UNITED STATES
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On March 17, 2026, the Board of Directors of Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it had approved a new stock repurchase program. The Company’s prior stock repurchase program expired April 15, 2024. The new program authorizes 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) March 15, 2027. The stock repurchases may be open-market or private purchases, negotiated transactions, block purchases, and otherwise. A copy of the press release is attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. |
(c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
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Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated March 17, 2026 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
SIGNATURE
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.
| AUBURN NATIONAL BANCORPORATION, INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| /s/ David A. Hedges | ||
| David A. Hedges | ||
| President and CEO | ||
Date: March 17, 2026