# EDGAR Filing Document

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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-23-031191

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: ARS

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**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20230310

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**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** First Bancorp, Inc /ME/
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000765207
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 010404322
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** ME
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** ARS
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-26589
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23724037

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** P.O. BOX 940
- **STREET 2:** MAIN STREET
- **CITY:** DAMARISCOTTA
- **STATE:** ME
- **ZIP:** 04543
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2075633195

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** P.O. BOX 940
- **CITY:** DAMARISCOTTA
- **STATE:** ME
- **ZIP:** 04543

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** FIRST NATIONAL LINCOLN CORP /ME/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

### Attached PDF Documents

**Attachment 1:** `tm231782d3_ars.pdf`

# 2022 ANNUAL REPORT

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# *Dedication*

At the 2023 Annual Meeting, the Company will bid farewell to Mark Rosborough, Chair of the Board of The First Bancorp, and First National Bank since 2018.

Originally joining the board of First National Bank of Bar Harbor in 1989, Mark chaired that board and provided guidance and leadership through the merger with The First National Bank of Damariscotta, joining the board of the merged company in 2005.

A resident of Ellsworth, Mark is President of JT Rosborough Insurance and is involved in a variety of community activities. As an avid outdoorsman with many interests and hobbies, Mark will certainly keep himself busy. We sincerely thank Mark for his devoted service and wish him well in his retirement from the Board. His leadership will be missed.

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# Selected Financial Data

Dollars in thousands, except for per share amounts

12/31/2022

12/31/2021

12/31/2020

12/31/2019

12/31/2018

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS

| Interest Income | $93,035 | $77,081 | $77,119 | $78,651 | $70,543 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Interest Expense | 16,869 | 10,778 | 17,286 | 26,158 | 20,334 |
| Net Interest Income | 76,166 | 66,303 | 59,833 | 52,493 | 50,209 |
| Provision (credit) for Loan Losses | 1,750 | (375) | 6,050 | 1,250 | 1,500 |
| Non-Interest Income | 16,874 | 19,383 | 18,119 | 14,189 | 12,600 |
| Non-Interest Expense | 43,904 | 42,148 | 39,652 | 35,172 | 33,467 |
| Net Income | 38,990 | 36,269 | 27,129 | 25,525 | 23,536 |

PER COMMON SHARE DATA

| Basic Earnings per Share | $3.56 | $3.33 | $2.50 | $2.36 | $2.18 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Diluted Earnings per Share | 3.53 | 3.30 | 2.48 | 2.34 | 2.17 |
| Cash Dividends Declared | 1.340 | 1.270 | 1.230 | 1.190 | 1.110 |
| Book Value per Common Share | 20.73 | 22.33 | 20.43 | 19.50 | 17.63 |
| Tangible Book Value per Common Share | 17.93 | 19.52 | 17.60 | 16.75 | 14.87 |
| Market Value | 29.94 | 31.40 | 25.40 | 30.23 | 26.30 |

FINANCIAL RATIOS

| Return on Average Equity 1 | 16.63% | 15.33% | 12.35% | 12.51% | 12.72% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Return on Average Tangible Common Equity 1,2 | 19.15% | 17.64% | 14.29% | 14.66% | 15.18% |
| Return on Average Assets 1 | 1.49% | 1.48% | 1.21% | 1.27% | 1.23% |
| Average Equity to Average Assets | 8.94% | 9.67% | 9.84% | 10.17% | 9.70% |
| Average Tangible Equity to Average Assets 2 | 7.76% | 8.41% | 8.50% | 8.68% | 8.13% |
| Net Interest Margin Tax-Equivalent 1,2 | 3.15% | 2.95% | 2.94% | 2.89% | 2.91% |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 37.64% | 38.14% | 49.20% | 50.42% | 50.92% |
| Allowance for Loan Losses/Total Loans | 0.87% | 0.94% | 1.10% | 0.90% | 0.91% |
| Non-Performing Loans to Total Loans | 0.09% | 0.35% | 0.46% | 1.28% | 1.19% |
| Non-Performing Assets to Total Assets | 0.06% | 0.23% | 0.32% | 0.82% | 0.79% |
| Efficiency Ratio 2 | 45.96% | 47.81% | 50.00% | 51.04% | 51.50% |

AT PERIOD END

| Total Assets | $2,739,178 | $2,527,099 | $2,361,236 | $2,068,796 | $1,944,570 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total Loans | 1,914,674 | 1,647,649 | 1,476,761 | 1,297,075 | 1,238,283 |
| Total Investment Securities | 682,288 | 695,971 | 689,534 | 651,108 | 584,665 |
| Total Deposits | 2,378,877 | 2,123,297 | 1,844,611 | 1,650,466 | 1,527,085 |
| Total Borrowings | 103,483 | 136,342 | 262,038 | 184,955 | 210,317 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 228,923 | 245,657 | 223,726 | 212,508 | 191,542 |

$^{1}$ Annualized using a 365-day basis except 2020, in which a 366-day basis was used.

$^{2}$ These ratios use non-GAAP financial measures. See Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for additional disclosures and information.

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## *Do you have the courage to be optimistic?*

While 2022 was a return to normalcy in some regards, as we have now learned to live with the Covid-19 virus instead of it impacting all facets of our lives, the year was not without its challenges.

Inflation, rising interest rates and an uncertain stock market were a few of the things thrown our way in 2022. Despite these uncertain times, however, your bankers at First National Bank got up every morning and came to work with optimism and to make a difference in the lives of our customers and in the communities we serve. We continue to believe that our best days are ahead.

Before we look at some of our 2022 projects and successes, let’s review your Company’s 2022 financial performance.

Driven by $267.0 million in loan growth which led to a 14.9% increase in net interest income before the loan loss

provision, your Company again posted record earnings in 2022. Net income was $39.0 million, an increase of 7.5% from the $36.3 million reported for the year ended December 31, 2021. It was not an easy year, but we were very pleased with the results we achieved and thankful to the customers who put their faith in us. To you, our Shareholders, we appreciate your support and are pleased to share our success with you in the form of our generous cash dividend.

> “Not every day is a great day, but when it’s not, do you have the courage to turn it around, be optimistic, serve the customer and help them reach their dreams.” ~ Tony McKim

## Financial Condition

Total assets at December 31, 2022, were $2.74 billion, up $212.1 million from the prior year end. Earning assets increased $190.5 million year-over-year, as loan balances grew $267.0 million, interest-bearing cash balances declined by $63.0 million and investments declined by $13.7 million. Loan portfolio growth in 2022 was led by commercial real estate and construction loans which increased $137.7 million, including $25.5 million in the fourth quarter. Residential mortgage and construction loans increased $81.3 million year-over-year, other commercial loans increased $54.8 million and home equity line of credit balances increased by $2.9 million. Overall loan growth excluding PPP totaled $289.0 million, or 17.8% for the year. PPP loan balances were near zero at year-end 2022.

Total deposits at December 31, 2022 were $2.38 billion, up $255.6 million or 12.0% from December 31, 2021. Low-cost deposits decreased $31.6 million year-over-year centered in demand and NOW balances. Certificate of deposit balances increased $301.5 million year-over-year, while borrowed funds decreased by $32.9 million.

The Company's capital position remained strong as of December 31, 2022, with a total risk-based capital ratio of 13.58%, and a leverage capital ratio of 9.01%. These measures compare to 14.27% and 8.63% respectively as of December 31, 2021. Each of the company's capital ratios remain well in excess of regulatory requirements.

## Asset Quality & Provision for Loan Losses

Asset quality continues to be strong and stable. As of December 31, 2022, the ratio of non-performing assets to total assets was 0.06%, improved from 0.23% a year earlier. The ratio of non-performing loans to total loans stood at 0.09%, improved from 0.35% at December 31, 2021. Net charge-offs as a percentage of loans were 0.03% as of December 31, 2022, up slightly from 0.02% in 2021 and down from 0.10% in 2020. Past due loans were 0.08% of total loans as of December 31, 2022, down from 0.26% of total loans at December 31, 2021.

The allowance for loan losses stood at 0.87% of total loans as of December 31, 2022, down modestly from 0.94% of total loans at December 31, 2021. Management considers the allowance to be at an appropriate level given the strong asset quality metrics at year-end. The Bank has no remaining active COVID-19 related modifications in its loan portfolio.

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## Operating Results

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $39.0 million, up $2.7 million or 7.5% from the year ended December 31, 2021. On a fully diluted earnings per share basis, 2022 earnings were $3.53, up $0.23 or 7.0% from the prior year. The Company's Return on Average Assets for the year ended December 31, 2022 was 1.49%, up slightly from 1.48% for the year ended December 31, 2021. On a Pre-tax, Pre-Provision (PTTP) (non-GAAP) basis, 2022 Return on Average Assets was 1.87%, up from 1.78% the prior year. Return on Average Tangible Common Equity was 19.15% for the year ended December 31, 2022, up from 17.64% for the year ended December 31, 2021. On a PTPP basis (non-GAAP), Return on Average Tangible Common Equity for 2022 was 24.13%, up from 21.18% in 2021. The Company's Efficiency Ratio (non-GAAP) was 45.96% for the year ended December 31, 2022, improved from 47.81% in 2021. (GAAP Efficiency Ratio was 47.19% for the year ended December 31, 2022, down from 49.19% in 2021.)

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Contributing factors to the Company's 2022 annual and fourth quarter results included:

- Earning asset growth coupled with a wider balance sheet spread led to a $9.9 million increase in tax-equivalent net interest income year-over-year, an increase of 14.4%. In the fourth quarter of 2022, tax equivalent net interest income was up $1.8 million from the same period in 2021, an increase of 10.0%. The period-to-period increases include net reductions in PPP related interest income of $2.7 million for the year and $1.1 million in the fourth quarter.
- Net interest margins improved to 3.09% for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 and 3.15% for the year then ended, as compared to 3.00% and 2.95% respectively for the same periods in 2021.
- Non-interest expense for 2022 was $43.9 million, up $1.8 million or 4.2% from 2021. Employee salary and benefit expense increased 10.2% from the prior year, partially the result of increased staffing associated with the Bank's opening of a new branch. Occupancy expense, furniture & equipment expense, and FDIC insurance premiums each had modest dollar increases from 2021. Other operating expenses decreased 9.1% year-to-year attributable to loan sale expenses recognized in the fourth quarter of 2021.

## Dividend and Stock Performance

Financial markets experienced a turbulent 2022 as the Federal Reserve moved from an accommodative to restrictive monetary policy stance in an effort to tame a wave of inflationary pressures. Shares of The First Bancorp closed the year at $29.94, down modestly from $31.40 at the end of 2021. Dividends declared totaled $1.34 per share for the year, an increase from $1.27 per share in 2021. With dividends reinvested, shares of The First Bancorp provided shareholders with a total return of -0.42% for the year ended December 31, 2022. The Company's total return compares favorably to that of the broad market in 2022 when the S&P 500 provided a total return of -18.13%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average a total return of -6.86%, and the Russell 2000, in which the Company is included, a total return of -20.46%. The First Bancorp's 2022 total return also compared favorably to the banking industry with total returns for the KBW Regional Bank Index (KRX) and the NASDAQ Bank Index (CBNK), of -6.92% and -18.36% respectively.

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# Looking Back at 2022

## Piper Sandler Sm-All Stars

In September your Company was honored to be recognized by Piper Sandler as one of its Bank & Thrift Sm-All Stars which recognizes the 35 highest-performing small-cap financial institutions in the country. We were the only company in New England on the list. To put their list together, Piper Sandler evaluated 362 publicly traded financial institutions with a market cap below $2.5 billion as of June 30, 2022. The evaluation was based on various performance metrics focused on growth, profitability, and capital strength including measuring earnings per share growth, loan growth, deposit growth, and return on average equity. While we do not do the work we do for recognition, being placed in this elite group is certainly a confirmation that the strategies we have developed and implemented continue to work.

## Supporting Maine’s Signature Industry

The Maine lobster industry is not only critical to the economy as it supports both families and communities up and down our coast, but it is also a critical part of our state’s heritage. The industry is not only subject to the elements but also, in recent times, to regulations that have threatened its very existence. In 2022, the Bank announced support totaling $300,000 to the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA), $150,000 in a direct donation to the organization’s #SaveMaineLobstermen campaign, and then $10,000 per year for fifteen years to be spent as the MLA sees fit. With branches up and down the coast of Maine, the lobster industry touches all of us through friends, family members and customers. In addition to providing monetary

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support, we also featured some of our First family involved in the lobster industry in social media posts. We are proud to support the industry any way that we can as they work with the regulators towards sustainable fisheries and to protect endangered species.

## Opening our Doors to the City of Brewer

At this time last year, we had just opened our 18th branch location on Parkway South in Brewer. What a welcome we received! Along with attracting new customers, our Bangor customer base has found the new location very convenient as well. Our team has gotten involved in the community of Brewer, conducting financial literacy classes at Brewer High School, and signing the school up for our popular First Hoop program. We’ve had a great first year and look forward to creating new relationships and strengthening our existing ties in the Greater Bangor area.

## Providing First Hoop Schools a Little More ‘Spirit’

In 2006, we started our First Hoop program with three local high schools: Lincoln Academy, Shead and Medomak Valley. The program, designed as a way for our employees

to engage with fans, allows participating schools to earn up to $150 per basketball game or up to $2,700 per year per school. In 2006, the three participating schools earned $5,450. As of this writing, we have 12 schools participating, including, Brewer, as mentioned above, and we have donated almost $275,000 to our schools. New for the 2022 season, we added a ‘Spirit’ card option. We created a series of debit cards featuring the logos of participating schools. These schools earn $5 per card for each new account card issued up to $500 per season. First Hoop has been a fun way for our employees to get involved in our high schools and a way for the Company to support our local schools. First Hoop funds can be used for any need the school defines.

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## Digital Banking Gets a New Look

One lesson learned over the last couple of years is that customers like options when it comes to banking. Usage of our digital platforms has exploded as customers have found they really enjoy banking online. We know that it's no substitute for face to face when you need that type of interaction, but for quick and easy transactions, online and mobile banking are very convenient. This year we invested in our digital platform giving it a fresh new look and new features including budgeting and online chat to make this type of banking even more effective.

## A Great Place to Work

When you love where you work, you tell your friends and family, right? As we all know, hiring new employees over the last two to three years was difficult for many businesses. We were fortunate that while we had some periods of being understaffed, overall, we fared better than most. One of our secret weapons is hiring close friends and family members of successful employees, through our employee referral program. Over the years we have hired siblings, children and good friends of our employees which has only led to us becoming a stronger company.

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"Working in banking has been a very rewarding career choice for me personally. I deeply enjoy helping people reach their financial goals and dreams while being a true part of the communities we serve. Working with my son Kyle has been a really heartwarming situation for me. Watching him choose banking as a career, like I did around his age, fulfills some of my own personal and professional dreams for my kids."

- Tony McKim, President & CEO

"Growing up, I didn't know that I wanted to work in the banking industry. However, making the change in my life to helping our customers in their everyday lives to reach their financial dreams has been incredible. I truly enjoy all the aspects of working in the industry. I consider myself truly lucky to have my father be at the helm to watch and learn from as my career continues."

- Kyle McKim, VP, Regional Manager

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"For me, First National Bank is where I have 'grown up' as a banking professional. Seeing the positive impact we make on our community both through lending, and our community involvement has created a great sense of pride in me for what I do every day. Having my brother join First National Wealth Management and eventually taking on a leadership role only reinforces that pride in that we now share this positive work experience. This summer, my son Kyle is working with Pete as he pursues a degree in Finance and Economics. So, we're bringing on the next generation! It's a wonderful feeling for me to have my real family folded into my work family."

- Jon Nicholson, EVP, Chief Lending Officer - pictured above with Peter Nicholson, EVP, Chief Fiduciary Officer and Kyle Nicholson, Relationship Associate

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## Goodbye to our Board Chair

Our April 2023 Annual Meeting will be the last with Mark Rosborough as your Chair of the Board. Mark joined the Board of the First National Bank of Bar Harbor in 1989 and helped guide me and the team through our merger with The First National Bank of Damariscotta in 2005. He continued as a director of the merged company and took over again as Chair in 2018. I cannot thank Mark enough for all he has done for me personally and for this Company during his tenure on the Board. He will be missed but I can assure you that the Board is in good hands.

## Community Support

As a career community banker, it is my privilege to interact with customers every day as your Company supports the towns in our market area. In 2022, we funded a total of $713 million in new loans to both businesses and consumers. It's such a privilege to help a young family purchase their first home or help a long-time business customer pass their family business on to the next generation.

We also support our communities through donations to worthwhile causes and sponsorships of community events.

In 2022, these contributions totaled over $750,000 and ranged from assisting food pantries with new refrigeration, helping a local hospital with a new facility to helping a local high school band take a trip to Washington DC. We feature many of these non-profits in our social media campaigns and we know they share our same brand of courageous optimism. Helping our communities survive and thrive is so important for all of us.

Community banking isn't just what we do, it's who we are. From a concerned banking associate helping an elderly customer get their prescriptions picked up to a phone banking associate alerting a customer to potential fraud, we all bring our best selves to work every day. Leading this team continues to be a privilege and as always, I thank you for your support.

*Best always,*

Tony C. McKim
President & Chief Executive Officer

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Page 7: Tony McKim presents a check to the Maine Lobstermen’s Association

Page 8: Official ribbon cutting at our new Brewer location

Page 8: FNB Spirit Cards

Page 9: Belfast branch hosts the Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours

Page 9: Employee social media highlight posts feature Tony and Kyle McKim and Pete, Kyle and Jon Nicholson

Page 10: Lincoln County lending team attend a Mountains to Shore Board of Realtors event

Page 10: Nazrin Dixon, Matt Weaver and Kristen McAlpine represent FNB at the Maine Municipal Convention

Page 10: Rockland staff deliver donations from the Sugar & Spice Drive to local food pantries

Page 11: The Hancock County team attends Camp Beech Cliff’s Ladies Who Loonch event

Page 11: Amanda Gardner, Tari Camick and Tony McKim present a check to Raye’s Mustard Mill Museum

Page 11: FNB celebrates Children’s Book Week with Camden Public Library

# *In Memoriam*

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**Patricia S. Curtis**, passed on November 24, 2022 at the age of 88. Patricia and her husband Mike, purchased Sherman’s Book Store in Bar Harbor in 1962. They grew the business through the 70s and 80s by hosting books signings with authors like Stephen King and Walter Cronkite. In addition to her business pursuits, Pat lived a long life of public service. She was the first female to serve on the Board of Directors for First National Bank of Bar Harbor. She joined the board in 1987 and held that position through 1996.

