UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: March 17, 2026
AUBURN NATIONAL BANCORPORATION, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 0-26486 | 63-0885779 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
100 North Gay Street, P.O. Drawer 3110, Auburn, Alabama 36831-3110
(Addresses of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(334) 821-9200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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 $0.01 | AUBN | Nasdaq Global Market |
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 Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| 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:
| Exhibit No. | 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