ACNB (ACNB) risk factors, FY2024 10-K

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1. 01ACNB IS SUBJECT TO INTEREST RATE RISK
2. 02ACNB IS SUBJECT TO CREDIT RISK
3. 03ACNB IS ALSO SUBJECT TO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE VOLATILITY
4. 04ACNB’S ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES MAY BE INSUFFICIENT

BUSINESS RISKS

1. 05COMPETITION FROM OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT ACNB’S PROFITABILITY
2. 06Corporation’s net income by decreasing the number and size of loans that its banking subsidiary originates and the interest rates it may charge on these loans
3. 07THE BASEL III CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS OR OTHER REGULATORY CAPITAL STANDARDS OR CHANGES MAY REQUIRE ACNB TO MAINTAIN HIGHER LEVELS OF CAPITAL, WHICH COULD REDUCE ACNB’S PROFITABILITY
4. 08ACNB’S OPERATIONS OF ITS BUSINESS, INCLUDING ITS TRANSACTIONS WITH CUSTOMERS, ARE INCREASINGLY DONE ELECTRONICALLY, AND THIS HAS INCREASED ITS RISKS RELATED TO CYBERSECURITY
5. 09ACNB’S CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES MAY FAIL OR BE CIRCUMVENTED
6. 10ACNB’S ABILITY TO PAY DIVIDENDS DEPENDS PRIMARILY ON DIVIDENDS FROM ITS BANKING SUBSIDIARY, WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO REGULATORY LIMITS AND THE BANKING SUBSIDIARY PERFORMANCE
7. 11NEW LINES OF BUSINESS OR NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES MAY SUBJECT ACNB TO ADDITIONAL RISKS
8. 12ACNB MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN SKILLED PEOPLE
9. 13ACNB IS SUBJECT TO CLAIMS AND LITIGATION PERTAINING TO FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY
10. 14IF ACNB CONCLUDES THAT THE DECLINE IN VALUE OF ANY OF ITS AFS OR HTM INVESTMENT SECURITIES HAVE CREDIT QUALITY ISSUES, ACNB IS REQUIRED TO WRITE DOWN THE VALUE OF AFS SECURITIES THROUGH A CHARGE TO EARNINGS AND BOOK A RESERVE TO THE ACL FOR HTM SECURITIES
11. 15ACNB IS SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL IMPAIRMENT OF GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES
12. 16ACNB IS SUBJECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY RISK ASSOCIATED WITH LENDING ACTIVITIES
13. 17ACNB’S COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION, AND TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS MAY EXPERIENCE A FAILURE, INTERRUPTION OR BREACH IN SECURITY
14. 18ACNB MAY USE AI IN ITS BUSINESS, AND CHALLENGES WITH PROPERLY MANAGING ITS USE COULD RESULT IN DISRUPTION OF ITS INTERNAL OPERATIONS, REPUTATIONAL HARM, COMPETITIVE HARM, LEGAL LIABILITY AND ADVERSELY AFFECT ACNB’S RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND STOCK PRICE

