NWFL 10-K Annual Report Dec. 31, 2018

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10-K 1 f10k_123118-0160.htm FORM 10-K DECEMBER 31, 2018 QUARTERLY REPORT

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, 2018

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

For the transition period from ________ to _________

Commission File No. 0-28364

NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Pennsylvania			23-2828306
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

717 Main Street, Honesdale, Pennsylvania					18431
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)					(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (570) 253-1455

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


Title of Each Class		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $.10 par value		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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

Indicate by check mark if 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 (§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 if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S‑K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10‑K or any amendment to this Form 10‑K. ☒

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 the 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 is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). ☐ Yes ☒ No

The registrant’s voting stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “NWFL.” The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non‑affiliates of the registrant, based on the closing price of the registrant’s Common Stock as of June 29, 2018, $36.02 per share, was $213.7 million based on 5,932,414 shares of Common Stock held by non-affiliates on that date. For purposes of this calculation, the term “affiliate” refers to all directors and executive officers of the registrant, and all persons beneficially owning more than 5% of the registrant’s common stock.

As of March 1, 2019, there were 6,292,643 shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

1.	Portions of the Annual Report to Stockholders for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2018. (Parts I, II, and IV)

2.	Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. (Part III)

NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP.

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

Table of Contents

23
Part I		Page

Item 1.	Business.	2
Item 1A.	Risk Factors.	24
Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments.	33
Item 2.	Properties.	33
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings.	33
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures.	33
Part II

Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.	34
Item 6.	Selected Financial Data.	34
Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.	35
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk.	35
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.	35
Item 9	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.	35
Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures.	35
Item 9B.	Other Information.	35
Part III

Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.	35
Item 11.	Executive Compensation.	36
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.	36
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence.	37
Item 14.	Principal Accounting Fees and Services.	37
Part IV

Item 15.	Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.	37
Item 16.	Form 10-K Summary.	39

SIGNATURES		40

PART I

Forward Looking Statements

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 contains safe harbor provisions regarding forward-looking statements. When used in this discussion, the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “contemplates,” “expects,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Those risks and uncertainties, as detailed in Item 1A hereof, include:


	•	possible future impairment of intangible assets;
	•	our ability to effectively manage future growth;
	•	loan losses in excess of our allowance;
	•	risks inherent in commercial lending;
	•	real estate collateral which may be subject to declines in value;
	•	potential other-than-temporary impairments;
	•	soundness of other financial institutions;
	•	interest rate risks;
	•	potential liquidity risks;
	•	rate sensitivity of municipal deposits;
	•	availability of capital;
	•	geographical concentration of business;
	•	loss of senior officers;
	•	comparatively low legal lending limits;
	•	risks of new capital requirements;
	•	potential impact of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act;
	•	limited market for the Company’s common stock;
	•	restrictions on ability to pay dividends;
	•	common stock may lose value;
	•	insider ownership;
	•	issuing additional shares may dilute ownership;
	•	certain anti-takeover provisions;
	•	competitive environment;
	•	extensive and complex governmental regulation and associated cost; and
	•	cybersecurity

Norwood Financial Corp. undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to those forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Item 1. Business

General

Norwood Financial Corp. (the “Company”), a Pennsylvania corporation, was incorporated in 1995 to become the holding company for Wayne Bank (the “Bank”). The Company is a registered bank holding company subject to regulation and supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve”). As of December 31, 2018, the Company had total consolidated assets of $1.185 billion, consolidated deposits of $946.8 million, and consolidated stockholders’ equity of $122.3 million.

The Company’s ratio of average equity to average assets was 10.15%, 10.34%, and 11.95%, for fiscal years 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Wayne Bank is a Pennsylvania chartered bank and trust company headquartered in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. The Bank was originally chartered on February 17, 1870 as Wayne County Savings Bank and changed its name to Wayne County Bank and Trust in December 1943. In September 1993, the Bank adopted the name Wayne Bank. The Bank’s deposits are currently insured to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) of Pittsburgh. The Bank is regulated and examined by the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (“Department”) and the FDIC.

The Bank is an independent community bank with 26 offices in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Southern Tier of New York. The Bank has five offices in Wayne County, three offices in Pike County, four offices in Monroe County and two offices in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. As a result of the acquisition of Delaware Bancshares, Inc., Wayne Bank now has six offices in Delaware County, New York, and six offices in Sullivan County, New York. The Bank has given notice of its intent to close its Lords Valley branch in Pike County, Pennsylvania in March 2019 and received regulatory approval to establish a new branch in Hanover Township, in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, which is expected to open in the second quarter of 2019 .

The Bank offers a wide variety of personal and business credit services and trust and investment products and real estate settlement services to the consumers, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and municipalities in each of the communities that the Bank serves. The Bank primarily serves the northeastern Pennsylvania counties of Wayne, Pike, Monroe and Lackawanna and, to a much lesser extent, Susquehanna County and the Southern Tier New York counties of Delaware and Sullivan. In addition, the Bank operates 27 automated teller machines, each one located at a branch facility.

The Company’s main office is located at 717 Main Street, Honesdale, Pennsylvania and its main telephone number is (570) 253-1455. The Company maintains a website at www.waynebank.com. Information on our website should not be treated as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company makes copies of its SEC filings available free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed, through a link on its website to the SEC’s website.

Recent Acquisitions

Delaware Bancshares, Inc. On July 31, 2016, the Company completed the acquisition of Delaware Bancshares, Inc. (“Delaware”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, The National Bank of Delaware County (“NBDC”). At the time of acquisition, Delaware had approximately $375.6 million in assets and 12 banking offices in Delaware and Sullivan Counties, New York. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 10, 2016, by and among the Company, Wayne Bank, Delaware and NBDC (the “Delaware Agreement”), Delaware was merged with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving corporation of the merger (the “Merger”) and NBDC was merged with and into Wayne Bank immediately thereafter. At the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding share of the common stock of Delaware was converted, at the election of the holder but subject to the limitations and allocation and proration provisions set forth in the Delaware Agreement, into either $16.68 in cash or 0.6221 of a share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the “Common Stock”). In the aggregate, the merger consideration paid to Delaware shareholders consisted of approximately $3,860,000 in cash and 431,605 shares of the Common Stock.

North Penn Bancorp, Inc. On May 31, 2011, the Company completed its acquisition of North Penn Bancorp, Inc. (“North Penn”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, North Penn Bank, as contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 14, 2010, by and among the Company, Wayne Bank, North Penn and North Penn Bank (the “North Penn Agreement”). At the time of acquisition, North Penn had approximately $168.3 million in assets and five banking offices in Lackawanna and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania. The Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of North Penn for an aggregate cash consideration of approximately $12.2 million and 532,000 shares of the Common Stock. The cash and stock transaction was valued at approximately $26.9 million based on the closing price of the Common Stock on May 31, 2011. In accordance with the North Penn Agreement, each outstanding share of North Penn common stock was converted, at the election of the holder, into either the right to receive $19.12 in cash or 0.6829 shares of the Common Stock, subject to the election and allocation procedures in the North Penn Agreement, including the requirement that $12,194,000 of the merger consideration (which included amounts paid in cancellation of existing stock options, for the unallocated shares held by the North Penn Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) and any shares as to which the holders exercised dissenters’ rights) be paid in cash and that the remainder be paid in the Common Stock.

Competition

The competition for deposit products comes from other insured financial institutions such as commercial banks, thrift institutions, credit unions, and multi-state regional banks in the Company’s market area of Wayne, Pike, Monroe and Lackawanna Counties, Pennsylvania and Delaware and Sullivan Counties, New York as well as from on-line banks. Based on data compiled by the FDIC as of June 30, 2018 (the latest date for which such data is available), the Bank had the third largest share of FDIC-insured deposits in Wayne County with approximately 21.9%, the second largest share in Pike County with 19.9%, seventh largest share in Monroe County with 3.8% and tenth largest share in Lackawanna County with 1.2%. At June 30, 2018, the Bank had the second largest share of FDIC-insured deposits in Delaware County, New York, with 25.5% and the seventh largest share in Sullivan County, New York, with 6.3%. This data does not reflect deposits held by credit unions with which the Bank also competes. Deposit competition also includes a number of insurance products sold by local agents and investment products such as mutual funds and other securities sold by local and regional brokers. Loan competition varies depending upon market conditions and comes from other insured financial institutions such as commercial banks, thrift institutions, credit unions, multi-state regional banks, and mortgage bankers.

Personnel

As of December 31, 2018, the Bank had 203 full‑time and 7 part‑time employees. None of the Bank’s employees are represented by a collective bargaining group.

Lending Activities

The Bank’s loan products include loans for personal and business use. Personal lending includes mortgage lending to finance principal residences and, to a lesser extent, second home dwellings. The Bank’s loan products include fixed-rate mortgage products with terms up to 30 years which may be sold in the secondary market through the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) or the FHLB, or held in the Bank’s portfolio to the extent consistent with our asset/liability management strategies. Fixed-rate home equity loans are originated on terms up to 180 months. Home equity lines of credit tied to the prime rate are also offered. The Bank also offers indirect dealer financing of automobiles (new and used), boats, and recreational vehicles through a limited network of dealers in Northeast Pennsylvania and the Southern Tier of New York. At December 31, 2018, there were $100.9 million of indirect loans in the portfolio. In connection with the acquisition of Delaware Bancshares, Inc., the Company acquired approximately $116.7 million in loans, including $68.7 million in residential real estate loans, $22.5 million in commercial real estate loans, $13.6 million in commercial, financial and agricultural loans, $6.5 million in consumer loans and $5.4 in construction loans. As of December 31, 2018, the approximate outstanding balance of these acquired loans was $70.8 million. In connection with the acquisition of North Penn Bancorp, Inc., the Company acquired approximately $119.7 million in loans, including $36.2 million in residential real estate loans, $70.8 million in commercial real estate loans, $10.5 million in commercial, financial and agricultural loans, $1.8 million in consumer loans and $358,000 in construction loans. As of December 31, 2018, the approximate outstanding balance of these acquired loans was $25.6 million.

Commercial loans and commercial mortgages are provided to local small and mid-sized businesses at a variety of terms and rate structures. Commercial lending activities include lines of credit, revolving credit, term loans, mortgages, various forms of secured lending and a limited amount of letter of credit facilities. The rate structure may be fixed, immediately repricing tied to the prime rate or adjustable at set intervals. Also included in commercial loans are municipal finance lending in which the Bank has been active in recent years. Municipal lending includes both general obligations of local taxing authorities and revenue obligations of specific revenue producing projects such as sewer authorities and educational units. At December 31, 2018, the Bank had approximately $71.8 million in loans on commercial rentals, as well as $59.7 million of loans outstanding to the hospitality lodging industry, which are its largest lending concentrations.

The Bank’s construction lending has primarily involved lending for commercial construction projects and for single-family residences. All loans for the construction of speculative sale homes have a loan-to-value ratio of not more than 80%. For both commercial and single-family projects, loan proceeds are disbursed during the construction phase according to a draw schedule based on the stage of completion. Construction projects are inspected by contracted inspectors or bank personnel. Construction loans are underwritten on the basis of the estimated value of the property as completed. For commercial projects, the Bank typically also provides the permanent financing after the construction period, as a commercial mortgage.

The Bank also, from time to time, originates loans secured by undeveloped land. Land loans granted to individuals have a term of up to five years. Land loans granted to developers may have an interest only period during development. The substantial majority of land loans have a loan-to-value ratio not exceeding 75%. The Bank has limited its exposure to land loans but may expand its lending on raw land, as market conditions allow, to qualified borrowers experienced in the development and sale of raw land.

Loans involving construction financing and loans on raw land have a higher level of risk than loans for the purchase of existing homes since collateral values, land values, development costs and construction costs can only be estimated at the time the loan is approved. The Bank has sought to minimize its risk in construction lending and in lending for the purchase of raw land by offering such financing primarily to

builders and developers to whom the Bank has loaned funds in the past and to persons who have previous experience in such projects. The Bank also limits construction lending and loans on raw land to its market area, with which management is familiar.

