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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

☐ 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: 0-16084

CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


PENNSYLVANIA	23-2451943
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	Identification No.)

90-92 MAIN STREET, WELLSBORO, PA 16901

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

570-724-3411

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

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

Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock Par Value $1.00		CZNC		NASDAQ Capital Market

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ◻ No ⌧

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ◻ No ⌧

Indicate by check mark 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 (Section 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 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 has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to § 240.10D-1(b). ◻

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

The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates at June 30, 2025, the last business day of registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was $280,273,757.

The number of shares of common stock outstanding at March 2, 2026 was 17,910,243.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s proxy statement for the annual meeting of its shareholders to be held April 23, 2026 are incorporated by reference into Parts III and IV of this report.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Page(s)
Part I:
Item 1. Business	3-5
Item 1A. Risk Factors	5-9
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments	9
Item 1C. Cybersecurity	10-11
Item 2. Properties	11
Item 3. Legal Proceedings	11
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure	12

Part II.
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	12-14
Item 6. Reserved	14
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	14-38
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	39-41
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	42-98
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	99
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures	99
Item 9B. Other Information	100

Part III:
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	100
Item 11. Executive Compensation	100
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	101
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	101
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services	101

Part IV:
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	101-101
Signatures	106

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PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Citizens & Northern Corporation (“Corporation”) is a bank holding company whose principal activity is community banking. The Corporation’s principal office is located in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. The largest subsidiary is Citizens & Northern Bank (“C&N Bank” or the “Bank”). The Corporation’s other wholly-owned subsidiaries are Citizens & Northern Investment Corporation and Bucktail Life Insurance Company (“Bucktail”). Citizens & Northern Investment Corporation was formed in 1999 to engage in investment activities. Bucktail reinsures credit and mortgage life and accident and health insurance on behalf of C&N Bank.

C&N Bank is a Pennsylvania banking institution that was formed by the consolidation of Northern National Bank of Wellsboro and Citizens National Bank of Towanda in 1971. C&N Bank has operated under its current name since May 6, 1975, at which time C&N Bank changed its charter from a national bank to a Pennsylvania bank. The Bank has expanded its presence over the past several decades through a series of mergers as well as by opening new branch and lending offices and providing access to banking services via the internet and through ATMs. At December 31, 2025, the Bank had 35 branch offices, including 28 in the Northern tier/Northcentral region of Pennsylvania, 1 in the Southern tier of New York State, 4 in Southeastern Pennsylvania (3 in Bucks County and 1 in Chester County) and 2 in Southcentral Pennsylvania (York and Lancaster). In addition to its branch locations, the Bank has a lending office in Elmira, New York.

On October 1, 2025, the Corporation completed its previously announced merger with Susquehanna Community Financial, Inc. (“Susquehanna”). Susquehanna was the parent company of Susquehanna Community Bank, with seven banking offices located in Lycoming, Northumberland, Snyder and Union counties in Pennsylvania. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated April 23, 2025 between the Corporation and Susquehanna, Susquehanna merged with and into the Corporation, with the Corporation as the surviving corporation in the Merger. Immediately following the completion of the Merger, Susquehanna Community Bank, the wholly owned subsidiary of Susquehanna, merged with and into C&N Bank, with C&N Bank surviving. The Corporation issued 2,272,948 shares of common stock to the former Susquehanna stockholders resulting in total merger consideration valued at $44.6 million. Management believes the combination creates additional scale in central Pennsylvania and further diversifies its loan portfolio and funding base, thus increasing resiliency and efficiency.

Since 2019, the Corporation has expanded into Southeastern Pennsylvania by acquisitions and Southcentral Pennsylvania by opening new branches. The Corporation acquired Covenant Financial, Inc. (“Covenant”), effective July 1, 2020. Covenant was the parent company of Covenant Bank, a commercial bank which operated a community bank office in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and another in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The Covenant acquisition followed the 2019 acquisition of Monument Bancorp, Inc. (“Monument”), a commercial bank with offices in Bucks County. In Southcentral Pennsylvania, in 2021, the Corporation converted the lending office in York, Pennsylvania to a full-service branch and established a new branch in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Mainly as a result of the acquisitions and subsequent growth in the newer markets, the Corporation’s consolidated total assets at December 31, 2025 increased to $3.1 billion, up 89% from the corresponding total at December 31, 2019. Similarly, gross loans of $2.4 billion at December 31, 2025 were up 99% from December 31, 2019 and total deposits of $2.6 billion were up 105% from December 31, 2019.

C&N Bank provides an extensive range of banking services, including deposit and loan products for personal and commercial customers. The Bank also provides wealth management services through its trust department and C&N Financial Services, LLC (“CNFS”). The trust department offers a wide range of financial services, such as 401(k) plans, retirement planning, estate planning, estate settlements and asset management. CNFS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bank, is a licensed insurance agency that provides insurance products to individuals and businesses and through a broker-dealer arrangement, offers mutual funds, annuities, educational savings accounts and other investment products through registered agents. CNFS’s operations are not significant in relation to the total operations of the Corporation.

Northern Tier Holding LLC acquires, holds and disposes of real property acquired by the Bank through foreclosure procedures. C&N Bank is the sole member of Northern Tier Holding LLC.

All phases of the Bank’s business are competitive. The Bank competes with fintech and other online financial institutions, local commercial banks headquartered in our market areas and other commercial banks with branches in our market areas. Many of the online financial institutions and some of the banks that have branches in our market areas are larger in overall size. With respect to lending activities and attracting deposits, the Bank also competes with savings banks, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, regulated small loan companies and credit unions. Also, the Bank competes with mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and other

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investment vehicles for deposits. C&N Bank competes with insurance companies, investment counseling firms, mutual funds and other business firms and individuals for trust, investment management, brokerage and insurance services. The Bank is generally competitive with all financial institutions in our service areas with respect to interest rates paid on time and savings deposits, service charges on deposit accounts and interest rates charged on loans. The Bank serves a diverse customer base and is not economically dependent on any small group of customers or on any individual industry.

At December 31, 2025, C&N Bank had total assets of $3,121,869,000, total deposits of $2,584,952,000 and net loans outstanding of $2,323,317,000.

Most activities of the Corporation and its subsidiaries are regulated by federal or state agencies. Our primary regulatory relationships are as follows:

●	The Corporation is a bank holding company formed under the provisions of Section 3 of the Federal Reserve Act. The Corporation is under the direct supervision of the Federal Reserve and must comply with the reporting requirements of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.

●	C&N Bank is a state-chartered, Federal Reserve member bank, supervised by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities.

●	The Pennsylvania Department of Insurance regulates CNFS’s insurance activities. Brokerage products are offered through third party networking agreements.

●	Bucktail is incorporated in the state of Arizona and supervised by the Arizona Department of Insurance.

A copy of the Corporation’s annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current events reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to these reports, are available, free of charge, through the Corporation’s web site at www.cnbankpa.com. These reports, as well as any amendments thereto, are posted on our website as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with the SEC. The information contained on our website or in any websites linked by our website is not a part of this 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Human Capital

The Corporation’s Board of Directors and executive leadership team have established the following mission, vision and values:

Mission: Creating value through lifelong relationships with our customers, teammates, shareholders and communities.

Vision: Every customer says “C&N is the ONLY bank I need.”

Values: Teamwork, Respect, Responsibility and Accountability, Excellence, Integrity, Client Focus, Have Fun.

We recognize that our ability to create value on a consistent basis is highly dependent upon the effectiveness of our team.

The Corporation’s key human capital management objectives are to attract and retain diverse raw and seasoned talent that fits our values and culture. Our talent strategy focuses on acquiring new employees through branding and outreach programs, developing employees through a robust onboarding program, ongoing training, and performance management, and retaining employees through recognition, engagement, and an attractive total rewards package. At December 31, 2025, the Corporation had 460 full-time equivalent employees.

At C&N Bank, we are committed to creating value through relationships. At the heart of this mission is a promise of excellence in service to all people, as demonstrated by our commitment to equity of opportunity, inclusion and our fostering of a spirit of belonging. We live our values of respect, integrity and excellence by creating access and providing support to help our diverse constituents of customers, teammates, shareholders and communities in achieving their financial goals. We embrace inclusion of all of our stakeholders as an important component of our vision to be the ONLY bank our customers need.

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Compensation and Benefits

The Corporation offers competitive compensation to attract and retain talent. Our generous total rewards package includes market-competitive salary, bonuses or sales commissions, short-term and long-term equity incentives, healthcare and retirement benefits, and paid time off. Employees have regular performance reviews and receive salary raises commensurate with performance. Employees have access to a holistic suite of items within our employee assistance program that caters to physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing for the employee and their family.

Training and Development

The Corporation provides a robust training and development program that supports our culture, prepares employees for their immediate role, develops them for long term success at the Bank and supports personal enrichment. We offer functional training, culture building exercises, personal development, C&N Bank history, C&N Bank integration and ongoing technical training throughout each year. Employees also have access to additional educational and development opportunities including tuition reimbursement and certification programs.

Communication and Engagement

At C&N, we believe in the importance of employee communication and engagement. We utilize several methods to foster engagement, including activities such as Employee Recognition programs, Service Anniversary Awards, Bank wide monthly calls, semi-annual Bank wide events, annual employee surveys, focus groups, daily huddles, and the Giving Back, Giving Together community service program. We believe keeping our team well informed, connected, and appreciated adds to the success of our organization.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

The Corporation is subject to the many risks and uncertainties applicable to all banking companies, as well as risks specific to the Corporation’s geographic locations. Although the Corporation seeks to effectively manage risks, and maintains a level of equity that exceeds the banking regulatory agencies’ thresholds for being considered “well capitalized” (see Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements), management cannot predict the future and cannot eliminate the possibility of credit, operational or other losses. Accordingly, actual results may differ materially from management’s expectations. We believe that the Corporation’s most significant risks and uncertainties are discussed below.

