AUBURN NATIONAL BANCORPORATION, INC 10-K

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES The Company’s Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Market, under the symbol “AUBN”. As of March 16, 2023, there were approximately 3,500,879 shares of the Company’s Common Stock issued and outstanding, which were held by approximately 359 shareholders of record. The following table sets forth, for the indicated periods, the high and low closing sale prices for the Company’s Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market, and the cash dividends declared to shareholders during the indicated periods. Closing Cash Price Dividends Per Share (1) Declared High Low 2022 First Quarter $ 34.49 $ 31.75 $ 0.265 Second Quarter 33.57 27.04 0.265 Third Quarter 29.02 23.02 0.265 Fourth Quarter 24.71 22.07 0.265 2021 First Quarter $ 48.00 $ 37.55 $ 0.26 Second Quarter 38.90 34.50 0.26 Third Quarter 35.36 33.25 0.26 Fourth Quarter 34.79 31.32 0.26 (1) The price information represents actual transactions. Table of Contents 48 The Company has paid cash dividends on its capital stock since 1985. Prior to this time, the Bank paid cash dividends since its organization in 1907, except during the Depression years of 1932 and 1933. Holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive such dividends when, as and if may be declared by the Company’s Board of Directors. The amount and frequency of cash dividends will be determined in the judgment of the Board based upon a number of factors, including the Company’s earnings, financial condition, liquidity, capital and regulatory requirements and other relevant factors and the availability of dividend payable by the Bank consistent with amounts available therefore, including the Bank’s earnings, financial condition, liquidity, regulatory and capital requirements and other relevant factors. The Board currently intends to continue its present dividend policies. Federal Reserve policy could restrict future dividends on our Common Stock, depending on our earnings and capital position and likely needs. See “Supervision and Regulation – Payment of Dividends” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Capital Adequacy”. The amount of dividends payable by the Bank is limited by law and regulation. The need to maintain adequate capital and liquidity in the Bank also limits dividends that may be paid to the Company. Table of Contents 49 Performance Graph The following performance graph compares the cumulative, total return on the Company’s Common Stock from December 31, 2017 to December 31, 2022, with that of the Nasdaq Composite Index and S&P U.S. BMI Banks – Southeast Region Index (assuming a $100 investment on December 31, 2017). Cumulative total return represents the change in stock price and the amount of dividends received over the indicated period, assuming the reinvestment of dividends. Period Ending Index 12/31/2017 12/31/2018 12/31/2019 12/30/2020 12/31/2021 12/31/2022 Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. 100.00 83.35 143.34 115.20 91.76 67.91 NASDAQ Composite Index 100.00 97.16 132.81 192.47 235.15 158.65 S&P U.S. BMI Banks - Southeast Region Index 100.00 82.62 116.45 104.41 149.13 121.30 Table of Contents 50 Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Period Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs The Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Under the Plans or Programs October 1 – October 31, 2022 –– –– –– 4,659,289 November 1 – November 30, 2022 1,903 23.28 1,903 4,614,989 December 1 – December 31, 2022 –– –– –– 4,614,989 Total 1,903 23.28 1,903 4,614,989 On April 12, 2022, the Board of Directors of Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. (the "Company") announced that its Board of Directors had approved a new stock repurchase program to replace the repurchase program that expired on March 31, 2022. The new program authorized the repurchase, from time to time, of up to $5 million of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock through the earliest of (i) the expenditure of $5 million on Share repurchases, (ii) the termination or replacement of the Repurchase Plan and (iii) April 15, 2024. The stock repurchases may be open-market or private purchases, negotiated transactions, block purchases, and otherwise. Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans See the information included under Part III, Item 12, which is incorporated in response to this item by reference. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities Not applicable. ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA See Table 2 “Selected Financial Data” and general discussion in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”.