Company: NWFL
Filing Date: 2025-03-18
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-056227
Chunk: 35

Company: NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-18
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 35
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 discussed with the Company’s independent auditor, S.R. Snodgrass, P.C., all matters required to be discussed by the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, as amended (AICPA, Professional Standards, Vol 1. AU Section 380), as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Rule 3200T, and (iii) received the written disclosures and the letter from S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. as required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding S.R. Snodgrass, P.C.’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence and has discussed with S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. their independence. Based on the foregoing review and discussions, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

Audit Committee:

Dr. Andrew A. Forte – Chairman

Jeffrey S. Gifford

Meg L. Hungerford

Ralph A. Matergia

Dr. Kenneth A. Phillips

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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS In order to be considered for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2025, stockholder proposals must be submitted to the Secretary at the Company’s office, 717 Main Street, Honesdale, Pennsylvania 18431, on or before November 18, 2025. Under the Articles of Incorporation, in order to be considered for possible action by stockholders at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders, stockholder nominations for director and stockholder proposals not included in the Company’s proxy statement must be submitted to the Secretary of the Company, at the address set forth above, no later than February 21, 2026. OTHER MATTERS The Board of Directors does not know of any other matters that are likely to be brought before the Annual Meeting. If any other matters, not now known, properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments, the persons named in the enclosed proxy card, or their substitutes, will vote the proxy in accordance with their judgment on such matters. MISCELLANEOUS The Company will bear the cost of soliciting proxies. The Company will reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for reasonable expenses that they incur in forwarding proxy materials to the beneficial owners of Common Stock. In