Adjustable-rate loans decrease the risks associated with changes in interest rates by periodically repricing, but involve other risks because as interest rates increase, the underlying payments by the borrower increase, thus increasing the potential for payment default. At the same time, the marketability of the underlying collateral may be adversely affected by higher interest rates. Upward adjustment of the contractual interest rate may also be limited by the maximum periodic interest rate adjustment permitted in certain adjustable-rate mortgage loan documents, and, therefore is potentially limited in effectiveness during periods of rapidly rising interest rates. These risks have not had an adverse effect on the Bank.

The Bank’s adjustable-rate loan portfolio includes approximately $2.7 million in loan participations indexed to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) which is expected to be phased out by the end of 2021. The Bank anticipates that the terms of LIBOR-based loans, which have not matured prior to the phase-out of LIBOR will be negotiated to incorporate a to-be-determined substitute reference rate. The Bank must rely on the lead bank to renegotiate the terms of loans in which the Bank has a participation. There can be no assurance that the lead bank will be able to successfully renegotiate the loans in which the Bank has participations or that the substitute reference rate will perform as satisfactorily as LIBOR.

Consumer lending, including indirect financing, provides benefits to the Bank’s asset/liability management program by reducing the Bank’s exposure to interest rate changes, due to their generally shorter terms. Such loans may entail additional credit risks compared to owner-occupied residential mortgage lending especially when unsecured or secured by collateral such as automobiles that depreciate rapidly.

Commercial lending including real-estate related loans entail significant additional risks when compared with residential real estate and consumer lending. For example, commercial loans typically involve larger loan balances to single borrowers or groups of related borrowers. The payment experience on such loans typically is dependent on the successful operation of the project and these risks can be significantly impacted by the cash flow of the borrowers and market conditions for commercial office, retail, and warehouse space. In periods of decreasing cash flows, the commercial borrower may permit a lapse in general maintenance of the property causing the value of the underlying collateral to deteriorate. The liquidation of commercial property is often more costly and may involve more time to sell than residential real estate. The Bank offsets such factors with requiring more owner equity, a lower loan to value ratio and by obtaining the personal guaranties of the principals. In addition, a majority of the Bank’s commercial real estate portfolio is owner-occupied property.

Commercial loans and leases are considered to have a higher degree of credit risk than secured real estate lending. The repayment of unsecured commercial business loans is wholly dependent on the success of the borrower’s business, while secured commercial business loans may be secured by collateral that may not be readily marketable in the event of default. Municipal financing includes lending to local taxing authorities and revenue-producing projects. Such loans may constitute the general obligation of the taxing authority or may rely on a specific revenue source which is responsible for the repayment of the debt. General obligations are considered to carry a lower level of risk than other loan types since they are backed by the full faith and credit of the taxing authority. Revenue obligations are backed solely by revenues generated by the project financed and repayment may be affected by the success of the project.

Due to the type and nature of the collateral, consumer lending generally involves more credit risk when compared with residential real estate lending. Consumer lending collections are typically dependent on the borrower’s continuing financial stability, and thus, are more likely to be adversely affected by job

loss, divorce, illness and personal bankruptcy. In most cases, any repossessed collateral for a defaulted consumer loan will not provide an adequate source of repayment of the outstanding loan balance. The remaining deficiency is usually turned over to a collection agency.

There are additional risks associated with indirect lending since we must rely on the dealer to provide accurate information to us and accurate disclosures to the borrowers. These loans are principally done on a non-recourse basis. We seek to mitigate these risks by only dealing with dealers with whom we have a long-standing relationship.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) prohibits lenders from making residential mortgages unless the lender makes a reasonable and good faith determination that the borrower has a reasonable ability to repay the mortgage loan according to its terms. A borrower may recover statutory damages equal to all finance charges and fees paid within three years of a violation of the ability-to-repay rule and may raise a violation as a defense to foreclosure at any time. As authorized by the Dodd-Frank Act, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has adopted regulations defining “qualified mortgages” that are presumed to comply with the Dodd-Frank Act’s ability-to-repay rules. Under the CFPB regulations, qualified mortgages must satisfy the following criteria: (i) no negative amortization, interest-only payments, balloon payments, or term greater than 30 years; (ii) no points or fees in excess of 3% of the loan amount for loans over $100,000; (iii) borrower’s income and assets are verified and documented; and (iv) the borrower’s debt-to-income ratio generally may not exceed 43%. Qualified mortgages are conclusively presumed to comply with the ability-to-pay rule unless the mortgage is a “higher cost” mortgage, in which case the presumption is rebuttable. Under the recently-enacted Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (“EGRRCPA”), residential mortgages originated for portfolio by insured depository institutions, like the Bank, with less than $10 billion in total consolidated assets will be treated as qualified mortgages; provided that the mortgage terms do not include interest-only payments or negative amortization, total points and fees do not exceed 3% of the loan amount, prepayment penalties are not in excess of those permitted for qualified mortgages under Regulation Z and the lender has considered and documented the debt, income and financial resources of the borrower.

Loan Solicitation and Processing

The Bank has established various lending limits for its officers and also maintains an Officer Loan Committee to approve higher loan amounts. The Officer Loan Committee is comprised of the President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Lending Officer and other Bank officers. The Officer Loan Committee has the authority to approve all loans up to set limits based on the type of loan and the collateral. Requests in excess of these limits must be submitted to the Directors’ Loan Committee or Board of Directors for approval. Additionally, the President and Chief Executive Officer, and the Chief Lending Officer and other officers have the authority to approve secured and unsecured loans up to amounts approved by the Board of Directors and maintained in the Bank’s Loan Policy. Notwithstanding individual lending authority, certain loan policy exceptions must be submitted to the Officer Loan Committee for approval.

Hazard insurance coverage is required on all properties securing loans made by the Bank. Flood insurance is also required, when applicable.

Loan applicants are notified of the credit decision by letter. If the loan is approved, the loan commitment specifies the terms and conditions of the proposed loan including the amount, interest rate, amortization term, a brief description of the required collateral, and the required insurance coverage. The borrower must provide proof of fire, flood (if applicable) and casualty insurance on the property serving as collateral and title insurance, and these applicable insurances must be maintained during the full term of the loan.

Loan Portfolio Composition . Set forth below is selected data relating to the composition of the Bank’s loan portfolio at the dates indicated.

	As of December 31,
	2018				2017				2016				2015				2014
	$			%	$			%	$			%	$			%	$			%
	(dollars in thousands)

Commercial loans	$	110,542		13.0	$	97,461		12.7	$	85,508		12.0	$	71,090		12.7	$	42,514		8.5
Real Estate-Construction		17,445		2.0		17,228		2.3		19,709		2.8		18,987		3.4		19,221		3.9
Real Estate-Residential		235,523		27.7		235,759		30.8		237,177		33.2		161,820		28.9		158,139		31.5
Real Estate-Commercial		374,790		44.1		342,934		44.9		320,187		44.8		279,123		49.8		261,956		52.2
Consumer loans		112,002		13.2		70,953		9.3		51,524		7.2		29,231		5.2		19,704		3.9
		850,302		100.0		764,335		100.0		714,105		100.0		560,251		100.0		501,534		100.0
Deferred fees, net		(120	)			(243	)			(216	)			(326	)			(399	)
Allowance for loan losses		(8,452	)			(7,634	)			(6,463	)			(7,298	)			(5,875	)
Loans receivable, net	$	841,730			$	756,458			$	707,426			$	552,627			$	495,260

Maturities and Sensitivities of Loans to Changes in Interest Rates . The following table sets forth maturities and interest rate sensitivity for selected categories of loans as of December 31, 2018. Scheduled repayments are reported in the maturity category in which payment is due. Demand loans, loans having no stated schedule of repayments and no stated maturity and overdrafts are reported as due in one year or less.


	One Year or Less		After One to Five Years		Over Five Years		Total
	(dollars in thousands)
Commercial loans	$	12,210	$	27,532	$	70,811	$	110,553
Real Estate – Construction		6,710		2,835		7,900		17,445
Total	$	18,920	$	30,367	$	78,711	$	127,998

Loans with fixed rates	$	7,955	$	19,310	$	46,253	$	73,518
Loans with floating rates		14,025		12,321		28,134		54,480
Total	$	21,980	$	31,631	$	74,387	$	127,998

Non-Performing Assets. The following table sets forth information regarding non‑accrual loans, foreclosed real estate owned and loans 90 days or more delinquent on which the Bank was accruing interest at the dates indicated. At December 31, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014, the Company also had $1.1 million, $1.1 million, $1.5 million, $6.8 million, and $8.8 million, respectively, in troubled debt restructurings. For the year ended December 31, 2018, interest income that would have been recorded on loans accounted for on a non-accrual basis under the original terms of such loans was $98,000 of which $19,000 was collected. For those loans classified as troubled debt restructurings, interest income that would have been recorded under the original terms of the loans for fiscal year 2018 was $64,000 of which $59,000 was collected. Of those loans classified as troubled debt restructurings at December 31, 2018, one loan with a balance of $110,000 is included in non-accrual loans, while one loan relationship with a balance of $977,000 is carried in full accrual status.


	As of December 31,
	2018			2017			2016			2015			2014
	(dollars in thousands)
Non-accrual loans: Real Estate loans
Residential	$	798		$	1,706		$	1,136		$	440		$	1,675
Commercial		342			277			762			6,649			3,921
Construction		—			—			28			—			—
Commercial		—			—			—			43			—
Consumer loans		—			—			—-			—-			4
Total non-accrual loans*		1,140			1,983			1,926			7,132			5,600

Accruing loans which are contractually past-due 90 days or more		—			496			1			—			—

Total non-performing loans		1,140			2,479			1,927			7,132			5,600
Foreclosed real estate		1,115			1,661			5,302			2,847			3,726
Total non-performing assets	$	2,255		$	4,140		$	7,229		$	9,979		$	9,326
Total non-performing loans to total loans		0.13	%		0.32	%		0.27	%		1.27	%		1.12	%
Total non-performing loans to total assets		0.10	%		0.22	%		0.17	%		0.95	%		0.79	%
Total non-performing assets to total assets		0.19	%		0.37	%		0.65	%		1.33	%		1.31	%

*Includes non-accrual TDRs of $110,000, $144,000, $477,000, $5.7 million, and $2.2 million as of December 31, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company also had $977,000, $996,000, $1.0 million, $1.1 million, and $6.6 million in accruing TDRs, respectively, on those dates.

The recorded investment in impaired loans, not requiring an allowance for loan losses was $1,319,000 (net of a charge-off against the allocation for loan losses of $428,000) and $1,247,000 (net of a charge-off against the allowance for loan losses of $277,000) at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. There were no impaired loans requiring an allowance on December 31, 2018 or 2017. The specific reserve related to impaired loans was $0 for 2018 and 2017. For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the average recorded investment in these impaired loans was $1,220,000 and $1,232,000, respectively, and the interest income recognized on these impaired loans was $67,000 and $56,000, respectively. In connection with the Delaware Bancshares acquisition, the Company acquired loans with deteriorated credit quality with an unpaid balance of $2.6 million, which are being carried at their fair value of $748,000. In connection with the North Penn acquisition, the Company acquired loans with deteriorated credit quality with an unpaid balance of $1.9 million, which are being carried at their fair value of $307,000.

As of December 31, 2018, there were no loans not previously disclosed in the above table, where known information about possible credit problems of borrowers causes management to have serious doubts as to the ability of such borrowers to comply with the present loan repayment terms.

Troubled Debt Restructured Loans. Troubled debt restructured loans are those loans whose terms have been renegotiated to provide a reduction or deferral of principal or interest as a result of financial difficulties experienced by the borrower, who could not obtain comparable terms from alternate financing sources. During 2018, there were no new loan relationships identified as troubled debt restructures.