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**Donald D. Allen**, died peacefully on December 4, 2022 at the age of 91. Don served in the U.S. Air Force before working for Hannaford and becoming their first store manager at their Shop ‘n Save location in Bangor. After marrying Joan McClay in 1962, they relocated to Bar Harbor where they purchased the Bar Harbor Red and White store, which quickly grew into Don’s Shop ‘n Save supermarket. Don served on the Board of Directors for First National Bank of Bar Harbor from 1987 to 1996.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

# **FORM 10-K**

☑ **Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934**
**For the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2022**

**Commission File Number 0-26589**

# **THE FIRST BANCORP, INC.**

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

**Maine**

**01-0404322**

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

**223 Main Street**

**Damariscotta**

**Maine**

**04543**

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

**(207) 563-3195**

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | FNLC | NASDAQ Global Select Market |

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes ☐ No ☑

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

Yes ☐ No ☑

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. (Check one):

☐ **Large accelerated filer** ☐ **Accelerated filer** ☑ **Non-accelerated filer** ☑ **Smaller reporting company**
**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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☑

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

Yes ☐ No ☑

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

**Common Stock: $313,228,283**

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock as of March 1, 2023

**Common Stock: 11,077,163 shares**

Documents Incorporated By Reference:

Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders

to be held on April 26, 2023

## **Table of Contents**

| ITEM 1. Discussion of Business | 1 |
| --- | --- |
| ITEM 1A. Risk Factors | 9 |
| ITEM 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments | 19 |
| ITEM 2. Properties | 19 |
| ITEM 3. Legal Proceedings | 19 |
| ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures | 20 |
| ITEM 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities | 20 |
| ITEM 6. No Required Information | 22 |
| ITEM 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 22 |
| ITEM 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk | 51 |
| ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplemental Data | 53 |
| ITEM 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 113 |
| ITEM 9A. Controls and Procedures | 113 |
| ITEM 9B. Other Information | 114 |
| ITEM 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspections | 114 |
| ITEM 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance | 114 |
| ITEM 11. Executive Compensation | 114 |
| ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters | 114 |
| ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence | 114 |
| ITEM 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services | 114 |
| ITEM 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules | 115 |
| SIGNATURES | 117 |

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# ITEM 1. Discussion of Business

## Overview

The First Bancorp, Inc. (the 'Company') was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maine on January 15, 1985, for the purpose of becoming the parent holding company of The First National Bank of Damariscotta, which was chartered as a national bank under the laws of the United States on May 30, 1864. At the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 30, 2008, the Company's name was changed from First National Lincoln Corporation to The First Bancorp, Inc.

On January 14, 2005, the acquisition of FNB Bankshares ('FNB') of Bar Harbor, Maine, was completed, adding seven banking offices and one investment management office in Hancock and Washington counties of Maine. FNB's subsidiary, The First National Bank of Bar Harbor, was merged into The First National Bank of Damariscotta at closing, and from January 31, 2005 until January 28, 2016, the combined banks operated under the name: The First, N.A. On January 28, 2016, the Board of Directors voted to change the name of The First, N.A. to First National Bank (the 'Bank').

On December 11, 2020, the Bank completed the purchase of a branch at 1B Belmont Avenue in Belfast, Maine, from Bangor Savings Bank ('Bangor Savings'). The branch is one of six branches Bangor Savings acquired from Damariscotta Bank & Trust Company ('DB&T'), and this branch was divested by Bangor Savings to resolve competitive concerns in that market raised by the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division. As part of the transaction, the Bank acquired approximately $23 million in loans and assumed approximately $19 million in deposits. The transaction value was approximately $25.2 million consisting of the loans, building, equipment, core deposit intangible, and goodwill.

On January 31, 2022 the Bank opened a de novo branch office in Brewer, Maine. The Brewer office raised the Bank's branch location count to eighteen, and became its second branch in Penobscot County.

As of December 31, 2022, the Company's securities consisted of one class of common stock. At that date, there were 11,045,186 shares of common stock outstanding.

The common stock of the Bank is the principal asset of the Company, which has no other subsidiaries. The Bank's capital stock consists of one class of common stock, of which 290,069 shares, par value $2.50 per share, are issued and outstanding. All of the Bank's common stock is owned by the Company.

**First National Bank:** The Bank emphasizes personal service, and its customers are primarily small businesses and individuals to whom the Bank offers a wide variety of services, including deposit accounts and consumer, commercial and mortgage loans. The Bank continually evolves its processes and adapts to new technologies, but has not made any material changes in its mode of conducting business during the past five years. The banking business in the Bank's Mid-Coast and Eastern Maine market area is subject to modest seasonal fluctuations typically consisting of lower deposits in the winter and spring and higher deposits in the summer and fall. This fluctuation is predictable and has not had a materially adverse effect on the Bank.

In addition to traditional banking services, the Company provides investment management and private banking services through First National Wealth Management, which is an operating division of the Bank. First National Wealth Management offers a comprehensive array of private banking, financial planning, investment management and trust services to individuals, businesses, non-profit organizations and municipalities of varying asset size, and to provide the highest level of personal service. The staff includes investment and trust professionals with extensive experience. In 2019, the Bank introduced First National Investment Services. Through a partnership with a third party provider, First National Investment Services offers additional products such as brokerage, annuity products and certain types of insurance.

**Competition:** The financial services landscape has continued to evolve over the past five years. Within the Bank's primary market area, Maine-based community banks are the primary competitors for wallet share. Large out-of-state banks continue to be a presence; online and mobile banking have become widely accepted and opened the market to new forms of competition. Credit unions have continued to expand their membership and the scope of banking services offered. Non-banking entities such as brokerage houses, mortgage companies and insurance companies are offering very competitive products. Many of these entities and institutions have resources substantially greater than those available to the Bank and in some cases are not subject to the same regulatory restrictions as are the Company and the Bank.

The Company believes that there will continue to be a need for a bank in the Bank's primary market area with local management having decision-making power and emphasizing loans to small and medium-sized businesses and to individuals. The Bank has concentrated on extending business loans to such customers in the Bank's primary market area and to extending investment and trust services to clients with accounts of all sizes. Investment continues to be made in enhancing the Bank's online and mobile offerings to both enhance service delivery and provide additional channels for customers to conduct business with the Bank. Management also makes decisions based upon, among other things, the knowledge of the Bank's employees regarding the communities and customers in the Bank's primary market area. The individuals employed by the Bank, to a large extent, reside near the branch offices and thus are generally familiar with their communities and customers. This is important in local decision-making and allows the Bank to respond to customer questions and concerns on a timely basis and fosters quality customer service.

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The Bank has worked and will continue to work to position itself to be competitive in its market area. The Bank's ability to make decisions close to the marketplace, Management's commitment to providing quality banking products, the caliber of the professional staff, and the community involvement of the Bank's employees are all factors affecting the Bank's ability to be competitive.

**Investor Relations:** The Company maintains a website accessed via https://investors.thefirst.com where it makes available, free of charge, its annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as well as all Section 16 reports on Forms 3, 4, and 5, as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. The Company's reports filed with, or furnished to, the SEC are also available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Information contained on the Company's website does not constitute a part of this report. Beginning with the third quarter of 2018, the Company adopted inline XBRL. Interactive reports for our 10-K and 10-Q filings are available in iXBRL format at www.sec.gov.

**Customer Information Security:** The FDIC, the OCC and other bank regulatory agencies have published guidelines (the 'Guidelines') establishing standards for safeguarding nonpublic personal information about customers that implement provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (the 'GLBA'). Among other things, the Guidelines require each financial institution, under the supervision and ongoing oversight of its Board of Directors or an appropriate committee thereof, to develop, implement and maintain a comprehensive written information security program designed to ensure the security and confidentiality of customer information, to protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of such information, and to protect against unauthorized access to or use of such information that could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to any customer.

Protecting the privacy of our customers' information as well as the security of the Bank's systems and networks has long been and will continue to be a priority. The Board is committed to maintaining strong and meaningful privacy and security protections for our customers' information. The Chief Information Officer regularly provides reports to Senior Management and the Board regarding the Company's ongoing assessment of cybersecurity threats and risks, data security programs designed to prevent and detect threats, attacks, incursions and breaches, as well as management, mitigation and remediation of potential, and any actual, cybersecurity and information technology risks and breaches. In addition, the Bank is assessed regularly against robust information security standards and provides training to employees on at least an annual basis. The Audit Committee and Management review reports from the Internal Auditor regarding their evaluation of the Company's Information Technology department on a regular basis, as well as reports from various configuration and vulnerability assessments. The Bank has not experienced any information security breaches in the past three years. Included in our mitigation strategy is a comprehensive cybersecurity insurance policy. The Board and Management recognize that cybersecurity matters, including expenditure related threats and the impact of incursions or breaches, may implicate the Company's disclosure under SEC rules and regulations, and intend to remain vigilant with respect to the cybersecurity aspects of these obligations.

## Human Capital

At December 31, 2022, the Company had 279 employees and full-time equivalency of 273 employees. Most employees live and work in the State of Maine, with a limited number of employees working remotely outside of Maine.

**Talent Acquisition:** To effectively operate, the Company requires employees with a variety of skill sets including customer service delivery, analytical ability, leadership, sales acumen and technical expertise. To attract new employees, the Company considers qualified applicants from all sources. Additionally, to both attract and retain employees the Company offers a combination of competitive pay and benefits. Eligible full-time employees and part-time employees who are scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week are provided a flexible benefit plan which includes group life, health, short and long-term disability insurance. Other benefits include paid vacation, paid sick and personal time and a 401(k) defined contribution plan for eligible employees. The Company participates in annual salary surveys to ensure wages are competitive in the local market, and since 1994 has offered a comprehensive, annual incentive compensation plan to all employees.

**Diversity and Inclusion:** The Company believes that our people are the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities, and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and the Company's achievement as well. We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion, both in our employee base and on our Board of Directors. Valuing diversity and inclusiveness enables us to achieve our corporate mission and creates value for our customers, employees, business partners and shareholders.

Discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, or other legally protected status is prohibited. This policy of non-discrimination applies to all terms, conditions and privileges of employment including, but not limited to, hiring, employment training, placement, employee

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development, promotion, transfer, compensation and benefits. This policy also applies to such areas as educational assistance, employee layoff and recall, social and recreational programs, employee facilities and employee termination. Through the ongoing development of our Affirmative Action plan, we not only comply with appropriate government regulations but also strive to make the best personnel decisions for our Company and our communities.

*Professional Development:* Employee development is emphasized and extensive training and development opportunities are provided. Opportunities made available to employees may include participation in industry seminars, industry certificate programs, and advanced industry education at regional or national banking schools. The Company has also developed an in-house program targeted to the development of future leaders. Managers conduct periodic coaching meetings with all employees to review progress towards annual goals, and identify areas of opportunity or performance improvement. Formal performance evaluations are conducted semi-annually. A Development Associate position was recently added to our Education & Training department to ensure all employees are provided with development plans that meet their current and future career needs..

*Employee Engagement:* The Company recognizes that employees who are involved in, enthusiastic about and committed to their work and workplace contribute meaningfully to the success of the Company. The Company solicits employee feedback through a confidential web portal and periodically surveys employees on various topics of interest. We maintain human resources and other policies, including a harassment policy, to promote a workplace that is safe for all and provide a mechanism where our employees feel they can report incidents that run counter to our policies and the positive culture we endeavor to maintain. In addition, we have a confidential whistleblower program that forwards complaints to the Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, and we work to take necessary action as quickly as possible should a complaint be received.

*Succession Planning:* The Company views succession planning as a priority and incorporates it into the strategic planning process. Succession plans are updated annually for all management roles, and leverages the Company's various development programs to clearly identify both short and long-term successors for each position.

### **Supervision and Regulation**

The Company is a financial holding company within the meaning of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the 'BHC Act'), and section 225.82 of Regulation Y issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the 'Federal Reserve Board' or 'FRB'), and is required to file with the Federal Reserve Board an annual report and other information required pursuant to the BHC Act. The Company is subject to examination by the Federal Reserve Board. Virtually all of the Company's cash revenues are generally derived from dividends paid to the Company by the Bank. These dividends are subject to various legal and regulatory restrictions which are summarized in Note 18 to the accompanying financial statements. The Bank is regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the 'OCC') and is subject to the provisions of the National Bank Act. As a result, it must meet certain liquidity and capital requirements, which are discussed in the following sections.

*General:* As a financial holding company, the Company is subject to regulation under the BHC Act and to inspection, examination and supervision by its primary regulator, the FRB. The Company is also subject to the disclosure and regulatory requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, both as administered by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC'). As a company with securities listed on the NASDAQ, the Company is subject to the rules of the NASDAQ for listed companies. The Bank is subject to regulation and examination primarily by the OCC and is subject to the regulations of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the 'FDIC').

*Bank Holding Company Activities:* As a bank holding company ('BHC') that has elected to become a financial holding company pursuant to the BHC Act, we may affiliate with securities firms and insurance companies and engage in other activities that are financial in nature or incidental or complementary to activities that are financial in nature. 'Financial in nature' activities include securities underwriting, dealing and market making; sponsoring mutual funds and investment companies; insurance underwriting and agency; merchant banking; and activities that the FRB, in consultation with the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, determines to be financial in nature or incidental to such financial activity. 'Complementary activities' are activities that the FRB determines upon application to be complementary to a financial activity and do not pose a safety and soundness risk.

FRB approval is not generally required for us to acquire a company (other than a bank holding company, bank or savings association) engaged in activities that are financial in nature or incidental to activities that are financial in nature, as determined by the FRB. Prior FRB approval is required before we may acquire the beneficial ownership or control of more than 5% of the voting shares or substantially all of the assets of a bank holding company, bank or savings association.

Because we are a financial holding company, if the Bank receives a rating under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, as amended (the 'CRA'), of less than satisfactory, the Bank and/or the Company will be prohibited, until the rating is raised to satisfactory or better, from engaging in new activities or acquiring companies other than bank holding companies, banks or savings associations, except that we could engage in new activities, or acquire companies engaged in activities, that

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are closely related to banking under the BHC Act. The Bank's primary regulator, the OCC, issued new CRA rules in June 2020; these rules were rescinded in December 2021, and the 1995 CRA rules jointly issued by the OCC, FRB, and FDIC were restored. The Company will monitor any changes in CRA rules. In addition, if the FRB finds that the Bank is not well capitalized or well managed, we would be required to enter into an agreement with the FRB to comply with all applicable capital and management requirements and which may contain additional limitations or conditions. Until corrected, we could be prohibited from engaging in any new activity or acquiring companies engaged in activities that are not closely related to banking under the BHC Act without prior FRB approval. If we fail to correct any such condition within a prescribed period, the FRB could order us to divest our banking subsidiaries or, in the alternative, to cease engaging in activities other than those closely related to banking under the BHC Act.

In determining whether to approve a proposed bank acquisition, federal bank regulators will consider, among other factors, the effect of the acquisition on competition, financial condition, and future prospects including current and projected capital ratios and levels, the competence, experience, and integrity of management and record of compliance with laws and regulations, the convenience and needs of the communities to be served, including the acquiring institution's record of compliance under the CRA, the effectiveness of the acquiring institution in combating money laundering activities and the risk to the stability of the United States banking system.

The Company is a legal entity separate and distinct from the Bank. The primary source of funds to pay dividends on our common stock is dividends from the Bank. Various federal and state statutory provisions and regulations limit the amount of dividends the Bank may pay without regulatory approval. Federal bank regulatory agencies have the authority to prohibit the Bank from engaging in unsafe or unsound practices in conducting its business. The payment of dividends, depending on the financial condition of the Bank, could be deemed an unsafe or unsound practice. The ability of the Bank to pay dividends in the future is currently, and could be further, influenced by bank regulatory policies and capital guidelines.

The Bank is subject to restrictions under federal law that limit the transfer of funds or other items of value from a subsidiary to the Company and any nonbank subsidiaries (including affiliates) in so-called 'covered transactions.' In general, covered transactions include loans and other extensions of credit, investments and asset purchases, as well as certain other transactions involving the transfer of value from a subsidiary bank to an affiliate or for the benefit of an affiliate. Unless an exemption applies, covered transactions by a subsidiary bank with a single affiliate are limited to 10% of the subsidiary bank's capital and surplus and, with respect to all covered transactions with affiliates in the aggregate, to 20% of the subsidiary bank's capital and surplus. Also, loans and extensions of credit to affiliates generally are required to be secured by qualifying collateral. A bank's transactions with its nonbank affiliates are also generally required to be on arm's-length terms.

The FRB has a policy that a BHC is expected to act as a source of financial and managerial strength to each of its subsidiary banks and, under appropriate circumstances, to commit resources to support each such subsidiary bank. This support may be required at times when the BHC may not have the resources to provide the support. The OCC may order an assessment of the BHC if the capital of one of its national bank subsidiaries were to become impaired. If the BHC failed to pay the assessment within three months, the OCC could order the sale of the BHC's holdings of stock in the national bank to cover the deficiency.

In the event of the 'liquidation or other resolution' of an insured depository institution, the claims of depositors payable in the United States (including the claims of the FDIC as subrogee of insured depositors) and certain claims for administrative expenses of the FDIC as a receiver will have priority over other general unsecured claims against the institution. If an insured depository institution fails, claims of insured and uninsured U.S. depositors, along with claims of the FDIC, will have priority in payment ahead of unsecured creditors, including the BHC, and depositors whose deposits are solely payable at such insured depository institution's non-U.S. offices.

**Capital Requirements:** The Company and the Bank are subject to risk-based capital requirements and rules issued by the FRB, the OCC and the FDIC (the 'Capital Rules') that are based on the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's ('Basel Committee') framework for strengthening capital and liquidity regulation (referred to as Basel III). If a banking organization's capital levels fall below the minimum requirements established by the Capital Rules, a bank or BHC will be expected to develop and implement a plan acceptable to its regulators to achieve adequate levels of capital within a reasonable period, and may be denied approval to acquire or establish additional banks or non-bank businesses, merge with other institutions or open branch facilities until such capital levels are achieved. Federal regulations require federal bank regulators to take 'prompt corrective action' with respect to insured depository institutions that fail to satisfy minimum capital requirements, and to impose significant restrictions on such institutions. See 'Prompt Corrective Action' below.

**Leverage Capital Ratio:** The regulations of the OCC require national banks to maintain a minimum 'Leverage Capital Ratio' or ratio of 'Tier 1 Capital' (as defined in the Risk-Based Capital Guidelines discussed in the following paragraphs) to Total Assets of 4.0%. Any bank experiencing or anticipating significant growth is expected to maintain capital well above the minimum levels. The Federal Reserve Board's guidelines impose substantially similar leverage capital requirements on BHCs on a consolidated basis. It is possible that banking regulators may increase minimum capital requirements for banks should economic conditions worsen.

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**Risk-Based Capital Requirements:** OCC regulations also require national banks to maintain minimum capital levels as a percentage of a bank's risk-adjusted assets. A bank's qualifying total capital ('Total Capital') for this purpose may include two components: 'Core' (Tier 1) Capital and 'Supplementary' (Tier 2) Capital; Tier 1 Capital is further broken down in the Capital Rules to Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) and Additional Tier 1 Capital (AT1). Core Capital consists primarily of common stockholders' equity, which generally includes common stock, related surplus and retained earnings, certain non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock and related surplus, and minority interests in the equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries, and (subject to certain limitations) mortgage servicing rights and purchased credit card relationships, less all other intangible assets (primarily goodwill). Neither the Company nor the Bank carries any capital items that would be considered AT1, thus CET1 and Tier 1 Capital for the Company and the Bank are equal. Supplementary Capital elements include, subject to certain limitations, a portion of the allowance for loan losses, perpetual preferred stock that does not qualify for inclusion in Tier 1 capital, long-term preferred stock with an original maturity of at least 20 years and related surplus, certain forms of perpetual debt and mandatory convertible securities, and certain forms of subordinated debt and intermediate-term preferred stock.

The risk-based capital rules assign the majority of a bank's balance sheet assets and the credit equivalent amounts of the bank's off-balance sheet obligations to one of four risk categories, weighted at 0%, 20%, 50% or 100%, as applicable. A small amount of assets and off-balance sheet obligations are assigned a risk weight above 100%. Applying these risk-weights to each category of the bank's balance sheet assets and to the credit equivalent amounts of the bank's off-balance sheet obligations and summing the totals results in the amount of the bank's total Risk-Weighted Assets (RWAs) for purposes of the risk-based capital requirements. RWAs for institutions such as the Bank will generally be less than reported balance sheet assets because its retail banking activities include proportionally more residential mortgage loans, many of its investment securities have a low risk weighting and there is a relatively small volume of off-balance sheet obligations.

