UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report: March 17 26, 2026

AUBURN NATIONAL BANCORPORATION, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

0-26486

63-0885779

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

100 North Gay Street, P.O. Drawer 3110, Auburn, Alabama 36831-3110

(Addresses of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(334) 821-9200

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

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

Title of each class		~~Trading Symbol~~TradingSymbol(s)		Name of each ~~exchange~~exchangeon on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01		AUBN		Nasdaq Global Market

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

Emerging growth company ☐

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

Item 85.0102. ~~Other~~Departure ~~Events~~of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

~~On March 17, 2026, the Board of Directors of Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc.~~ (~~the “Company”~~d) ~~announced~~Election ~~that it had approved a new stock repurchase program. The Company’s prior stock repurchase program expired April 15, 2024. The new program authorizes the repurchase, from time to time,~~ of upNew toDirectors $5 million of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock through the earliest of (i) the expenditure of $5 million on Share repurchases, (ii) the termination or replacement of the Repurchase Plan and (iii) March 15, 2027. The stock repurchases may be open-market or private purchases, negotiated transactions, block purchases, and otherwise. A copy of the press release is attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1.

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. (the “Company”) and AuburnBank (the “Bank”), upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, expanded the whole board of directors to 12 persons and elected Jeffrey J. Evans on March 26, 2026 to fill the newly created vacancy as a director for the Company and the Bank. Mr. Evans was also nominated for reelection as a director at the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 12, 2026. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Evans’ 30 years of experience in commercial real estate, construction and property management in the Company’s markets will provide the Board with valuable knowledge and insight, even though he is not currently “independent” under the Nasdaq corporate governance rules. The Company and the Bank’s boards continue to have more than majority of independent directors.

On March 26, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Evans’ appointment to the Boards of both the Company and the Bank, which is included as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(cd) Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

Exhibit No.		Exhibit Description
ExhibitNo.		Exhibit Description
99.1		Press Release, dated March 1726, 2026
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

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


						AUBURN NATIONAL BANCORPORATION, INC.
						(Registrant)

						/s/ David A. Hedges
						David A. Hedges
						President and CEO

Date: March 1726, 2026

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