Risk Related to Acquisition Activity – As described in Item 1, the Corporation has completed three acquisitions of banking companies in 2025, 2020 and 2019 (Susquehanna, Covenant and Monument) and expanded its geographic footprint in Northcentral, Southcentral, and Southeastern Pennsylvania. Further, management intends to continue to pursue additional acquisition opportunities. Potential acquisitions may disrupt the Corporation’s business and dilute shareholder value. We regularly evaluate merger and acquisition opportunities and conduct due diligence activities related to possible transactions with other financial institutions and financial service companies. Acquiring other banks, businesses, or branches involves various risks commonly associated with acquisitions, including: potential exposure to unknown or contingent liabilities of the target company, exposure to potential asset quality issues of the target company, difficulty and expense of integrating the operations and personnel of the target company, potential disruption to the Corporation’s business, potential diversion of management’s time and attention, the possible loss of key employees and customers of the target company, difficulty in estimating the value of the target company and potential changes in banking or tax laws or regulations that may affect the target company. Acquisitions may involve the payment of a premium over book and market values, and, therefore, some dilution of the Corporation’s tangible book value and earnings per common share may occur in connection with any future transaction. Furthermore, failure to realize the expected revenue projections, cost savings, increases in geographic or product presence, and/or other projected benefits from recent or future acquisitions could have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s business, financial condition or results of operations.

Credit Risk from Lending Activities - A significant source of risk is the possibility that losses will be sustained because borrowers, guarantors and related parties may fail to perform in accordance with the terms of their loan agreements. Most of the Corporation’s loans are secured, but some loans are unsecured. With respect to secured loans, the collateral securing the repayment of these loans may be insufficient to cover the obligations owed under such loans. A significant portion of such collateral is real estate located in the Corporation's core banking markets. Collateral values may be adversely affected by changes in economic, environmental and other conditions, including declines in the value of real estate, changes in interest rates, changes in monetary and fiscal policies of the federal

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government, wide-spread disease, terrorist activity, environmental contamination and other external events. A decline in local economic conditions may have a greater effect on the Corporation’s earnings and capital than on the earnings and capital of other financial institutions whose real estate loan portfolios are more geographically diverse. In addition, collateral appraisals that are out of date or that do not meet industry recognized standards may create the impression that a loan is adequately collateralized when it is not. The Corporation has adopted underwriting and credit monitoring procedures and policies, including regular reviews of appraisals and borrower financial statements, that management believes are appropriate to mitigate the risk of loss. Also, as discussed further in the “Provision and Allowance for Credit Losses” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis, the Corporation uses an expected loss methodology that is referred to as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) methodology. CECL requires an estimate of credit losses for the remaining estimated life of the financial asset using historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Such risk management and accounting policies and procedures, however, may not prevent unexpected losses that could have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

A significant portion of the Corporation's loan portfolio consists of commercial real estate loans, including owner occupied properties, non-owner-occupied properties, and other commercial properties. These types of loans are generally viewed as having more risk of default than residential real estate loans and depend on cash flows from the owner’s business or the property’s tenants to service the debt. The borrower’s cash flows may be affected significantly by general economic conditions, a downturn in the local economy or in occupancy rates in the market where the property is located, or other external events, any of which could increase the likelihood of default. Commercial real estate loans also typically have larger loan balances, and, therefore, the deterioration of one or a few of these loans could cause a significant increase in the percentage of the Corporation's non-performing loans. An increase in non-performing loans could result in a loss of earnings from these loans, an increase in the provision for credit losses for loans, and an increase in charge-offs, all of which could have a material adverse effect on the Corporation's business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Over the past few years, the banking regulatory agencies have expressed concerns about weaknesses in the current commercial real estate market. Banking regulators generally give commercial real estate lending greater scrutiny and may require banks with higher levels of commercial real estate loans to implement enhanced risk management practices, including stricter underwriting, internal controls, risk management policies, more granular reporting, and portfolio stress testing, as well as possibly higher levels of allowances for credit losses and capital levels as a result of commercial real estate lending growth and exposures. If the Corporation's banking regulators determine that our commercial real estate lending activities involve more than customary risk and therefore are subject to such heightened scrutiny, the Corporation may incur significant additional costs or be required to restrict certain of our commercial real estate lending activities. Furthermore, failures in the Corporation's risk management policies, procedures and controls could adversely affect our ability to manage this portfolio going forward and could result in an increased rate of delinquencies in, and increased losses from, this portfolio, which could have a material adverse effect on the Corporation's business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Interest Rate Risk - Business risk arising from changes in interest rates is an inherent factor in operating a banking organization. The Corporation’s assets are predominantly long-term, fixed-rate loans and debt securities. Funding for these assets comes principally from deposits with no stated maturities, term deposits and borrowed funds. Accordingly, there is an inherent risk of lower future earnings or decline in fair value of the Corporation’s financial instruments when interest rates change.

Moreover, the Federal Reserve lowered the Federal Funds rate in 2020 and maintained a rate of 0% to 0.25% throughout 2021 while injecting unusually large amounts of liquidity into the nation’s monetary system. In 2022 and 2023, the Federal Reserve changed course and raised the rate several times to a range of 5.25% to 5.50% at December 31, 2023. The Federal Reserve’s rate increases, along with an accompanying tightening of the money supply, were conducted in an effort to contain inflation. The Federal Reserve lowered the Federal Funds rate twice to a range of 4.25% to 4.50% at December 31, 2024 and continued to lower the Federal Funds rate three times in 2025 to a range of 3.50% to 3.75% at December 31, 2025.

Significant fluctuations in interest rates, including fluctuations in interest rates triggered by the Federal Reserve’s actions, could have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

Holding Company Liquidity Risk- The Corporation relies on dividends from its subsidiaries for substantially all of its revenue and its ability to make dividends, distributions and other payments.

Limited Geographic Diversification - The Corporation grants commercial, residential and personal loans to customers primarily in the Corporation’s markets of the Northern tier/Northcentral regions of Pennsylvania, Southern tier of New York and Southeastern and

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Southcentral Pennsylvania. Although the Corporation has a diversified loan portfolio, a significant portion of its debtors’ ability to honor their contracts is dependent on the local economic conditions within these regions. Deterioration in economic conditions could adversely affect the quality of the Corporation’s loan portfolio and the demand for its products and services, and accordingly, could have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

Competition - All phases of the Corporation’s business are competitive. Some competitors are much larger in total assets and capitalization than the Corporation, have greater access to capital markets and can offer a broader array of financial services. There can be no assurance that the Corporation will be able to compete effectively in its markets. Additionally, the financial services industry is undergoing rapid technological change with frequent introductions of new technology-driven products and services, including those related to artificial intelligence, to technologies that automate functions previously performed manually, facilitate the ability of customers to engage in financial transactions and otherwise enhance the customer experience. Many of these initiatives take a significant amount of time to develop and implement, are tied to critical systems, and require substantial financial, human, and other resources. The investments by larger competitors in these initiatives may be more substantial than those of the Corporation, which may cause the Corporation to lose market share. Although the Corporation, in making such investments, takes steps to mitigate the risks and uncertainties associated with these initiatives, they are not always implemented on time, within budget, or without negative financial, operational, or customer impact and do not always perform as the Corporation or its customers expect. Moreover, costs associated with implementing technology-driven products or other services, or technology-related or other developments increasing the nature or level of competition, could have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

Inability to Attract and Develop Qualified Personnel – The future success of the Corporation will depend in large part on our ability to attract, develop and retain highly qualified management, lending, financial, technological, marketing, sales, and support personnel. Competition for qualified personnel is intense and we cannot ensure success in attracting or retaining qualified personnel. There may be only a limited number of persons with the requisite skills to serve in these positions, and it may be increasingly difficult for us to hire personnel over time. Our ability to retain key officers and employees may be further impacted by legislation and regulation affecting the financial services industry. For example, legislation and bank regulatory action that places restrictions on executive compensation at, and the pay practices of, financial institutions may further impact our ability to compete for talent with other industries that are not subject to the same limitations as financial institutions. Any inability to attract, develop and retain significant numbers of qualified management and other personnel would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Cyber Security Risks and Technology Dependence – In the ordinary course of business, the Corporation collects and stores sensitive data, including proprietary business information and personally identifiable information of our customers and employees in systems and on networks. In some cases, this confidential or proprietary information is collected, compiled, processed, transmitted or stored by third parties on our behalf. The secure processing, maintenance and use of this information is critical to operations and our business strategy.

The Corporation has invested in accepted technologies, and continually reviews processes and practices that are designed to protect our networks, computers and data from damage or unauthorized access, and maintains an information security risk insurance policy. On an on-going basis the Corporation assesses its cyber security procedures and controls and performs network penetration tests on at least an annual basis. All employees receive monthly information security awareness training.

Despite these security measures, the Corporation’s computer systems and infrastructure or those of third parties used by us to compile, process or store such information may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers or breached due to employee error, malfeasance, or other disruptions. Financial services institutions and companies engaged in data processing have reported breaches in the security of their websites or other systems, some of which have involved sophisticated and targeted attacks intended to obtain unauthorized access to sensitive information, destroy data, steal financial assets, disable or degrade service, or sabotage systems, often through the introduction of computer viruses or malware, cyber-attacks and other means. Denial of service attacks have been launched against a number of large financial services institutions. The Corporation may be subject to similar attacks in the future. Hacking and identity theft risks could cause serious reputational harm and financial loss to the Corporation. Cyber threats are rapidly evolving and the Corporation may not be able to anticipate or prevent all such attacks. Advancements in the use of artificial intelligence could lead to attacks by exploiting vulnerabilities to manipulate model outputs or bypass security controls. A breach of any kind could compromise systems and the information stored there could be accessed, damaged, locked up, or disclosed. A breach in security could result in legal claims, regulatory penalties, disruption in operations, and damage to the Corporation’s reputation, which could have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

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Artificial Intelligence Risks and Challenges - The Corporation or its third-party vendors, clients or counterparties may develop or incorporate artificial intelligence ("AI") technology in certain business processes, services, or products. The development and use of AI presents a number of risks and challenges to the Corporation's business. The legal and regulatory environment relating to AI is uncertain and rapidly evolving, both in the U.S. and internationally, and includes regulatory schemes targeted specifically at AI as well as provisions in intellectual property, privacy, consumer protection, employment, and other laws applicable to the use of AI. These evolving laws and regulations could require changes in the Corporation's implementation of AI technology and increase its compliance costs and the risk of non-compliance. AI models, particularly generative AI models, may produce output or take action that is incorrect, that reflects biases included in the data on which they are trained, that results in the release of private, confidential, or proprietary information, that infringes on the intellectual property rights of others, or that is otherwise harmful. In addition, the complexity of many AI models makes it difficult to understand why they are generating particular outputs. This limited transparency increases the challenges associated with assessing the proper operation of AI models, understanding and monitoring the capabilities of the AI models, reducing erroneous output, eliminating bias, and complying with regulations that require documentation or explanation of the basis on which decisions are made. Further, the Corporation may rely on AI models developed by third parties, and, to that extent, would be dependent in part on the manner in which those third parties develop and train their models, including risks arising from the inclusion of any unauthorized material in the training data for their models and the effectiveness of the steps these third parties have taken to limit the risks associated with the output of their models, matters over which the Corporation may have limited visibility. Any of these risks could expose us to liability or adverse legal or regulatory consequences and harm our reputation and the public perception of our business or the effectiveness of our security measures.