The risk-based capital regulations require all banks to maintain a minimum ratio of CET1 to RWAs of 4.5%, CET1 plus AT1 to RWAs of 6.0%, and Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets of 8.0%, of which at least one-half (4.0%) must be Core (Tier 1) Capital. For the purpose of calculating these ratios: (i) a banking organization's Supplementary Capital eligible for inclusion in Total Capital is limited to no more than 100% of Core Capital; and (ii) the aggregate amount of certain types of Supplementary Capital eligible for inclusion in Total Capital is further limited. For example, the regulations limit the portion of the allowance for loan losses eligible for inclusion in Total Capital to 1.25% of Risk-Weighted Assets. The Federal Reserve Board has established substantially identical risk-based capital requirements, which are applied to BHCs on a consolidated basis. The risk-based capital regulations explicitly provide for the consideration of interest rate risk in the overall evaluation of a bank's capital adequacy to ensure that banks effectively measure and monitor their interest rate risk, and that they maintain capital adequate for that risk. A bank deemed by its federal banking regulator to have excessive interest rate risk exposure may be required to maintain additional capital (that is, capital in excess of the minimum ratios discussed above). The Bank believes, based on its level of interest rate risk exposure, that this provision will not have a material adverse effect on it.

Additionally, the Capital Rules require an institution to establish a capital conservation buffer of CET1 capital in an amount above the minimum risk-based capital requirements for 'adequately capitalized' institutions equal to 2.5% of total RWA, resulting in a requirement for the Company and the Bank effectively to maintain CET1, Tier 1 and total capital ratios of 7%, 8.5% and 10.5%, respectively. Banking institutions with a ratio of CET1 capital to RWA above the minimum requirement but below the capital conservation buffer face restrictions on the ability to pay dividends, pay discretionary bonuses, and to engage in share repurchases based on the amount of the shortfall and the institution's 'eligible retained income' (the greater of (i) net income for the preceding four quarters, net of distributions and associated tax effects not reflected in net income and (ii) average net income over the preceding four quarters).

On December 31, 2022, the Company's consolidated Total Capital Ratio 13.58%, its CET1 and Tier 1 ratios were 12.70%, and its Leverage Capital Ratio was 9.01%. Based on the above figures and accompanying discussion, the Company exceeds all regulatory capital requirements and is considered well capitalized.

**Prompt Corrective Action:** The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 ('FDICIA') requires, among other things, that the federal banking regulators take 'prompt corrective action' with respect to, and imposes significant restrictions on, any bank that fails to satisfy its applicable minimum capital requirements. FDICIA establishes five capital categories consisting of 'well capitalized,' 'adequately capitalized,' 'undercapitalized,' 'significantly undercapitalized' and 'critically undercapitalized.' Under applicable regulations, a bank that has a Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio of 10.0% or greater, a Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio of 8.0% or greater, a CET1 ratio of 6.5% or greater, and a Leverage Capital Ratio of 5.0% or greater, and is not subject to any written agreement, order, capital directive or prompt corrective action directive to meet and maintain a specific capital level for any capital measure, is deemed to be 'well capitalized.' A bank that has a Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio of 8.0% or greater, a Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio of 6.0%, a CET1 ratio of 4.5%, or greater and a Leverage Capital Ratio of 4.0% or greater and does not meet the definition of a well-capitalized bank is considered to be 'adequately capitalized.' A bank that has a Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio of less than 8.0%, or has a Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio that is less than 6.0%, or a CET1 ratio of less than 4.5%, or a Leverage Capital Ratio of less than 4.0% is considered 'undercapitalized.' A bank that has a Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio of less than 8.0%, or a Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio that is less than 4.0%, or a CET1 ratio of less than 3.0%, or a Leverage Capital Ratio that is less than 3.0% is considered to be 'significantly undercapitalized,' and a bank that has a ratio of tangible equity to total assets equal to or less than 2% is deemed to be 'critically undercapitalized.' A bank may be deemed to be in a capital category lower than is indicated

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by its actual capital position if it is determined to be in an unsafe or unsound condition or receives an unsatisfactory examination rating. FDICIA generally prohibits a bank from making capital distributions (including payment of dividends) or paying management fees to controlling stockholders or their affiliates if, after such payment, the bank would be undercapitalized.

Under FDICIA and the applicable implementing regulations, an undercapitalized bank will be (i) subject to increased monitoring by its primary federal banking regulator; (ii) required to submit to its primary federal banking regulator an acceptable capital restoration plan (guaranteed, subject to certain limits, by the bank's holding company) within 45 days of being classified as undercapitalized; (iii) subject to strict asset growth limitations; and (iv) required to obtain prior regulatory approval for certain acquisitions, transactions not in the ordinary course of business, and entries into new lines of business. In addition to the foregoing, the primary federal banking regulator may issue a 'prompt corrective action directive' to any undercapitalized institution. Such a directive may (i) require sale or re-capitalization of the bank; (ii) impose additional restrictions on transactions between the bank and its affiliates; (iii) limit interest rates paid by the bank on deposits; (iv) limit asset growth and other activities; (v) require divestiture of subsidiaries; (vi) require replacement of directors and officers; and (vii) restrict capital distributions by the bank's parent holding company. In addition to the foregoing, a significantly undercapitalized institution may not award bonuses or increases in compensation to its senior executive officers until it has submitted an acceptable capital restoration plan and received approval from its primary federal banking regulator.

No later than 90 days after an institution becomes critically undercapitalized, the primary federal banking regulator for the institution must appoint a receiver or, with the concurrence of the FDIC, a conservator, unless the agency, with the concurrence of the FDIC, determines that the purpose of the prompt corrective action provisions would be better served by another course of action. FDICIA requires that any alternative determination be 'documented' and reassessed on a periodic basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a receiver must be appointed after 270 days unless the appropriate federal banking agency and the FDIC certify that the institution is viable and not expected to fail.

**Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act:** The Dodd-Frank Act, enacted on July 21, 2010, resulted in broad changes to the U.S. financial system and was the most significant financial reform legislation enacted since the 1930s. The Dodd-Frank Act has affected, and we expect it will continue to affect, most of our business in some way, either directly through regulation of specific activities or indirectly through regulation of concentration risks, capital and liquidity. A number of reforms to the Dodd-Frank Act were included in S.2155, passed in May 2018, however most were targeted for financial institutions smaller than the Company.

The Dodd-Frank Act established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the 'CFPB') to ensure consumers receive clear and accurate disclosures regarding financial products and to protect consumers from hidden fees and unfair or abusive practices. The CFPB concentrated much of its initial rule-making efforts on mortgage lending related topics required under the Act, including ability-to-repay, qualified mortgage standards, mortgage servicing standards, loan originator compensation, high-cost mortgage requirements and appraisal and escrow requirements for higher priced mortgage loans.

**Deposit Insurance Assessments:** The Bank is a member of the Deposit Insurance Fund ('DIF') maintained by the FDIC. Through the DIF, the FDIC insures the deposits of the Bank up to prescribed limits for each depositor. The DIF was formed March 31, 2006, upon the merger of the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Insurance Fund in accordance with the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005 (the 'FDIR Act'). The FDIC may terminate a depository institution's deposit insurance upon a finding that the institution's financial condition is unsafe or unsound or that the institution has engaged in unsafe or unsound practices or has violated any applicable rule, regulation, order or condition enacted or imposed by the institution's regulatory agency. The termination of deposit insurance for the Bank could have a material adverse effect on our earnings.

The Bank is subject to deposit insurance assessments to maintain the DIF; these assessments are based on its assets. To determine its deposit insurance assessment base, the Bank computes the base amount of its average consolidated assets less its average tangible equity (defined as the amount of Tier I capital) and the applicable assessment rate. On May 20, 2016, the FDIC's Board of Directors adopted a final rule that changed the manner in which deposit insurance assessment rates are calculated for established small banks (generally those banks with less than $10 billion of assets that have been insured for at least five years). The rule takes a risk based approach, utilizing the CAMELS rating system, which is a supervisory rating system designed to take into account and reflect financial and operational risks that a bank may face, as one component of the assessment calculation along with seven additional metrics including capital adequacy, asset quality, earnings, brokered deposit reliance, and assets growth rate. Each of the seven metrics and a weighted average of CAMELS component ratings is multiplied by a corresponding pricing multiplier. The sum of these products is added to a uniform amount, with the resulting sum being an institution's initial base assessment rate (subject to minimum or maximum assessment rates based on a bank's CAMELS composite rating). Assessments for established small banks range from 1.5 to 30 basis points, after adjustments. Assessment rates specific to the Bank are calculated quarterly based upon its balance sheet and performance metrics as of the prior quarter end. The FDIC has the power to adjust deposit insurance assessment rates at any time, and the Company is not able to predict the amount or timing of any adjustment. In October 2022 the FDIC announced a uniform deposit insurance premium increase of 2 basis points effective in the second quarter of 2023.

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Act ('FDIA'), as amended by the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act and the Dodd-Frank Act, established a minimum reserve ratio of the DIF to estimated insured deposits of 1.15% prior to September 2020 and 1.35% thereafter. Further, the Dodd-Frank Act required that, in setting assessments, the FDIC offset the effect of the increase in the minimum reserve ratio from 1.15% to 1.35% on banks with less than $10 billion in assets. To satisfy these requirements, on March 15, 2016, the FDIC's Board of Directors approved a final rule to increase the DIF's reserve ratio to the statutorily required minimum ratio of 1.35% of estimated insured deposits. The final rule imposed a 4.5 basis points surcharge on the quarterly insurance assessments of large banks, which became effective on July 1, 2016. The surcharge continued through September 30, 2018, when the reserve ratio reached 1.36% of insured deposits, exceeding the statutorily required minimum reserve ratio of 1.35%. Small banks, such as the Bank, were not required to pay the surcharge. To offset the effect of the increase in the reserve ratio on small banks, those banks received credits for the portion of their assessments that helped to raise the reserve ratio from 1.15% to 1.35%. Credits were to be applied automatically to reduce a small bank's regular assessment in each quarter that the reserve ratio is at least 1.38%, up to the entire amount of the credit or assessment. For the Bank, credits began to be applied in the third quarter of 2019, and the last of the credits were applied in the first quarter of 2020.

**Brokered Deposits and Pass-Through Deposit Insurance Limitations:** Under FDICIA, a bank cannot accept brokered deposits unless it either (i) is 'Well Capitalized' or (ii) is 'Adequately Capitalized' and has received a written waiver from its primary federal banking regulator. For this purpose, 'Well Capitalized' and 'Adequately Capitalized' have the same definitions as in the Prompt Corrective Action regulations. See 'Prompt Corrective Action' above. Banks that are not in the 'Well Capitalized' category are subject to certain limits on the rates of interest they may offer on any deposits (whether or not obtained through a third-party deposit broker). Pass-through insurance coverage is not available in banks that do not satisfy the requirements for acceptance of brokered deposits, except that pass-through insurance coverage will be provided for employee benefit plan deposits in institutions which at the time of acceptance of the deposit meet all applicable regulatory capital requirements and send written notice to their depositors that their funds are eligible for pass-through deposit insurance. Industry regulators have recently published changes to the definition of brokered deposits; the Company has reviewed new standards and believes it will have no impact upon its business. The Bank currently accepts brokered deposits.

**Real Estate Lending Standards:** FDICIA requires the federal bank regulatory agencies to adopt uniform real estate lending standards. The FDIC and the OCC have adopted regulations which establish supervisory limitations on Loan-to-Value ('LTV') ratios in real estate loans by FDIC-insured banks, including national banks. The regulations require banks to establish LTV ratio limitations within or below the prescribed uniform range of supervisory limits. The CFPB amended Regulation Z effective January 10, 2014 to implement Ability to Repay and Qualified Mortgage Standards for residential mortgage lending. The Bank has elected to follow large bank treatment under the rule. The Bank follows the Ability to Repay rule by making a good faith determination of an applicant's ability to repay under the terms of the transaction; loans meeting the outlined standards for Qualified Mortgages are identified as such in the Bank's records. The CFPB further amended Regulation Z along with amending Regulation X to combine certain disclosures consumers receive when applying for and closing on a mortgage loan under the Truth in Lending Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. These amendments became effective October 3, 2015. In 2018, new rules went into effect for the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act ('HMDA'), expanding its scope and data reporting requirements.

**Standards for Safety and Soundness:** Pursuant to FDICIA the federal bank regulatory agencies have prescribed, by regulation, standards and guidelines for all insured depository institutions and depository institution holding companies relating to: (i) internal controls, information systems and internal audit systems; (ii) loan documentation; (iii) credit underwriting; (iv) interest rate risk exposure; (v) asset growth; and (vi) compensation, fees and benefits. The compensation standards prohibit employment contracts, compensation or benefit arrangements, stock option plans, fee arrangements or other compensatory arrangements that would provide 'excessive' compensation, fees or benefits, or that could lead to material financial loss. In addition, the federal bank regulatory agencies are required by FDICIA to prescribe standards specifying: (i) maximum classified assets to capital ratios; (ii) minimum earnings sufficient to absorb losses without impairing capital; and (iii) to the extent feasible, a minimum ratio of market value to book value for publicly-traded shares of depository institutions and depository institution holding companies.

**Privacy:** The FDIC, the OCC and other regulatory agencies have published privacy rules pursuant to provisions of the GLBA ('Privacy Rules'). The Privacy Rules, which govern the treatment of nonpublic personal information about consumers by financial institutions, require a financial institution to provide notice to customers (and other consumers in some circumstances) about its privacy policies and practices, describe the conditions under which a financial institution may disclose nonpublic personal information to non-affiliated third parties, and provide a method for consumers to prevent a financial institution from disclosing that information to most non-affiliated third parties by 'opting-out' of that disclosure, subject to certain exceptions.

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**Cyber-Security:** In November 2021, the U.S. bank regulatory agencies adopted a joint final rule regarding notification requirements for banking organizations related to significant computer security incidents. Under the final rule, bank holding companies and national banks, such as the Company and the Bank, are required to notify the FRB or OCC, respectively, within 36 hours of incidents that have materially disrupted or degraded, or are reasonably likely to materially disrupt or degrade the banking organization’s ability to deliver services to a material portion of its customer base, or jeopardize the viability of key operations of the banking organization.

**USA Patriot Act:** The USA Patriot Act of 2001, designed to deny terrorists and others the ability to obtain anonymous access to the U.S. financial system, has significant implications for depository institutions, broker-dealers and other businesses involved in the transfer of money. The USA Patriot Act, together with the implementing regulations of various federal regulatory agencies, have caused financial institutions, including the Bank, to adopt and implement additional, or to amend existing, policies and procedures with respect to, among other things, anti-money laundering compliance, suspicious activity and currency transaction reporting, customer identity verification and customer risk analysis. The statute and its underlying regulations also permit information sharing for counter-terrorist purposes between federal law enforcement agencies and financial institutions, as well as among financial institutions, subject to certain conditions, and require the Federal Reserve Board (and other federal banking regulatory agencies) to evaluate the effectiveness of an applicant in combating money laundering activities when considering applications filed under Section 3 of the BHC Act or under the Bank Merger Act.

**The Bank Secrecy Act:** The Bank Secrecy Act (the 'BSA') requires all financial institutions, including banks and securities broker-dealers, to, among other things, establish a risk-based system of internal controls reasonably designed to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism. It includes a variety of recordkeeping and reporting requirements (such as cash and suspicious activity reporting) as well as due diligence/know-your-customer documentation requirements. In January 2021, the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (“AMLA”), which amends the BSA, was enacted. The AMLA codifies a risk-based approach to anti-money laundering compliance for financial institutions; requires the development of standards by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for evaluating technology and internal processes for BSA compliance; and expands enforcement- and investigation-related authority, including a significant expansion in the available sanctions for certain BSA violations. The Bank has established an anti-money laundering program to comply with the BSA requirements.

**The Sarbanes-Oxley Act:** The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ('SOX') implemented a broad range of corporate governance and accounting measures for public companies (including publicly-held bank holding companies such as the Company) designed to promote honesty and transparency in corporate America and better protect investors from corporate wrongdoings. SOX's principal provisions, many of which have been implemented through regulations released and policies and rules adopted by the securities exchanges in 2003 and 2004, provide for and include, among other things:

- • The creation of an independent accounting oversight board;
- • Auditor independence provisions which restrict non-audit services that accountants may provide to clients;
- • Additional corporate governance and responsibility measures, including the requirement that the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of a public company certify financial statements;
- • The forfeiture of bonuses or other incentive-based compensation and profits from the sale of an issuer's securities by directors and senior officers in the twelve-month period following initial publication of any financial statements that later require restatement;
- • An increase in the oversight of, and enhancement of certain requirements relating to, audit committees of public companies and how they interact with the public company's independent auditors;
- • Requirements that audit committee members must be independent and are barred from accepting consulting, advisory or other compensatory fees from the issuer;
- • Requirements that companies disclose whether at least one member of the audit committee is a 'financial expert' (as such term is defined by the SEC), and if not, why not;
- • Expanded disclosure requirements for corporate insiders, including accelerated reporting of stock transactions by insiders and a prohibition on insider trading during certain blackout periods;
- • A prohibition on personal loans to directors and officers, except certain loans made by insured financial institutions, such as the Bank, on non-preferential terms and in compliance with bank regulatory requirements;
- • Disclosure of a code of ethics and filing a Form 8-K in the event of a change or waiver of such code; and
- • A range of enhanced penalties for fraud and other violations.

The Company complies with the provisions of SOX and its underlying regulations. Management believes that such compliance efforts have strengthened the Company's overall corporate governance structure, and does not believe that such compliance has had, or will in the future have, a material impact on the Company's results of operations or financial condition.

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**Consumer Protection Provisions:** FDICIA also includes provisions requiring advance notice to regulators and customers for any proposed branch closing and authorizing (subject to future appropriation of the necessary funds) reduced insurance assessments for institutions offering 'lifeline' banking accounts or engaged in lending in distressed communities. FDICIA also includes provisions requiring depository institutions to make additional and uniform disclosures to depositors with respect to the rates of interest, fees and other terms applicable to consumer deposit accounts.

**FDIC Waiver of Certain Regulatory Requirements:** The FDIC issued a rule, effective on September 22, 2003, that includes a waiver provision which grants the FDIC Board of Directors extremely broad discretionary authority to waive FDIC regulatory provisions that are not specifically mandated by statute or by a separate regulation.

**Impact of Monetary Policy:** Our business and earnings are affected significantly by the fiscal and monetary policies of the federal government and its agencies. We are particularly affected by the policies of the FRB, which regulates the supply of money and credit in the United States. Among the instruments of monetary policy available to the FRB are (a) conducting open market operations in United States government securities, (b) changing the discount rates of borrowings of depository institutions, (c) imposing or changing reserve requirements against depository institutions' deposits, and (d) imposing or changing reserve requirements against certain borrowings by banks and their affiliates. These methods are used in varying degrees and combinations to directly affect the availability of bank loans and deposits, as well as the interest rates charged on loans and paid on deposits. The policies of the FRB may have a material effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. The nature of future monetary policies and the effect of such policies on the future business and earnings of the Company and the Bank cannot be predicted. See Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Item 1A - Risk Factors, regarding the Bank's net interest margin and the effect of interest rate volatility on future earnings.