Classified Assets. Management has instituted an internal loan review program, whereby weaker credits are classified as special mention, substandard, doubtful or loss. When a loan is classified as substandard or doubtful, management is required to establish a valuation reserve for loan losses in an amount that is deemed prudent. When management classifies a loan as a loss asset, a reserve equal to 100% of the loan balance is required to be established or the loan is to be charged-off. The allowance for loan losses is composed of an allowance for both inherent risk associated with lending activities and particular problem assets.

An asset is considered substandard if it is inadequately protected by the paying capacity and net worth of the obligor or the collateral pledged, if any. Substandard assets include those characterized by the distinct possibility that the Bank will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Assets classified as doubtful have all of the weaknesses inherent in those classified substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make collection or liquidation in full, highly questionable and improbable, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values. Assets classified as loss are those considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance as assets without the establishment of a loss reserve is not warranted. Assets which do not currently expose the insured institution to a sufficient degree of risk to warrant classification in one of the aforementioned categories but possess credit deficiencies or potential weaknesses are required to be designated special mention by management.

Management’s evaluation of the classification of assets and the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is reviewed by the Board on a regular basis and by the regulatory agencies as part of their examination process.

The following table sets forth at the dates indicated the Bank’s classified assets in accordance with its asset classification system:


	As of December 31,
	2018			2017			2016			2015			2014

	(In thousands)
Special mention		$	8,000		$	9,696		$	6,317		$	1,837		$	1,983
Substandard			6,620			5,536			4,346			9,437			13,344
Doubtful			—			—			—			—			—
Loss			—			—			—			—			—
Total		$	14,620		$	15,232		$	10,663		$	11,274		$	15,327

Analysis of the Allowance for Loan Losses . The following table sets forth information with respect to the Bank’s allowance for loan losses for the years indicated:


	As of December 31,
	2018			2017			2016			2015			2014
	(dollars in thousands)

Total loans receivable net of deferred fees	$	850,182		$	764,092		$	713,889		$	559,925		$	501,135
Average loans receivable		800,957			737,765			626,907			529,989			500,960

Allowance balance at beginning of period	$	7,634		$	6,463		$	7,298		$	5,875		$	5,708

Charge-offs:
Commercial		(246	)		—			(15	)		—			—
Real Estate – residential, commercial and construction		(480	)		(1,013	)		(2,834	)		(3,107	)		(1,466	)
Consumer		(263	)		(207	)		(102	)		(91	)		(80	)

Total		(989	)		(1,220	)		(2,951	)		(3,198	)		(1,546	)

Recoveries:
Commercial		8			—			—			—			—
Real Estate – residential, commercial and construction		42			165			21			20			2
Consumer		32			26			45			21			31

Total		82			191			66			41			33

Net Charge-offs		(907	)		(1,029	)		(2,885	)		(3,157	)		(1,513	)

Provision Expense		1,725			2,200			2,050			4,580			1,680
Allowance balance at end of period	$	8,452		$	7,634		$	6,463		$	7,298		$	5,875

Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans outstanding		0.99	%		1.00	%		0.91	%		1.30	%		1.17	%

Net loans charged off as a percent of average loans outstanding		0.11	%		0.14	%		0.46	%		0.60	%		0.30	%

Allocation of the Allowance For Loan Losses . The following table sets forth the allocation of the Bank’s allowance for loan losses by loan category and the percent of loans in each category to total loans at the date indicated. The allocation is made for analytical purposes and is not necessarily indicative of the categories in which credit losses may occur. The total allowance is available to absorb losses from any type of loan.


	As of December 31,
	2018						2017						2016						2015						2014
				% of						% of						% of						% of						% of
				Loans						Loans						Loans						Loans						Loans
				to Total						to Total						to Total						to Total						to Total
	Amount			Loans			Amount			Loans			Amount			Loans			Amount			Loans			Amount			Loans
	(dollars in thousands)
Commercial		$	712		13.0	%		$	463		12.7	%		$	307		12.0	%		$	397		12.7	%		$	256		8.5	%
Real estate – construction			93		2.0				90		2.3				78		2.8				90		3.4				222		3.9
Real estate – residential			1,328		27.7				1,272		30.8				1,092		33.2				1,069		28.9				1,323		31.5
Real estate – commercial			5,455		44.1				5,265		44.9				4,623		44.8				5,506		49.8				3,890		52.2
Consumer			864		13.2				544		9.3				363		7.2				236		5.2				184		3.9
Unallocated			—		—				—		—				—		—				—		—				—		—
Total		$	8,452		100.0	%		$	7,634		100.0	%		$	6,463		100.0	%		$	7,298		100.0	%		$	5,708		100.0	%

Investment Activities

General. The Company maintains a portfolio of investment securities consisting of obligations of the U.S. Government and its agencies, including mortgage-backed securities, and obligations of states, counties and municipalities including school districts. The Company also has corporate debt obligations in the portfolio. All such securities are classified as available-for-sale and carried at their fair value. The Company considers its investment portfolio a source of earnings and liquidity. Investment securities may also be pledged to secure public deposits and customer repurchase agreements.

Securities Portfolio. Carrying values of securities, all of which are classified as available-for-sale, at the dates indicated are as follows:


	As of December 31,
	2018		2017		2016
	(in thousands)

U.S. Treasury securities	$	—	$	1,998	$	1,997
State and political subdivisions		97,613		120,478		125,101
Corporate obligations		8,640		9,989		10,112
Mortgage-backed securities – government sponsored entities		137,024		148,656		164,930
Equity securities-financial services		—		—		424
Total Securities	$	243,277	$	281,121	$	302,564
Fair Value of Securities	$	243,277	$	281,121	$	302,564

Maturity Distribution of Securities. The following table sets forth certain information regarding carrying values, weighted average yields, and maturities of the Company’s securities portfolio as of December 31, 2018. Yields on tax-exempt securities are stated on a fully taxable equivalent basis using a Federal tax rate of 21%. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities as certain instruments have call features which allow prepayment of obligations. Maturity on the mortgage-backed securities is based upon contractual terms, the average life may differ as a result of changes in cash flow.


							After One						After Five												Total Investment
	One Year or Less						Through Five Years						Through Ten Years						After Ten Years						Securities
	Carrying			Average			Carrying			Average			Carrying			Average			Carrying			Average			Carrying			Average
	Value			Yield			Value			Yield			Value			Yield			Value			Yield			Value			Yield
	(dollars in thousands)

State and political subdivision		$	1,671		3.75	%		$	13,489		2.10	%		$	43,454		2.49	%		$	38,999		3.75	%		$	97,613		2.96	%
Corporate obligations			—		—				8,640		2.35				—		—				—		—				8,640		2.35
Mortgage-backed securities-government sponsored entities			—		—				—		—				—		—				137,024		2.15				137,024		2.15

Total Investment Securities		$	1,671		3.75	%		$	22,129		2.20	%		$	43,454		2.49	%		$	176,023		2.50	%		$	243,277		2.48	%

Deposit Activities

General. The Bank provides a full range of deposit products to its retail and business customers. These include interest-bearing and noninterest bearing transaction accounts, statement savings and money market accounts. Certificate of deposit terms range up to five years for retail instruments. The Bank has $9.8 million of brokered deposits through its participation in the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (“CDARS”). The Bank participates in the Jumbo CD ($100,000 and over) markets with local municipalities and school districts which are typically priced on a competitive bid basis. Other services the Bank offers its customers include cash management, direct deposit, Remote Deposit Capture, mobile deposit capture, PopMoney® mobile payments and Automated Clearing House (ACH) activity. The Bank operates twenty-seven automated teller machines and is affiliated with the MoneyPass® ATM network. Internet banking including bill-pay is offered through the website at www.waynebank.com. Other services, such as eStatements and mobile banking are available online.

The following table sets forth information regarding deposit categories of the Company.


	Years Ended December 31,
	2018						2017					2016
	Average						Average					Average
	Balance			Rate Paid			Balance		Rate Paid			Balance		Rate Paid
	(dollars in thousands)

Non-interest bearing demand		$	208,222		—	%	$	200,368		—	%	$	146,578		—	%
Interest-bearing demand			91,782		0.10			89,881		0.07			71,107		0.05
Money Market			142,147		0.26			155,836		0.22			137,266		0.22
Savings			178,203		0.05			189,548		0.05			125,904		0.05
Time			322,768		1.27			293,641		0.98			234,026		0.94

Total		$	943,122				$	929,274				$	714,881

Maturities of Time Deposits. The following table indicates the amount of the Bank’s time deposits of $100,000 or more by time remaining until maturity as of December 31, 2018.



	Amount
Maturity Period	(in thousands)

Within three months		$	57,382
Over three through six months			27,782
Over six through twelve months			61,158
Over twelve months			53,598
		$	199,920

Short-Term Borrowings

The following table sets forth information concerning the Bank’s short-term borrowings (those maturing within one year) which consist principally of securities sold under agreements to repurchase, short-term fixed-rate FHLB advances and federal funds purchased during the periods indicated. Securities sold under repurchase agreements consist of commercial and municipal customers’ funds invested in overnight securities for cash management purposes.


	Years Ended December 31,
	2018				2017			2016
	(dollars in thousands)
Short-term borrowings:
Average balance during the year		$	41,963		$	39,170		$	41,593
Maximum month-end balance during the year		$	53,046		$	54,286		$	52,672
Average interest rate during the year			0.77	%		0.51	%		0.31	%
Total short-term borrowings at end of the year		$	53,046		$	42,530		$	32,811
Weighted average interest rate at the end of the year			1.27	%		0.87	%		0.32	%

Trust Activities

The Bank operates a Wealth Management/Trust Department which provides estate planning, investment management and financial planning to customers for which it is generally compensated based on a percentage of assets under management. As of December 31, 2018, the Bank had $151.2 million of assets under management compared to $157.8 million as of December 31, 2017. The decrease is partially due to stock market performance which can affect the value of a customer’s investment portfolio.

Subsidiary Activities

The Bank, a Pennsylvania chartered bank, is the only wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Norwood Investment Corp. (“NIC”), a Pennsylvania corporation incorporated in 1996 and a Pennsylvania licensed insurance agency, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bank. NIC’s business is annuity and mutual fund sales and discount brokerage activities primarily to customers of the Bank. The annuities, mutual funds and other investment products are not insured by the FDIC or any other government agency. They are not deposits, obligations of or guaranteed by any bank. Until February 16, 2018, securities were offered through Invest Financial, a registered broker/dealer. Effective February 16, 2018, the broker/dealer relationship transitioned to LPL Financial LLC (“LPL”) as a result of the sale of Invest to LPL in 2017. LPL is a registered broker/dealer and a member of FINRA and the SIPC. NIC generated gross revenues for the Company of $185,000 and $146,000 in 2018 and 2017, respectively, which is included in Other Income.

WCB Realty Corp., a Pennsylvania corporation, is a wholly-owned real estate subsidiary of the Bank whose principal asset is the administrative offices of the Company, which also includes the Main Office of the Bank.

WTRO Properties Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, is a wholly-owned real estate subsidiary of the Bank established to hold title to certain real estate upon which the Bank has foreclosed. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the outstanding balance of foreclosed properties on which WTRO held title totaled $1,070,000 and $1,564,000, respectively. Norwood Settlement Services, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, was established in 2004 to provide title and settlement services to Bank customers and non-customers. In June 2017, the Bank adopted a plan of dissolution for Norwood Settlement Services, LLC and its existence was terminated on May 29, 2018.

Regulation

Set forth below is a brief description of certain laws which relate to the regulation of the Company and the Bank. The description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to applicable laws and regulations.

Regulation of the Company

General. The Company, as a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (“BHCA”), is subject to regulation and supervision by the Federal Reserve. The Company is required to file periodic reports of its operations with, and is subject to examination by, the Federal Reserve. This regulation and oversight is generally intended to ensure that the Company limits its activities to those allowed by law and that it operates in a safe and sound manner without endangering the financial health of its subsidiary bank.