Government Regulation and Monetary Policy - The Corporation and the banking industry are subject to extensive regulation and supervision under federal and state laws and regulations. The requirements and limitations imposed by such laws and regulations limit the way the Corporation conducts its business, undertakes new investments and activities, and obtains financing. These regulations are designed primarily for the protection of the deposit insurance funds and consumers and not to benefit the Corporation’s shareholders. Financial institution regulation has been the subject of significant legislation in recent years and may be the subject of further significant legislation in the future, none of which is in the control of the Corporation. Significant new laws or changes in, or repeals of, existing laws could have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. For example, the regulatory authorities may take actions that could result in decreases in service charge revenue from deposit accounts, including overdraft privilege and other fees. Further, federal monetary policy, particularly as implemented through the Federal Reserve System, significantly affects short-term interest rates and credit conditions, and any unfavorable change in these conditions could have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

Bank Secrecy Act and Related Laws and Regulations - Laws and regulations relating to the Bank Secrecy Act have significant implications for all financial institutions. In recent years, these laws and regulations have increased due diligence requirements and reporting obligations for financial institutions, created new crimes and penalties, and required the federal banking agencies, in reviewing merger and other acquisition transactions, to consider the effectiveness of the parties to such transactions in combating money laundering activities. Even innocent noncompliance and inconsequential failure to follow the regulations could result in significant fines or other penalties, which could have a material adverse impact on the Corporation’s business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh - Through its subsidiary (C&N Bank), the Corporation is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLB-Pittsburgh), which is one of 11 regional Federal Home Loan Banks. The Corporation has a line of credit with the FHLB-Pittsburgh that is secured by a blanket lien on its loan portfolio. Access to this line of credit is critical if a funding need arises. However, there can be no assurance that the FHLB-Pittsburgh will be able to provide funding when needed, nor can there be assurance that the FHLB-Pittsburgh will provide funds specifically to the Corporation should its financial condition deteriorate and/or regulators prevent that access. The inability to access this source of funds could have a materially adverse effect on the Corporation’s financial flexibility if alternate financing is not available at acceptable interest rates. The failure of the FHLB-Pittsburgh or the FHLB system in general, may materially impair the Corporation’s ability to meet short- and long-term liquidity needs or to meet growth plans.

The Corporation owns common stock of the FHLB-Pittsburgh to qualify for membership in the FHLB system and access services from the FHLB-Pittsburgh. The FHLB-Pittsburgh faces a variety of risks in its operations including interest rate risk, counterparty credit risk, and adverse changes in its regulatory framework. In addition, the 11 Federal Home Loan Banks are jointly liable for the consolidated obligations of the FHLB system. To the extent that one FHLB cannot meet its obligations, other FHLBs can be called upon to make required payments. Such risks affecting the FHLB-Pittsburgh could adversely impact the value of the Corporation’s investment in the common stock of the FHLB-Pittsburgh and/or affect its access to credit.

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Soundness of Other Financial Institutions - In addition to the FHLB-Pittsburgh, the Corporation maintains other credit facilities that provide it with additional liquidity. These facilities include secured and unsecured borrowings from the Federal Reserve Bank and third-party commercial banks. The Corporation believes that it maintains a strong liquidity position and that it is well positioned to withstand foreseeable market conditions. However, legal agreements with counterparties typically include provisions allowing them to restrict or terminate the Corporation’s access to these credit facilities with or without advance notice and at their sole discretion.

Financial institutions are interconnected because of trading, clearing, counterparty, and other relationships. Financial market conditions have been negatively impacted in the past and such disruptions or adverse changes in the Corporation’s results of operations or financial condition could, in the future, have a negative impact on available sources of liquidity. Such a situation may arise due to circumstances that are outside the Corporation’s control, such as general market disruptions or operational problems affecting the Corporation or third parties. The Corporation’s efforts to monitor and manage liquidity risk may not be successful or sufficient to deal with dramatic or unanticipated reductions in available liquidity. In such events, the Corporation’s cost of funds may increase, thereby reducing net interest income, or the Corporation may need to sell a portion of its securities and/or loan portfolio, which, depending upon market conditions, could necessitate realizing a loss.

Moreover, the Corporation is exposed to the risk that when a bank or other financial institution experiences financial difficulties, there could be an adverse “contagion” impact on other banking institutions. For example, the failures of Silicon Valley Bank in California, Signature Bank in New York and First Republic Bank in California in 2023 caused an element of uncertainty in the investor community and among bank customers generally, including, specifically, deposit customers. These types of events may reduce customer confidence and may affect sources of funding and liquidity, increase regulatory requirements and costs, adversely affect financial markets and/or have negative reputational ramifications for institutions in the banking industry, including, possibly, the Corporation.

Securities Markets – The fair value of the Corporation’s available-for-sale debt securities, as well as the revenues the Corporation earns from its wealth management services, are sensitive to price fluctuations and market events.

Declines in the values of the Corporation’s securities holdings, combined with adverse changes in the expected cash flows from these investments, would negatively impact their value for liquidity management purposes and could result in the recording of an allowance for credit losses. At December 31, 2025, the fair value of the Corporation’s available-for-sale debt securities portfolio was $506.6 million, or 5.5% less than the amortized cost basis. The unrealized decrease in fair value was consistent with the increases in market interest rates that occurred subsequent to the purchases of the securities, and no allowance for credit losses was required on available-for-sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2025. Further increases in interest rates would cause the fair value of the available-for-sale debt securities portfolio to decrease further. For additional information regarding debt securities, see the “Securities” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements.

The Corporation’s trust revenue is determined, in part, from the value of the underlying investment portfolios. Accordingly, if the values of those investment portfolios decrease, whether due to factors influencing U.S. or international securities markets, in general, or otherwise, the Corporation’s revenue could be negatively impacted. In addition, the Corporation’s ability to sell its brokerage services is dependent, in part, upon consumers’ level of confidence in securities markets.

Mortgage Banking – The Corporation originates and sells residential mortgage loans to the secondary market through the MPF Xtra and MPF Original programs. Both of these programs are administered by the Federal Home Loan Banks of Pittsburgh and Chicago. At December 31, 2025, the total outstanding balance of residential mortgages sold and serviced through the two programs amounted to $450,120,000. The Corporation must strictly adhere to the MPF Xtra and MPF Original program guidelines for origination, underwriting and servicing loans, and failure to do so may result in the Corporation being forced to repurchase loans or being dropped from the program. As of December 31, 2025, the total outstanding balance of residential mortgage loans the Corporation has repurchased as a result of identified instances of noncompliance amounted to $2,598,000. If the volume of such forced repurchases of loans were to increase significantly, or if the Corporation were to be dropped from the programs, it could have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

Not applicable.

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ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY

Risk Management and Strategy- The Corporation’s cybersecurity risk management program is designed to assess, identify, and manage material risks from cybersecurity threats and is an integral part of the overall risk management program. Cybersecurity risk includes exposure to failures or interruptions of service or security breaches resulting from malicious technological attacks that impact the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of our or third parties’ operations, systems, or data. The Corporation assesses its cyber security procedures and controls on an on-going basis as safeguarding its systems and data is critical to its operations and business strategy.

The Corporation uses third-party vendors, including a managed security service provider, to assist in monitoring, detecting, and managing cyber threats. The Board of Directors has established risk management guidelines for third-party vendors. Further, the Corporation conducts due diligence reviews of third-party vendors before contracts or agreements for provision of services are signed and conducts ongoing due diligence and oversight procedures with the frequency of the procedures determined based on a risk assessment of the services provided. The Corporation generally has agreements in place with its service providers that include requirements related to cybersecurity and data privacy. Due diligence and oversight procedures may include, but are not limited to, reviews of financial information, internal control reports, business continuity and disaster recovery plans, and information security and cyber security policies and associated tests of effectiveness. The Corporation cannot guarantee, however, that such agreements, due diligence, and oversight procedures will prevent a cyber incident from impacting our systems or information. Additionally, the Corporation may not be able to obtain adequate or any reimbursement from its insurance coverage or from its service providers in the event it should suffer any such incidents. Due to applicable laws and regulations or contractual obligations, the Corporation may be held responsible for cyber incidents attributed to its service providers in relation to any data that the Corporation shares with them.

During 2025, the Corporation did not experience a cybersecurity threat or incident that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect the Corporation, including its business strategy, results of consolidated operations or financial condition. Refer to the risk factor captioned “Cyber Security Risks and Technology Dependence” in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” for additional information.

Governance- The Board of Directors provides oversight of the risk management program and setting the Corporation’s cyber risk profile, which includes risks from cybersecurity threats, enterprise cyber strategy, and key cyber initiatives. The Board has appointed a Risk Management Committee currently made up of six members of the Board with governance and oversight of the Corporation’s enterprise-wide risk management program. The members of the Risk Management Committee collectively have years of business management and professional experience in the banking industry and other industries including exposure to cyber risk management considerations. The Board also meets with our internal and external auditors, and federal and state regulators to review and discuss reports on risk, examination, and regulatory compliance matters. In fulfilling its role, the Risk Management Committee is actively engaged with management regarding cyber security procedures and controls to manage and mitigate cybersecurity-related risks. Management provides at least quarterly information security reports to the Risk Management Committee who provides a report to the Board of its discussions and decisions. These reports to the Risk Management Committee address management’s efforts to monitor, detect and prevent cyber threats. In addition, the Board of Directors is engaged, as needed, in accordance with the Incident Response Plan.

