UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 1, 2020
NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Pennsylvania | 0-28364 | 23-2828306 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS 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
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share | NWFL | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934(§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On July 1, 2020, Norwood Financial Corp (“Norwood”) issued a press release to announce that the closing of the previously announced proposed acquisition of UpState New York Bancorp, Inc. (“UpState”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, USNY Bank, will be delayed, and is now anticipated to occur on or about July 7, 2020, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated in its entirety by reference herein.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to Norwood’s and UpState’s beliefs, plans, goals, expectations, and estimates. Forward-looking statements are not a representation of historical information, but instead pertain to future operations, strategies, financial results or other developments. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “should,” “is likely,” “will,” “going forward” and other expressions that indicate future events and trends identify forward-looking statements.
We caution that the foregoing list of important factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in such statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results expressed in the forward-looking statements: the businesses of Norwood and UpState may not be combined successfully, or such combination may take longer than expected; the cost savings from the merger may not be fully realized or may take longer than expected; operating costs, customer loss and business disruption following the merger may be greater than expected; the potential adverse impact theCOVID-19 pandemic may have on Norwood’s and UpState’s financial condition and results of operations; the interest rate environment may further compress margins and adversely affect new interest income; the risks associated with continued diversification of assets and adverse changes to credit quality; and difficulties associated with achieving expected future financial results. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements are discussed in Norwood’s reports (such as the Annual Report on Form10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form10-Q and Current Reports on Form8-K) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and available at the SEC’s Internet website(www.sec.gov). All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the proposed transaction or other matters attributable to Norwood or UpState or any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. Except as required by law, Norwood and UpState do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statement is made.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
| 99.1 | Press Release dated July 1, 2020 | |||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP | ||||||
| Date: July 1, 2020 | By: | /s/ Lewis J. Critelli | ||||
Lewis J. Critelli President and Chief Executive Officer (Duly Authorized Representative) | ||||||
