of the Company. The Company’s investment in the Trust is reflected on a deconsolidated basis. At June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Debentures were $8.2 million and $8.1 million, respectively, and are included in borrowed funds in the consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Junior Subordinated Debentures.” Interest expense on the Debentures was $174 thousand and $347 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, and $188 thousand and $374 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.