The Corporation has an information security program that is primarily managed by the Information Security Department, which is led by the Chief Risk Management Officer and the Director of Information Security and supported by the Information Technology Operations Department, which is led by the Chief Information Officer. The Information Security Department is led by the Director of Information Security, and is responsible for day-to-day management of the information security program including system monitoring, vulnerability scans, employee security training including phishing exercises, security controls, and building strong relationships with security vendors. The Chief Risk Management Officer, the Chief Information Officer, the Director of Information Security and the other members of the Information Security Department are qualified by years of experience, post-secondary education, industry certifications and regular continuing education. A network penetration test and vulnerability assessment are performed at a minimum annually by a third-party vendor. The information security committee is the management committee responsible for the oversight of the information security program and is also responsible for policy development and information security risk assessment. This committee meets at least quarterly to discuss and review the information security program. The information security program is updated at least annually and the Board of Directors, with input from the Risk Management Committee, approves all material changes.

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The Corporation has an Incident Response Plan that provides a documented guideline for handling potential threats and taking appropriate measures including timely notification and escalation to executive leadership and the Board of Directors. The Incident Response Plan is managed by the Incident Response Team which includes the Director of Information Security, Chief Risk Management Officer, Chief Information Officer, and other essential members of management. The Incident Response Plan is reviewed and tested at least annually.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

A summary of the Corporation’s operating properties is as follows:


	Number	Number of	Number of
	of	Owned	Leased
	Locations	Properties	Properties
Branches	35	29	6
Limited Purpose Office-Lending	1	1	0
Administrative/Multi-purpose	4	2	2
Total	40	32	8

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Class Action Litigation

On March 27, 2024, a putative class action lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas by investors in a purported Ponzi scheme operated by two individuals, one of whom maintained accounts at C&N Bank. The plaintiffs sued C&N Bank, along with another bank, and additional law firm and accounting firm defendants. The case was styled Goldovsky, et al. v. Rauld, et al. Plaintiffs asserted claims against C&N Bank and the other bank for aiding and abetting alleged violations of the Texas Securities Act, and additional claims against the legal and accounting professionals for statutory fraud, common law fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and knowing participation in breach of fiduciary duty.

C&N Bank filed motions to dismiss the Texas case for wont of personal jurisdiction and failure to state a claim. The Plaintiffs responded to those motions. By order of the District Court judge dated March 27, 2025, C&N Bank’s motion to dismiss for wont of personal jurisdiction was granted.

Plaintiffs filed an application for certification of the Texas suit as a class action. On October 16, 2025, the District Court in Texas issued an order denying the plaintiffs’ motion for class certification.

On May 23, 2025, C&N Bank was served with a complaint filed by Goldovsky, et al in the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The complaint was predicated upon Texas securities law, alleging substantially the same facts and asserting the same legal arguments as in the Texas case. C&N Bank filed motions to dismiss the Pennsylvania case. Plaintiffs filed a motion to certify the case as class action. C&N Bank filed its response brief in opposition to class certification in the Pennsylvania case on October 22, 2025. On December 30, 2025, the US District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued an order dismissing the case with prejudice on the grounds that the complaint was filed after the statute of limitations had run. Plaintiffs had until January 29, 2026 to file a timely notice of appeal. No such notice was filed.

C&N Bank believes that it has substantial defenses against any additional actions the plaintiffs may initiate and intends to defend itself in the event of any such actions. Based on the information available to the Corporation, the Corporation does not believe at this time that a loss is probable in this matter, nor can a range of possible losses be determined. Accordingly, no liability has been recorded for this litigation matter in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The Corporation’s estimate may change from time to time, and actual losses could vary.

The Corporation and the Bank are involved in various legal proceedings incidental to their business. Management believes the aggregate liability, if any, resulting from such pending and threatened legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s financial condition or results of operations.

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

Not applicable.

PART II

QUARTERLY SHARE DATA

Trades of the Corporation’s stock are executed through various brokers who maintain a market in the Corporation’s stock. The Corporation’s stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market with the trading symbol CZNC. As of December 31, 2025, there were 2,283 shareholders of record of the Corporation’s common stock.

While the Corporation has a history of paying cash dividends, future dividend payments will depend upon the Corporation’s financial condition and future earnings and capital and regulatory requirements. Also, the Corporation and C&N Bank are subject to restrictions on the amount of dividends that may be paid without approval of banking regulatory authorities. These restrictions are described in Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements.

On September 25, 2023, the Corporation announced a new treasury stock repurchase program. Under the program, the Corporation is authorized to repurchase up to 750,000 shares of the Corporation’s common stock, or slightly less than 5% of the Corporation’s issued and outstanding shares at August 4, 2023. The program was effective when publicly announced and will continue thereafter until suspended or terminated by the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion. All shares of common stock repurchased pursuant to the program shall be held as treasury shares and be available for use and reissuance for purposes as and when determined by the Board of Directors including, without limitation, pursuant to the Corporation’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase and Sale Plan and its equity compensation program. During the year ended December 31, 2025, 501 shares were repurchased for a total cost of $9,534, at an average price of $19.03 per share. At December 31, 2025, there were 723,465 shares available to be repurchased under the program. As permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements and subject to market conditions and other factors, purchases may be made from time to time in the open market at prevailing prices, or through privately negotiated transactions.

The following table sets forth a summary of purchases by the Corporation, in the open market, of its equity securities during the fourth quarter 2025:


							Total Number of		Maximum
							Shares		Number of
							Purchased		Shares that May
							as Part of		Yet
							Publicly		be Purchased
		Total Number		Average			Announced		Under
		of Shares		Price Paid			Plans		the Plans or
Period		Purchased		per Share			or Programs		Programs
October 1 - 31, 2025		0		$	0		0		723,966
November 1 - 30, 2025		501		$	19.03		501		723,465
December 1 - 31, 2025		0		$	0		0		723,465
Total		501		$	19.03		501

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PERFORMANCE GRAPH

Set forth below is a chart comparing the Corporation’s cumulative return to stockholders against the cumulative return of the Russell 2000 Index and the Corporation’s peer group index (the NASDAQ Bank Index) for the five-year period commencing December 31, 2020 and ended December 31, 2025.

The index values are market-weighted dividend-reinvestment amounts, which measure the total return on a $100.00 investment made five years ago. This chart meets Securities & Exchange Commission requirements for showing dividend reinvestment share performance over a five-year period and measures the return to an investor for investing $100.00 into a group of bank stocks and reinvesting any and all dividends into the purchase of more of the same stock for which dividends were paid.


	Period Ending
Index	12/31/20	12/31/21	12/31/22	12/31/23	12/31/24	12/31/25
Citizens & Northern Corporation	100.00	138.06	126.52	131.21	115.22	132.52
Russell 2000 Index	100.00	114.78	91.30	106.71	119.00	134.23
Peer Group (NASDAQ Bank Index)	100.00	142.91	119.65	115.54	139.30	149.15

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EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

The following table sets forth information concerning the Citizens & Northern 2023 Equity Stock Incentive Plan which was approved by the Corporation’s shareholders in April 2023. The figures shown in the table below are as of December 31, 2025.


				Number of
	Number of	Weighted-		Securities
	Securities to be	average		Remaining
	Issued Upon	Exercise		for Future
	Exercise of	Price of		Issuance Under
	Outstanding	Outstanding		Equity Compen-
	Options	Options		sation Plans
Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders	0	$	N/A	357,936

Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders	0		N/A	0

More details related to the Corporation’s equity compensation plans are provided in Notes 1 and 13 to the consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 6. RESERVED

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Certain statements in this section and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are forward-looking statements for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements may include financial and other projections as well as statements regarding the Corporation that may include future plans, objectives, performance, revenues, growth, profits, operating expenses or the Corporation’s underlying assumptions. Citizens & Northern Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Corporation”) intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts, are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, business objectives and expectations, and are generally identifiable by the use of words such as, “may”, “would”, “will”, "should", “likely”, “possibly”, "expect", "anticipate", “intend”, “pro forma”, “estimate”, “target”, “potentially”, “probably”, “outlook”, “predict”, “contemplate”, “continue”, “strategic”, “objective”, “plan”, “forecast”, “project”, “believe” and “goal” or other similar words, phrases or concepts. Persons reading this document are cautioned that such statements are only predictions, and that the Corporation’s actual future results or performance may be materially different. A number of factors could cause our actual results, events or developments, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, events or developments expressed, implied or anticipated by such forward-looking statements. In addition to factors previously disclosed in the reports filed by the Corporation with the SEC, including the Risk Factors section of this Form 10-K, and those identified elsewhere in this document, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward looking statements:

●	changes in monetary and fiscal policies of the Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Government, particularly related to changes in interest rates

●	changes in general economic conditions

●	the potential for adverse developments in the banking industry that could have a negative impact on customer confidence

●	the possibility that the Corporation’s credit standards and its on-going credit assessment processes might not protect it from significant credit losses

●	difficulties in integrating the operations of the former Susquehanna. (acquired by the Corporation October 1, 2025)

●	legislative or regulatory changes

●	downturn in demand for loan, deposit and other financial services in the Corporation’s market area

●	increased competition from other banks and non-bank providers of financial services

●	technological changes and increased technology-related costs

●	information security breaches or other technology difficulties or failures

●	changes in, or the application of, generally accepted accounting principles with respect to the presentation of the Corporation’s financial statements

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●	fraud and cyber malfunction risks as usage of artificial intelligence continues to expand

●	integration efforts between the Corporation and Susquehanna may divert the attention of the management teams of the Corporation and Susquehanna and cause a loss in the momentum of their ongoing businesses

●	success of the Corporation in Susquehanna’s geographic market area will require the Corporation to attract and retain key personnel in the market and to differentiate the Corporation from its competitors in the market

These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. All forward-looking statements and information made herein are based on management’s current beliefs and assumptions as of the date of filing of this document. The Corporation does not undertake to update forward-looking statements.

Completion of Merger with Susquehanna Community Financial, Inc.

