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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(d) Election of New Directors
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. |
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
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| 99.1 | Press Release, dated March 26, 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 26, 2026