Under the BHCA, the Company generally must obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve before it may acquire control of another bank or bank holding company, merge or consolidate with another bank holding company, acquire all or substantially all of the assets of another bank or bank holding company, or acquire direct or indirect ownership or control of any voting shares of any bank or bank holding company if, after such acquisition, the Company would directly or indirectly own or control more than 5% of such shares.

Federal statutes impose restrictions on the ability of a bank holding company and its nonbank subsidiaries to obtain extensions of credit from its subsidiary bank, on the subsidiary bank’s investments in the stock or securities of the holding company, and on the subsidiary bank’s taking of the holding company’s stock or securities as collateral for loans to any borrower. A bank holding company and its subsidiaries are also prevented from engaging in certain tying arrangements in connection with any extension of credit, lease or sale of property, or furnishing of services by the subsidiary bank.

Source of Strength Doctrine. A bank holding company is required to serve as a source of financial and managerial strength to its subsidiary banks and may not conduct its operations in an unsafe or unsound manner. In addition, it is the policy of the Federal Reserve that a bank holding company should stand ready to use available resources to provide adequate capital to its subsidiary banks during periods of financial stress or adversity and should maintain the financial flexibility and capital‑raising capacity to obtain additional resources for assisting its subsidiary banks. A bank holding company’s failure to meet its obligations to serve as a source of strength to its subsidiary banks will generally be considered by the Federal Reserve to be an unsafe and unsound banking practice or a violation of the Federal Reserve regulations, or both.

Non-Banking Activities. The business activities of the Company, as a bank holding company, are restricted by the BHCA. Under the BHCA and the Federal Reserve’s bank holding company regulations, the Company may only engage in, or acquire or control voting securities or assets of a company engaged in, (1) banking or managing or controlling banks and other subsidiaries authorized under the BHCA and (2) any BHCA activity the Federal Reserve has determined to be so closely related to banking or managing or controlling banks to be a proper incident thereto. These include any incidental activities necessary to carry on those activities, as well as a lengthy list of activities that the Federal Reserve has determined to be so closely related to the business of banking as to be a proper incident thereto.

Financial Modernization. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act permits greater affiliation among banks, securities firms, insurance companies, and other companies under a new type of financial services company known as a “financial holding company.” A financial holding company essentially is a bank holding company with significantly expanded powers. Financial holding companies are authorized by statute to engage in a number of financial activities previously impermissible for bank holding companies, including securities underwriting, dealing and market making; sponsoring mutual funds and investment companies; insurance underwriting and agency; and merchant banking activities. The Act also permits the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department to authorize additional activities for financial holding companies if they are “financial in nature” or “incidental” to financial activities. A bank holding company may become a financial holding company if it and each of its subsidiary banks is well capitalized and well managed, and each of its subsidiary banks has at least a “satisfactory” CRA rating. A financial holding company must provide notice to the Federal Reserve within 30 days after commencing activities previously determined by statute or by the Federal Reserve and Department of the Treasury to be permissible. The Company has not submitted notice to the Federal Reserve of its intent to be deemed a financial holding company.

Regulatory Capital Requirements. The Federal Reserve has adopted capital adequacy guidelines pursuant to which it assesses the adequacy of capital in examining and supervising a bank holding company and in analyzing applications to it under the BHCA. The Federal Reserve’s capital adequacy guidelines are similar to those imposed on the Bank by the FDIC. See “Regulation of the Bank-Regulatory Capital Requirements.” As directed by EGRRCPA, the Federal Reserve has amended its Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement to exempt from the regulatory capital requirements bank holding companies with less than $3.0 billion in consolidated assets that are not engaged in significant non-banking or off-balance sheet activities and that do not have a material amount of debt or equity securities registered with the SEC. As long as their bank subsidiaries are well capitalized, such bank holding companies need only maintain a pro forma debt to equity ratio of less than 1.0 in order to pay dividends and repurchase stock and to be eligible for expedited treatment on applications.

Regulation of the Bank

General. As a Pennsylvania chartered, FDIC-insured commercial bank which is not a member of the Federal Reserve System, the Bank is subject to extensive regulation and examination by the Department and by the FDIC, which insures its deposits to the maximum extent permitted by law. The federal and state laws and regulations applicable to banks regulate, among other things, the scope of their business, their investments, the reserves required to be kept against deposits, the timing of the availability of deposited funds and the nature and amount of and collateral for certain loans. The laws and regulations governing the Bank generally have been promulgated to protect depositors and not for the purpose of protecting stockholders. This regulatory structure also gives the federal and state banking agencies extensive discretion in connection with their supervisory and enforcement activities and examination policies, including policies with respect to the classification of assets and the establishment of adequate loan loss reserves for regulatory purposes. Any change in such regulation, whether by the Department, the FDIC or the United States Congress, could have a material impact on the Company, the Bank and their operations.

Pennsylvania Banking Law. The Pennsylvania Banking Code (“Banking Code”) contains detailed provisions governing the organization, location of offices, rights and responsibilities of directors, officers, and employees, as well as corporate powers, savings and investment operations and other aspects of the Bank and its affairs. The Banking Code delegates extensive rule-making power and administrative discretion to the Department so that the supervision and regulation of state chartered banks may be flexible and readily responsive to changes in economic conditions and in savings and lending practices.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDIA”), however, prohibits state-chartered banks from making new investments, loans, or becoming involved in activities as principal and equity investments which are not permitted for national banks unless (1) the FDIC determines the activity or investment does

not pose a significant risk of loss to the Deposit Insurance Fund and (2) the bank meets all applicable capital requirements. Accordingly, the additional operating authority provided to the Bank by the Banking Code is significantly restricted by the FDIA.

Interstate Banking. As a result of the acquisition of Delaware Bancshares, Inc., Wayne Bank now operates branches in Pennsylvania and New York. Under the federal Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act (the “Riegle-Neal Act”), an insured state bank that establishes a branch in another state may conduct any activity at such branch that is permissible under the laws of its home state to the extent that such activity is permissible either for a bank chartered by the host state or for a branch of an out-of-state national bank in the host state. The laws of the host state, including laws regarding community reinvestment, consumer protection, fair lending and branching within the host state, apply to any branch of an out-of-state bank to the same extent as such laws apply to a branch of an out-of-state national bank. The Riegle-Neal Act prohibits out-of-state banks from using their interstate branches primarily for purposes of deposit production. If a federal banking regulator reasonably determines from available information that an out-of-state bank’s level of lending in a host state is less than half the loan-to-deposit ratio for all banks in the host state, the regulator may order the closure of the out-of-state branches or prohibit the opening of new branches in the host state unless the out-of-state bank has an acceptable plan or can give reasonable assurances that it will reasonably help meet the credit needs of the communities served in the host state.

Federal Deposit Insurance. The Bank’s deposits are insured to applicable limits by the FDIC. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the maximum deposit insurance amount has been permanently increased from $100,000 to $250,000.

The FDIC has adopted a risk-based premium system that provides for quarterly assessments based on an insured institution’s risk rating. The assessment base is the institution’s average consolidated assets less average tangible equity. Insured banks with more than $1.0 billion in assets must calculate quarterly average assets based on daily balances while smaller banks and newly chartered banks may use weekly averages. In the case of a merger, the average assets of the surviving bank for the quarter must include the average assets of the merged institution for the period in the quarter prior to the merger. Average assets are reduced by goodwill and other intangibles. Average tangible equity equals Tier 1 capital. For institutions with more than $1.0 billion in assets, average tangible equity is calculated on a weekly basis while smaller institutions may use the quarter-end balance.

Effective July 1, 2016, the FDIC amended its assessment regulations for banks with less than $10 billion in assets to replace the previous four risk categories with updated financial ratios that are designed to better predict the risk of failure of insured institutions. The amended rules will remain in effect until the reserve ratio of the Deposit Insurance Fund reaches 2.0%. The amended regulations set a maximum rate that banks rated CAMELS 1 or 2 may be charged and a minimum rate that CAMELS 3, 4 and 5 banks may be charged. Under the amended rules, the FDIC uses a bank’s weighted average CAMELS component ratings and the following financial measures to determine assessments: Tier 1 leverage ratio; ratio of net income before taxes to total assets; ratio of non-performing loans to gross assets; and ratio of other real estate owned to gross assets. In addition, assessments take into consideration core deposits to total assets, one-year asset growth and a loan mix index. The loan mix measures the extent to which a bank’s total assets include higher risk loans. To calculate the loan mix index, each category of loan in the bank’s portfolio (other than credit card loans) is divided by the bank’s total assets to determine the percentage of assets represented by that loan category. Each percentage is then multiplied by that loan category’s historical weighted average industry-wide charge-off rate. The sum of these numbers determines the loan mix index value for that bank. The amended regulations are intended to be revenue neutral to the FDIC but to shift premium payments to higher risk institutions.

In addition, all FDIC-insured institutions are required to pay assessments to the FDIC to fund interest payments on bonds issued by the Financing Corporation (“FICO”), an agency of the Federal

government established to recapitalize the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. The FICO assessment rates, which are determined quarterly, averaged approximately 0.003% of insured deposits on an annualized basis in fiscal year 2018. These assessments are anticipated to continue until the FICO bonds mature in 2017 through 2019.

Regulatory Capital Requirements. The FDIC has promulgated capital adequacy requirements for state-chartered banks that, like the Bank, are not members of the Federal Reserve System. Effective January 1, 2015, the capital adequacy requirements were substantially revised to conform to the international regulatory standards agreed to by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in the accord often referred to as “Basel III”. The final rule applies to all depository institutions as well as to all top-tier bank and savings and loan holding companies that are not subject to the Federal Reserve Board’s Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement.

Under the FDIC’s revised capital adequacy regulations, banks are required to meet four minimum capital standards: (1) a “Tier 1” or “core” capital leverage ratio equal to at least 4% of total adjusted assets; (2) a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio equal to 4.5% of risk-weighted assets ; (3) a Tier 1 risk-based ratio equal to 6% of risk-weighted assets; and (4) a total capital ratio equal to 8% of total risk-weighted assets. Common equity Tier 1 capital is defined as common stock instruments, retained earnings, any common equity Tier 1 minority interest and, unless the bank has made an “opt-out” election, accumulated other comprehensive income, net of goodwill and certain other intangible assets. Tier 1 or core capital is defined as common equity Tier 1 capital plus certain qualifying subordinated interests and grandfathered capital instruments. Total capital consists of Tier 1 capital plus Tier 2 or supplementary capital items, which include allowances for loan losses in an amount of up to 1.25% of risk-weighted assets, qualifying subordinated instruments and certain grandfathered capital instruments. An institution’s risk-based capital requirements are measured against risk-weighted assets, which equal the sum of each on-balance-sheet asset and the credit-equivalent amount of each off-balance-sheet item after being multiplied by an assigned risk weight. Risk weightings range from 0% for cash to 100% for property acquired through foreclosure, commercial loans, and certain other assets to 150% for exposures that are more than 90 days past due or are on nonaccrual status and certain commercial real estate facilities that finance the acquisition, development or construction of real property. Pursuant to EGRRCPA, the federal banking agencies may only apply a heightened risk weight to a higher volatility commercial real estate exposure that constitutes a higher volatility commercial real estate acquisition, development or construction loan as defined in EGRRCPA and which was originated on or after January 1, 2015.

In addition to higher capital requirements, the new capital rules require banks and covered financial institution holding companies to maintain a capital conservation buffer of at least 2.5% of risk-weighted assets over and above the minimum risk-based capital requirements. Institutions that do not maintain the required capital buffer will become subject to progressively more stringent limitations on the percentage of earnings that can be paid out in dividends or used for stock repurchases and on the payment of discretionary bonuses to senior executive management. The capital buffer requirement will be phased in over four years beginning January 1, 2016. The fully phased-in capital buffer requirement will effectively raise the minimum required risk-based capital ratios to 7% for Common Equity Tier 1 Capital, 8.5% for Tier 1 Capital and 10.5% for Total Capital on a fully phased-in basis.