#### **ITEM 1A. Risk Factors**

The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones the Company faces. Additional risks and uncertainties that we are unaware of, or that we currently deem immaterial, also may become important factors that affect us and our business. If any of these risks were to materialize, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

#### **Risk Associated With Our Business**

##### **COVID-19 Pandemic**

***Our operations, business, and financial condition have been and may continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.***

The COVID-19 outbreak, which evolved into a worldwide pandemic, has had a myriad of adverse impacts upon society as a whole. The spread of COVID-19 has caused illness, quarantines, cancellation of events and travel, business and school shutdowns, reduction in business activity and financial transactions, supply chain interruptions and overall economic and financial market instability. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Federal, State and Local governments took preventative or protective actions, such as imposing restrictions on travel and business operations, advising or requiring individuals to limit or forgo their time outside of their homes, and ordering temporary closures of businesses that have been deemed to be non-essential. The restrictions and other consequences of the pandemic have resulted, and may continue to result, in significant adverse effects for many different types of businesses, including, among others, those in the retail sales, travel, hospitality and food and beverage industries, and resulted in a significant number of layoffs and furloughs of employees nationwide and in the markets in which we operate. Future impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business are uncertain and outside our control, could be widespread and material, and may include, or exacerbate, among other consequences, the following:

- • unavailability of key personnel necessary to conduct our business activities;
- • disruption resulting from having a significant percentage of employees work remotely;
- • repeated or sustained closures of our branch lobbies;
- • declines in demand for loans and other banking services;
- • reduced consumer spending due to job losses or other impacts of the virus;
- • adverse conditions in financial markets may have a negative impact on our investment portfolio;
- • adverse economic conditions result in a slowdown in municipal tax collections potentially impacting municipal loans;
- • investments, and deposit balances;
- • decline in credit quality of our loan portfolio leading to increased provisions for loan losses;
- • declines in the value of loan collateral, including residential and commercial real estate;
- • decline in the liquidity of borrowers and guarantors impairing their ability to honor financial commitments; or
- • actions of governmental entities to limit business activities.

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The significant contribution of tourism and hospitality businesses to the State of Maine's overall economy, and the Company's primary market areas in particular, may result in a disproportionate effect relative to other regions. These factors, together or in combination with other events or occurrences related to COVID-19 that may not yet be known or anticipated, may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

## Credit Risks

### *We are subject to credit risk and may incur losses if loans are not repaid.*

There are inherent risks associated with our lending activities. These risks include, among other things, the impact of changes in interest rates and changes in the economic conditions in the markets where we operate as well as those across the United States and abroad. Increases in interest rates and/or weakening economic conditions could adversely impact the ability of borrowers to repay outstanding loans and the value of the collateral securing these loans. Other changes in the values of underlying collateral securing loans could pose additional risk if the collateral must be relied upon for repayment in the event of a loan default. We seek to mitigate the risks inherent in our loan portfolio by adhering to specific underwriting practices. Although we believe that our underwriting criteria are appropriate for the various kinds of loans we make, we may incur losses on loans that meet our underwriting criteria, and these losses may exceed the amounts set aside as reserves in our allowance for loan losses.

### *Our loan portfolio includes commercial, commercial real estate and commercial construction loans that may have higher risks than other types of loans.*

Our commercial, commercial real estate, and commercial construction loans at December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $1.11 billion and $920.1 million, or 58.1% and 55.9% of total loans, respectively. Commercial and commercial real estate loans generally carry larger loan balances and can involve a greater degree of financial and credit risk than other loans. As a result, banking regulators continue to give greater scrutiny to lenders (such as the Bank) with a high concentration or a high growth rate of commercial real estate loans in their portfolios, and such lenders are expected to implement stricter underwriting criteria, internal controls, risk management policies and portfolio stress testing, as well as higher capital levels and loss allowances. The increased financial and credit risk associated with these types of loans are a result of several factors, including the concentration of principal in a limited number of loans and borrowers, the size of loan balances, the effects of general economic conditions on income-producing properties, the potential illiquidity of the real estate collateral securing such losses, and the increased difficulty of evaluating and monitoring these types of loans.

Regulators have the right to require banks to maintain elevated levels of capital or liquidity due to commercial real estate loan concentrations, and could do so, especially if there is a downturn in our local real estate markets. In addition, when underwriting a commercial or industrial loan, we may take a security interest in commercial real estate, and, in some instances upon a default by the borrower, we may foreclose on and take title to the property, which results in the incurrence of tax and other maintenance costs and which may lead to potential financial risks for us under applicable environmental laws. If hazardous substances were discovered on any of these properties, we may be liable to governmental agencies or third parties for the costs of remediation of the hazard, as well as for personal injury and property damage. Many environmental laws can impose liability regardless of whether the accused lender knew of, or had been responsible for, the contamination.

Furthermore, the repayment of loans secured by commercial real estate is typically dependent upon the successful operation of the related real estate or commercial project. If the cash flows from the project are reduced, a borrower's ability to repay the loan may be impaired. This cash flow shortage may result in the failure to make loan payments. In such cases, we may be compelled to modify the terms of the loan. In addition, the nature of these loans is such that they are generally less predictable and more difficult to evaluate and monitor. As a result, repayment of these loans may, to a greater extent than residential loans, be subject to adverse conditions in the real estate market or the broader economy.

### *Our allowance for loan losses may be insufficient and require additional provision from earnings.*

The Bank maintains an allowance for loan losses based on, among other things, national and regional economic conditions, historical loss experience and delinquency trends. We make various assumptions and judgments about the collectability of our loan portfolio, including the creditworthiness of borrowers and the value of the real estate and other assets serving as collateral for the repayment of loans. In determining the size of the allowance for loan losses, we rely on our experience and our evaluation of economic conditions. However, we cannot predict loan losses with certainty, and we cannot provide assurance that charge-offs in future periods will not exceed the allowance for loan losses. If, as a result of general economic conditions, previously incorrect assumptions or an increase in defaulted loans, we determine that additional increases in the allowance for loan losses are necessary, we will incur additional provision expenses. In addition, regulatory agencies review the Bank's allowance for loan losses and may require additions to the allowance based on their judgment about information available to them at the time of their examination. Management could also decide that the allowance for loan losses should be increased. If charge-offs in future periods exceed the allowance for loan losses, we will need additional provisions to increase the allowance for loan losses. Furthermore, growth in the loan portfolio would generally lead to an increase in the provision for loan losses. Finally, our industry is the midst of a methodology change in the calculation of the allowance for loan losses. The incurred loss model presently in use will be replaced by a current expected credit loss model ('CECL'). The effective implementation date

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of CECL for the Company had been January 1, 2020. In October 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ('FASB') approved an amendment to ASU 2016-13, the CECL standard, whereby the effective date of ASU 2016-13 was delayed for companies that qualify as a Smaller Reporting Companies ('SRC'). The Company qualified as an SRC and as such our effective implementation date for CECL is now January 1, 2023. Substantial progress towards a formal estimate of a required allowance for credit losses to meet the CECL standard has been made, and the Company expects that an increase in the level may be necessary. As allowed by CECL implementation rules, any such day one increase will be a one-time capital event with an option to phase-in over three years for regulatory capital purposes, and is not presently expected to materially and adversely impact the Company's earnings upon adoption.

Increases in the allowance for loan losses typically result in a decrease in net income and capital, and may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. See the section captioned 'Credit Risk Management and Allowance for Loan Losses' in Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, located elsewhere in this report, for further discussion related to our process for determining the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses.

# ***The Maine foreclosure process can be lengthy and add additional losses for the Bank.***

Residential foreclosures in Maine occur through the judicial system. Under ideal circumstances, it can take as little as six months to foreclose on a Maine property; however, if the borrower contests the foreclosure or the court delays the foreclosure, the process may take up to two years, or longer in some instances. In 2009, the Maine Legislature passed 'An Act to Preserve Home Ownership and Stabilize the Economy by Preventing Unnecessary Foreclosures.' This law provides for mediation of foreclosure of residential mortgages and borrowers may choose mediation in which parties must attend mediation sessions and evaluate foreclosure alternatives in good faith. This law also provides that issues such as reinstatement of the mortgage, modification of the loan and restructuring of the mortgage debt are to be addressed at these mediation sessions. Given the uncertain timeframe related to foreclosure in Maine, the Bank can incur additional legal fees and other costs, such as payment of property taxes and insurance, if the foreclosure process is extended. In addition, the value of the property may further decline if the borrower fails to maintain the property in good order or market conditions worsen during this extended period.

# ***The Bank is exposed to risk of environmental liabilities with respect to properties to which it takes title.***

In the course of business, the Bank may own or foreclose and take title to real estate that may be subject to environmental liabilities with respect to subject property. As a result, the Company may be held liable for property damage, personal injury, investigation and restoration costs. The cost associated with investigation or restoration activities could be substantial. In addition, as the owner or former owner of a contaminated site, the Company may be subject to common law claims by third parties based on damages and costs resulting from environmental contamination emanating from the property.

# ***A decline in economic conditions or real estate values in our primary market area could adversely impact results of operations and financial condition.***

Most of the Bank's lending is in Mid-Coast and Eastern Maine. As a result of this geographic concentration, a significant broad-based deterioration in economic conditions in this area of Northern New England could have a material adverse impact on the quality of the Bank's loan portfolio, and could result in a decline in the demand for our products and services and, accordingly, could negatively impact our results of operations. Such a decline in economic conditions could impair borrowers' ability to pay outstanding principal and interest on loans when due and, consequently, adversely affect the cash flows of our business. The Bank's loan portfolio is largely secured by real estate collateral. A substantial portion of the real and personal property securing the loans in the Bank's portfolio is located in Mid-Coast and Eastern Maine. Conditions in the real estate market in which the collateral for the Bank's loans is located strongly influence the level of the Bank's non-performing loans, the potential or actual amounts realized from real estate collateral in the event of default, and ultimately the results of operations.

# **Liquidity & Interest Rate Risks**

# ***Changes in interest rates could adversely affect our net interest income and profitability.***

Our earnings and cash flows are largely dependent upon our net interest income. Net interest income is the difference between interest income earned on interest-earning assets, such as loans and securities, and interest expense paid on interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowed funds. Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors that are beyond our control, including general economic conditions, demand for loans, securities and deposits, and policies of various governmental and regulatory agencies and, in particular, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Changes in monetary policy, including changes in interest rates, could influence not only the interest we receive on loans and securities and the amount of interest we pay on deposits and borrowings, but such changes could also affect

- the average duration of our loans and securities that are collateralized by mortgages.

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If the interest rates paid on deposits and other borrowings increase at a faster rate than the interest rates received on loans and other investments, our net interest income, and therefore our earnings, could be adversely affected. Earnings could also be adversely affected if the interest rates received on loans and other investments fall more quickly than the interest rates paid on deposits and other borrowings. If interest rates decline, our higher-rate loans and investments may be subject to prepayment risk, which could negatively impact our net interest margin. Conversely, if interest rates increase, our loans and investments may be subject to extension risk, which could negatively impact our net interest margin as well. Any substantial, unexpected or prolonged change in market interest rates could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. See Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk, located elsewhere in this report, for further discussion related to our management of interest rate risk.

# ***The value of our investment portfolio may be negatively affected by changes in interest rates and disruptions in securities markets.***

Volatile market conditions may detrimentally affect the value of securities held in our portfolio due to the perception of heightened credit and liquidity risks. There can be no assurance that the declines in market value associated with these disruptions will not result in other than temporary impairments of these assets, which would lead to accounting charges that could have a material adverse effect on our net income and capital levels. Our mortgage-backed bond portfolio may be subject to extension risk as interest rates rise, extending the average life of the bonds. As of December 31, 2022, we had $284.5 million and $393.9 million in available for sale and held to maturity investment securities, respectively. Numerous factors, including lack of liquidity for re-sales of certain investment securities, absence of reliable pricing information for investment securities, adverse changes in business climate, adverse actions by regulators, rising interest rates, or unanticipated changes in the competitive environment could have a negative effect on our investment portfolio in future periods. If an impairment charge is significant enough it could affect the ability of the Bank to renew funding. This could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and the Bank's ability to upstream dividends to the Company and for the Company to then pay dividends to shareholders. It could also negatively impact our regulatory capital ratios and result in our not being classified as 'well-capitalized' for regulatory purposes.

# ***Illiquidity could impair our ability to fund operations and jeopardize our financial condition.***

Liquidity is essential to our business. An inability to raise funds through traditional deposits, brokered deposit renewals or rollovers, secured or unsecured borrowings, the sale of securities or loans or other sources could have a substantial negative effect on our liquidity. Our access to funding sources in amounts adequate to finance our activities could be impaired by factors that affect us specifically or the financial services industry or the economy in general, or could be available only under terms which are unacceptable to us. We rely primarily on commercial and retail deposits and, to a lesser extent, brokered deposit renewals and rollovers, advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (the 'FHLB') and other secured and unsecured borrowings to fund our operations. Factors that could detrimentally impact our access to liquidity sources include a decrease in the level of our business activity as a result of a downturn in the markets in which our loans are concentrated, adverse regulatory action against us, changes in market interest rates or increased competition for funding within our market. Disruptions in the capital markets or interest rate changes may make the terms of wholesale funding sources less favorable and may make it difficult for us to sell securities when needed to provide additional liquidity. In addition, if we fall below the FDIC's thresholds to be considered 'well capitalized', we will be unable to continue to roll over or renew brokered funds, and the interest rate we pay on deposits would be subject to restrictions. As a result, there is a risk that our cost of funding will increase or we will not have sufficient funds to meet our obligations when they become due.

# ***Loss of lower-cost funding sources could lead to margin compression and decrease net interest income.***

Checking and savings, NOW, and money market deposit account balances and other forms of customer deposits can decrease when customers perceive alternative investments, such as the stock market, as providing a better risk/return tradeoff. If customers move money out of bank deposits and into other investments, we could lose a relatively low-cost source of funds, increasing our funding costs and reducing our net interest income and net income. Advances from the FHLB are currently a relatively low-cost source of funding. The availability of qualified collateral on the Bank's balance sheet determines the level of advances available from FHLB and a deterioration in quality in the Bank's loan portfolio can adversely impact the availability of this source of funding, which could increase our funding costs and reduce our net interest income.

# ***Lack of loan demand may adversely impact net interest income.***

Loan demand in the Bank's market area may be limited during periods of weak economic conditions. This could have the greatest impact on the commercial loan portfolio. In addition, in order to reduce the Bank's exposure to interest rate risk, the Bank may sell residential mortgages to the secondary market that have been refinanced by borrowers seeking to take advantage of lower interest rates. Should this happen, net interest income may be negatively impacted if loans are replaced by lower-yielding investment securities or if the balance sheet is allowed to shrink.

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# Operational Risk

### *The soundness of other financial institutions could adversely affect us.*

Our ability to engage in routine funding transactions could be adversely affected by the actions and commercial soundness of other financial institutions. Financial services companies are interrelated as a result of trading, clearing, counterparty, or other relationships. We have exposure to many different industries and counterparties, and we routinely execute transactions with counterparties in the financial services industry, including brokers and dealers, commercial banks, investment banks, mutual and hedge funds, and other institutional clients. As a result, defaults by, or even rumors or questions about, one or more financial services companies, or the financial services industry generally, have led to market-wide liquidity problems and could lead to losses or defaults by us or by other institutions. In addition, many of these transactions expose us to credit risk in the event of default of our counterparty or client. Further, our credit risk may be exacerbated when the collateral held by us cannot be realized or is liquidated at prices not sufficient to recover the full amount of the loan or derivative exposure due us. There is no assurance that any such losses would not materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

### *Our investment management activities are dependent on the value of investment securities which may lead to revenue fluctuations.*

First National Wealth Management is the investment management arm of the Bank, operating under trust powers granted by the OCC in the Bank's charter. First National Wealth Management provides trustee, investment management and custody services for individual, municipal and business clients, predominantly in the Bank's market area. First National Wealth Management's revenues are directly tied to the asset values of the investments it manages for clients, and these may be adversely affected by a decline in the market value of these investments caused by fluctuations in the bond and stock markets.

### *We are dependent upon the services of our management team, and if we are unable to retain the services of our management team, our business may suffer.*

Our future success and profitability are substantially dependent upon the management and banking abilities of our senior executives. Changes in key personnel may be disruptive to our business and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We believe that our future results will also depend in part upon our attracting and retaining highly skilled and qualified management. The current employment landscape includes a very low national and local unemployment rate, upward wage pressures, and increased workplace flexibility brought about by remote work options. Competition for the best people in most activities in which we are engaged can be intense, and we may not be able to retain or hire the people we want and/or need. In order to attract and retain qualified employees, we must compensate such employees at market levels. Typically, those levels have caused employee compensation to be our greatest expense. If we are unable to continue to attract and retain qualified employees, or do so at increased rates necessary to maintain our competitive position, our performance, including our competitive position, could suffer, and, in turn, have a material adverse effect on us. Although we have incentive compensation plans aimed, in part, at long-term employee retention, the unexpected loss of services of one or more of our key personnel could still occur, and such events may have a material adverse effect on us because of the loss of the employee's skills, knowledge of our market, and years of industry experience, and the difficulty of promptly finding qualified replacement personnel for our talented executives and/or relationship managers.

### *Our internal control systems are inherently limited and may fail or be circumvented.*

We face the risk that the design of our controls and procedures, including those intended to mitigate the risk of fraud by employees or outsiders, may prove to be inadequate or may be circumvented, thereby causing delays in detection of errors or inaccuracies in data and information. Although Management regularly reviews and updates our internal controls, disclosure controls and procedures, and corporate governance policies and procedures, the Company's systems of internal controls, disclosure controls and corporate governance policies and procedures are inherently limited. The inherent limitations of our system of internal controls include the use of judgment in decision-making that can be faulty; breakdowns can occur because of human error; and controls can be circumvented by individual acts or by collusion of two or more people. The design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and any design may not succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Because of the inherent limitations of a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and may not be detected, which may have an adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations or financial condition. While the Company is not aware of any such events, remediation of any identified limitations may be ineffective in improving internal controls.

### *We continually encounter technological change that may be difficult (costly) to keep up with.*

The financial services industry is continually undergoing technological change with frequent introductions of new technology-driven products and services. The effective use of technology increases efficiency and enables financial institutions to better serve customers and to reduce costs. Our future success depends, in part, upon our ability to address the needs of our customers by using technology to provide products and services that will satisfy customer demands, as well as to create additional efficiencies in our operations. Our largest competitors have substantially greater resources to invest in technological

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improvements. We may not be able to effectively implement new technology-driven products and services or be successful in marketing these products and services to our customers. Failure to successfully keep pace with technological change affecting the financial services industry, and increased costs due to efforts to keep pace with change, could have a material adverse effect on us. To date, there has been no material adverse effect on our business or operations due to failure of keeping pace with technological change.

# ***We are subject to security, transactional and operational risks relating to the use of technology that could damage our reputation and our business.***

We rely heavily on communications and information systems to conduct our business, serving both internal and customer constituencies, and substantial investment has been made in these systems in recent years. Any failure, interruption or breach in security of these systems could result in failures or disruptions in our customer relationship management, general ledger, deposit, loan, and other systems. While we have in place policies and procedures, security applications and fraud mitigation applications designed to prevent or limit the effect of failure, interruption, fraud attack or security breach of or affecting our information systems, there can be no assurance that any such failures, interruptions, fraud attacks or security breaches will not occur or, if they do occur, that they will be adequately and promptly addressed. Fraud attacks targeting customer-controlled devices, plastic payment card terminals, and merchant data collection points provide another source of potential loss, possibly through no fault of our own. The occurrence of any failures, interruptions or security breaches of information systems used to process customer transactions could damage our reputation, result in a loss of customer business, subject us to additional regulatory scrutiny, or expose us to civil litigation and possible financial liability and/or substantial remediation or recovery costs, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. To date, there has been no material adverse effect on our business or operations due to these risks.

# ***Our information systems may experience an interruption or breach in security.***

We rely heavily on communications, information systems (both internal and provided by third parties) and the internet to conduct our business. Our business is dependent on our ability to process and monitor large numbers of daily transactions in compliance with legal, regulatory and internal standards and specifications. In addition, a significant portion of our operations relies heavily on the secure processing, storage and transmission of personal and confidential information, such as the personal information of our customers and clients. Our use of and reliance on, and the risks associated with, such operations are likely to increase in the future as we continue to increase mobile capabilities and other internet-based product offerings and expand our internal usage of web-based products and third-party hosted applications.