On October 1, 2025, the Corporation completed its previously announced merger with Susquehanna. Susquehanna was the parent company of Susquehanna Community Bank, with seven banking offices located in Lycoming, Northumberland, Snyder and Union counties in Pennsylvania. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated April 23, 2025 between the Corporation and Susquehanna, Susquehanna merged with and into the Corporation, with the Corporation as the surviving corporation in the Merger. Immediately following the completion of the Merger, Susquehanna Community Bank, the wholly owned subsidiary of Susquehanna, merged with and into C&N Bank, with C&N Bank surviving. Upon completion of the merger, shareholders of Susquehanna became entitled to exchange each share of Susquehanna common stock owned for 0.80 shares of the Corporation’s common stock. Cash was issued in lieu of fractional shares resulting from the conversion of Susquehanna’s stock. In total, C&N issued approximately 2.3 million shares of common stock to the former Susquehanna stockholders, resulting in total merger consideration valued at $44.6 million and an increase in the Corporation’s stockholders’ equity of $44.4 million, net of equity issuance costs.

In connection with the acquisition, effective October 1, 2025, tangible common book value per share (a non-GAAP ratio- see reconciliation on. page 38) was diluted by $0.56, or 3.6%, as the Corporation recorded goodwill of $10.8 million and a core deposit intangible asset of $10.7 million. Assets acquired included loans valued at $393.6 million, cash and due from banks of $6.1 million, bank-owned life insurance valued at $8.0 million and securities valued at $147.6 million. Liabilities assumed included deposits valued at $501.5 million and short-term borrowings valued at $45.8 million. The assets purchased and liabilities assumed in the acquisition were recorded at their preliminary estimated fair values at the time of closing and may be adjusted for up to one year subsequent to the acquisition.

In November 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2025-08, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (ASU 2025-08). The Corporation adopted ASU 2025-08 in accounting for the Susquehanna acquisition. Consistent with ASU 2025-08, The Corporation recorded loans receivable at fair value plus an allowance for credit losses of $7.1 million, including allowances totaling $2.6 million on loans with more than insignificant deterioration in credit quality subsequent to origination (“PCD”) loans and an allowance of $4.5 million on non-PCD loans. At acquisition date, the recorded value of loans receivable included PCD loans totaling $23.7 million.

In 2025, the Corporation incurred pre-tax merger-related expenses related to the Susquehanna acquisition of $7,940,000. Merger-related expenses include expenses related to conversion of Susquehanna’s core customer system data into C&N’s core system, severance and legal and other professional expenses. Management believes disclosure of 2025 earnings results, adjusted to exclude the impact of merger-related expenses, net of tax, provides useful information to investors for comparative purposes. The following table provides a reconciliation of the Corporation’s 2025 earnings results under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) to comparative non-U.S. GAAP results excluding merger-related expenses, net of tax.

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(Dollars in Thousands)	Year Ended
	December 31,
	2025		2024
Calculation of Adjusted Net Income:
Net Income (GAAP) (A)	$	23,427	$	25,958
Add: Merger-related expenses (B)		7,940		0
Less: Tax effect of merger-related expenses (C)		(1,590)		0
Adjusted Net Income (D=A+B-C) - Non-GAAP	$	29,777	$	25,958
Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Common Shares - Non-GAAP	$	29,546	$	25,747

Number of Shares Used in Computation-Basic and Diluted - Non-GAAP		15,949,789		15,262,504
Net Income-Basic and Diluted per Common Share - GAAP	$	1.46	$	1.69
Adjusted Net Income-Basic and Diluted Per Common Share - Non-GAAP	$	1.85	$	1.69

EARNINGS OVERVIEW

2025 vs. 2024

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $23,427,000 or $1.46 per diluted share, as compared to $25,958,000, or $1.69 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2024. The addition of Susquehanna contributed to growth in net interest income, noninterest income and noninterest expenses. As disclosed in the table above, adjusted earnings (which is a non-GAAP number that excludes the impact of merger-related expenses, net of tax), for the year ended December 31, 2025 were $29,777,000, or $1.85 per diluted share.

Significant variances were as follows:

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Net interest income totaled $91,853,000 for the year ended December 31, 2025, an increase of $12,738,000 from 2024 including the benefit of three months of income from growth in net earning assets resulting from the Susquehanna merger. Average total loans increased $137,995,000 or 7.3% and average total deposits increased $170,215,000, or 8.3%. Average brokered deposits decreased $50,415,000 to $11,123,000 for the year ended December 31, 2025 from $61,538,000 for the year ended December 31, 2024, while average total borrowed funds decreased $44,254,000. The net interest margin was 3.61% for the year ended December 31, 2025, up from 3.30% in the corresponding period of 2024. The interest rate spread increased 0.38%, as the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities was 0.25% lower while the average yield on earning assets increased 0.13%.

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For the year ended December 31, 2025, the provision for credit losses was $6,073,000, up from $2,195,000 in 2024. The provision for the year ended December 31, 2025 included the impact of increases in the allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) related to changes in qualitative factors. The ACL increased $11,013,000, to 1.32% of loans receivable at December 31, 2025 as compared to 1.06% at December 31, 2024, including the impact of growth in the loan portfolio, mainly from the Susquehanna acquisition, as well as a net increase related to changes in qualitative factors. For the year ended December 31, 2025, net charge-offs totaled $1,617,000, or 0.08% of average loans receivable as compared to net charge-offs for 2024 of $1,603,000, or 0.09% of average loans receivable.

●	Noninterest income totaled $30,852,000 for the year ended December 31, 2025, up $1,643,000 from the total for the year ended December 31, 2024 including the impact of $665,000 in noninterest income from the Susquehanna acquisition. Significant variances included the following:

Other noninterest income of $5,637,000 increased $407,000 including increases in credit enhancement fees of $117,000, income from merchant services of $66,000, interchange revenue from credit cards of $65,000, income from tax credits related to donations of $51,000 and letter of credit fees of $49,000.

Interchange revenue from debit card transactions of $4,623,000 increased $347,000, including an increase in volume-related incentive income.

Net gains from sale of loans of $1,483,000 increased $325,000, reflecting an increase in volume of residential mortgage loans sold and includes the impact of $146,000 in net gains from sale of loans resulting from the Susquehanna acquisition.

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Trust revenue of $8,212,000 increased $284,000, consistent with appreciation in the trading prices of many U.S. equity securities and included an increase in estate fees.

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Noninterest expense, excluding merger-related expenses of $7,940,000, totaled $80,049,000 for the year ended December 31, 2025, an increase of $5,791,000 from the total of $74,258,000 for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase in noninterest expense included the impact of the Susquehanna acquisition. Other significant variances included the following:

Salaries and employee benefits expense of $47,386,000 increased $2,456,000, including the impact of the Susquehanna acquisition and an increase of $387,000 in cash and stock-based incentive compensation.

Other noninterest expense of $11,535,000 increased $1,174,000. Within this category, other significant variances included the following:

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Core deposit intangible amortization expense increased $808,000, including $773,000 related to core deposits assumed from Susquehanna.

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In 2025, there was a reduction in expense associated with the defined benefit postretirement medical benefit plan of $65,000. In comparison, in 2024, there was a reduction in expense of $527,000 related to the defined benefit postretirement medical benefit plan, including a curtailment gain of $469,000.

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Legal fees unrelated to merger activity totaled $299,000 for the year ended December 31, 2025, a decrease of $305,000 from the total for 2024.

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The income tax provision of $5,216,000, or 18.2% of pre-tax income for the year ended December 31 2025 decreased $697,000 from $5,913,000, or 18.6% of pre-tax income for the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease in income tax provision was consistent with the decrease in pre-tax income of $3,228,000.

2024 vs. 2023

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $25,958,000, or $1.69 per diluted share, as compared to $24,148,000, or $1.57 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2023. The results for 2023 included the impact of a $1.3 million charge, or $0.08 per diluted share, related to the repositioning of available-for-sale securities and bank-owned life insurance (BOLI).

Significant variances were as follows:

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Net interest income totaled $79,115,000 for the year ended December 31, 2024, a decrease of $1,285,000 from 2023. The net interest margin was 3.30% in 2024, down from 3.47% in 2023. The interest rate spread decreased 0.32%, as the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities was higher by 0.75% while the average yield on earning assets increased 0.43%. Average total earning assets increased $81,866,000. Average total loans increased $88,973,000 (5.0%) and average total deposits increased $85,644,000 (4.3%).

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For the year ended December 31, 2024, the provision for credit losses was $2,195,000, compared to $186,000 in 2023. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the provision related to loans receivable included the impact of a net increase in the ACL related to qualitative factors, partially offset by a decrease in total specific allowances on individual loans and decreases in other components of the ACL. The ACL increased $827,000 to 1.06% of loans receivable at December 31, 2024 as compared to 1.04% at December 31, 2023. For the year ended December 31, 2024, net charge-offs totaled $1,603,000, or 0.09% of average loans receivable as compared to $264,000 or 0.01% of average loans receivable for 2023.

●	Noninterest income totaled $29,209,000 for the year ended December 31, 2024, up $4,792,000 from the year ended December 31, 2023. Significant variances included the following:

There were no net gains or losses on available-for-sale debt securities for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to net losses on available-for-sale debt securities of $3,036,000 for the year ended December 31, 2023. The net losses on available-for-sale debt securities of $3,036,000 for the year ended December 31, 2023 were primarily from sales in the fourth quarter 2023 related to the repositioning of the portfolio.

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Earnings from the increase in cash surrender value of life insurance of $1,830,000 decreased $873,000 in 2024 from 2023. Included in 2023 was income from a one-time enhancement of $2,100,000 on BOLI purchased in December 2023. Excluding the impact of the income from the enhancement in 2023, earnings from the increase in cash surrender value of life insurance increased $1,227,000 reflecting the increase in the average balance of BOLI to $51,465,000 in 2024 from $31,808,000 in 2023.

Other noninterest income of $5,230,000 increased $620,000 as dividends on FHLB-Pittsburgh and Federal Reserve stock totaled $1,743,000, an increase of $451,000, and income from tax credits related to donations increased $77,000.

Brokerage and insurance revenue of $2,271,000 increased $596,000 due to an increase in sales volume.

Trust revenue of $7,928,000 increased $515,000, consistent with appreciation in the trading prices of many U.S. equity securities and includes revenue from new business.

Net gains from sale of loans of $1,158,000 increased $435,000, reflecting an increase in volume of residential mortgage loans sold.

Service charges on deposit accounts of $5,867,000 increased $300,000 reflecting an increase in volume of fees.