In assessing an institution’s capital adequacy, the FDIC takes into consideration not only these numeric factors but also qualitative factors, and has the authority to establish higher capital requirements for individual institutions where necessary.

EGRRCPA directs the federal banking agencies to develop a community bank leverage ratio of tangible capital to average total consolidated assets of between 8% and 10% as an alternative to the current leverage and risk-based capital rules for qualifying community banks and satisfying any other leverage or capital requirements to which they are subject. Qualifying community banks meeting the community bank

leverage ratio would also be deemed well-capitalized for purposes of the prompt corrective action rules. A qualifying community bank is a depository institution or holding company with total consolidated assets of less than $10 billion that is not excluded from qualification by the federal banking regulators based on the institution’s risk profile. Under regulations proposed by the federal banking agencies, a qualifying community bank may opt in to the community bank leverage ratio framework if its community bank leverage ratio exceeds 9%. The proposed regulations would define tangible equity as total bank equity capital less: (i) accumulated other comprehensive income; (ii) intangible assets (other than mortgage servicing assets); and (iii) deferred tax assets (net of related valuation allowances) arising from net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Under the proposal, a qualifying community bank must have total off-balance sheet exposures (excluding derivatives other than credit derivatives and unconditionally cancellable commitments) of 25% of less of total consolidated assets, total trading assets and liabilities of 5% or less of total consolidated assets, mortgage servicing assets of 25% or less of tangible equity and temporary difference deferred tax assets of less than 25% of tangible equity.

The Bank is also subject to minimum capital requirements imposed by the Department on Pennsylvania-chartered depository institutions. Under the Department’s capital requirements, a Pennsylvania bank or savings bank must maintain a minimum leverage ratio of Tier 1 capital (as defined under the FDIC’s capital regulations) to total assets of 4%. In addition, the Department has the supervisory discretion to require higher leverage ratio for any institutions based on the institution’s substandard performance in any of a number of areas. The Bank was in compliance with both the FDIC and Pennsylvania capital requirements in effect as of December 31, 2018.

Prompt Corrective Regulatory Action . Under applicable federal statutes, the federal bank regulatory agencies are required to take “prompt corrective action” with respect to institutions that do not meet specified minimum capital requirements. For these purposes, the law establishes five capital categories: well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized and critically undercapitalized. Under the FDIC’s prompt corrective action regulations, an institution is deemed to be “well capitalized” if it has a Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio of 10.0% or greater, a Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio of 8.0% or greater, a Common Equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6.5% or better and a leverage ratio of 5.0% or greater. An institution is “adequately capitalized” if it has a Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio of 8.0% or greater, a Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio of 6.0% or greater, a Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 4.5% or better and a Leverage Ratio of 4.0% or greater. An institution is “undercapitalized” if it has a Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio of less than 8.0%, a Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital ratio of less than 6.0%, a Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of less than 4.5% or a Leverage Ratio of less than 4.0%. An institution is deemed to be “significantly undercapitalized” if it has a Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio of less than 6.0%, a Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio of less than 4.0%, a Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of less than 3.0% or a Leverage Ratio of less than 3.0%. An institution is considered to be “critically undercapitalized” if it has a ratio of tangible equity to total assets that is equal to or less than 2.0%

The prompt corrective action regulations provide for the imposition of a variety of requirements and limitations on institutions that fail to meet the above capital requirements. In particular, the FDIC may require any non-member bank that is not “adequately capitalized” to take certain action to increase its capital ratios. If the non-member bank’s capital is significantly below the minimum required levels of capital or if it is unsuccessful in increasing its capital ratios, the bank’s activities may be restricted.

Under the proposed community bank leverage ratio regulations, a qualifying community bank would be deemed: well capitalized if it has a community bank leverage ratio greater than 9%; adequately capitalized if its community bank leverage ratio is 7.5% or greater; undercapitalized if its community bank leverage ratio is less than 7.5% and significantly undercapitalized if its community bank leverage ratio is less than 6%. A qualifying community bank will continue to be treated as critically undercapitalized if it has a ratio of tangible equity to total assets of 2% or less.

At December 31, 2018, the Bank qualified as “well capitalized” under the prompt corrective action rules.

Affiliate Transaction Restrictions. Federal laws strictly limit the ability of banks to engage in transactions with their affiliates, including their bank holding companies. In particular, loans by a subsidiary bank and its parent company or the nonbank subsidiaries of the bank holding company are limited to 10% of a bank subsidiary’s capital and surplus and, with respect to such parent company and all such nonbank subsidiaries, to an aggregate of 20% of the bank subsidiary’s capital and surplus. Further, loans and other extensions of credit generally are required to be secured by eligible collateral in specified amounts. Transactions with non-affiliates may be treated as transactions with an affiliate to the extent that proceeds from the transaction are used to benefit the affiliate. Federal law also requires that all transactions between a bank and its affiliates be on terms as favorable to the bank as transactions with non-affiliates.

Loans to One Borrower. Under Pennsylvania law, commercial banks have, subject to certain exemptions, lending limits to one borrower in an amount equal to 15% of the institution’s capital accounts. An institution’s capital account includes the aggregate of all capital, surplus, undivided profits, capital securities and general reserves for loan losses. Pursuant to the national bank parity provisions of the Pennsylvania Banking Code, the Bank may also lend up to the maximum amounts permissible for national banks, which are allowed to make loans to one borrower of up to 25% of capital and surplus in certain circumstances. As of December 31, 2018, the Bank’s loans-to-one-borrower limitation was $15.6 million and the Bank was in compliance with such limitation.

Federal Home Loan Bank System. The Bank is a member of the FHLB of Pittsburgh, which is one of 11 regional FHLBs. Each FHLB serves as a reserve or central bank for its members within its assigned region. It is funded primarily from funds deposited by member institutions and proceeds from the sale of consolidated obligations of the FHLB System. It makes loans to members (i.e., advances) in accordance with policies and procedures established by the Board of Trustees of the FHLB.

As a member, the Bank is required to purchase and maintain restricted stock in the FHLB of Pittsburgh in an amount equal to the greater of 1% of its aggregate unpaid residential mortgage loans, home purchase contracts or similar obligations at the beginning of each year or 5% of the Bank’s outstanding advances from the FHLB. At December 31, 2018, the Bank was in compliance with this requirement. The FHLB incurred losses in both 2009 and 2010 and suspended the payment of dividends. However, the FHLB has shown positive results since 2011 which includes stock redemptions and resumed dividend payments. The losses were primarily attributable to impairment of investment securities associated with the extreme economic conditions in place during the previous several years. Management evaluated the stock and concluded that the stock was not impaired for the periods presented herein. More consideration was given to the long-term prospects for the FHLB as opposed to the recent stress caused by the extreme economic conditions that the world is facing. Management also considered that the FHLB’s regulatory capital ratios have increased from the prior year, liquidity appears adequate, and new shares of FHLB stock continue to change hands at the $100 par value.

Federal Reserve System. The Federal Reserve requires all depository institutions to maintain non-interest bearing reserves at specified levels against their transaction accounts (primarily checking and NOW accounts) and non-personal time deposits. The balances maintained to meet the reserve requirements imposed by the Federal Reserve may be used to satisfy the liquidity requirements that are imposed by the Department. At December 31, 2018, the Bank met its reserve requirements.

Restrictions on Dividends . The Pennsylvania Banking Code states, in part, that dividends may be declared and paid only out of accumulated net earnings and may not be declared or paid unless surplus (retained earnings) is at least equal to contributed capital. The Bank has not declared or paid any dividends

which cause the Bank’s retained earnings to be reduced below the amount required. Finally, dividends may not be declared or paid if the Bank is in default in payment of any assessment due the FDIC.

The Federal Reserve has issued a policy statement on the payment of cash dividends by bank holding companies, which expresses the Federal Reserve’s view that a bank holding company should pay cash dividends only to the extent that the holding company’s net income for the past year is sufficient to cover both the cash dividends and a rate of earnings retention that is consistent with the holding company’s capital needs, asset quality and overall financial condition. The Federal Reserve also indicated that it would be inappropriate for a company experiencing serious financial problems to borrow funds to pay dividends. In a recent Supervisory Letter, the Federal Reserve staff has stated that, as a general matter, bank holding companies should eliminate cash dividends if net income available to shareholders for the past four quarters, net of dividends previously paid, is not sufficient to fully fund the dividend. Furthermore, under the federal prompt corrective action regulations, the Federal Reserve may prohibit a bank holding company from paying any dividends if the holding company’s bank subsidiary is classified as “undercapitalized.”

Volcker Rule. Effective July 21, 2015, banking entities, which include insured depository institutions, their holding companies and affiliates of either, became subject to regulations implementing the so-called Volcker Rule of the Dodd-Frank Act, which prohibits proprietary trading for the entity’s own account in certain financial instruments, including securities, derivatives, futures and options but excluding loans, physical commodities and foreign exchange and currency. Under the rules adopted by the federal financial regulatory agencies, the purchase or sale of a financial instrument that has been held for less than 60 days is presumed to be proprietary trading for the purpose of short-term resale or benefiting from short-term price movements or for another prohibited purpose unless the banking organization can demonstrate a contrary purpose. Purchases and sales of financial instruments pursuant to repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements or securities lending agreements, however, are excluded from the definition of proprietary trading. Also excluded from the definition of proprietary trading are purchases and sales of financial instruments where the bank is acting solely as agent for a customer, as trustee for a pension or deferred compensation plan or in connection with the collection of debts previously contracted. Purchases and sales of highly liquid securities that are not reasonably expected to result in short-term trading gains and in an amount consistent with near-term funding needs are excluded from proprietary trading if conducted pursuant to a documented liquidity management plan. Certain proprietary trading activities are permitted if conducted in connection with underwriting or market-making activities or risk-mitigating hedging activities. Proprietary trading is also permitted in U.S. government, agency and government sponsored-enterprise securities and obligations of states and political subdivisions and the FDIC but not in derivatives of the foregoing.

The Volcker Rule also prohibits banking entities from sponsoring or directly or indirectly acquiring as principal any ownership interest in a “covered fund” unless permitted by the rule. For purposes of this prohibition, a covered fund is any investment fund such as a hedge or private equity fund that would be required to register as an investment company under SEC rules but for the statutory exemptions for funds held by not more than 100 persons or owned solely by high net worth investors, any exempt or substantively similar non-exempt commodity pool and certain foreign investment funds. Excluded from the definition of covered fund are wholly owned subsidiaries of a banking entity or its affiliates, certain permissible joint ventures, insurance company separate accounts for which the banking entity is a beneficiary provided the banking entity does not control investment decisions on the underlying assets or participate in the profits for the separate account except in accordance with supervisory guidance regarding bank owned life insurance, certain vehicles for loan and other permissible securitizations, small business investment companies, public welfare companies permitted under the National Bank Act, business development companies, registered investment companies and investment funds exempt from SEC registration under other statutory provisions. Investments in pooled trust preferred securities are permitted if acquired before December 10, 2013 and the banking entity reasonably believes that the trust preferred securities in the pool

were issued prior to May 19, 2010 by depository institution holding companies with less than $15 billion in assets or by mutual holding companies.

The Volcker Rule prohibits a banking entity from engaging in certain covered transactions, including loans and securities and asset purchases, with any covered fund for which it serves as investment manager, advisor or sponsor or that it organizes and offers. Any transactions with a covered fund must be on terms as favorable to the banking entity as transactions with non-affiliates. Finally, the Volcker Rule prohibits any otherwise permitted proprietary trading or covered fund activity that would involve a material conflict of interest between the banking entity and its customers, result in a material exposure of the banking entity to high risk assets or trading strategies or would pose a threat to the safety and soundness of the banking entity or the financial stability of the United States.