In the event of a failure, interruption or breach of our information systems and business operations, we may be unable to avoid impact to our customers and business. Other U.S. financial service institutions and companies have reported breaches in the security of their websites or other systems and have experienced significant distributed denial-of-service attacks, some of which involved sophisticated and targeted attacks intended to disable or degrade service, or sabotage systems. Other potential attacks have attempted to obtain unauthorized access to confidential information or destroy data, often through the introduction of computer viruses or malware, cyberattacks and other means. To date, none of these efforts has had a material adverse effect on our business or operations. However, our costs of preventing, detecting, and addressing such threats or attacks continue to increase. Such security attacks can originate from a wide variety of sources, including persons who are involved with organized crime or who may be linked to terrorist organizations or hostile foreign governments. Those same parties may also attempt to fraudulently induce employees, customers or other users of our systems to disclose sensitive information in order to gain access to our data or funds or those of our customers or clients. The Bank regularly works with a third party information security consultant to review and test various systems, and has an ongoing information security training program for employees. Despite these efforts our security systems may not be able to protect our information systems from similar attacks due to the rapid evolution and creation of sophisticated cyberattacks. We are also subject to the risk that our employees, without authorization, may intercept and transmit confidential or proprietary information. An interception, misuse or mishandling of personal, confidential or proprietary information being sent to or received from a customer or third party could result in legal liability, remediation costs, regulatory action and reputational harm.

We also have risk related to data or security breaches affecting other companies. Under Federal banking regulations, if a consumer’s debit card is compromised, the liability for unauthorized transactions falls primarily on the issuing financial institution, not on the consumer or the company which experienced the data or security breach. Since the introduction of EMV or Chip cards, we have had the ability to charge back fraudulent transactions to the acquiring merchant if that merchant does not have an EMV capable terminal. In the normal course of business the Bank issues EMV/Chip debit cards to its customers to keep this risk as low as possible. However fraud can still occur online or using fallback transactions, creating potential risk for this type of liability.

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# ***We are subject to claims and litigation that may impact our earnings and/or our reputation.***

From time to time, customers, vendors or other parties may make claims and take legal action against us. Whether any particular claims and legal actions are founded or unfounded, if such claims and legal actions are not resolved in a manner favorable to us, they may result in financial liability and/or adversely affect the market perception of the Bank and its products and services. Any financial liability or reputational damage could have a material adverse effect on our business, which, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. We maintain reserves for certain claims when deemed appropriate based upon our assessment that a loss is probable, consistent with applicable accounting guidance. At any given time we may have legal actions asserted against us in various stages of litigation. Resolution of a legal action can often take years. We are also involved, from time to time, in other reviews, investigations and proceedings (both formal and informal) by governmental and self-regulatory agencies regarding our business, including, among other things, accounting and operational matters, certain of which may result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, injunctions or other relief. The number of and risk associated with these investigations and proceedings has increased in recent years with regard to many firms in the financial services industry due to changes to the consumer protection laws provided for by the Dodd-Frank Act, the creation of the CFPB, and the uncertainty as to whether federal pre-emption of certain state consumer laws remains intact for federally chartered financial institutions like the Bank. A weakening of federal pre-emption could increase our compliance and operational costs and risks since the Bank is a national bank, and we could face new state and local regulation and enforcement activity. There have also been a number of highly publicized cases involving fraud or misconduct by employees in the financial services industry in recent years, and we face the risk that employee misconduct could occur. It is not always possible to deter or prevent employee misconduct, and the precautions we take to prevent and detect this activity may not be effective in all cases. Any financial liability for which we have not adequately maintained reserves or insurance coverage, and/or any damage to our reputation from such claims and legal actions, could have a material adverse effect on us.

# ***Damage to our reputation could significantly harm our businesses.***

Our ability to attract and retain customers, clients, investors and highly-skilled management and employees is impacted by our reputation. Significant harm to our reputation can arise from adverse financial market developments, employee misconduct, actual or perceived unethical behavior, litigation or regulatory outcomes, failing to deliver minimum or required standards of service and quality, compliance failures, disclosure of confidential information, and the activities of our clients, customers and counterparties, including vendors and cyber attacks. Actions by the financial services industry generally or by certain members or individuals in the industry could also significantly adversely affect our reputation. We could also suffer significant reputational harm if we fail to properly identify and manage potential conflicts of interest. The actual or perceived failure to adequately address conflicts of interest could affect the willingness of clients to deal with us, which could adversely affect our businesses.

# ***Our operations and financial performance could be adversely affected by natural disasters. Climate change may exacerbate these risks and introduce additional compliance, strategic, reputational, and/or other types of risks.***

Our business, as well as the business activities of our vendors and customers, could be negatively affected by climate change. Climate change presents immediate and long-term risks, which are expected to increase over time. Climate change risks could include but are not limited to operational risk from the physical effects of climate events on our facilities and other assets as well as those of our vendors and customers, and transitional risks, including new or more stringent regulatory requirements, increased monitoring and disclosure requirements, and potential effects on our reputation and/or changes in our business as a result of our climate change practices, our carbon footprint or our business relationships with customers who may operate in carbon-intensive industries.

Natural disasters can disrupt our operations, result in damage to our properties, negatively impact the value of the collateral for our loans and have an adverse economic effect on the markets in which we operate, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. A significant natural disaster, such as a tornado, hurricane, earthquake, fire or flood, occurring either in the markets in which we operate or where key vendors or customers operate, could have a material adverse impact on our ability to conduct business, and our insurance coverage may be insufficient to compensate for losses that may occur. Climate change may result in reduced availability of insurance for our borrowers, including insurance that protects property pledged as collateral, or disrupt their operations, which could increase our credit risk by diminishing borrowers' repayment capacity or collateral values. Because we primarily serve individuals and businesses located in coastal and eastern Maine, a localized natural disaster likely would have a greater impact on our business, operations and financial condition than if our business were more geographically diverse.

Banking regulators and other supervisory authorities, investors and other stakeholders have increasingly viewed financial institutions as important in helping to address the risks related to climate change both directly and with respect to their customers. This focus may result in financial institutions coming under increased pressure regarding the monitoring and disclosure, and management of climate risks in related lending and investment activities. Ongoing legislative or regulatory

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uncertainties and changes regarding climate risk management and practices may result in higher regulatory, compliance, credit and reputational risks and costs, and may affect the activities in which we engage and the products that we offer.

# ***Our recent results may not be indicative of our future results.***

We may not be able to sustain our historical rate of growth, and may not even be able to grow our business at all. In addition, our recent growth may distort some of our historical financial ratios and statistics. Various factors, such as economic conditions, regulatory and legislative considerations and competition, may also impede our ability to expand our market presence. If we were to experience a significant decrease or reversal in our historical rate of growth, our results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected due to a high percentage of our operating costs being fixed expenses.

# **Risks Associated With Our Industry**

# ***Our business has been and may continue to be adversely affected by conditions in the financial markets and economic conditions generally and by increased regulation.***

The onset of COVID-19 in the United States in early 2020 quickly plunged the US economy into its first recession since the Great Recession of 2008-2009. COVID-19 resulted in a broad-based economic slowdown as governments at all levels implemented measures to protect public health that resulted in curtailment of activity across many sectors of the general economy. Unemployment initially rose to record levels and unprecedented levels of monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve and fiscal stimulus from the Federal government were enacted. As progress towards prevention and treatment of COVID-19 was made, restrictions were lifted and near normal economic activity returned. Increased demand for goods coupled with supply chain disruptions contributed to levels of inflationary pressure not seen in the US economy since the 1980's. In response the Federal Reserve enacted a series of interest rate increases and other actions designed to rein in inflation, introducing the risk of economic slowdown or recession. COVID-19 has entered into an endemic phase, however, further mutations of the virus could disrupt the economic recovery with consequent negative impacts on our loan portfolio, and our operating results. Future disruptions, particularly those that impact the State of Maine's tourism and hospitality industries, or have negative events in the financial markets, that cause adverse changes in payment patterns, leading to increases in delinquencies and default rates, may impact our charge-offs and provision for credit losses. As the severity level of any disruption increases, it is more likely to exacerbate the adverse effects of difficult market conditions on us and others in the financial services industry.

# ***Economic risks in the United States and abroad may adversely affect our financial condition and results.***

The financial condition and performance of the Company and the Bank may be affected by general business and economic conditions in the United States and, to a lesser extent, abroad. These conditions include short-term and long-term interest rates, inflation, money supply, political issues, geopolitical events, legislative and regulatory changes, fluctuations in both debt and equity capital markets, broad trends in industry and finance, unemployment and investor confidence, all of which are beyond our control. Economic concerns, including inflation and inflation remediation efforts have been heightened as a result of the pandemic, and deterioration in any of these conditions or other future events that we are unable to predict, could result in increases in loan delinquencies and non-performing assets, decreases in loan collateral values, the value of our investment portfolio and demand for our products and services. Higher credit or collateral related losses, or decreases in the value of our investment portfolio or demand for our products and services, could negatively impact our financial condition or results of operations.

# ***Reforms to London Interbank Offered Rate ('LIBOR') and other potential replacement indices or alternatives, and related uncertainty, may adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.***

In July 2017, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority announced that after 2021 it will no longer require banks to submit rates for LIBOR. The U.S Federal Reserve formed the Alternative Reference Rate Committee ('ARRC') to develop a LIBOR alternative. ARRC recommended the Secured Overnight Funding Rate ('SOFR') as a replacement for LIBOR, and a market for SOFR based transactions has developed along with related protocols. In November 2020, the administrator of LIBOR announced that it would cease to publish one week and two month US Dollar (USD) LIBOR settings immediately after December 31, 2021, and remaining USD LIBOR tenors after June 30, 2023. US banking regulators have required new contracts written subsequent to December 31, 2021 to utilize a reference rate other than LIBOR. The Company and Bank have adopted the one month and three month tenors of SOFR published by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as replacement reference rates for LIBOR; our various counterparties have indicated SOFR is a suitable replacement. Contracts in place prior to December 31, 2021 are expected to be addressed and appropriate amendments executed prior to June 30, 2023. This timeline could be hastened in the event the pending discontinuance of LIBOR quotes is found to have a material, adverse effect on the value of, return on and trading market for our financial assets and liabilities that are based on or are linked to LIBOR, including our hedge contracts, or our financial condition or results of operations. In addition, we cannot assure that we and other market

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participants will adequately be prepared for the final discontinuation of LIBOR or other benchmarks, and such discontinuation may have an unpredictable impact on our contracts and/or cause significant disruption to financial markets that are relevant to our business, which may have a material, adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

# ***We operate in a highly regulated environment and may be adversely affected by changes in law and regulations.***

Bank holding companies and nationally chartered banks operate in a highly regulated environment and are subject to supervision and examination by various regulatory agencies. The cost of compliance with regulatory requirements may adversely affect our results of operations or financial condition. Federal and state laws and regulations govern numerous matters including: changes in the ownership or control of banks and bank holding companies; maintenance of adequate capital and the financial condition of a financial institution; permissible types, amounts and terms of extensions of credit and investments; permissible non-banking activities; the required level of reserves against deposits; and restrictions on dividend payments. These and other restrictions limit the manner in which we may conduct our business and obtain financing. If we fail to meet minimum regulatory capital guidelines and other regulatory requirements, our financial condition would be materially and adversely affected. Our failure to maintain the status of 'well-capitalized' under our regulatory framework could affect the confidence of our customers in us, thus compromising our competitive position, or could cause our regulators to take corrective or other supervisory action.

# ***The Dodd-Frank Act created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and tightened capital standards, and will continue to result in new laws and regulations that are expected to increase our costs of operations.***

The Dodd-Frank Act has significantly changed the current bank regulatory structure and affected the lending, deposit, investment, trading and operating activities of financial institutions and their holding companies. The CFPB has broad rule-making authority for a wide range of consumer protection matters that apply to all banks and savings institutions, including the authority to prohibit 'unfair, deceptive or abusive' acts and practices. The CFPB's authority to prescribe rules governing the provision of consumer financial products and services could result in rules and regulations that reduce the profitability of such products or services, or impose new disclosure or substantive requirements on us that could increase the cost to us of providing such products and services. The Dodd-Frank Act also weakens the federal pre-emption rules that have been applicable to national banks and federal savings associations, and gives state attorneys general the ability to enforce federal consumer protection laws, which could increase our operating costs.

# ***Basel III Capital Rules may limit future activity.***

In June 2013 the Federal Reserve Board finalized rules that substantially amended the regulatory risk-based capital rules applicable to us. These rules implement the Basel III regulatory capital reforms and changes required by the Dodd-Frank Act. Phase-in of the rules started in 2015 and was completed in 2019. The Company and Bank complied with the fully phased requirements well in advance of the completion date and continued to do so as of December 31, 2022.

In addition, in a weak economic environment, bank regulators may impose capital requirements that are more stringent than those required by applicable existing regulations. The application of more stringent capital requirements could result in lower returns on equity, require the raising of more capital, or result in adverse regulatory actions or other consequences if we are unable to comply with such requirements. Implementation of changes to asset risk weightings for risk-based capital calculations, items included or deducted in calculating regulatory capital, or additional capital conservation buffers could result in management modifying our business strategy and could limit our ability to make distributions, including paying dividends or repurchasing our shares, or to grow the Bank's business.

# ***Significant competition in the financial services industry may impact our results.***

We face substantial competition in all areas of our operations from a variety of different competitors, many of which are larger and have more financial resources than we do. We compete with other providers of financial services such as commercial and savings banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, money market and mutual funds, mortgage companies, asset managers, insurance companies and a wide array of other local, regional and national institutions which offer financial services. Mergers between financial institutions within Maine and in nearby states have added competitive pressure. If we are unable to compete effectively, we will lose market share and our income generated from loans, deposits, and other financial products will decline.

# **Risks Associated With Our Common Stock**

# ***There may not be a robust trading market for our common stock.***

Although our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select market and is part of the Russell 2000 Index, the trading volume of the common stock has historically not been substantial. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the average monthly trading volume of our common stock was 317,421 shares, or approximately 2.88% of the average number of our outstanding common shares. Due to the limited trading volume in our common stock, the intraday spread between bid and ask prices of the shares can be quite high. There can be no assurance that a more robust, active or economical trading market for our common stock will develop. The market value and liquidity of our common stock may, as a result, be adversely affected.

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# ***The price of our common stock may fluctuate.***

The price of our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market constantly changes. Price fluctuations may or may not track the general direction of equity markets, and could be significant. We expect the market price of our common stock will continue to fluctuate. Holders of our common stock will be subject to the risk of volatility and significant changes in prices. Our common stock price can fluctuate as a result of many factors which are beyond our control, including:

- • quarterly fluctuations in our operating and financial results;
- • operating results that vary from the expectations of investors;
- • changes in expectations as to our future financial performance, including financial estimates;
- • events negatively impacting the financial services industry which result in a general decline for the industry;
- • new laws or regulations or new interpretations of existing laws or regulations applicable to our business;
- • changes in accounting standards, policies, guidance, interpretations or principles;
- • general domestic economic and market conditions; and
- • declines in bank stock prices driven by macro-economic concerns.

In addition, recently the stock market generally has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations, and industry factors and general economic and political conditions and events, such as economic slowdowns or recessions, actual or anticipated interest rate changes or credit loss trends, could also cause our stock price to decrease regardless of our operating results.

# ***The inability to receive dividends from the Bank would negatively affect our ability to pay dividends to shareholders.***

The Company is a legal entity separate and distinct from the Bank. With the exception of cash raised from debt and equity issuances, we receive substantially all of our cash flow from dividends from the Bank. These dividends are the principal source of funds to pay dividends on our common stock. Federal banking law and regulations limit the amount of dividends that the Bank can pay. For further information on the regulatory restrictions on the payment of dividends by the Bank, see 'Supervision and Regulation' in Item 1. In the event the Bank is unable to pay dividends to the Company or such dividends were to be restricted or reduced, we may not be able to service debt, pay obligations or pay dividends on our common stock. Our right to participate in a distribution of assets upon the Bank's liquidation or reorganization would be subject to the prior claims of the Bank's creditors.

# ***If we do not manage our capital position strategically, our return on equity could be lower compared to our competitors as a result of our high level of capital.***

If we are unable to strategically use our excess capital, or to successfully continue capital management programs, such as stock repurchase programs or quarterly dividends to our shareholders, then our goal of generating a return on average equity that is competitive and increasing earnings per share and book value per share without assuming undue risk, could be delayed or may not be attained. Failure to achieve a competitive return on average equity might decrease investments in our common stock and might cause our common stock to trade at lower prices.

# ***We may issue additional equity securities or engage in other transactions which dilute our book value or affect the priority of the common stock, which may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.***

Our Board of Directors may determine from time to time that we need to raise additional capital by issuing additional shares of our common stock or other securities. Except pursuant to the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market, we are not restricted from issuing additional shares of common stock, including securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, common stock to the extent of our authorized but unissued capital stock. Because our decision to issue securities in any future offering will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing or nature of any future offerings, or the prices at which such offerings may be effected. Such offerings could be dilutive to common shareholders or reduce the market price of our common stock. Holders of our common stock are not entitled to preemptive rights or protection against dilution. New investors also may have rights, preferences and privileges that are senior to, and that adversely affect, our then-current common shareholders. We may attempt to increase our capital resources or, if our or the Bank's capital ratios fall below the required minimums, we could be forced to raise additional capital, by making offerings of debt or preferred equity securities, including medium-term notes, trust preferred securities, senior or subordinated notes and preferred stock. Upon liquidation, holders of shares of our preferred stock and lenders with respect to other borrowings would receive distributions of our available assets prior to the holders of our common stock. Our Board of Directors is authorized to issue one or more series of preferred stock from time to time without any action on the part of our shareholders (except as may be required under NASDAQ Stock Market rules). Our Board of Directors also has the power, without shareholder approval (except as may be required under NASDAQ Stock Market rules), to set the terms of any such series of preferred stock that may be issued, including voting rights, dividend rights and preferences over our common stock with respect to dividends or upon our dissolution, winding-up and liquidation and other terms. If we issue preferred stock in the future that has a preference over our common stock with respect to the payment of dividends or upon our liquidation,

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dissolution or winding up, or if we issue preferred stock with voting rights that dilute the voting power of our common stock, the rights of holders of our common stock and the market price of our common stock could be adversely affected.

# ***Environmental, social and governance oversight may influence stock price and increase compliance costs.***

Some investors have begun to consider how corporations, such as the Company, are addressing environmental, social and governance matters, commonly known as 'ESG matters' when making investment decisions. Investor advocacy groups, investment funds and influential investors (collectively 'influencers') are also increasingly focused on these practices, especially as they relate to the environment, health and safety, diversity, labor conditions and human rights. Specific examples of matters being evaluated as part of the investment decision or recommendation by certain investors and influencers include the business risks of climate change and the adequacy of companies' responses to climate change, diversity of a company's management and/or board of directors, community involvement and charitable giving, and the inclusion of ESG factors in the determination of executive compensation. These shifts in investing priorities may result in adverse effects on the trading price of the Company's common stock if investors determine, whether real or perceived, that the Company's ESG actions are not satisfactory. In addition, new government regulations could also result in new or more stringent forms of ESG oversight and expanding mandatory and voluntary reporting, diligence, and disclosure. Increased ESG related compliance costs could result in increases to our overall operational costs.

# ***Potential acquisitions may disrupt our business and dilute shareholder value.***

Acquiring other banks, businesses, or branches involves various risks commonly associated with acquisitions, including:

- • potential exposure to unknown or contingent liabilities of the target;
- • exposure to potential asset quality issues of the target;
- • difficulty and expense of integrating the operations and personnel of the target;
- • potential disruption to our business;
- • potential diversion of Management's time and attention;
- • the possible loss of key employees and customers of the target;
- • difficulty in estimating the value of the assets and liabilities of the target; and
- • potential changes in banking or tax laws or regulations that may affect the target.

Merger or acquisition discussions and, in some cases, negotiations may take place and future mergers or acquisitions involving cash, debt or equity securities may occur at any time. Acquisitions typically involve the payment of a premium over book and market values, and, therefore, some dilution of our tangible book value and net income per common share may occur in connection with any future transaction. Furthermore, failure to realize the expected revenue increases, cost savings, increases in geographic or product presence, and/or other projected benefits from an acquisition could have a material adverse effect on us.