●	Noninterest expense totaled $74,258,000 for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of $110,000 from the total for the year ended December 31, 2023. Significant variances included the following:

Other noninterest expense of $10,361,000 decreased $872,000. Within this category, significant variances included the following:

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Other operational losses included a net decrease in expense of $407,000 to $98,000 in other losses in 2024 from expense of $505,000 in 2023. Included in 2023 was $427,000 related to a trust department tax compliance matter.

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In 2024, there was a reduction in expense of $527,000 related to the defined benefit postretirement medical benefit plan, including a curtailment of $469,000 related to plan adjustments in the first quarter 2024. In comparison, in 2023, there was a reduction in expense associated with the postretirement plan of $19,000.

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Donations expense increased $195,000 from 2023 including an increase of $133,000 in PA Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program donations and $50,000 in 2024 donations to benefit Northern Tier and Northcentral PA communities impacted by storm damage.

Professional fees of $2,175,000 decreased $322,000 as 2023 included $389,000 of conversion costs related to a change in Wealth Management platform for providing brokerage and investment advisory services.

Salaries and employee benefits expense of $44,930,000 increased $735,000, including an increase of $905,000 in cash and stock-based incentive compensation, an increase in base salaries expense of $630,000, or 2.1%, and an increase of $253,000 in wealth management-related commissions while there were decreases in expense related to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan of $579,000, health insurance expense of $361,000 and the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan of $267,000.

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The income tax provision of $5,913,000, or 18.6% of pre-tax income for the year ended December 31, 2024 decreased $422,000 from $6,335,000, or 20.8% of pre-tax income for the year ended December 31, 2023. The higher effective tax rate in 2023 included the net impact of a tax charge of $950,000 related to the initiated surrender of BOLI, partially offset by the non-taxable income of $2,100,000 from the one-time enhancement on the purchase of BOLI.

More detailed information concerning the Corporation’s earnings results are provided in other sections of Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The presentation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect many of the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

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Business Combinations – The Corporation accounts for its mergers and acquisitions using the acquisition method of accounting under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 805 ("ASC 805"), Business Combinations. Under ASC 805, the assets acquired, including identified intangible assets such as core deposit intangibles and liabilities assumed in a business combination are recognized at their acquisition-date fair value, while transaction costs and restructuring costs associated with the business combination are expensed as incurred. The excess of the merger consideration over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, if any, is allocated to goodwill.

The valuations are based upon management’s assumptions of future growth rates, future attrition, discount rates and other relevant factors, which involves a significant level of estimation and uncertainty. In addition, management engaged independent third-party specialists to assist in the development of the fair values of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities. The preliminary estimates of fair values may be adjusted for a period of time subsequent to the acquisition date if new information is obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the merger date that, if known, would have affected the measurement of the amounts recognized as of that date. Adjustments would be recorded to goodwill during the current reporting period.

Examples of the impacted acquired assets and assumed liabilities include loans, deposits, identifiable intangible assets and certain other assets and liabilities.

For acquired loans at the merger date, management evaluated and classified loans based upon whether the loans had experienced a more-than-insignificant amount of credit deteriorating since origination. To determine the fair value of the loans, significant estimates and assumptions were applied, including projected cash flows, discount rates, repayment speeds, credit loss severity rates, default rates and realizable collateral values. In November 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2025-08, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (ASU 2025-08). The Corporation adopted ASU 2025-08 in accounting for the Susquehanna acquisition. Consistent with ASU 2025-08, the Corporation recorded loans receivable at fair value plus an allowance for credit losses of $7.1 million, including allowances totaling $2.6 million on loans with more than insignificant deterioration in credit quality subsequent to origination (“PCD”) loans and an allowance of $4.5 million on non-PCD loans at acquisition.

Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans – A material estimate that is particularly susceptible to significant change is the determination of the allowance for credit losses (ACL) on loans. The Corporation maintains an ACL on loans which represents management’s estimate of expected net charge-offs over the life of the loans. The ACL includes two primary components: (i) an allowance established on loans which share similar risk characteristics collectively evaluated for credit losses (collective basis), and (ii) an allowance established on loans which do not share similar risk characteristics with any loan segment and which are individually evaluated for credit losses (individual basis). Management considers the determination of the ACL on loans to be critical because it requires significant judgment regarding estimates of expected credit losses based on the Corporation’s historical loss experience, current conditions and economic forecasts. Management’s evaluation is based upon a continuous review of the Corporation’s loans, with consideration given to evaluations resulting from examinations performed by regulatory authorities. Notes 1 and 8 to the consolidated financial statements provide an overview of the process management uses for determining the ACL, and additional discussion of the ACL is provided in a separate section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

The ACL may increase or decrease due to changes in economic conditions affecting borrowers and macroeconomic variables, including new information regarding existing problem loans, identification of additional problem loans, changes in the fair value of underlying collateral, unforeseen events such as natural disasters and pandemics, and other factors. Because current economic conditions and forecasts can change and future events are inherently difficult to predict, the anticipated amount of estimated credit losses on loans, and therefore the appropriateness of the ACL, could change significantly.

NET INTEREST INCOME

The Corporation’s primary source of operating income is net interest income, which is equal to the difference between the amounts of interest income and interest expense. Tables I, II and III include information regarding the Corporation’s net interest income in 2025, 2024 and 2023. In each of these tables, the amounts of interest income earned on tax-exempt securities and loans have been adjusted to a fully taxable-equivalent basis using the Corporation’s marginal tax rate of 21%. The Corporation believes presentation of net interest income on a fully taxable-equivalent basis provides investors with meaningful information for purposes of comparing returns on tax-exempt securities and loans with returns on taxable securities and loans. Accordingly, the net interest income amounts reflected in these tables exceed the amounts presented in the consolidated financial statements. Fully-taxable-equivalent interest income is reconciled to interest income following Table I. The discussion that follows is based on amounts in the tables.

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2025 vs. 2024

Fully taxable equivalent net interest income was $92,735,000 in 2025, $12,801,000 (16.0%) higher than in 2024 including the benefit of three months of income from growth in net earning assets resulting from the Susquehanna merger. Table III shows the net impact of changes in the volume increased net interest income by $6,832,000 and changes in interest rates increased net interest income by $5,969,000. The increase in net interest income reflected an increase in interest income of $11,202,000 and a decrease in interest expense of $1,599,000. As presented in Table II, the Net Interest Margin was 3.61% in 2025, as compared to 3.30% in 2024, and the “Interest Rate Spread” (excess of average rate of return on earning assets over average cost of funds on interest-bearing liabilities) increased to 2.97% in 2025 from 2.59% in 2024. The average yield on earning assets of 5.45% was 0.13% higher in 2025 as compared to 2024, while the average rate on interest bearing liabilities of 2.48% was 0.25% lower in 2025 as compared to 2024. Accretion of acquisition accounting valuation adjustments related to the Susquehanna merger had a positive impact of $789,000 including accretion on loans of $486,000 and $303,000 on time deposits.

INTEREST INCOME AND EARNING ASSETS

Interest income totaled $140,099,000 in 2025, an increase of $11,202,000, or 8.7%, from 2024.

Interest and fees from loans receivable increased $10,242,000 in 2025 as compared to 2024. In 2025, the fully taxable equivalent yield on loans was 6.12%, up from 6.03% in 2024, reflecting the effects of loans acquired from Susquehanna and valued based on current market yields as of October 1, 2025 as well as gradual paydowns on loans originated prior to interest rates rising in 2022 and 2023 with more recent loans originated at higher market rates. Average outstanding loans receivable increased $137,995,000 (7.3%) to $2,019,117,000 in 2025 from $1,881,122,000 in 2024. The increase in average annual loans attributable to Susquehanna was $97,392,000.

Income from interest-bearing due from banks totaled $3,359,000 in 2025, a decrease of $948,000 from 2024. Within this category, the largest asset balance in 2025 and 2024 has been interest-bearing deposits held with the Federal Reserve. The average yield on interest-bearing due from banks decreased to 4.21% in 2025 from 4.97% in 2024. The average balance of interest-bearing due from banks was $79,833,000 in 2025, down from $86,703,000 in 2024.

Interest income from available-for-sale debt securities, on a fully taxable-equivalent basis, increased $1,905,000 in 2025. The average yield on the portfolio increased to 2.78% for 2025 from 2.45% for 2024, and the average balance (at amortized cost) increased $15,534,000. The Susquehanna merger resulted in an initial increase in available-for-sale debt securities of $147,617,000. The majority of these securities were sold, and a significant portion of the proceeds were reinvested in securities contributing to the increase in average balance and yield.

INTEREST EXPENSE AND INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES

Interest expense decreased $1,599,000 to $47,364,000 in 2025 from $48,963,000 in 2024.

Interest expense on deposits increased $275,000, as average total deposits (interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing) increased $170,214,000 (8.3%) in 2025 as compared to 2024. The increase in average annual deposit balances included $121,038,000 attributable to the Susquehanna acquisition. The average rate on interest-bearing deposits decreased to 2.29% in 2025 from 2.51% in 2024. Within average deposits, average brokered deposits were $11,123,000 at an average rate of 4.57% in 2025 as compared to $61,537,000 at an average rate of 5.19% in 2024. Average time deposits increased $58,512,000, average interest checking deposits increased $41,761,000, average savings deposits increased $38,120,000, average total balance of money market accounts increased $18,405,000 and the average balance of noninterest bearing demand deposits increased $13,416,000.

Interest expense on borrowed funds decreased $1,874,000 in 2025 as compared to 2024. Interest expense on short-term borrowings of $7,000 in 2025 was down from $1,168,000 in 2024 as the average balance of short-term borrowings decreased to $1,370,000 in 2025 from 22,743,000 in 2024. The average rate on short-term borrowings was 0.51% in 2025 compared to 5.14% in 2024. Interest expense on long-term borrowings (FHLB advances) decreased $720,000 to $6,468,000 in 2025 from $7,188,000 in 2024. The average balance of long-term borrowings was $144,114,000 in 2025, down from an average balance of $167,181,000 in 2024. Borrowings are classified as long-term within the Tables based on their term at origination or assumption in business combinations. The average rate on long-term borrowings was 4.49% in 2025 compared to 4.30% in 2024.

