−Removed: MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
−Removed: Market Information.
−Removed: The Company’s common stock is currently
−Removed: listed on NASDAQ under the trading symbol “WNEB.” As of December 31, 2023, there were 21,666,807 shares of the Company’s
−Removed: common stock outstanding by approximately 1,921 shareholders, as obtained through our transfer agent.
−Removed: Such number of shareholders
−Removed: does not reflect the number of persons or entities holding stock in nominee name through banks, brokerage firms and other nominees.
−Removed: Dividend Policy.
−Removed: The Company maintains a dividend reinvestment
−Removed: and direct stock purchase plan (the "DRSPP").
−Removed: The DRSPP enables stockholders, at their discretion, to continue to elect
−Removed: to reinvest cash dividends paid on their shares of the Company’s common stock by purchasing additional shares of common stock
−Removed: from the Company at a purchase price equal to fair market value.
−Removed: Under the DRSPP, stockholders and new investors also have the
−Removed: opportunity to purchase shares of the Company's common stock without brokerage fees, subject to monthly minimums and maximums.
−Removed: Although the Company has historically paid
−Removed: quarterly dividends on its common stock, the Company’s ability to pay such dividends depends on a number of factors, including
−Removed: restrictions under federal laws and regulations on the Company’s ability to pay dividends, and as a result, there can be
−Removed: no assurance that dividends will be paid in the future.
−Removed: Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
−Removed: There were no sales by the Company of unregistered
−Removed: securities during the year ended December 31, 2023.
−Removed: Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer
−Removed: and Affiliated Purchasers.
−Removed: The following table sets forth information
−Removed: with respect to purchases made by the Company during the three months ended December 31, 2023.
−Removed: Average Price
−Removed: Total Number of
−Removed: Shares Purchased as
−Removed: Part of Publicly
−Removed: Maximum Number
−Removed: of Shares that May
−Removed: Yet Be Purchased
−Removed: Under the Program
+Added: FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES
+Added: OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
+Added: Company’s common stock is currently listed on NASDAQ under the trading symbol “WNEB.” As of December 31, 2024,
+Added: there were 20,875,713 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding by approximately 1,862 shareholders, as obtained
+Added: through our transfer agent.
+Added: Such number of shareholders does not reflect the number of persons or entities holding stock in nominee
+Added: name through banks, brokerage firms and other nominees.
+Added: Company maintains a dividend reinvestment and direct stock purchase plan (the “DRSPP”).
+Added: The DRSPP enables stockholders,
+Added: at their discretion, to continue to elect to reinvest cash dividends paid on their shares of the Company’s common stock
+Added: by purchasing additional shares of common stock from the Company at a purchase price equal to fair market value.
+Added: Under the DRSPP,
+Added: stockholders and new investors also have the opportunity to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock without brokerage
+Added: fees, subject to monthly minimums and maximums.
+Added: the Company has historically paid quarterly dividends on its common stock, the Company’s ability to pay such dividends depends
+Added: on a number of factors, including restrictions under federal laws and regulations on the Company’s ability to pay dividends,
+Added: and as a result, there can be no assurance that dividends will be paid in the future.
+Added: Sales of Unregistered Securities.
+Added: were no sales by the Company of unregistered securities during the year ended December 31, 2024.
+Added: of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers.
+Added: following table sets forth information with respect to purchases made by the Company during the three months ended December 31,
+Added: Total Number of Shares Purchased
+Added: Average Price Paid per Share
+Added: Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs
+Added: Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program (1)(2)
October 1 - 31, 2024
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December 1 - 31, 2024 (2)
−Removed: ___________________________
−Removed: (1) On July 26, 2022, the Board of Directors approved an additional stock repurchase plan authorizing the Company to purchase up
−Removed: to 1,100,000 shares, or 5%, of its outstanding common stock.
−Removed: (2) Repurchase of 15,596 shares related to tax obligations for shares of restricted stock that vested
+Added: May 21, 2024, the Board authorized an additional stock repurchase plan (the “2024
+Added: Plan”) under which the Company may purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock,
+Added: or 4.6%, of its outstanding common stock, as of the date the 2024 Plan was adopted.
+Added: 2024 Plan commenced upon the completion of the prior existing repurchase plan on June
+Added: (2) Repurchase
+Added: of 17,695 shares related to tax obligations for shares of restricted stock that vested
on December 31, 2024 under our 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
−Removed: These repurchases were reported by each reporting person on January
−Removed: Stock Performance Graph.
−Removed: The following graph compares
−Removed: our total cumulative shareholder return (which assumes the reinvestment of all dividends) by an investor who invested $100.00 on
−Removed: December 31, 2018 to December 31, 2023, to the total return by an investor who invested $100.00 in the S&P U.S.
−Removed: $1 Billion - $5 Billion, the S&P U.S.
−Removed: BMI Banks New England Region Index and the NASDAQ Bank Index.
−Removed: COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL
−Removed: Among Western New England Bancorp, Inc.,
+Added: These repurchases were reported
+Added: by each reporting person on January 3, 2025.
+Added: Performance Graph.
+Added: following graph compares our total cumulative shareholder return (which assumes the reinvestment of all dividends) by an investor
+Added: who invested $100.00 on December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2024, to the total return by an investor who invested $100.00 in the
Banks Index $1 Billion - $5 Billion, the S&P U.S.
BMI Banks New England Region Index and the NASDAQ Bank Index.
−Removed: Period Ending
−Removed: Western New England Bancorp, Inc.
+Added: OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
+Added: Western New England Bancorp, Inc., the S&P U.S.
+Added: Banks Index $1 Billion - $5 Billion, the S&P U.S.
+Added: BMI Banks New England
+Added: Region Index and the NASDAQ Bank Index
+Added: New England Bancorp, Inc.
Banks $1 Billion - $5 Billion
BMI Banks New England Region Index
−Removed: NASDAQ Bank Index
−Removed: SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
+Added: FINANCIAL DATA.
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