Exhibit 8.2
LUSE GORMAN, PC
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September 13, 2021
Board of Directors
Riverview Financial Corporation
3901 North Front Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110
| Re: | Federal Income Tax Opinion |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel to Riverview Financial Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“Riverview”), in connection with (i) the planned merger (the “Merger”) of Riverview with and into Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (“Mid Penn”), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between Mid Penn and Riverview, dated as of June 30, 2021, and amended on August 26, 2021 (the “Merger Agreement”), and (ii) the preparation and filing by Mid Penn of its Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”), which includes the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 10, 2021. In accordance with Section 9.1(e) of the Merger Agreement, we have been asked to render an opinion that the Merger will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1985, as amended (the “Code”). For purposes of this opinion, capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement.
In connection with this opinion, we have reviewed: (i) the Merger Agreement; (ii) the Registration Statement; (iii) the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and (iv) the certificates of officers of Mid Penn and Riverview as to certain factual matters, dated the date hereof (the “Certificates”), and have assumed that such statements and representations will be complete and accurate as of the Effective Time of the Merger.
We have relied, with the consent of Mid Penn and Riverview, upon the accuracy and completeness of the Certificates (which Certificates we have neither investigated nor verified). We have assumed that the Certificates in substantially the same form will be re-executed by appropriate officers as of the Closing Date. For purposes of rendering this opinion, we have assumed that all relevant statements in the Merger Agreement, Registration Statement, Proxy Statement/Prospectus and written representations of the parties, including those made “to the best knowledge of” or similarly qualified, are true, complete and correct and will remain true, complete and correct at all times up to and including the Effective Time. We have also assumed that the parties have complied with and, if applicable, will continue to comply with, the relevant covenants contained in the Merger Agreement. Our opinion may not be relied upon and may be invalid if any assumption described above is untrue for any reason.