# **ITEM 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments**

None

# **ITEM 2. Properties**

The principal office of the Company and the Bank is located in Damariscotta, Maine. The Bank operates 18 full-service banking offices in six counties in the Mid-Coast, Eastern and Down East regions of Maine:

| Lincoln County | Knox County | Waldo County | Hancock County | Washington County |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Boothbay Harbor | Camden | Belfast | Bar Harbor | Eastport |
| Damariscotta | Rockland Park Street |  | Blue Hill | Calais |
| Waldoboro | Rockland Union Street | Penobscot County | Ellsworth |  |
| Wiscasset | Rockport | Bangor | Northeast Harbor |  |
|  |  | Brewer | Southwest Harbor |  |

First National Wealth Management, the investment management and trust division of the Bank, operates from our locations in Bangor, Bar Harbor, Ellsworth and Damariscotta. The Bank also maintains an Operations Center in Damariscotta. The Company owns all of its locations except for the land under the Southwest Harbor drive-up facility, the land under the Belfast branch, and the Brewer branch. Long-term land leases are in place for the Southwest Harbor and Belfast locations and an operating lease is in place for Brewer. The Company also owns undeveloped land in Belfast. Management believes that the Bank's current facilities are suitable and adequate in light of its current needs and its anticipated needs over the near term.

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### **ITEM 3. Legal Proceedings**

There are no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company or the Bank is a party or to which any of their properties are subject, other than routine litigation incidental to the business of the Bank. None of these proceedings is expected to have a material effect on the financial condition of the Company or of the Bank.

### **ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures**

Not applicable.

### **ITEM 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities**

The last transaction in the Company's stock on NASDAQ during 2022 was on December 31 at $29.94 per share. There are no warrants outstanding with respect to the Company's common stock and the Company has no securities outstanding which are convertible into common equity.

#### ***Repurchase of Shares and Use of Proceeds***

The Company made the following repurchases of its common stock during the year ended December 31, 2022:

| Month | Shares Purchased | Average Price Per Share | Total shares purchased as part of publicly announced repurchase plans | Maximum number of shares that may be purchased under the plans |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2022 | 3,233 | $32.56 | - | - |
| February 2022 | 5,211 | 31.76 | - | - |
| March 2022 | - | - | - | - |
| April 2022 | 196 | 29.14 | - | - |
| May 2022 | - | - | - | - |
| June 2022 | - | - | - | - |
| July 2022 | - | - | - | - |
| August 2022 | - | - | - | - |
| September 2022 | - | - | - | - |
| October 2022 | - | - | - | - |
| November 2022 | - | - | - | - |
| December 2022 | - | - | - | - |
|  | 8,640 | $31.15 | - | - |

#### ***Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities***

None

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### Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

The following table lists the amount and weighted-average exercise price of securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans:

| Plan category | Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights | Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights | Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Equity compensation plans approved by security holders | - | $ - | 331,066 |
| Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders | - | - | - |
| Total | - | $ - | 331,066 |

### Performance Graph

Set forth below is a line graph comparing the five-year cumulative total return of $100.00 invested in the Company's common stock ('FNLC'), assuming reinvestment of all cash dividends and retention of all stock dividends, with a comparable amount invested in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index ('S&P 500') and the NASDAQ Combined Bank Index ('NASD Bank'). The NASD Bank index is a capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the performance of all NASDAQ stocks in the banking sector.

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|  | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FNLC | $100.00 | $100.20 | $120.36 | $106.45 | $137.59 | $137.01 |
| S&P 500 | $100.00 | $95.61 | $125.71 | $148.82 | $191.50 | $156.78 |
| NASD Bank | $100.00 | $83.83 | $104.27 | $96.45 | $137.83 | $112.53 |

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## **ITEM 6. No Required Information**

## **ITEM 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations**

The First Bancorp, Inc. (the 'Company' or 'The First Bancorp') was incorporated in the State of Maine on January 15, 1985, and is the parent holding company of First National Bank (the 'Bank'). On January 28, 2016, the Board of Directors voted to change the Bank's name to First National Bank from The First, N.A.

The Company generates almost all of its revenues from the Bank, which was chartered as a national bank under the laws of the United States on May 30, 1864. The Bank, which has eighteen offices along coastal and eastern Maine, emphasizes personal service to the communities it serves, concentrating primarily on small businesses and individuals.

The Bank offers a wide variety of traditional banking services and derives the majority of its revenues from net interest income - the spread between what it earns on loans and investments and what it pays for deposits and borrowed funds. While net interest income typically increases as earning assets grow, the spread can vary up or down depending on the level and direction of movements in interest rates. Management believes the Bank has modest exposure to changes in interest rates, as discussed in 'Interest Rate Risk Management' elsewhere in Management's Discussion.

Non-interest income is the Bank's secondary source of revenue and includes fees and service charges on deposit accounts and services, interchange from debit cards, income from the sale and servicing of mortgage loans, and income from investment management and private banking services through First National Wealth Management (previously First Advisors), a division of the Bank.

## **Forward-Looking Statements**

This report contains statements that are 'forward-looking statements.' We may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission ('SEC'), in our annual reports to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials, and in oral statements made by our officers, directors or employees. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of the words 'believe,' 'expect,' 'anticipate,' 'intend,' 'estimate,' 'assume,' 'outlook,' 'will,' 'should,' and other expressions that predict or indicate future events and trends and which do not relate to historical matters. You should not rely on forward-looking statements, because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond the control of the Company. These risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from the anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

Some of the factors that might cause these differences include the following: changes in general national, regional or international economic conditions or conditions affecting the banking or financial services industries or financial capital markets, volatility and disruption in national and international financial markets, government intervention in the U.S. financial system, reductions in net interest income resulting from interest rate volatility as well as changes in the balance and mix of loans and deposits, reductions in the market value of wealth management assets under administration, changes in the value of securities and other assets, reductions in loan demand, changes in loan collectability, default and charge-off rates, changes in the size and nature of the Company's competition, changes in legislation or regulation and accounting principles, policies and guidelines, uncertainties with respect to the nature, the extent and the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences (including in our market areas or affecting our customers such as protracted adverse effects on the tourism and hospitality industries), and changes in the assumptions used in making such forward-looking statements. In addition, the factors described under 'Risk Factors' in Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K may result in these differences. You should carefully review all of these factors, and you should be aware that there may be other factors that could cause these differences. These forward-looking statements were based on information, plans and estimates at the date of this annual report, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, future events or other changes.

Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in these forward-looking statements. Readers are also urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by the Company, which attempt to advise interested parties of the factors that affect the Company's business.

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# Accounting Policies/Critical Accounting Estimates

The Company's significant accounting policies are described in Note 1, 'Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,' to the consolidated financial statements contained in Item 8, 'Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,' of this Form 10-K. In applying these accounting policies, management is required to exercise judgment in determining many of the methodologies, assumptions and estimates to be utilized. Certain of the critical accounting estimates are more dependent on such judgment and in some cases may contribute to volatility in the Company's reported financial performance should the assumptions and estimates used be incorrect or change over time due to changes in circumstances.

Management's discussion and analysis of the Company's financial condition and results of operations is based on the consolidated financial statements which are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of such financial statements requires Management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, Management evaluates its estimates, including those related to the allowance for loan losses, fair value of securities, goodwill, the valuation of mortgage servicing rights, derivative financial instruments, and other-than-temporary impairment on securities. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from the amounts derived from Management's estimates and assumptions under different assumptions or conditions.

**Allowance for Loan Losses.** Calculation of an appropriate level for the allowance for loan losses is a critical accounting estimate and requires the most significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements. The allowance for loan losses is based on Management's evaluation of the level of the allowance required in relation to the estimated loss exposure in the loan portfolio. Management regularly evaluates the allowance, typically monthly, to determine the appropriate level by taking into consideration factors such as the size and growth trajectory of the portfolio, quality trends as measured by key indicators, prior loan loss experience in major portfolio segments, local and national business and economic conditions, the results of any stress testing undertaken during the period, and Management's estimation of potential losses. The use of different estimates or assumptions could produce different provisions for loan losses which would likely result in changes to the Company's net income. Further discussion of the allowance for loan losses may be found in Note 5, 'Loans' and Note 6, 'Allowance for Loan Losses', to the consolidated financial statements contained in Item 8 of the Form 10-K.

**Fair Value of Securities.** Determining a market price for securities carried at fair value is a critical accounting estimate in the Company's financial statements. Pricing of individual securities is subject to a number of factors including changes in market interest rates, changes in prepayment speeds and assumptions, changes in market tolerance for risk, and any changes in the risk profile of the security. The Company subscribes to a widely recognized, independent pricing service and updates carrying values no less frequently than monthly. It also validates the values provided by the pricing service no less frequently than quarterly by measuring against security prices provided by a secondary source. Results of the validation are reported to the Bank's Asset Liability Committee each quarter and any variances between the two sources above defined thresholds are investigated by management. A finding that the Company's methodology for valuation of its investment securities is materially incorrect could result in changes to the carrying value of securities on its balance sheet and corresponding changes in shareholders equity position. Further discussion of the fair value of securities may be found in Note 3, 'Investment Securities', to the consolidated financial statements contained in Item 8 of the Form 10-K.

**Other-Than-Temporary Impairment on Securities.** Another critical accounting estimate related to investment securities is the evaluation of other-than-temporary impairments. The evaluation of securities for other-than-temporary impairments is a quantitative and qualitative process, which is subject to risks and uncertainties and is intended to determine whether declines in the fair value of investments should be recognized in current period earnings, and would result in a decline in earnings for the period. The risks and uncertainties include changes in general economic conditions, the issuer's financial condition and/or future prospects, the effects of changes in interest rates or credit spreads and the expected recovery period of unrealized losses. Securities that are in an unrealized loss position are reviewed at least quarterly to determine if other-than-temporary impairment is present based on certain quantitative and qualitative factors and measures. The primary factors considered in evaluating whether a decline in value of securities is other-than-temporary include: (a) the length of time and extent to which the fair value has been less than cost or amortized cost and the expected recovery period of the security, (b) the financial condition, credit rating and future prospects of the issuer, (c) whether the debtor is current on contractually obligated interest and principal payments, (d) the volatility of the securities' market price, (e) the intent and ability of the Company to retain the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for recovery, which may be at maturity, and (f) any other information and observable data considered relevant in determining whether other-than-temporary impairment has occurred, including the expectation of receipt of all principal and interest when due. Further discussion of other than temporary impairment of securities may be found in Note 3, 'Investment Securities', to the consolidated financial statements contained in Item 8 of the Form 10-K.

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**Goodwill.** Management utilizes numerous techniques to estimate the value of various assets held by the Company, including methods to determine the appropriate carrying value of goodwill as required under FASB ASC Topic 350 'Intangibles - Goodwill and Other.' In addition, goodwill from a purchase acquisition is subject to ongoing periodic impairment tests, which include an evaluation of the ongoing assets, liabilities and revenues from the acquisition and an estimation of the impact of business conditions.

**Mortgage Servicing Rights.** The valuation of mortgage servicing rights is a critical accounting policy which requires significant estimates and assumptions. The Bank often sells mortgage loans it originates and retains the ongoing servicing of such loans, receiving a fee for these services, generally 0.25% of the outstanding balance of the loan per annum. Mortgage servicing rights are recognized at fair value when they are acquired through the sale of loans, and are reported in other assets. They are amortized into non-interest income in proportion to, and over the period of, the estimated future net servicing income of the underlying financial assets. The rights are subsequently carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. Management uses an independent firm which specializes in the valuation of mortgage servicing rights to determine the fair value. The most important assumption is the anticipated loan prepayment rate, and increases in prepayment speed and amount result in lower valuations of mortgage servicing rights. The valuation also includes an evaluation for impairment based upon the fair value of the rights, which can vary depending upon current interest rates and prepayment expectations, as compared to amortized cost. Impairment is determined by stratifying rights by predominant characteristics, such as interest rates and terms. The use of different assumptions could produce a different valuation. All of the assumptions are based on standards the Company believes would be utilized by market participants in valuing mortgage servicing rights and are consistently derived and/or benchmarked against independent public sources.

**Derivative Financial Instruments Designated as Hedges.** The Company recognizes all derivatives in the consolidated balance sheets at fair value. On the date a derivative contract is entered into, the derivative is designated as a hedge of either a forecasted transaction or the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability ('cash flow hedge'), a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability or of an unrecognized firm commitment ('fair value hedge'), or a held for trading instrument ('trading instrument'). The relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items is formally documented, as is the risk management objectives and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. Both at the hedge's inception and on an ongoing basis, determination is made as to whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are effective in offsetting changes in cash flows or fair values of hedged items. Changes in fair value of a derivative that is effective and that qualifies as a cash flow hedge are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and are reclassified into earnings when the forecasted transaction or related cash flows affect earnings. Changes in fair value of a derivative that qualifies as a fair value hedge and the change in fair value of the hedged item are both recorded in earnings and offset each other when the transaction is effective. Those derivatives that are classified as trading instruments, including customer loan swaps, are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in earnings. Hedge accounting is discontinued when it is determined that the derivative is no longer effective in offsetting changes in the cash flows of the hedged item, that it is unlikely that the forecasted transaction will occur, or that the designation of the derivative as a hedging instrument is no longer appropriate.

### **Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures**

Certain information in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and elsewhere in this Report contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ('GAAP'). Management uses these 'non-GAAP' measures in its analysis of the Company's performance and believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide a greater understanding of ongoing operations and enhance comparability of results with prior periods as well as demonstrating the effects of significant gains and charges in the current period. The Company believes that a meaningful analysis of its financial performance requires an understanding of the factors underlying that performance. Management believes that investors may use these non-GAAP financial measures to analyze financial performance without the impact of unusual items that may obscure trends in the Company's underlying performance. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

In several places in this report, net interest income is presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis. Specifically included in interest income was tax-exempt interest income from certain investment securities and loans. An amount equal to the tax benefit derived from this tax exempt income has been added back to the interest income total, which adjustments increased net interest income accordingly. Management believes the disclosure of tax-equivalent net interest income information improves the clarity of financial analysis, and is particularly useful to investors in understanding and evaluating the changes and trends in the Company's results of operations. Other financial institutions commonly present net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis. This adjustment is considered helpful in the comparison of one financial institution's net interest income to that of another institution, as each will have a different proportion of tax-exempt interest from its earning assets. Moreover, net interest income is a component of a second financial measure commonly used by financial institutions, net interest margin, which is the ratio of net interest income to average earning assets. For purposes of this measure as well, other financial institutions generally use tax-equivalent net interest income to provide a better basis of comparison from institution to institution. The Company follows

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these practices. The following table provides a reconciliation of tax-equivalent financial information to the Company's consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. A Federal income tax rate of 21.0% was used in 2022 and 2021.

| Dollars in thousands | Years ended December 31, |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2022 | 2021 |
| Net interest income as presented | $76,166 | $66,303 |
| Effect of tax-exempt income | 2,326 | 2,325 |
| Net interest income, tax equivalent | $78,492 | $68,628 |

The Company presents its efficiency ratio using non-GAAP information which is most commonly used by financial institutions. The GAAP-based efficiency ratio is noninterest expenses divided by net interest income plus noninterest income from the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. The non-GAAP efficiency ratio excludes securities losses from noninterest expenses, excludes securities gains from noninterest income, and adds the tax-equivalent adjustment to net interest income.

The following table provides a reconciliation between the GAAP and non-GAAP efficiency ratio:

| Dollars in thousands | Years ended December 31, |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2022 | 2021 |
| Non-interest expense, as presented | $43,904 | $42,148 |
| Net interest income, as presented | 76,166 | 66,303 |
| Effect of tax-exempt income | 2,326 | 2,325 |
| Non-interest income, as presented | 16,874 | 19,383 |
| Effect of non-interest tax-exempt income | 170 | 168 |
| Net securities gains | (7) | (23) |
| Adjusted net interest income plus non-interest income | $95,529 | $88,156 |
| Non-GAAP efficiency ratio | 45.96% | 47.81% |
| GAAP efficiency ratio | 47.19% | 49.19% |

The Company presents certain information based upon average tangible common shareholders' equity instead of total average shareholders' equity. The difference between these two measures is the Company's intangible assets, specifically goodwill from prior acquisitions. Management, banking regulators and many stock analysts use the tangible common equity ratio and the tangible book value per common share in conjunction with more traditional bank capital ratios to compare the capital adequacy of banking organizations with significant amounts of goodwill or other intangible assets, typically stemming from the use of the purchase accounting method in accounting for mergers and acquisitions. The following table provides a reconciliation of average tangible common shareholders' equity to the Company's consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP:

| Dollars in thousands | Years ended December 31, |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2022 | 2021 |
| Average shareholders' equity as presented | $234,521 | $236,564 |
| Less intangible assets (average) | (30,892) | (30,962) |
| Average tangible common shareholders' equity | $203,629 | $205,602 |

To provide period-to-period comparison of operating results prior to consideration of credit loss provision and income taxes, the non-GAAP measure of Pre-Tax, Pre-Provision Net Income is presented. The following table provided a reconciliation to Net Income:

| Dollars in thousands | Years ended December 31, |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2022 | 2021 |
| Net income, as presented | $38,990 | $36,269 |
| Add: provision (credit) for loan losses | 1,750 | (375) |
| Add: income taxes | 8,396 | 7,644 |
| Pre-tax, pre-provision net income | $49,136 | $43,538 |

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To provide period-to-period comparison of the Company's Tangible Common Equity position absent the effects of unrealized gains or losses in the investment portfolio, the following table provides a reconciliation of period ending tangible common equity to the Company's consolidated financial statements, adjusted to remove unrealized losses:

| Dollars in thousands, except per share data | Years ended December 31, |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2022 | 2021 |
| Shareholders' Equity | $228,923 | $245,657 |
| Intangible Assets | (30,856) | (30,925) |
| Tangible Common Equity | 198,067 | 214,732 |
| Unrealized Losses on Available for Sale Securities, net of tax | 44,718 | 1,718 |
| Adjusted Tangible Common Equity | $242,785 | $216,450 |
| Adjusted Tangible Book Value Per Share | $21.98 | $19.68 |

## Executive Summary

The Company posted record annual earnings in 2022, driven primarily by an increase in net interest income before loan loss provision which resulted from loan growth. The increase in annual net interest income helped to mitigate a sharp reduction in mortgage banking revenue from the prior year. Operating costs remained proportionate to revenue as demonstrated by the Company's efficiency ratio.

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $39.0 million, up $2.7 million or 7.5% from the $36.3 million posted for the year ended December 31, 2021. Earnings per common share on a fully diluted basis were $3.53 for the year ended December 31, 2022, up $0.23 or 7.0% from the $3.30 posted for the year ended December 31, 2021. Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis increased $9.9 million or 14.4% for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, with growth in earning assets primarily responsible for the increase. The Company's tax-equivalent net interest margin was 3.15% in 2022, compared to 2.95% in 2021.

Non-interest income in 2022 was $16.9 million, a decrease of $2.5 million or 12.9% from the $19.4 million reported in 2021. This decrease was primarily due to a 72.8% reduction in mortgage banking revenue from 2021. Debit card income, as well as wealth management income, saw increases.

Non-interest expense in 2022 was $43.9 million, an increase of $1.8 million or 4.2% from the $42.1 million reported in 2021. Increases in salaries and employee benefits as well as occupancy expense, furniture and equipment expense, and FDIC premiums contributed to the year-to-year change.

Income taxes on operating earnings were $8.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, up $752,000 from the same period in 2021.