EGRRCPA amends the definition of banking entity to exclude banks that do not have, and are not controlled by a company that has, more than $10 billion in total consolidated assets and total trading assets that are more than 5% of total consolidated assets and the federal banking agencies have proposed to amend their implementing regulations to incorporate this exclusion. Since the Bank qualifies for this exclusion, it will no longer be subject to the restrictions of the Volcker Rule.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In determining whether to invest in our securities, investors should consider, among other factors, the following:

Risks Related to Our Business

We hold certain intangible assets that could be classified as impaired in the future. If these assets are considered to be either partially or fully impaired in the future, our earnings would decrease.

At December 31, 2018, we had approximately $11.7 million in goodwill and identifiable intangible assets on our balance sheet. We are required to test our goodwill and identifiable intangible assets for impairment on a periodic basis. The impairment testing process considers a variety of factors, including the current market price of our common stock, the estimated net present value of our assets and liabilities, and information concerning the terminal valuation of similarly situated insured depository institutions. If an impairment determination is made in a future reporting period, our earnings and the book value of these intangible assets will be reduced by the amount of the impairment. If an impairment loss is recorded, it will have little or no impact on the tangible book value of our common stock or our regulatory capital levels, but such an impairment loss could significantly restrict the Bank’s ability to make dividend payments to us.

Our success will depend upon our ability to effectively manage our future growth.

We believe that we have in place the management and systems, including data processing systems, internal controls and a strong credit culture, to support continued growth. However, our continued growth and profitability depend on the ability of our officers and key employees to manage such growth effectively, to attract and retain skilled employees and to maintain adequate internal controls and a strong credit culture. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in managing our expansion, and the failure to do so would adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

If we experience loan losses in excess of our allowance, our earnings will be adversely affected.

The risk of credit losses on loans varies with, among other things, general economic conditions, the type of loan being made, the creditworthiness of the borrower over the term of the loan and, in the case of a collateralized loan, the value and marketability of the collateral for the loan. Management maintains an allowance for loan losses based upon, among other things, historical experience, an evaluation of economic conditions and regular reviews of delinquencies and loan portfolio quality. Based upon such factors, management makes various assumptions and judgments about the ultimate collectability of the loan portfolio and provides an allowance for loan losses based upon a percentage of the outstanding balances and for specific loans when their ultimate collectability is considered questionable. If management’s assumptions and judgments prove to be incorrect and the allowance for loan losses is inadequate to absorb future losses, or if the bank regulatory authorities require us to increase the allowance for loan losses as a part of their examination process, our earnings and capital could be significantly and adversely affected.

As of December 31, 2018, our allowance for loan losses was $8,452,000 which represented 0.99% of outstanding loans. At such date, we had 19 nonperforming loans totaling $1.1 million and 6 impaired loans totaling $1.3 million. We actively manage our nonperforming loans in an effort to minimize credit losses. Although management believes that its allowance for loan losses is adequate, there can be no assurance that the allowance will prove sufficient to cover future loan losses. Further, although management uses the best information available to make determinations with respect to the allowance for loan losses, future adjustments may be necessary if economic conditions differ substantially from the assumptions used or adverse developments arise with respect to our non-performing or performing loans. Material additions to our allowance for loan losses would result in a decrease in our net income and capital, and could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has adopted a new accounting standard that will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years, for public business entities. This standard, referred to as Current Expected Credit Loss, or CECL, will require financial institutions to determine periodic estimates of lifetime expected credit losses on loans, and recognize the expected credit losses as allowances for loan losses. This will change the current method of providing allowances for loan losses that are probable, which would likely require us to increase our allowance for loan losses, and to greatly increase the types of data we would need to collect and review to determine the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses.

Most of our loans are to commercial borrowers, which have a higher degree of risk than other types of loans.

Commercial loans are often larger and may involve greater risks than other types of lending. Because payments on such loans are often dependent on the successful operation of the property or business involved, repayment of such loans may be more sensitive than other types of loans due to adverse conditions in the real estate market or the economy. Unlike residential mortgage loans, which generally are made on the basis of the borrower’s ability to make repayment from his or her employment and other income and which are secured by real property whose value tends to be more easily ascertainable, commercial loans typically are made on the basis of the borrower’s ability to make repayment from the cash flow of the borrower’s business. As a result, the availability of funds for the repayment of commercial loans may be substantially dependent on the success of the business itself and the general economic environment. If the cash flow from business operations is reduced, the borrower’s ability to repay the loan may be impaired.

Most of our loans are secured, in whole or in part, with real estate collateral which may be subject to declines in value.

In addition to the financial strength and cash flow characteristics of the borrower in each case, we often secure our loans with real estate collateral. As of December 31, 2018, approximately 73.8% of our loans had real estate as a primary or secondary component of collateral. In addition, approximately 56.3% of our securities portfolio consisted of mortgage-backed securities issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA). Real estate values and real estate markets are generally affected by, among other things, changes in national, regional or local economic conditions, fluctuations in interest rates and the availability of loans to potential purchasers, changes in tax laws and other governmental statutes, regulations and policies, and acts of nature. The real estate collateral in each case provides an alternate source of repayment in the event of default by the borrower. If real estate prices in our markets decline, the value of the real estate collateral securing our loans could be reduced. If we are required to liquidate the collateral securing a loan during a period of reduced real estate values to satisfy the debt, our earnings and capital could be adversely affected.

We may be required to record other-than-temporary impairment charges with respect to our investment securities portfolio and restricted stock.

As of December 31, 2018, we had approximately $243.3 million in investments, including mortgage-backed securities, on which we had unrealized losses of $7.4 million. In addition, we had $3.9 million of regulatory stock in the FHLB of Pittsburgh. We may be required to record impairment charges on our investments and FHLB stock if they suffer a decline in value that is considered other-than-temporary. Numerous factors, including lack of liquidity for resales of certain investment securities, absence of reliable pricing information for investment securities, adverse changes in the business climate, or adverse actions by regulators could have a negative effect on the value of our investments and mortgage backed securities. If an impairment charge is significant enough to result in a loss for the period, it could affect the ability of our bank subsidiary to upstream dividends to us, which could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and our ability to pay dividends to stockholders and could also negatively impact our regulatory capital ratios and result in us not being classified as “well capitalized” for regulatory purposes.

The soundness of other financial institutions could adversely affect us.

Our ability to engage in routine funding transactions could be adversely affected by the actions and commercial soundness of other financial institutions. Defaults by, or even rumors or questions about, one or more financial services institutions, or the financial services industry generally, have led to market-wide liquidity problems and could lead to losses or defaults by us or by other institutions. There is no assurance that any such losses would not materially and adversely affect our results of operations.

Our business is subject to interest rate risk, and variations in interest rates may materially and adversely affect our financial performance.

Changes in the interest rate environment may reduce our profits. We realize income primarily from the differential or "spread" between the interest earned on loans, securities and other interest-earning assets, and the interest paid on deposits, borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest spreads are affected by the difference between the maturities and repricing characteristics of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Changes in market interest rates generally affect loan volume, loan yields, funding sources and funding costs. Our net interest spread depends on many factors that are partly or completely out of our control, including competition, federal economic, monetary and fiscal policies, and general economic conditions.

In order to mitigate the risks from increases in interest rates, we emphasize the origination of loans with variable rates of interest so that loan yields increase with the general level of interest rates. Since many of the variable-rate loans in our portfolio specify minimum or floor rates of interest that borrowers

must pay, however, the effective rates on these loans will not increase until the index rate exceeds the floor rate, which may initially reduce the sensitivity of these loans to increases in general interest rates. An increase in the general level of interest rates may adversely affect the ability of certain borrowers with variable-rate loans to pay the interest on and principal of their obligations. In addition, an increase in market interest rates on loans is generally associated with a lower volume of loan originations, which may reduce earnings. Following an increase in the general level of interest rates, our ability to maintain a positive net interest spread is dependent on our ability to increase our loan offering rates, replace loan maturities with new originations, minimize increases on our deposit rates, and maintain an acceptable level and mix of funding. Our ability to maintain a positive net interest spread will also be impacted by the slope of the yield curve. In the event of a flattening of the yield curve in which short-term rates and long-term rates converge, it will be even more difficult to maintain an acceptable interest rate spread between our asset yields and funding costs. We cannot provide assurances that we will be able to increase our loan offering rates and continue to originate loans due to the competitive landscape in which we operate. Additionally, we cannot provide assurances that we can minimize the increases in our deposit rates while maintaining an acceptable level of deposits. Finally, we cannot provide any assurances that we can maintain our current levels of non-interest-bearing deposits as customers may seek higher yielding products when rates increase.

Following a decline in the general level of interest rates, our ability to maintain a positive net interest spread is dependent on our ability to reduce the interest paid on deposits, borrowings, and other interest-bearing liabilities. We cannot provide assurance that we would be able to lower the rates paid on deposit accounts to support our liquidity requirements as lower rates may result in deposit outflows.

Accordingly, changes in levels of market interest rates could materially and adversely affect our net interest spread, asset quality, loan origination volume, liquidity, and overall profitability. We cannot assure you that we can minimize our interest rate risk.

Liquidity risk could impair our ability to fund operations and jeopardize our financial condition.

Liquidity is essential to our business. An inability to raise funds through deposits, borrowings, the sale of loans and investments and other sources could have a substantial negative effect on our liquidity. Our access to funding sources in amounts adequate to finance our activities or on terms which are acceptable to us could be impaired by factors that affect us specifically or the financial services industry or economy in general. Factors that could detrimentally impact our access to liquidity sources include a decrease in the level of our business activity as a result of a downturn in the markets in which our loans are concentrated or adverse regulatory action against us. Our ability to borrow could also be impaired by factors that are not specific to us, such as a disruption in the financial markets or negative views and expectations about the prospects for the financial services industry in light of the recent turmoil faced by banking organizations and the continued deterioration in credit markets.

A significant proportion of our time deposits have been acquired through competitive bidding and may be more sensitive to increases in interest rates than other deposits.

At December 31, 2018, approximately $87.3 million, or 25.3% of our time deposits consisted of deposits from local governments and governmental units which we acquired through competitive bidding. These time deposits generally consist of short-term certificates of deposit with balances in excess of $250,000 which local governments use in order to obtain a higher return on excess funds. Since these deposits are put out to bid again as each certificate matures, the interest rates on these deposits have the potential to rapidly adjust to market rates. In the event of an increase in market rates, the Bank may need be required to raise the interest rates on these deposits in order to retain them. In bidding for municipal deposits, the Bank considers its funding needs, its asset/liability management position, rates being paid for comparable funding and anticipated changes in interest rates. The Bank also considers the amount, if any,

of collateral that it will be required to post for the deposit, the overall mix of obligations to the municipality and the extent of the Bank’s total relationship with the municipality. In the event management does not deem it prudent to pay higher rates for these deposits, the Bank may be required to find a replacement for this form of funding.

We may elect or be compelled to seek additional capital in the future, but that capital may not be available when it is needed.

We are required by federal and state regulatory authorities to maintain adequate levels of capital to support our operations. In addition, we may elect to raise additional capital to support our business or to finance acquisitions, if any, or we may otherwise elect or be required to raise additional capital. In that regard, a number of financial institutions have recently raised considerable amounts of capital in response to a deterioration in their results of operations and financial condition arising from the turmoil in the mortgage loan market, deteriorating economic conditions, declines in real estate values and other factors. Should we be required by regulatory authorities to raise additional capital, we may seek to do so through the issuance of, among other things, our common stock or preferred stock.

Our ability to raise additional capital, if needed, will depend on conditions in the capital markets, economic conditions and a number of other factors, many of which are outside our control, and on our financial performance. Accordingly, we cannot assure you of our ability to raise additional capital if needed or on terms acceptable to us. If we cannot raise additional capital when needed, it may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

Our business is geographically concentrated and is subject to regional economic factors that could have an adverse impact on our business.

Substantially all of our business is with customers in our market area of Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Southern Tier of New York. Most of our customers are consumers and small and medium-sized businesses which are dependent upon the regional economy. Adverse changes in economic and business conditions in our markets could adversely affect our borrowers, their ability to repay their loans and to borrow additional funds, and consequently our financial condition and performance.