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2024 vs. 2023

Fully taxable equivalent net interest income was $79,934,000 in 2024, $1,385,000 (1.7%) lower than in 2023. The decrease in net interest income reflected an increase in interest expense of $15,859,000 and an increase in interest income of $14,474,000. As presented in Table II, the Net Interest Margin was 3.30% in 2024, as compared to 3.47% in 2023, and the “Interest Rate Spread” (excess of average rate of return on earning assets over average cost of funds on interest-bearing liabilities) decreased to 2.59% in 2024 from 2.91% in 2023. The average yield on earning assets of 5.32% was 0.43% higher in 2024 as compared to 2023, while the average rate on interest bearing liabilities of 2.73% was 0.75% higher in 2024 as compared to 2023. Additionally, average total earning assets increased $81,866,000, average total loans increased $88,973,000 (5.0%) and average total deposits increased $85,644,000 (4.3%). Table III shows the net impact of changes in volume of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities increased net interest income for 2024 over 2023 by $2,539,000, while the net impact of changes in interest rates (primarily increases) decreased net interest income by $3,924,000.

INTEREST INCOME AND EARNING ASSETS

Interest income totaled $128,897,000 in 2024, an increase of $14,474,000, or 12.6%, from 2023.

Interest and fees from loans receivable increased $11,730,000 in 2024 as compared to 2023. In 2024, the fully taxable equivalent yield on loans was 6.03%, up from 5.67% in 2023, reflecting the effects of primarily rising interest rates on new loan originations and floating-rate loans. Average outstanding loans receivable increased $88,973,000 (5.0%) to $1,881,122,000 in 2024 from $1,792,149,000 in 2023. The Corporation experienced growth in commercial real estate and other commercial loans in 2023 and in 2024.

Income from interest-bearing due from banks totaled $4,307,000 in 2024, an increase of $2,928,000 from 2023. Within this category, the largest asset balance in 2024 and 2023 has been interest-bearing deposits held with the Federal Reserve. The average yield on interest-bearing due from banks was 4.97% in 2024, up from 4.22% in 2023. The average balance of interest-bearing due from banks was $86,703,000 in 2024, up from $32,709,000 in 2023. The net increase in average interest-bearing due from banks for 2024 as compared to 2023 reflected net sources of cash from deposit growth, a reduction in average available-for-sale debt securities and an increase in borrowed funds, partially offset by net uses of cash for loan growth and an increase in Bank-Owned Life Insurance.

Interest income from available-for-sale debt securities, on a fully taxable-equivalent basis, decreased $246,000 in 2024 as compared to 2023, as the average balance (at amortized cost) of available-for-sale debt securities decreased $61,916,000 as indicated in Table II. The average yield on available-for-sale debt securities was 2.45% for 2024, up from 2.21% in 2023.

INTEREST EXPENSE AND INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES

Interest expense increased $15,859,000 to $48,963,000 in 2024 from $33,104,000 in 2023.

Interest expense on deposits increased $14,967,000, as the average rate on interest-bearing deposits increased to 2.51% in 2024 from 1.66% in 2023. Average total deposits (interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing) increased $85,644,000 (4.3%) in 2024 as compared to 2023. Within average deposits, average brokered deposits were $61,537,000 at an average rate of 5.19% in 2024 as compared to $47,424,000 at an average rate of 4.78% for 2023. Average time deposits increased $84,394,000, average interest checking deposits increased $48,472,000 and the average total balance of money market accounts increased $11,144,000 while average savings deposits decreased $35,631,000 and the average balance of noninterest bearing demand deposits decreased $22,735,000.

Interest expense on borrowed funds increased $892,000 in 2024 as compared to 2023. Interest expense on short-term borrowings in 2024 of $1,168,000 was down from $3,240,000 in 2023 as the average balance of short-term borrowings decreased to $22,743,000 in 2024 from $62,926,000 in 2023. The average rate on short-term borrowings was 5.14% in 2024 compared to 5.15% in 2023. Interest expense on long-term borrowings (FHLB advances) increased $2,958,000 to $7,188,000 in 2024 from $4,230,000 in 2023. The average balance of long-term borrowings was $167,181,000 in 2024, up from an average balance of $110,943,000 in 2023. Borrowings are classified as long-term within the Tables based on their term at origination or assumption in business combinations. The average rate on long-term borrowings was 4.30% in 2024 compared to 3.81% in 2023.

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TABLE I - ANALYSIS OF INTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE


	Year Ended
	December 31,						Increase/(Decrease)
(In Thousands)	2025		2024		2023		2025/2024		2024/2023
INTEREST INCOME
Interest-bearing due from banks	$	3,359	$	4,307	$	1,379	$	(948)	$	2,928
Available-for-sale debt securities:
Taxable		10,420		8,593		8,555		1,827		38
Tax-exempt		2,609		2,531		2,815		78		(284)
Total available-for-sale debt securities		13,029		11,124		11,370		1,905		(246)
Loans receivable:
Taxable		120,597		110,396		98,854		10,201		11,542
Tax-exempt		2,985		2,944		2,756		41		188
Total loans receivable		123,582		113,340		101,610		10,242		11,730
Other earning assets		129		126		64		3		62
Total Interest Income		140,099		128,897		114,423		11,202		14,474

INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest checking		10,869		12,151		7,668		(1,282)		4,483
Money market		8,168		8,589		5,686		(421)		2,903
Savings		1,187		207		243		980		(36)
Time deposits		19,251		18,253		10,636		998		7,617
Total interest-bearing deposits		39,475		39,200		24,233		275		14,967
Borrowed funds:
Short-term		7		1,168		3,240		(1,161)		(2,072)
Long-term - FHLB advances		6,468		7,188		4,230		(720)		2,958
Senior notes, net		483		481		479		2		2
Subordinated debt, net		931		926		922		5		4
Total borrowed funds		7,889		9,763		8,871		(1,874)		892
Total Interest Expense		47,364		48,963		33,104		(1,599)		15,859

Net Interest Income	$	92,735	$	79,934	$	81,319	$	12,801	$	(1,385)

(1)	Interest income from tax-exempt securities and loans has been adjusted to a fully taxable-equivalent basis (a non-GAAP measure), using the Corporation’s marginal federal income tax rate of 21%.

(2)	Fees on loans are included with interest on loans and amounted to $1,726,000 in 2025, $1,927,000 in 2024 and $1,856,000 in 2023.

(3)	The table that follows is a reconciliation of net interest income under U.S. GAAP as compared to net interest income as adjusted to a fully taxable-equivalent basis.


(In Thousands)	Year Ended
	December 31,						Increase/(Decrease)
	2025		2024		2023		2025/2024		2024/2023
Net Interest Income Under U.S. GAAP	$	91,853	$	79,115	$	80,400	$	12,738	$	(1,285)
Add: fully taxable-equivalent interest income adjustment from tax-exempt securities		317		271		388		46		(117)
Add: fully taxable-equivalent interest income adjustment from tax-exempt loans		565		548		531		17		17
Net Interest Income as adjusted to a fully taxable-equivalent basis - Non-GAAP	$	92,735	$	79,934	$	81,319	$	12,801	$	(1,385)

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TABLE II - ANALYSIS OF AVERAGE DAILY BALANCES AND RATES


(Dollars In Thousands)	Year					Year					Year
	Ended		Rate of			Ended		Rate of			Ended		Rate of
	12/31/2025		Return/			12/31/2024		Return/			12/31/2023		Return/
	Average		Cost of			Average		Cost of			Average		Cost of
	Balance		Funds%			Balance		Funds%			Balance		Funds%
EARNING ASSETS
Interest-bearing due from banks	$	79,863		4.21	%	$	86,703		4.97	%	$	32,709		4.22	%
Available-for-sale debt securities, at amortized cost:
Taxable		360,179		2.89	%		340,339		2.52	%		389,456		2.20	%
Tax-exempt		108,815		2.40	%		113,121		2.24	%		125,920		2.24	%
Total available-for-sale debt securities		468,994		2.78	%		453,460		2.45	%		515,376		2.21	%
Loans receivable:
Taxable		1,931,125		6.24	%		1,791,187		6.16	%		1,703,839		5.80	%
Tax-exempt		87,992		3.39	%		89,935		3.27	%		88,310		3.12	%
Total loans receivable		2,019,117		6.12	%		1,881,122		6.03	%		1,792,149		5.67	%
Other earning assets		2,616		4.93	%		2,198		5.73	%		1,383		4.63	%
Total Earning Assets		2,570,590		5.45	%		2,423,483		5.32	%		2,341,617		4.89	%
Cash		22,286					22,209					22,108
Unrealized loss on securities		(39,435)					(49,520)					(63,118)
Allowance for credit losses		(23,484)					(20,294)					(18,498)
Bank-owned life insurance		54,097					51,465					31,808
Bank premises and equipment		22,987					21,765					21,330
Intangible assets		59,745					54,778					55,176
Other assets		76,598					79,220					72,433
Total Assets	$	2,743,384				$	2,583,106				$	2,462,856

INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest checking	$	578,994		1.88	%	$	537,233		2.26	%	$	488,761		1.57	%
Money market		376,679		2.17	%		358,274		2.40	%		347,130		1.64	%
Savings		241,249		0.49	%		203,129		0.10	%		238,760		0.10	%
Time deposits		524,394		3.67	%		465,882		3.92	%		381,488		2.79	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		1,721,316		2.29	%		1,564,518		2.51	%		1,456,139		1.66	%
Borrowed funds:
Short-term		1,370		0.51	%		22,743		5.14	%		62,926		5.15	%
Long-term - FHLB advances		144,114		4.49	%		167,181		4.30	%		110,943		3.81	%
Senior notes, net		14,935		3.23	%		14,865		3.24	%		14,798		3.24	%
Subordinated debt, net		24,890		3.74	%		24,774		3.74	%		24,662		3.74	%
Total borrowed funds		185,309		4.26	%		229,563		4.25	%		213,329		4.16	%
Total Interest-bearing Liabilities.		1,906,625		2.48	%		1,794,081		2.73	%		1,669,468		1.98	%
Demand deposits (noninterest bearing)		506,468					493,052					515,787
Other liabilities		32,650					30,089					29,107
Total Liabilities		2,445,743					2,317,222					2,214,362
Stockholders' equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive loss		328,061					304,532					297,894
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(30,420)					(38,648)					(49,400)
Total Stockholders' Equity		297,641					265,884					248,494
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	2,743,384				$	2,583,106				$	2,462,856
Interest Rate Spread				2.97	%				2.59	%				2.91	%
Net Interest Income/Earning Assets				3.61	%				3.30	%				3.47	%

Total Deposits (Interest-bearing and Demand)	$	2,227,784				$	2,057,570				$	1,971,926
Brokered Deposits	$	11,123		4.57	%	$	61,538		5.19	%	$	47,424		4.78	%

(1)	Rates of return on tax-exempt securities and loans are presented on a fully taxable-equivalent basis, using the Corporation’s marginal federal income tax rate of 21%.