During 2022, total assets increased $212.1 million or 8.4%, ending the year at $2.739 billion. The loan portfolio increased $267.0 million or 16.2% in 2022, ending the year at $1.915 billion. The investment portfolio was down $13.7 million or 2.0% for the year due to valuation marks on Available for Sale Securities; cash balances were also reduced. On the liability side of the balance sheet, low-cost deposits decreased $31.6 million or 2.3%, totaling $1.319 billion as of December 31, 2022. Certificates of deposit increased $301.5 million or 53.2% from the end of 2021. Local certificates of deposit (CDs) increased $58.5 million and wholesale CDs increased $243.0 million at December 31, 2022 compared to December 31, 2021.

Asset quality continues to be strong and stable. Non-performing loans stood at 0.09% of total loans as of December 31, 2022 - improving from the 0.35% level of non-performing loans a year ago. Net chargeoffs were $548,000, or 0.03% of average loans in 2022, compared to $357,000, or 0.02% of average loans for the year ended December 31, 2021. Past due loans were 0.08% of total loans as of December 31, 2022, down from 0.26% of total loans at December 31, 2021. The allowance as a percentage of loans outstanding stood at 0.87% in 2022, down from 0.94% at December 31, 2021. In the fourth quarter of 2021, a block of $14.5 million in commercial loans was sold without recourse to reduce exposures in certain portfolio segments. This reduction, along with continued strong asset quality metrics and improving macro-economic factors, led management to release $2.3 million from the allowance for loan losses in December 2021.

Remaining well capitalized remains a top priority for the Company. The Company's total risk-based capital ratio was 13.58% as of December 31, 2022, solidly above the well-capitalized threshold of 10.0% set by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

The Company's operating ratios remain favorable, with a return on average tangible common equity of 19.15% for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 17.64% for the year ended December 31, 2021. Our non-GAAP efficiency ratio continues to be an important component in our overall performance and stood at 45.96% in 2022, improved from the 47.81% posted for 2021.

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## Results of Operations

### *Net Interest Income*

Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis increased 14.4% or $9.9 million to $78.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 from the $68.6 million reported for the year ended December 31, 2021, with growth in earning assets responsible for the increase. The Company's tax-equivalent net interest margin was 3.15% in 2022, compared to 2.95% in 2021.

Total interest income on a tax-equivalent basis in 2022 was $95.4 million, an increase of $16.0 million or 20.1% from the $79.4 million posted by the Company in 2021. Interest income in 2022 included $1.2 million in loan fees recognized from the Payroll Protection Program (PPP), down from the $4.0 million in PPP fees recognized in interest income in 2021. Total interest expense in 2022 was $16.9 million, an increase of $6.1 million or 56.5% from the $10.8 million posted by the Company in 2021. Tax-exempt interest income amounted to $8.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, and $8.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2021.

The following tables present changes in interest income and expense attributable to changes in interest rates, volume, and rate/volume$^{1}$ for interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Tax-exempt income is calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, using a 21.0% Federal income tax rate in 2022 and 2021.

| Year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021 |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dollars in thousands | Volume | Rate | Rate/ Volume 1 | Total |
| Interest on earning assets |  |  |  |  |
| Interest-bearing deposits | $(44) | $744 | $(457) | $243 |
| Investment securities | (214) | 2,326 | (30) | 2,082 |
| Loans held for sale | (18) | 34 | (27) | (11) |
| Loans | 8,562 | 4,467 | 612 | 13,641 |
| Total interest income | 8,286 | 7,571 | 98 | 15,955 |
| Interest expense |  |  |  |  |
| Deposits | 1,141 | 5,972 | 932 | 8,045 |
| Borrowings | (1,573) | (698) | 317 | (1,954) |
| Total interest expense | (432) | 5,274 | 1,249 | 6,091 |
| Change in net interest income | $8,718 | $2,297 | $(1,151) | $9,864 |

$^{1}$ Represents the change attributable to a combination of change in rate and change in volume.

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The following table presents the interest earned on or paid for each major asset and liability category, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, as well as the average yield for each major asset and liability category, and the net yield between assets and liabilities. Tax-exempt income has been calculated on a tax-equivalent basis using a 21% Federal income tax rate in 2022 and 2021. Unrecognized interest on non-accrual loans is not included in the amount presented, but the average balance of non-accrual loans is included in the denominator when calculating yields.

|  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dollars in thousands | Amount of interest | Average Yield/ Rate | Amount of interest | Average Yield/ Rate |
| Interest-earning assets |  |  |  |  |
| Interest-bearing deposits | $315 | 1.43% | $72 | 0.13% |
| Investment securities | 18,928 | 2.76% | 16,846 | 2.42% |
| Loans held for sale | 11 | 2.48% | 22 | 0.98% |
| Loans | 76,107 | 4.26% | 62,466 | 3.98% |
| Total interest-earning assets | 95,361 | 3.82% | 79,406 | 3.41% |
| Interest-bearing liabilities |  |  |  |  |
| Deposits | 15,359 | 0.80% | 7,314 | 0.44% |
| Borrowings | 1,510 | 1.21% | 3,464 | 1.51% |
| Total interest-bearing liabilities | 16,869 | 0.83% | 10,778 | 0.57% |
| Net interest income | $78,492 |  | $68,628 |  |
| Interest rate spread |  | 2.99% |  | 2.84% |
| Net interest margin |  | 3.15% |  | 2.95% |

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## Average Daily Balance Sheets

The following table shows the Company's average daily balance sheets for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

| Dollars in thousands | Years ended December 31, |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2022 | 2021 |
| Assets |  |  |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $23,253 | $23,655 |
| Interest-bearing deposits in other banks | 22,089 | 57,208 |
| Securities available for sale (includes tax exempt securities of $35,759 in 2022 and $34,762 in 2021) | 302,019 | 309,131 |
| Securities to be held to maturity (included tax exempt securities of $254,504 in 2022 and $251,301 in 2021) | 379,762 | 376,991 |
| Restricted equity securities, at cost | 4,761 | 9,268 |
| Loans held for sale (fair value approximates cost) | 443 | 2,248 |
| Loans | 1,784,521 | 1,569,398 |
| Allowance for loan losses | (16,103) | (17,013) |
| Net loans | 1,768,418 | 1,552,385 |
| Accrued interest receivable | 9,557 | 9,150 |
| Premises and equipment, net | 28,828 | 28,904 |
| Other real estate owned | 9 | 243 |
| Goodwill | 30,646 | 30,646 |
| Other assets | 54,250 | 46,227 |
| Total Assets | $2,624,035 | $2,446,056 |
| Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity |  |  |
| Demand deposits | $337,121 | $307,508 |
| NOW deposits | 635,172 | 572,091 |
| Money market deposits | 204,279 | 182,000 |
| Savings deposits | 373,604 | 335,677 |
| Certificates of deposit | 695,311 | 561,080 |
| Total deposits | 2,245,487 | 1,958,356 |
| Borrowed funds - short term | 124,830 | 173,717 |
| Borrowed funds - long term | 84 | 55,091 |
| Dividends payable | 1,105 | 807 |
| Other liabilities | 18,008 | 21,521 |
| Total Liabilities | 2,389,514 | 2,209,492 |
| Shareholders' Equity: |  |  |
| Common stock | 110 | 110 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 67,566 | 66,028 |
| Retained earnings | 195,673 | 171,455 |
| Net unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale | (29,052) | 1,286 |
| Net unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedging derivative instruments | 192 | (2,230) |
| Net unrealized loss on securities transferred from available for sale to held to maturity | (74) | (113) |
| Net unrealized gain on postretirement benefit costs | 106 | 28 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 234,521 | 236,564 |
| Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity | $2,624,035 | $2,446,056 |

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### ***Non-Interest Income***

Non-interest income in 2022 was $16.9 million, a decrease of $2.5 million or 12.9% from the $19.4 million reported in 2021. The decrease in non-interest income is primarily attributable to a 72.8% reduction in mortgage banking revenue from 2021, as higher interest rates dramatically slowed refinance activity from the elevated levels of the prior two years, and negatively impacted both gain on sale income and mortgage servicing rights valuation. Debit card revenue increased $1.1 million or 21.9% year-over-year, while a 1.6% increase in revenues was achieved by First National Wealth Management, the Bank’s trust and investment management division, despite adverse market conditions.

### ***Non-Interest Expense***

Non-interest expense in 2022 was $43.9 million, an increase of $1.8 million or 4.2% from the $42.1 million reported in 2021. Employee salary and benefit expense increased 10.2% from the prior year, partially the result of increased staffing associated with the Bank’s opening of a new branch. Occupancy expense, furniture & equipment expense, and FDIC insurance premiums each had modest dollar increases from 2021. Other operating expenses decreased 9.1% year-to-year attributable to loan sale expenses recognized in the fourth quarter of 2021.

### ***Provision to the Allowance for Loan Losses***

The Company’s provision to the allowance for loan losses was $1.8 million in 2022 compared to $(375,000) in 2021. The sale of $14.5 million in commercial loans substantially reduced risk exposure in certain segments, which, combined with strong and stable asset quality, led management to release $2.3 million from the allowance for loan losses in December 2021. The allowance for loan losses stood at 0.87% of total loans as of December 31, 2022, compared to 0.94% as of December 31, 2021.

Net loan charge-offs in 2022 were $548,000 or 0.03% of average loans, up $191,000 from 2021. Non-performing assets stood at 0.06% of total assets as of December 31, 2022 compared to 0.23% of total assets at December 31, 2021. Past-due loans were 0.08% of total loans as of December 31, 2022, down from 0.26% of total loans as of December 31, 2021.

### ***Income Taxes***

Income taxes on operating earnings were $8.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, up $752,000 from 2021.

### ***Net Income***

Net income for 2022 was $39.0 million, up 7.5% or $2.7 million from net income of $36.3 million that was posted in 2021. Earnings per share on a fully diluted basis for 2022 were $3.53, up $0.23 or 7.0% from the $3.30 reported for the year ended December 31, 2021.

### ***Key Ratios***

Return on average assets in 2022 was 1.49%, up slightly from the 1.48% posted in 2021. Return on average tangible common equity was 19.15% in 2022, compared to 17.64% in 2021. In 2022, the Company’s dividend payout ratio (dividends declared per share divided by earnings per share) was 37.64%, compared to 38.14% in 2021. The Company’s non-GAAP efficiency ratio - a benchmark measure of the amount spent to generate a dollar of income - was 45.96% in 2022, improved from 47.81% in 2021.

### ***Investment Management and Fiduciary Activities***

As of December 31, 2022, First National Wealth Management, the Bank’s trust and investment management division, had assets under management or custody with a market value of $1.179 billion, consisting of 1,233 trust accounts, estate accounts, agency accounts, and self-directed individual retirement accounts. This compares to December 31, 2021, when 1,282 accounts with a market value of $1.310 billion were under management or custody.

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# Assets and Asset Quality

Total assets of $2.739 billion at December 31, 2022 increased 8.4% or $212.1 million from $2.527 billion at December 31, 2021. The investment portfolio, including restricted equity securities decreased $13.7 million or 2.0% over December 31, 2021, and the loan portfolio increased $267.0 million or 16.2%. Year-over-year, average assets were up $178.0 million in 2022 over 2021. Average loans in 2022 were $215.1 million higher than in 2021, average investments in 2022 were $4.3 million lower than in 2021, and average interest earning cash balances were $35.1 million lower than in 2021.

Non-performing assets to total assets stood at 0.06% at December 31, 2022, below the 0.23% of total assets at December 31, 2021. In general terms, the Company's long-standing approach to working with borrowers and ethical loan underwriting standards helps alleviate some of the payment problems on customers' loans and minimizes actual loan losses, in Management's opinion. Opportunities were taken in both 2021 and 2022 to reduce the level of non-performing assets via no-recourse sales of mostly non-performing commercial and residential mortgage loans.

Net chargeoffs in 2022 were $548,000 or 0.03% of average loans outstanding, up $191,000 from 2021. Residential real estate term loans represent 32.1% of the total loan portfolio, and this loan category generally has a lower level of losses in comparison to other loan types. In 2022, residential mortgages had a recovery ratio of 0.003% compared to a loss ratio of 0.03% for the entire loan portfolio. The Company does not have a credit card portfolio or offer dealer consumer loans, which generally carry more risk and potentially higher losses than other types of consumer credit.

The allowance for loan losses ended 2022 at $16.7 million and stood at 0.87% of total loans outstanding, compared to $15.5 million and 0.94% of total loans outstanding at December 31, 2021. A $1.8 million provision for losses was made during the year ended 2022. This provision, coupled with net charge off activity, resulted in the allowance for loan losses increasing $1.2 million or 7.7% from December 31, 2021.

## *Investment Activities*

During 2022, the investment portfolio, including restricted equity securities, decreased 2.0% to end the year at $682.3 million, compared to $696.0 million at December 31, 2021. Average investments in 2022 were $4.3 million lower than in 2021. As of December 31, 2022, mortgage-backed securities had a carrying value of $289.2 million and a fair value of $277.8 million. Of this total, securities with a fair value of $79.6 million or 28.7% of the mortgage-backed portfolio were issued by the Government National Mortgage Association and securities with a fair value of $198.2 million or 71.3% of the mortgage-backed portfolio were issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association.

The Company's investment securities are classified into three categories: securities available for sale, securities to be held to maturity and restricted equity securities. Securities available for sale consist primarily of debt securities which Management intends to hold for indefinite periods of time. They may be used as part of the Company's funds management strategy, and may be sold in response to changes in interest rates, prepayment risk and liquidity needs, to increase capital ratios, or for other similar reasons. Securities to be held to maturity consist primarily of debt securities that the Company has acquired solely for long-term investment purposes, rather than for trading or future sale. For securities to be categorized as held to maturity, Management must have the intent and the Company must have the ability to hold such investments until their respective maturity dates. Restricted equity securities consist of investments in the stock of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston; ownership of these securities is required as a condition of the Bank's membership in the respective banks and these shares are not able to be pledged or sold. The Company does not hold trading account securities.

All investment securities are managed in accordance with a written investment policy adopted by the Board of Directors. It is the Company's general policy that investments be limited to government debt obligations, time deposits, and corporate bonds or commercial paper with one of the three highest ratings given by a nationally recognized rating agency. The portfolio is currently invested primarily in U.S. Government sponsored agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and tax-exempt obligations of states and political subdivisions. The individual securities have been selected to enhance the portfolio's overall yield while not materially adding to the Company's level of interest rate risk.

During the third quarter of 2014, the Company transferred securities with a total amortized cost of $89,780,000 with a corresponding fair value of $89,757,000 from available for sale to held to maturity. The net unrealized loss, net of taxes, on these securities at the date of the transfer was $15,000. The net unrealized holding loss at the time of transfer continues to be reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax and is amortized over the remaining lives of the securities as an adjustment of the yield. The amortization of the net unrealized loss reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) will offset the effect on interest income of the discount for the transferred securities. The remaining unamortized balance of the net unrealized losses for the securities transferred from available for sale to held to maturity was $64,000, net of taxes, at December 31, 2022. This compares to $87,000, net of taxes at December 31, 2021. These securities were transferred as a part of the Company's overall investment and balance sheet strategies.

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The following table sets forth the Company's investment securities at their carrying amounts as of December 31, 2022 and 2021:

| Dollars in thousands | 2022 | 2021 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Securities available for sale |  |  |
| U.S. Government sponsored agencies | $19,147 | $21,899 |
| Mortgage-backed securities | 228,676 | 254,900 |
| State and political subdivisions | 33,191 | 39,122 |
| Asset-backed securities | 3,495 | 4,645 |
|  | 284,509 | 320,566 |
| Securities to be held to maturity |  |  |
| U.S. Government sponsored agencies | 40,100 | 35,600 |
| Mortgage-backed securities | 60,497 | 60,646 |
| State and political subdivisions | 258,549 | 250,544 |
| Corporate securities | 34,750 | 23,250 |
|  | 393,896 | 370,040 |
| Restricted equity securities |  |  |
| Federal Home Loan Bank Stock | 2,846 | 4,328 |
| Federal Reserve Bank Stock | 1,037 | 1,037 |
|  | 3,883 | 5,365 |
| Total securities | $682,288 | $695,971 |

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The following table sets forth information on the yields and expected maturities of the Company's investment securities as of December 31, 2022. Yields on tax-exempt securities have been computed on a tax-equivalent basis using a tax rate of 21%. Mortgage-backed securities are presented according to their contractual maturity date, while the yield takes into effect intermediate cashflows from repayment of principal which results in a much shorter average life.

| Dollars in thousands | Available For Sale |  | Held to Maturity |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Fair Value | Yield to maturity | Amortized Cost | Yield to maturity |
| U.S. Government Sponsored Agencies |  |  |  |  |
| Due in 1 year or less | $ - | 0.00% | $ - | 0.00% |
| Due in 1 to 5 years | 2,791 | 1.83% | - | 0.00% |
| Due in 5 to 10 years | 7,848 | 1.17% | 13,500 | 1.79% |
| Due after 10 years | 8,508 | 2.00% | 26,600 | 2.00% |
| Total | 19,147 | 1.64% | 40,100 | 1.63% |
| Mortgage-Backed Securities |  |  |  |  |
| Due in 1 year or less | - | 0.00% | 1 | 8.76% |
| Due in 1 to 5 years | 253 | 2.66% | 6 | 7.72% |
| Due in 5 to 10 years | 3,301 | 1.50% | 169 | 7.20% |
| Due after 10 years | 225,122 | 2.16% | 60,321 | 1.72% |
| Total | 228,676 | 2.15% | 60,497 | 1.74% |
| State & Political Subdivisions |  |  |  |  |
| Due in 1 year or less | - | 0.00% | 1,786 | 3.96% |
| Due in 1 to 5 years | 365 | 5.06% | 8,242 | 3.93% |
| Due in 5 to 10 years | 4,054 | 2.58% | 44,366 | 3.54% |
| Due after 10 years | 28,772 | 3.25% | 204,155 | 2.49% |
| Total | 33,191 | 3.19% | 258,549 | 2.73% |
| Asset-Backed Securities |  |  |  |  |
| Due in 1 year or less | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% |
| Due in 1 to 5 years | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% |
| Due in 5 to 10 years | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% |
| Due after 10 years | 3,495 | 5.57% | - | 0.00% |
| Total | 3,495 | 5.57% | - | 0.00% |
| Corporate Securities |  |  |  |  |
| Due in 1 year or less | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% |
| Due in 1 to 5 years | - | 0.00% | 6,750 | 4.54% |
| Due in 5 to 10 years | - | 0.00% | 28,000 | 4.79% |
| Due after 10 years | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% |
| Total | - | 0.00% | 34,750 | 4.75% |
|  | $284,509 | 2.28% | $393,896 | 2.64% |

### *Impaired Securities*

The securities portfolio contains certain securities, the amortized cost of which exceeds fair value, which at December 31, 2022 amounted to an unrealized loss of $111.7 million, or 15.65% of the amortized cost of the total securities portfolio. At December 31, 2021 this amount represented an unrealized loss of $8.4 million, or 1.26% of the total securities portfolio. The position change since 2021 year-end is the result of the significant increase in market interest rates during the period.

As a part of the Company's ongoing security monitoring process, the Company identifies securities in an unrealized loss position that could potentially be other-than-temporarily impaired. If a decline in the fair value of a debt security is judged to be other-than-temporary, the decline related to credit loss is recorded in net realized securities losses while the decline attributable to other factors is recorded in other comprehensive income or loss.

The Company's evaluation of securities for impairment is a quantitative and qualitative process intended to determine whether declines in the fair value of investment securities should be recognized in current period earnings. The primary factors

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considered in evaluating whether a decline in the fair value of securities is other-than-temporary include: (a) the length of time and extent to which the fair value has been less than cost or amortized cost and the expected recovery period of the security, (b) the financial condition, credit rating and future prospects of the issuer, (c) whether the debtor is current on contractually obligated interest and principal payments, (d) the volatility of the security's market price, (e) the intent and ability of the Company to retain the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for recovery, which may be at maturity, and (f) any other information and observable data considered relevant in determining whether other-than-temporary impairment has occurred.