Additionally, we often secure our loans with real estate collateral, most of which is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania or the Southern Tier of New York. A decline in local economic conditions could adversely affect the values of such real estate. Consequently, a decline in local economic conditions may have a greater effect on our earnings and capital than on the earnings and capital of larger financial institutions whose real estate loan portfolios are geographically diverse.

The loss of senior executive officers and certain other key personnel could hurt our business.

Our success depends, to a great extent, upon the services of Lewis J. Critelli, our President and Chief Executive Officer. Although we have an employment agreement with non-compete provisions with Mr. Critelli, the existence of such agreement does not assure that we will retain his services. The unexpected loss of Mr. Critelli could have a material adverse effect on our operations. From time to time, we also need to recruit personnel to fill vacant positions for experienced lending officers and branch managers. Competition for qualified personnel in the banking industry is intense, and there can be no assurance that we will continue to be successful in attracting, recruiting and retaining the necessary skilled managerial, marketing and technical personnel for the successful operation of our existing lending, operations, accounting and administrative functions or to support the expansion of the functions necessary for our future growth. Our inability to hire or retain key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Our legal lending limits are relatively low and restrict our ability to compete for larger customers.

At December 31, 2018, our lending limit per borrower was approximately $15.6 million, or 15% of our capital plus the allowance for loan losses. Accordingly, the size of loans that we can offer to potential borrowers is less than the size of loans that many of our competitors with larger capitalization are able to offer. We may engage in loan participations with other banks for loans in excess of our legal lending limits. However, there can be no assurance that such participations will be available at all or on terms which are favorable to us and our customers.

The short-term and long-term impact of the changing regulatory capital requirements and anticipated new capital rules is uncertain.

The federal banking agencies have recently adopted proposals that substantially amend the regulatory risk-based capital rules applicable to the Company and the Bank. The amendments implement the “Basel III” regulatory capital reforms and changes required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The amended rules include new minimum risk-based capital and leverage ratios, which became effective in January 2015 with certain requirements to be phased in beginning in 2016, and will refine the definition of what constitutes “capital” for purposes of calculating those ratios.

The new minimum capital level requirements applicable to the Company and the Bank include: (i) a new common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.5%; (ii) a Tier 1 capital ratio of 6% (increased from 4%); (iii) a total capital ratio of 8% (unchanged from current rules); and (iv) a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 4% for all institutions. The new rules also establish a “capital conservation buffer” of 2.5% above the new regulatory minimum capital ratios, and would result in the following minimum ratios: (i) a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 7.0%, (ii) a Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5%, and (iii) a total capital ratio of 10.5%. The new capital conservation buffer requirement will be phased in beginning in January 2016 at 0.625% of risk-weighted assets and will increase each year until fully implemented in January 2019. An institution would be subject to limitations on paying dividends, engaging in share repurchases, and paying discretionary bonuses if its capital level falls below the buffer amount. These limitations would establish a maximum percentage of eligible retained income that could be utilized for such actions. While the Basel III changes and other regulatory capital requirements will likely result in generally higher regulatory capital standards, it is difficult at this time to predict when or how any new standards will ultimately be applied to the Company and the Bank.

The application of more stringent capital requirements to the Company and the Bank could, among other things, result in lower returns on invested capital, require the raising of additional capital, and result in regulatory actions if we were to be unable to comply with such requirements. Furthermore, the imposition of liquidity requirements in connection with the implementation of Basel III could result in our having to lengthen the term of our funding, restructure our business models, and/or increase our holdings of liquid assets. Implementation of changes to asset risk weightings for risk based capital calculations, items included or deducted in calculating regulatory capital and/or additional capital conservation buffers could result in management modifying its business strategy and could limit our ability to make distributions, including paying out dividends or buying back shares.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act could have an unintended impact on our business.

On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) into law. The Act contains the most extensive changes to the Internal Revenue Code in over 30 years. Among other things, the Tax Act reduces the federal corporate tax rate from a maximum of 35% to a flat 21%, doubles the standard deduction for individuals, limits the deductibility of state and local income, property and sales taxes by individuals to $10,000 per year, eliminates the deductibility of interest on home equity loans, and eliminates the deductibility of interest on new home mortgages in excess of $750,000 (down from $1.0

million previously). The Act also eliminates loss carrybacks and limits the deductibility of loss carryforwards to 80% of current-year taxable income. In addition, the Act phases out the deductibility of FDIC premiums for banks with assets in excess of $10 billion. The Act allows 100% expensing for all non-real property capital expenditures for five years but limits the deductibility of net interest expense (interest expense minus interest income) to 30% of taxable income for businesses with average annual gross receipts of more than $25 million.

While the Company expects to benefit from the lower federal tax rate in the future, the lower tax rate and other new limits on the recognition of tax loss carryforwards have also reduced the value of existing net operating loss carryforwards and other tax assets which the Company was required to revalue during the 2017 fiscal year. Lower tax rates will also reduce the attractiveness of certain tax-advantaged bank investments such as municipal bonds and bank-owned life insurance. Various other provisions of the Act could have unanticipated effects on the business of the Company and the Bank. By reducing the tax advantages of home ownership through its limits on the deductibility of mortgage interest and property taxes and the elimination of the deductibility of interest on home equity loans, the Act could affect demand for housing and residential mortgages in the future. The higher standard deduction could also impact mortgage financing by reducing the number of taxpayers who itemize deductions and therefore benefit from these deductions. The lower corporate tax rates and new limits on the deductibility of net interest expense may reduce demand for loans from larger business borrowers and increase competition for lending to smaller business borrowers.

Risks Related to Our Common Stock

There is a limited trading market for our common stock, which may adversely impact your ability to sell your shares and the price you receive for your shares.

Although our common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market, there has been limited trading activity in our stock and an active trading market is not expected to develop. This means that there may be limited liquidity for our common stock, which may make it difficult to buy or sell our common stock, may negatively affect the price of our common stock and may cause volatility in the price of our common stock.

There are restrictions on our ability to pay cash dividends.

Although we have paid cash dividends on a quarterly basis since 1996, and the Bank paid dividends for many previous years, there is no assurance that we will continue to pay cash dividends. Future payment of cash dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will be dependent upon our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements and such other factors as the Board may deem relevant and will be subject to applicable federal and state laws that impose restrictions on our ability to pay dividends.

Our common stock is not insured and you could lose the value of your entire investment.

An investment in shares of our common stock is not a deposit and is not insured against loss by the government.

Our management controls a substantial percentage of our stock and therefore have the ability to exercise substantial control over our affairs.

As of December 31, 2018, our directors and executive officers beneficially owned approximately 427,097 shares, or approximately 6.6% of our common stock, including options to purchase 87,250 shares, in the aggregate, of our common stock at exercise prices ranging from $16.65 to $32.81 per share (share

and per share amounts have been adjusted for the 50% stock dividend declared on August 8, 2017). Because of the large percentage of stock held by our directors and executive officers, these persons could influence the outcome of any matter submitted to a vote of our shareholders.

We may issue additional shares of common or preferred stock, which may dilute the ownership and voting power of our shareholders and the book value of our common stock.

We are currently authorized to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of common stock of which 6,292,643 shares are currently outstanding and up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock of which no shares are outstanding. Our Board of Directors has authority, without action or vote of the shareholders, to issue all or part of the authorized but unissued shares and to establish the terms of any series of preferred stock. These authorized but unissued shares could be issued on terms or in circumstances that could dilute the interests of other stockholders. In addition, a total of 787,500 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance under the Norwood Financial Corp 2006 Stock Option Plan and the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, of which 550,681 were issued as of December 31, 2018. As of December 31, 2018, options to purchase a total of 82,850 shares were exercisable and had exercise prices ranging from $16.65 to $32.81. Any such issuance will dilute the percentage ownership interest of shareholders and may further dilute the book value per share of our common stock.

Provisions of our Articles of Incorporation and the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law could deter takeovers which are opposed by the Board of Directors.

Our articles of incorporation require the approval of 80% of our outstanding shares for any merger or consolidation unless the transaction meets certain fair price criteria or the business combination has been approved or authorized by the Board of Directors. In addition, our articles of incorporation may require the disgorgement of profits realized by any person who attempts to acquire control of the Company. As a Pennsylvania corporation with a class of securities registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company is governed by certain provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law that, inter alia , permit the disparate treatment of certain shareholders; prohibit calls of special meetings by shareholders; require unanimous written consent for shareholder action in lieu of a meeting; require shareholder approval for certain transactions in which a shareholder has an interest; and impose additional requirements on business combinations with persons who are the beneficial owners of more than 20% of the Company’s stock.

Risks Related to Our Industry

We operate in a competitive market which could constrain our future growth and profitability.

We operate in a competitive environment, competing for deposits and loans with commercial banks, savings associations and other financial entities. Competition for deposits comes primarily from other commercial banks, savings associations, credit unions, money market and mutual funds and other investment alternatives. Competition for loans comes primarily from other commercial banks, savings associations, mortgage banking firms, credit unions and other financial intermediaries. Many of the financial intermediaries operating in our market area offer certain services, such as international banking services, which we do not offer. Moreover, banks with a larger capitalization and financial intermediaries not subject to bank regulatory restrictions have larger lending limits and are thereby able to serve the needs of larger customers.

We are required to comply with extensive and complex governmental regulation which can adversely affect our business.

Our operations are and will be affected by current and future legislation and by the policies established from time to time by various federal and state regulatory authorities. We are subject to supervision and periodic examination by the Federal Reserve, FDIC and the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities. Banking regulations, designed primarily for the safety of depositors, may limit a financial institution’s growth and the return to its investors by restricting such activities as the payment of dividends, mergers with or acquisitions by other institutions, investments, loans and interest rates, interest rates paid on deposits, expansion of branch offices, and the offering of securities or trust services. We are also subject to capitalization guidelines established by federal law and could be subject to enforcement actions to the extent that we are found by regulatory examiners to be undercapitalized. It is not possible to predict what changes, if any, will be made to existing federal and state legislation and regulations or the effect that any such changes may have on our future business and earnings prospects. Further, the cost of compliance with regulatory requirements may adversely affect our ability to operate profitability.

In addition, the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve have had a significant effect on the operating results of banks in the past and are expected to continue to do so in the future. Among the instruments of monetary policy used by the Federal Reserve to implement its objectives are changes in the discount rate charged on bank borrowings and changes in the reserve requirements on bank deposits. It is not possible to predict what changes, if any, will be made to the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve or to existing federal and state legislation or the effect that such change may have on our future business and earnings prospects.

During the past several years, significant legislative attention has been focused on the regulation and deregulation of the financial services industry. Non-bank financial institutions, such as securities brokerage firms, insurance companies and money market funds, have been permitted to engage in activities which compete directly with traditional bank business.

We may bear costs associated with the proliferation of computer theft and cybercrime.

As part of our banking business, we collect, use and hold sensitive data concerning individuals and businesses with whom we have a banking relationship. Threats to data security, including unauthorized access and cyber-attacks, rapidly emerge and change, exposing us to additional costs for protection or remediation and competing time constraints to secure our data in accordance with customer expectations and statutory and regulatory requirements. The increasing sophistication of cyber-criminals and terrorists makes it extremely difficult to keep up with new threats and could result in a breach of our data security. Patching and other measures to protect existing systems and servers could be inadequate, especially on systems that are being retired. Controls employed by our information technology department and third-party vendors could prove inadequate. We could also experience a breach by intentional or negligent conduct on the part of our employees or other internal sources or by merchants using our customers’ debit and credit cards, software bugs or other technical malfunctions, or other causes. As a result of any of these threats, our customer accounts may become vulnerable to account takeover schemes or cyber-fraud. Our systems and those of our third-party vendors may become vulnerable to damage or disruption due to circumstances beyond our or their control, such as from catastrophic events, power anomalies or outages, natural disasters, network failures, and viruses and malware.