(2)	Nonaccrual loans have been included with loans for the purpose of analyzing net interest earnings.

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TABLE III - ANALYSIS OF VOLUME AND RATE CHANGES


(In Thousands)	Year Ended 12/31/2025 vs. 12/31/2024						.	Year Ended 12/31/2024 vs. 12/31/2023
	Change in		Change in		Total			Change in		Change in		Total
	Volume		Rate		Change			Volume		Rate		Change
EARNING ASSETS
Interest-bearing due from banks	$	(322)	$	(626)	$	(948)		$	2,642	$	286	$	2,928
Available-for-sale debt securities:
Taxable		522		1,305		1,827			(1,153)		1,191		38
Tax-exempt		(98)		176		78			(286)		2		(284)
Total available-for-sale debt securities		424		1,481		1,905			(1,439)		1,193		(246)
Loans receivable:
Taxable		8,722		1,479		10,201			5,209		6,333		11,542
Tax-exempt		(65)		106		41			52		136		188
Total loans receivable		8,657		1,585		10,242			5,261		6,469		11,730
Other earning assets		22		(19)		3			44		18		62
Total Interest Income		8,781		2,421		11,202			6,508		7,966		14,474

INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest checking		894		(2,176)		(1,282)			822		3,661		4,483
Money market		426		(847)		(421)			188		2,715		2,903
Savings		45		935		980			(36)		0		(36)
Time deposits		2,196		(1,198)		998			2,690		4,927		7,617
Total interest-bearing deposits		3,561		(3,286)		275			3,664		11,303		14,967
Borrowed funds:
Short-term		(593)		(568)		(1,161)			(2,064)		(8)		(2,072)
Long-term - FHLB advances		(1,025)		305		(720)			2,363		595		2,958
Senior notes, net		2		0		2			2		0		2
Subordinated debt, net		4		1		5			4		0		4
Total borrowed funds		(1,612)		(262)		(1,874)			305		587		892
Total Interest Expense		1,949		(3,548)		(1,599)			3,969		11,890		15,859

Net Interest Income	$	6,832	$	5,969	$	12,801		$	2,539	$	(3,924)	$	(1,385)

(1)	Changes in income on tax-exempt securities and loans are presented on a fully taxable-equivalent basis, using the Corporation’s marginal federal income tax rate of 21%.

(2)	The change in interest due to both volume and rates has been allocated to volume and rate changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each.

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NONINTEREST INCOME

TABLE IV - COMPARISON OF NONINTEREST INCOME


(Dollars in Thousands)	Year Ended
	December 31,					$	%
	2025		2024			Change	Change
Trust revenue	$	8,212	$	7,928	$	284	3.6	%
Brokerage and insurance revenue		2,313		2,271		42	1.8	%
Service charges on deposit accounts		5,976		5,867		109	1.9	%
Interchange revenue from debit card transactions		4,623		4,276		347	8.1	%
Net gains from sales of loans		1,483		1,158		325	28.1	%
Loan servicing fees, net		643		649		(6)	(0.9)	%
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance		1,927		1,830		97	5.3	%
Other noninterest income		5,637		5,230		407	7.8	%
Realized gains on available-for-sale debt securities, net		38		0		38	N/M
Total noninterest income	$	30,852	$	29,209	$	1,643	5.6	%


(Dollars in Thousands)	Year Ended
	December 31,					$	%
	2024		2023			Change	Change
Trust revenue	$	7,928	$	7,413	$	515	6.9	%
Brokerage and insurance revenue		2,271		1,675		596	35.6	%
Service charges on deposit accounts		5,867		5,567		300	5.4	%
Interchange revenue from debit card transactions		4,276		4,160		116	2.8	%
Net gains from sales of loans		1,158		723		435	60.2	%
Loan servicing fees, net		649		602		47	7.8	%
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance		1,830		2,703		(873)	(32.3)	%
Other noninterest income		5,230		4,610		620	13.4	%
Realized losses on available-for-sale debt securities, net		0		(3,036)		3,036	N/M
Total noninterest income	$	29,209	$	24,417	$	4,792	19.6	%

N/M = Not meaningful

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

TABLE V - COMPARISON OF NONINTEREST EXPENSE


(Dollars in Thousands)	Year Ended
	December 31,				$		%
	2025		2024		Change		Change
Salaries and employee benefits	$	47,386	$	44,930	$	2,456	5.5	%
Net occupancy and equipment expense		5,860		5,473		387	7.1	%
Data processing and telecommunications expense		8,742		7,768		974	12.5	%
Automated teller machine and interchange expense		1,863		1,818		45	2.5	%
Pennsylvania shares tax		1,904		1,733		171	9.9	%
Professional fees		2,759		2,175		584	26.9	%
Other noninterest expense		11,535		10,361		1,174	11.3	%
Total noninterest expense, excluding merger-related expenses		80,049		74,258		5,791	7.8	%
Merger-related expenses		7,940		0		7,940	N/M
Total noninterest expense	$	87,989	$	74,258	$	13,731	18.5	%

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(Dollars in Thousands)	Year Ended
	December 31,				$		%
	2024		2023		Change		Change
Salaries and employee benefits	$	44,930	$	44,195	$	735	1.7	%
Net occupancy and equipment expense		5,473		5,357		116	2.2	%
Data processing and telecommunications expense		7,768		7,582		186	2.5	%
Automated teller machine and interchange expense		1,818		1,682		136	8.1	%
Pennsylvania shares tax		1,733		1,602		131	8.2	%
Professional fees		2,175		2,497		(322)	(12.9)	%
Other noninterest expense		10,361		11,233		(872)	(7.8)	%
Total noninterest expense	$	74,258	$	74,148	$	110	0.1	%

Additional detailed information concerning fluctuations in the Corporation’s earnings results and other financial information are provided in other sections of Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

INCOME TAXES

The effective income tax rate was 18.2% of pre-tax income in 2025, down from 18.6% in 2024 and 20.8% in 2023. Tax-exempt interest income and income from BOLI contributed to the effective rate being lower than the federal statutory rate in 2023 through 2025.The higher effective income tax rate in 2023 included the net impact of a tax charge of $950,000 for the initiated surrender of BOLI.

The Corporation recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities based on differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities. At December 31, 2025, the net deferred tax asset was $17,615,000, down from the balance at December 31, 2024 of $19,098,000. The largest change in temporary difference components was a decrease of $3,928,000 in the net deferred tax asset related to the unrealized loss on available-for-sale debt securities resulting from decreases in interest rates. Other significant changes included increases in the net deferred tax asset related to the ACL and acquisition accounting valuation adjustments on loans and a decrease related to core deposit intangibles.

The Corporation regularly reviews deferred tax assets for recoverability based on history of earnings, expectations for future earnings and expected timing of reversals of temporary differences. Realization of deferred tax assets ultimately depends on the existence of sufficient taxable income, including taxable income in prior carryback years, as well as future taxable income. Further, the value of the benefit from realization of deferred tax assets would be impacted if income tax rates were changed from currently enacted levels.

Management believes the recorded net deferred tax asset at December 31, 2025 is fully realizable; however, if management determines the Corporation will be unable to realize all or part of the net deferred tax asset, the Corporation would adjust the deferred tax asset, which would negatively impact earnings.

Additional information related to income taxes is presented in Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements.

SECURITIES

Management continually evaluates several objectives in determining the size, securities mix and other characteristics of the available-for-sale debt securities (investment) portfolio. Key objectives include supporting liquidity needs and maximizing return on earning assets within reasonable risk parameters.

Table VI shows the composition of the available-for-sale debt securities portfolio at December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023. The total amortized cost of available-for-sale debt securities at December 31, 2025 was higher by $86,377,000 from December 31, 2024 and by $71,292,000 from December 31, 2023. The increase in amortized cost of the portfolio at December 31, 2025 resulted from purchases of available-for-sale debt securities with funding provided by proceeds from the sale of most of the securities acquired from Susquehanna.

At December 31, 2025, the largest categories of securities held as a percentage of total amortized cost, were as follows: (1) residential mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies or sponsored agencies, including pass-through securities

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and collateralized mortgage obligations, 40.0%; (2) tax-exempt and taxable municipal bonds, 29.0%; and (3) commercial mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government sponsored agencies, 18.5%.

The composition of the available-for-sale debt securities portfolio at December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 is as follows:

TABLE VI - INVESTMENT SECURITIES


	2025				2024				2023
	Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair
(In Thousands)	Cost		Value		Cost		Value		Cost		Value
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE DEBT SECURITIES:
Obligations of the U.S. Treasury	$	8,047	$	7,482	$	8,067	$	7,118	$	12,325	$	11,290
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies		11,423		10,749		10,154		9,025		11,119		9,946
Bank holding company debt securities		36,103		34,076		28,958		25,246		28,952		23,500
Obligations of states and political subdivisions:
Tax-exempt		105,149		98,359		111,995		101,302		113,464		104,199
Taxable		50,306		44,152		51,147		42,506		58,720		50,111
Mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies or sponsored agencies:
Residential pass-through securities		148,865		143,921		104,378		94,414		105,549		95,405
Residential collateralized mortgage obligations		65,782		63,707		53,389		49,894		50,212		46,462
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		99,095		92,631		73,470		64,501		76,412		66,682
Private label commercial mortgage-backed securities		3,490		3,489		8,365		8,374		8,215		8,160
Asset-backed securities,
Collateralized loan obligations		8,000		8,009		0		0		0		0
Total Available-for-Sale Debt Securities	$	536,260	$	506,575	$	449,923	$	402,380	$	464,968	$	415,755

Aggregate Unrealized Loss			$	(29,685)

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