STRATEGIC AND EXTERNAL RISKS

1. 19ACNB’S PROFITABILITY DEPENDS SIGNIFICANTLY ON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN ITS MARKET AREA AND IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA AND THE STATE OF MARYLAND
2. 20THE EARNINGS OF FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANIES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY GENERAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
3. 21loan collateral values, and a decrease in demand for ACNB’s products and services, among other things, any of which could have a material adverse impact on ACNB’s financial condition and results of operations
4. 22THE TRADING VOLUME IN ACNB’S COMMON STOCK IS LESS THAN THAT OF OTHER LARGER FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANIES
5. 23ACNB OPERATES IN A HIGHLY REGULATED ENVIRONMENT AND MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY CHANGES IN FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS
6. 24THE SOUNDNESS OF OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT ACNB
7. 25MARKET VOLATILITY AND OTHER CONDITIONS AND FACTORS MAY HAVE MATERIALLY ADVERSE EFFECTS ON ACNB’S LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
8. 26ACNB MAY NEED OR BE COMPELLED TO RAISE ADDITIONAL CAPITAL IN THE FUTURE WHICH COULD DILUTE STOCKHOLDERS OR BE UNAVAILABLE WHEN NEEDED OR AT UNFAVORABLE TERMS
9. 27PENNSYLVANIA BUSINESS CORPORATION LAW AND VARIOUS ANTI-TAKEOVER PROVISIONS UNDER ACNB’S ARTICLES AND BYLAWS COULD IMPEDE THE TAKEOVER OF ACNB
10. 28THE SEVERITY AND DURATION OF A FUTURE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN AND THE COMPOSITION OF THE BANKING SUBSIDIARY’S LOAN PORTFOLIO COULD IMPACT THE LEVEL OF LOAN CHARGE-OFFS AND THE PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES AND MAY AFFECT ACNB’S NET INCOME OR LOSS
11. 29CHANGES IN REAL ESTATE VALUES MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT ACNB’S BANKING SUBSIDIARY LOANS THAT ARE SECURED BY REAL ESTATE
12. 30ACNB CONTINUALLY ENCOUNTERS TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
13. 31FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANIES DEPEND ON THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF INFORMATION ABOUT CUSTOMERS AND COUNTERPARTIES
14. 32CONSUMERS MAY DECIDE NOT TO USE BANKS TO COMPLETE THEIR FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
15. 33FUTURE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT SECONDARY SOURCES OF LIQUIDITY
16. 34SEVERE WEATHER, NATURAL DISASTERS, ACTS OF WAR OR TERRORISM, GEOPOLITICAL RISKS/EVENTS, AND OTHER EXTERNAL EVENTS COULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT ACNB’S BUSINESS
17. 35CHANGES IN CONTROL OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND ISSUES RELATING TO DEBT AND THE DEFICIT MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE CORPORATION
18. 36NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENTS AFFECTING THE BANKING INDUSTRY, INCLUDING BANK FAILURES OR CONCERNS REGARDING LIQUIDITY, MAY ERODE CUSTOMER CONFIDENCE IN THE BANKING SYSTEM AND MAY HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON ACNB
19. 37ACNB’S BANKING SUBSIDIARY MAY BE REQUIRED TO PAY HIGHER FDIC INSURANCE PREMIUMS OR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS WHICH MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT ITS EARNINGS
20. 38THE INCREASING USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS PRESENTS NEW RISKS AND CHALLENGES AND THE INABILITY OR FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE, RESPOND TO, AND EFFECTIVELY MANAGE THE ACCELERATED IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA COULD MATERIALLY ADVERSELY IMPACT ACNB’S BUSINESS
21. 39LITIGATION AND REGULATORY ACTIONS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS, COULD SUBJECT ACNB AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES TO SIGNIFICANT FINES, PENALTIES, JUDGMENTS, OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS RESULTING IN INCREASED EXPENSES OR RESTRICTIONS ON BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

RISKS RELATING TO THE MERGER OF TRADITIONS BANCORP, INC. INTO ACNB CORPORATION

1. 40ACQUISITIONS MAY DISRUPT ACNB’S BUSINESS AND DILUTE STOCKHOLDER VALUE
2. 41ACNB INCURRED AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCUR SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTION AND MERGER-RELATED COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MERGER
3. 42THE MERGER MAY DISTRACT ACNB’S MANAGEMENT TEAM FROM THEIR OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
4. 43POST-MERGER INTEGRATION AND CHANGE OF ACNB’S HISTORICAL BUSINESS MODEL MAY FAIL TO ACHIEVE EXPECTED RESULTS
5. 44ACNB MAY FAIL TO REALIZE THE COST SAVINGS IT EXPECTS TO ACHIEVE FROM THE MERGER
6. 45COMBINING ACNB AND TRADITIONS MAY BE MORE DIFFICULT, COSTLY, OR TIME-CONSUMING THAN EXPECTED
7. 46THE STOCK MARKET CAN BE VOLATILE, AND FLUCTUATIONS IN ACNB’S OPERATING RESULTS AND OTHER FACTORS COULD CAUSE ACNB’S STOCK PRICE TO DECLINE
8. 47WEALTH MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE INDUSTRY RISKS
9. 48THE WEALTH MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY IS SUBJECT TO EXTENSIVE REGULATION, SUPERVISION AND EXAMINATION BY REGULATORS, AND ANY ENFORCEMENT ACTION OR ADVERSE CHANGES IN THE LAWS OR REGULATIONS GOVERNING ACNB’S WEALTH MANAGEMENT BUSINESS COULD DECREASE ACNB’S REVENUES AND PROFITABILITY
10. 49REVENUES AND PROFITABILITY FROM ACNB’S INSURANCE BUSINESS MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY MARKET CONDITIONS AND COMPETITION, WHICH COULD REDUCE INSURANCE COMMISSIONS AND FEES EARNED