A breach of our security that results in unauthorized access to our data could expose us to a disruption or challenges relating to our daily operations as well as to data loss, litigation, damages, fines and penalties, customer notification requirements, significant increases in compliance costs, and

reputational damage, any of which could individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects.

The Company maintains insurance coverage for losses caused by cybersecurity data breaches. Coverage includes, but is not limited to, losses related to electronic funds, cyber liability, social networking and public relations expenses. The total policy limit for each policy year is $1,000,000.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 2. Properties

The Bank operates from its main office located at 717 Main Street, Honesdale, Pennsylvania and twenty-five additional branch offices in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Southern Tier of New York. The Bank’s total investment in office property and equipment is $27.8 million with a net book value of $13.8 million as of December 31, 2018. The Bank currently operates automated teller machines at all of its facilities. The Bank leases six of its locations with minimum lease commitments of $6.5 million through 2037. Three of the locations have renewal options.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

On June 13, 2016, a complaint was filed against Delaware Bancshares, Inc. (“Delaware”) in the Supreme Court of New York, County of Albany, by Northeast Capital & Advisory, Inc. (“Northeast”) alleging that Delaware breached a prior agreement allegedly giving Northeast a right of first refusal on future investment banking services required by Delaware and seeking money damages in excess of $500,000. In its response filed July 27, 2016, Delaware denied the claims of Northeast, and filed a counterclaim for money damages in excess of $1.0 million. On July 18, 2018, the parties agreed to a settlement of all claims and a dismissal of the action.

Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries are involved in any other pending legal proceedings, other than routine legal matters occurring in the ordinary course of business, which in the aggregate involve amounts which are believed by management to be immaterial to the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of the Company.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

(a)

Market Information. Information relating to the market for Registrant’s common equity and related stockholder matters appears under “Capital and Dividends” in the Registrant’s Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (the “Annual Report”) and is incorporated herein by reference.

(b)	Use of Proceeds. Not applicable.

(c)	Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities . Set forth below is information regarding the Company’s stock repurchases during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.


	Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
	Total Number of Shares (or Units) purchased		Average Price Paid Per Share (or Unit)			Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs *		Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs

October 1 – 31, 2018		-		$	-		-		129,500
November 1 – 30, 2018		-			-		-		129,500
December 1 – 31, 2018		475			30.30		475		129,025

Total		475		$	30.30		475		129,025

* On March 19, 2008, the Registrant announced its intention to repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding common stock (approximately 226,050 split-adjusted shares) in the open market. On November 10, 2011, the Registrant announced that the Company had increased the number of shares which may be repurchased under its open-market program to 5% of its currently outstanding shares, or approximately 270,600 split-adjusted shares.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

The above-captioned information appears under “Summary of Selected Financial Data” in the Annual Report, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations

The above-captioned information appears under “Management’s Discussion & Analysis” in the Annual Report and is incorporated herein by reference from the Annual Report.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

The above-captioned information appears under “Management’s Discussion & Analysis -- Market Risk” in the Annual Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

The Company’s consolidated financial statements listed in Item 15 are incorporated herein by reference from the Annual Report.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Not applicable.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company’s management evaluated, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

(b) Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and the Report of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm are incorporated herein by reference from the Annual Report. There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B. Other Information

None.

PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

The information contained under the sections captioned “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” and “Proposal I -- Election of Directors” and “Corporate Governance” in the Proxy Statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Proxy Statement”) are incorporated herein by reference.

The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer or controller. The Code of Ethics is posted on the stockholder services page of Wayne Bank’s website at www.waynebank.com/stockholder-services . The Company intends to report any waiver or amendment to its Code of Ethics on its website at www.waynebank.com/stockholder-services .

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The information contained under the sections captioned “Executive Compensation and "Director Compensation” in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

(a)

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners

Information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the Section captioned “Principal Holders of Our Common Stock” of the Proxy Statement.

(b)

Security Ownership of Management

Information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the section captioned “Proposal I -- Election of Directors” of the Proxy Statement.

(c)

Changes in Control

Management of the Company knows of no arrangements, including any pledge by any person of securities of the Company, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of the registrant.

(d)

Equity Compensation Plan Information

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION


	(a)		(b)		(c)
	Number of Securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights*		Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights *		Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans,(excluding securities reflected in column (a)) *
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

2006 Stock Option Plan		127,185	$	17.84		-
2014 Equity Incentive Plan		116,130		29.26		230,735

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders	_		_		_

TOTAL		243,315	$	23.29		230,735

* Share and per share data adjusted for the 50% stock dividend declared on August 8, 2017.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the sections in the Proxy Statement captioned “Related Party Transactions” and “Corporate Governance”.

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the section in the Proxy Statement captioned “Proposal II -- Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors.”

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a)

Listed below are all financial statements, schedules and exhibits filed as part of this report, and are incorporated by reference.

The consolidated balance sheets of Norwood Financial Corp. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2018, together with the related notes and the independent registered public accounting firm reports of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C., independent registered public accounting firm.

Schedules omitted as they are not applicable.

3. Exhibits

P
No.	Description

3(i)	Articles of Incorporation of Norwood Financial Corp. ⁽¹⁾
3(ii)	Bylaws of Norwood Financial Corp. ⁽²⁾
4.0	Specimen Stock Certificate of Norwood Financial Corp. ⁽¹⁾
10.1 †	Employment Agreement with Lewis J. Critelli ⁽³⁾
10.2 †	Change in Control Severance Agreement with William S. Lance ⁽³⁾
10.3 †	Change in Control Severance Agreement with Robert J. Mancuso ⁽⁵⁾
10.4 †	Salary Continuation Agreement between the Bank and William W. Davis, Jr. ⁽⁶⁾
10.5 †	Amended and Restated Salary Continuation Agreement, dated September 1, 2017, between the Bank and Lewis J. Critelli ⁽⁶⁾
10.6 †	Salary Continuation Agreement between the Bank and John H. Sanders ⁽⁷⁾
10.7 †	2006 Stock Option Plan ⁽⁸⁾
10.8 †	First and Second Amendments to Salary Continuation Agreement with William W. Davis, Jr. ⁽⁹⁾
10.9 †	First and Second Amendments to Salary Continuation Agreement with John H. Sanders ⁽⁹⁾
10.10 †	Change in Control Severance Agreement with James F. Burke ⁽¹⁰⁾
10.11 †	2014 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended ⁽¹¹⁾
10.12 †	Addendum to Change in Control Severance Agreement with William S. Lance ⁽¹²⁾
10.13 †	Salary Continuation Agreement, dated September 1, 2017, between Wayne Bank and William S. Lance ⁽⁶⁾
10.14 †	Salary Continuation Agreement, dated September 1, 2017, between Wayne Bank and Robert J. Mancuso ⁽⁶⁾
10.15 †	Salary Continuation Agreement, dated September 1, 2017, between Wayne Bank and James F. Burke ⁽⁶⁾
10.16 †	Change-In-Control Severance Agreement, dated January 16, 2018, by and among Norwood Financial Corp., Wayne Bank, and John F. Carmody ⁽¹³⁾
10.17 †	Addendum, dated January 16, 2018, to Change-In-Control Severance Agreement, dated March 2, 2010, by and among Norwood Financial Corp., Wayne Bank and William S. Lance ⁽¹³⁾
10.18 †	Addendum, dated January 16, 2018, to Change-In-Control Severance Agreement, dated January 3, 2013, by and among Norwood Financial Corp., Wayne Bank and Robert J. Mancuso ⁽¹³⁾
13	Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018
21	Subsidiaries of Norwood Financial Corp.
23	Consent of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C.
31.1	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of CEO
31.2	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of CFO
32	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
101	Interactive Data Files consisting of the following financial information from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements




†	Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
⁽¹⁾	Incorporated herein by reference into this document from the identically numbered Exhibits to the Registrant’s Form 10, Registration Statement initially filed in paper with the Commission on April 29, 1996, Registration No. 0-28364.
⁽²⁾	Incorporated by reference into this document from the identically numbered exhibit to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 8, 2014.
⁽³⁾	Incorporated herein by reference from the identically numbered exhibits to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 15, 2010.
⁽⁴⁾	Incorporated by reference into this document from Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 14, 2013. File No 0-28364.
⁽⁵⁾	Incorporated herein by reference into this document from Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 23, 2000, File No. 0-28364.
⁽⁶⁾	Incorporated by reference from the exhibits to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 5, 2017.
⁽⁷⁾	Incorporated by reference into this document from Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 22, 2004, File No. 0-28364.
⁽⁸⁾	Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-134831) filed with the Commission on June 8, 2006.
⁽⁹⁾	Incorporated herein by reference from the Exhibits to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 4, 2006.
⁽¹⁰⁾	Incorporated herein by reference from the identically numbered exhibit to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 7, 2013.
⁽¹¹⁾	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-195643) filed with the Commission on May 4, 2018.
⁽¹²⁾	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 18, 2015.
⁽¹³⁾	Incorporated by reference into this document from the exhibits to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 16, 2018

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

None.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP.
Dated: March 14, 2019	By:	/s/ Lewis J. Critelli
		Lewis J. Critelli President and Chief Executive Officer (Duly Authorized Representative)

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on March 14, 2019 on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated.


/s/ Lewis J. Critelli	/s/ William W. Davis, Jr.
Lewis J. Critelli President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer )	William W. Davis, Jr. Director

/s/ Dr. Andrew A. Forte	/s/ Susan Campfield
Dr. Andrew A. Forte Director	Susan Campfield Director

/s/ Joseph W. Adams	/s/ Kevin M. Lamont
Joseph W. Adams Director	Kevin M. Lamont Director

/s/ Ralph A. Matergia	/s/ Dr. Kenneth A. Phillips
Ralph A. Matergia Director	Dr. Kenneth A. Phillips Director

/s/ William S. Lance	/s/ Meg L. Hungerford
William S. Lance Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)	Meg L. Hungerford Director

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I Item 1. Business Item 1A. Risk Factors Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments Item 2. Properties Item 3. Legal Proceedings Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures Part II Item 5. Market For Registrant S Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases Of Equity Securities Item 6. Selected Financial Data Item 7. Management S Discussion and Analysis Of Financial Conditions and Results Of Operations Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure Item 9A. Controls and Procedures Item 9B. Other Information Part III Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance Item 11. Executive Compensation Item 12. Security Ownership Of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services Part IV Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules Item 16. Form 10-k Summary

Exhibits

10.1 Employment Agreement with Lewis J. Critelli(3) 10.2 Change in Control Severance Agreement with William S. Lance(3) 10.3 Change in Control Severance Agreement with Robert J. Mancuso(5) 10.4 Salary Continuation Agreement between the Bank and William W. Davis, Jr.(6) 10.5 Amended and Restated Salary Continuation Agreement, dated September 1, 2017, between the Bank and Lewis J. Critelli(6) 10.10 Change in Control Severance Agreement with James F. Burke(10) 10.11 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended(11) 10.12 Addendum to Change in Control Severance Agreement with William S. Lance(12) 10.13 Salary Continuation Agreement, dated September 1, 2017, between Wayne Bank and William S. Lance(6) 10.14 Salary Continuation Agreement, dated September 1, 2017, between Wayne Bank and Robert J. Mancuso(6) 10.15 Salary Continuation Agreement, dated September 1, 2017, between Wayne Bank and James F. Burke(6) 10.16 Change-In-Control Severance Agreement, dated January 16, 2018, by and among Norwood Financial Corp., Wayne Bank, and John F. Carmody(13) 10.17 Addendum, dated January 16, 2018, to Change-In-Control Severance Agreement, dated March 2, 2010, by and among Norwood Financial Corp., Wayne Bank and William S. Lance(13) 10.18 Addendum, dated January 16, 2018, to Change-In-Control Severance Agreement, dated January 3, 2013, by and among Norwood Financial Corp., Wayne Bank and Robert J. Mancuso(13) 13 Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 21 Subsidiaries of Norwood Financial Corp. 23 Consent of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. 31.1 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of CEO 31.2 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of CFO 32 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002

NWFL 10-K Fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2018

Exhibits