The Company's best estimate of cash flows uses severe economic recession assumptions to quantify potential market uncertainty. The Company's assumptions include but are not limited to delinquencies, foreclosure levels and constant default rates on the underlying collateral, loss severity ratios, and constant prepayment rates. If the Company does not expect to receive 100% of future contractual principal and interest, an other-than-temporary impairment charge is recognized. Estimating future cash flows is a quantitative and qualitative process that incorporates information received from third party sources along with certain internal assumptions and judgments regarding the future performance of the underlying collateral.

As of December 31, 2022, the Company had temporarily impaired securities with a fair value of $561.3 million and unrealized losses of $111.7 million, as identified in the table below. Securities in a continuous unrealized loss position of 12 months or more amounted to $310.2 million as of December 31, 2022, compared with $55.9 million at December 31, 2021. The Company has concluded that these securities were not other-than-temporarily impaired. This conclusion was based on the issuers' continued satisfaction of their obligations in accordance with their contractual terms and the expectation that the issuers will continue to do so. Management's intent and ability to hold these securities for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value (which may be at maturity), the expectation that the Company will receive 100% of future contractual cash flows, as well as the evaluation of the fundamentals of the issuers' financial condition and other objective evidence. The following table summarizes temporarily impaired securities and their approximate fair values at December 31, 2022.

|  | Less than 12 months |  | 12 months or more |  | Total |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses |
| Dollars in thousands |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| U.S. Government-sponsored agencies | $4,804 | $(675) | $41,965 | $(16,680) | $46,769 | $(17,355) |
| Mortgage-backed securities | 73,509 | (6,486) | 197,102 | (47,353) | 270,611 | (53,839) |
| State and political subdivisions | 149,517 | (13,769) | 67,932 | (24,247) | 217,449 | (38,016) |
| Asset-backed securities | 3,495 | (53) | - | - | 3,495 | (53) |
| Corporate securities | 19,857 | (2,143) | 3,160 | (340) | 23,017 | (2,483) |
|  | $251,182 | $(23,126) | $310,159 | $(88,620) | $561,341 | $(111,746) |

For securities with unrealized losses, the following information was considered in determining that the securities were not other-than-temporarily impaired:

**Securities issued by U.S. Government-sponsored agencies.** As of December 31, 2022, the total unrealized losses on these securities amounted to $17.4 million, compared with $2.3 million at December 31, 2021. All of these securities were credit rated 'AAA' or 'AA+' by the major credit rating agencies. Management believes that securities issued by U.S. Government-sponsored agencies and enterprises have minimal credit risk, as these agencies and enterprises play a vital role in the nation's financial markets, and does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2022.

**Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. Government agencies and U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises.** As of December 31, 2022, the total unrealized losses on these securities amounted to $53.8 million, compared with $5.7 million at December 31, 2021. All of these securities were credit rated 'AAA' by the major credit rating agencies. Management believes that securities issued by U.S. Government agencies bear no credit risk because they are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States and that securities issued by U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises have minimal credit risk, as these agencies enterprises play a vital role in the nation's financial markets. Management believes that the unrealized losses at December 31, 2022 were attributable to changes in current market yields and spreads since the dates the underlying securities were purchased, and does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2022. The Company also has the ability and intent to hold these securities until a recovery of their amortized cost, which may be at maturity.

**Obligations of state and political subdivisions.** As of December 31, 2022, the total unrealized losses on municipal securities amounted to $38.0 million, compared with $390,000 at December 31, 2021. Municipal securities are supported by the general taxing authority of the municipality and, in the cases of school districts, are generally supported by state aid. At December 31, 2022, all municipal bond issuers were current on contractually obligated interest and principal payments. The Company monitors price changes and changes in credit quality of municipal issuers on a regular basis as a potential indicator of

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temporary impairment. The Company attributes the unrealized losses at December 31, 2022, however, to changes in prevailing market yields and pricing spreads since the dates the underlying securities were purchased, combined with current market liquidity conditions and the disruption in the financial markets in general. Accordingly, the Company does not consider these municipal securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2022. The Company also has the ability and intent to hold these securities until a recovery of their amortized cost, which may be at maturity.

**Asset-backed securities.** As of December 31, 2022, there were $53,000 of unrealized losses on these securities compared to none at December 31, 2021. These securities consist of U.S Government backed student loans along with other credit enhancements. Management believes that the unrealized losses at December 31, 2022 were attributable to changes in current market yields and spreads since the date the underlying securities were purchased, and does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2022.

**Corporate securities.** As of December 31, 2022, the total unrealized losses on corporate securities amounted to $2.5 million, compared with $66,000 at December 31, 2021. Corporate securities are dependent on the operating performance of the issuers. At December 31, 2022, all corporate bond issuers were current on contractually obligated interest and principal payments. Management believes that the unrealized losses at December 31, 2022 were attributable to changes in current market yields and spreads since the date the underlying securities were purchased, and does not consider these securities to be other-than temporarily impaired at December 31, 2022.

### *Federal Home Loan Bank Stock*

The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank ('FHLB') of Boston, a cooperatively owned wholesale bank for housing and finance in the six New England States. As a requirement of membership in the FHLB, the Bank must own a minimum required amount of FHLB stock, calculated periodically based primarily on its level of borrowings from the FHLB. The Bank uses the FHLB for a portion of its wholesale funding needs. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Bank's investment in FHLB stock totaled $2.8 million and $4.3 million, respectively. The year-to-year change was based upon the Bank's level of borrowings from the FHLB, and by a change in FHLB's minimum ownership requirements. FHLB stock is a non-marketable equity security and therefore is reported at cost, which equals par value. The Company periodically evaluates its investment in FHLB stock for impairment based on, among other factors, the capital adequacy of the FHLB and its overall financial condition. No impairment losses have been recorded through December 31, 2022. The Bank will continue to monitor its investment in FHLB stock.

### *Lending Activities*

The loan portfolio increased $267.0 million or 16.2% in 2022, with total loans at $1.915 billion at December 31, 2022, compared to $1.648 billion at December 31, 2021. Commercial loans increased $192.5 million or 20.9% between December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022. Residential term loans increased by $63.1 million or 11.5% and municipal loans decreased by $7.7 million or 16.0% over the same period.

Commercial loans are comprised of three major classes: commercial real estate loans, commercial construction loans and other commercial loans.

Commercial real estate loans consist of mortgage loans to finance investments in real property such as multi-family residential, commercial/retail, office, industrial, hotels, educational and other specific or mixed use properties. Commercial real estate loans are typically written with amortizing payment structures. Collateral values are determined based on appraisals and evaluations in accordance with established policy and regulatory guidelines. Commercial real estate loans typically have a loan-to-value ratio of up to 80% based upon current valuation information at the time the loan is made. Commercial real estate loans are primarily paid by the cash flow generated from the real property, such as operating leases, rents, or other operating cash flows from the borrower.

Commercial construction loans consist of loans to finance construction in a mix of owner- and non-owner occupied commercial real estate properties. Commercial construction loans typically have maturities of less than two years. Payment structures during the construction period are typically on an interest only basis, although principal payments may be established depending on the type of construction project being financed. During the construction phase, commercial construction loans are primarily paid by cash reserves or other operating cash flows of the borrower or guarantors, if applicable. At the end of the construction period, loan repayment typically comes from a third party source in the event that the Bank will not be providing permanent term financing. Collateral valuation and loan-to-value guidelines follow those for commercial real estate loans.

Other commercial loans consist of revolving and term loan obligations extended to business and corporate enterprises for the purpose of financing working capital or capital investment. Collateral generally consists of pledges of business assets including, but not limited to, accounts receivable, inventory, plant and equipment, and/or real estate, if applicable. Commercial loans are primarily paid from the operating cash flow of the borrower. Other commercial loans may be secured or unsecured. Loans granted under the Paycheck Protection Program ('PPP') are considered other commercial loans.

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Municipal loans are comprised of loans to municipalities in Maine for capitalized expenditures, construction projects or tax-anticipation notes. All municipal loans are considered general obligations of the municipality and are collateralized by the taxing ability of the municipality for repayment of debt.

Residential loans are comprised of two classes: term loans and construction loans.

Residential term loans consist of residential real estate loans held in the Company's loan portfolio made to borrowers who demonstrate the ability to make scheduled payments with full consideration of applicable underwriting factors comprising the Bank's credit policies. Borrower qualifications include favorable credit history combined with supportive income requirements and loan-to-value ratios within established policy and regulatory guidelines. Collateral values are determined based on appraisals and evaluations in accordance with established policy and regulatory guidelines. Residential loans typically have a loan-to-value ratio of up to 80% based on appraisal information at the time the loan is made. Collateral consists of mortgage liens on one- to four-family residential properties. Loans are offered with fixed or adjustable rates with amortization terms of up to thirty years.

Residential construction loans typically consist of loans for the purpose of constructing single family residences to be owned and occupied by the borrower. Borrower qualifications include favorable credit history combined with supportive income requirements and loan-to-value ratios within established policy and regulatory guidelines. Residential construction loans normally have construction terms of one year or less and payment during the construction term is typically on an interest only basis from sources including interest reserves, borrower liquidity and/or income. Residential construction loans will typically convert to permanent financing from the Bank or have another financing commitment in place from an acceptable mortgage lender. Collateral valuation and loan-to-value guidelines are consistent with those for residential term loans.

Home equity lines of credit are made to qualified individuals and are secured by senior or junior mortgage liens on owner-occupied one- to four-family homes, condominiums, or vacation homes. The home equity line of credit typically has a variable interest rate and is billed as interest-only payments during the draw period. At the end of the draw period, the home equity line of credit is billed as a percentage of the principal balance plus all accrued interest. Loan maturities are normally 25 years. Borrower qualifications include favorable credit history combined with supportive income requirements and combined loan-to-value ratios usually not exceeding 80% inclusive of priority liens. Collateral valuation guidelines follow those for residential real estate loans.

Consumer loan products including personal lines of credit and amortizing loans are made to qualified individuals for various purposes such as automobiles, recreational vehicles, debt consolidation, personal expenses or overdraft protection. Borrower qualifications include favorable credit history combined with supportive income and collateral requirements within established policy guidelines. Consumer loans may be secured or unsecured.

Construction loans, both commercial and residential, at 55.8% of capital are well under the regulatory guidance of 100.0% of capital at December 31, 2022. Construction loans and non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans are at 226.3% of total capital at December 31, 2022, well below the regulatory guidance of 300.0% of capital.

The following table summarizes the loan portfolio, by class, as of December 31, 2022 and 2021:

| Dollars in thousands | As of December 31, |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  |
| Commercial |  |  |  |  |
| Real estate | $699,340 | 36.5% | $576,198 | 35.0% |
| Construction | 93,907 | 4.9% | 79,365 | 4.8% |
| Other | 319,359 | 16.7% | 264,570 | 16.1% |
| Municipal | 40,619 | 2.1% | 48,362 | 2.9% |
| Residential |  |  |  |  |
| Term | 613,919 | 32.1% | 550,783 | 33.4% |
| Construction | 49,907 | 2.6% | 31,763 | 1.9% |
| Home equity line of credit | 76,560 | 4.0% | 73,632 | 4.5% |
| Consumer | 21,063 | 1.1% | 22,976 | 1.4% |
| Total loans | $1,914,674 | 100.0% | $1,647,649 | 100.0% |

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The following table sets forth certain information regarding the contractual maturities of the Bank's loan portfolio as of December 31, 2022:

| Dollars in thousands | < 1 Year | 1 - 5 Years | 5 - 10 Years | > 10 Years | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial |  |  |  |  |  |
| Real estate | $1,075 | $27,705 | $66,078 | $604,482 | $699,340 |
| Construction | 661 | 7,226 | 18,896 | 67,124 | 93,907 |
| Other | 1,066 | 131,836 | 78,372 | 108,085 | 319,359 |
| Municipal | - | 15,870 | 9,870 | 14,879 | 40,619 |
| Residential |  |  |  |  |  |
| Term | - | 7,598 | 43,134 | 563,187 | 613,919 |
| Construction | 81 | 1,735 | - | 48,091 | 49,907 |
| Home equity line of credit | 1,459 | 4,696 | 1,786 | 68,619 | 76,560 |
| Consumer | 5,692 | 7,317 | 3,017 | 5,037 | 21,063 |
| Total loans | $10,034 | $203,983 | $221,153 | $1,479,504 | $1,914,674 |

The following table provides a listing of loans, by class, between variable and fixed rates as of December 31, 2022:

| Dollars in thousands | Fixed-Rate |  | Adjustable-Rate |  | Total |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Amount | % of total | Amount | % of total | Amount | % of total |
| Commercial |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Real estate | $90,812 | 4.7% | $608,528 | 31.8% | $699,340 | 36.5% |
| Construction | 34,304 | 1.8% | 59,603 | 3.1% | 93,907 | 4.9% |
| Other | 122,058 | 6.4% | 197,301 | 10.3% | 319,359 | 16.7% |
| Municipal | 40,334 | 2.1% | 285 | - % | 40,619 | 2.1% |
| Residential |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Term | 436,451 | 22.8% | 177,468 | 9.3% | 613,919 | 32.1% |
| Construction | 39,556 | 2.1% | 10,351 | 0.5% | 49,907 | 2.6% |
| Home equity line of credit | 323 | - % | 76,237 | 4.0% | 76,560 | 4.0% |
| Consumer | 13,824 | 0.7% | 7,239 | 0.4% | 21,063 | 1.1% |
| Total loans | $777,662 | 40.6% | $1,137,012 | 59.4% | $1,914,674 | 100.0% |

### ***Loan Concentrations***

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Bank had one concentration of loans in one particular industry that exceeded 10% of its total loan portfolio. Loans to hotels (except Casino hotels) and motels totaled $206.7 million, or 10.79% of total loans and $183.4 million, or 11.13% of total loans, respectfully.

### ***Loans Held for Sale***

As of December 31, 2022, the Bank had $275,000 in loans held for sale. This compares to $835,000 loans held for sale at December 31, 2021.

### ***Credit Risk Management and Allowance for Loan Losses***

Credit risk is the risk of loss arising from the inability of a borrower to meet its obligations. We manage credit risk by evaluating the risk profile of the borrower, repayment sources, the nature of the underlying collateral, and other support given current events, conditions, and expectations. We attempt to manage the risk characteristics of our loan portfolio through various control processes, such as credit evaluation of borrowers, establishment of lending limits, and application of lending procedures, including the holding of adequate collateral and the maintenance of compensating balances. However, we seek to rely primarily on the cash flow of our borrowers as the principal source of repayment. Although credit policies and evaluation processes are designed to minimize our risk, Management recognizes that loan losses will occur and the amount of these losses will fluctuate depending on the risk characteristics of our loan portfolio, as well as general and regional economic conditions.

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We provide for loan losses through the establishment of an allowance for loan losses which represents an estimated reserve for existing losses in the loan portfolio. The allowance for loan losses is a critical accounting estimate inherent in the Company's financial statements. We deploy a systematic methodology for determining our allowance that includes a quarterly review process, risk rating, and, where appropriate, adjustment to our allowance. We classify our portfolios as either commercial or residential and consumer and monitor credit risk separately as discussed below. We evaluate the appropriateness of our allowance continually based on a review of all significant loans, with a particular emphasis on non-accruing, past due, and other loans that we believe require special attention.

The allowance consists of four elements: (1) specific reserves for loans evaluated individually for impairment; (2) general reserves for types or portfolios of loans based on historical loan loss experience; (3) qualitative reserves judgmentally adjusted for local and national economic conditions, concentrations, portfolio composition, volume and severity of delinquencies and nonaccrual loans, trends of criticized and classified loans, changes in credit policies, and underwriting standards, credit administration practices, and other factors as applicable; and (4) unallocated reserves. All outstanding loans are considered in evaluating the appropriateness of the allowance.

Appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses is determined using a consistent, systematic methodology, which analyzes the risk inherent in the loan portfolio. In addition to evaluating the collectability of specific loans when determining the appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses, Management also takes into consideration other factors such as changes in the mix and size of the loan portfolio, historic loss experience, the amount of delinquencies and loans adversely classified, economic trends, changes in credit policies, and experience, ability and depth of lending management. The appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses is assessed through an allocation process whereby specific reserve allocations are made against certain impaired loans, and general reserve allocations are made against segments of the loan portfolio which have similar attributes. The Company's historical loss experience, industry trends, and the impact of the local and regional economy on the Company's borrowers are considered by Management in determining the appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses.

The allowance for loan losses is increased by provisions charged against current earnings. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when Management believes that the collectability of the loan principal is unlikely. Recoveries on loans previously charged off are credited to the allowance. While Management uses available information to assess possible losses on loans, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on increases in non-performing loans, changes in economic conditions, growth in loan portfolios, or for other reasons. Any future additions to the allowance would be recognized in the period in which they were determined to be necessary. In addition, various regulatory agencies periodically review the Company's allowance for loan losses as an integral part of their examination process. Such agencies may require the Company to record additions to the allowance based on judgments different from those of Management. No such addition has been required by any agency in over twenty years.

#### *Commercial*

Our commercial portfolio includes all secured and unsecured loans to borrowers for commercial purposes, including commercial lines of credit and commercial real estate. Our process for evaluating commercial loans includes performing updates on loans that we have rated for risk. Our non-performing commercial loans are generally reviewed individually to determine impairment, accrual status, and the need for specific reserves. Our methodology incorporates a variety of risk considerations, both qualitative and quantitative. Quantitative factors include our historical loss experience by loan type, collateral values, financial condition of borrowers, and other factors. Qualitative factors include judgments concerning general economic conditions that may affect credit quality, credit concentrations, the pace of portfolio growth, and delinquency levels; these qualitative factors are also considered in connection with the unallocated portion of our allowance for loan losses.

The process of establishing the allowance with respect to our commercial loan portfolio begins when a loan officer initially assigns each loan a risk rating, using established credit criteria. Approximately 60% of a trailing four quarter average gross commercial portfolio is subject to review and validation annually by an independent consulting firm, as well as periodically by our internal credit review function. Our methodology employs Management's judgment as to the level of losses on existing loans based on our internal review of the loan portfolio, including an analysis of the borrowers' current financial position, and the consideration of current and anticipated economic conditions and their potential effects on specific borrowers and lines of business. In determining our ability to collect certain loans, we also consider the fair value of any underlying collateral. We also evaluate credit risk concentrations, including trends in large dollar exposures to related borrowers, industry and geographic concentrations, and economic and environmental factors.

#### *Residential, Home Equity and Consumer*

Consumer, home equity and residential mortgage loans are generally segregated into homogeneous pools with similar risk characteristics. Trends and current conditions in these pools are analyzed and historical loss experience is adjusted accordingly. Quantitative and qualitative adjustment factors for the consumer, home equity and residential mortgage portfolios are consistent with those for the commercial portfolios. Certain loans in the consumer and residential portfolios identified as having the potential for further deterioration are analyzed individually to confirm the appropriate risk status and accrual status, and to determine the need for a specific reserve. Consumer loans that are greater than 120 days past due are generally charged off. Residential loans and home equity lines of credit that are greater than 90 days past due are evaluated for collateral adequacy and if deficient are placed on non-accrual status. The Bank sells residential loans through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston

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Mortgage Partnership Finance program ('MPF') with recourse. Volume sold to MPF continues to be de minimis; therefore, the impact on the allowance is minimal.

#### *Specific Reserves*

The allowance for loan losses includes reserve amounts assigned to individual loans on the basis of loan impairment. Certain loans are evaluated individually and are judged to be impaired when Management believes it is probable that the Company will not collect all of the contractual interest and principal payments as scheduled in the loan agreement. Impaired loans include troubled debt restructured loans ('TDRs') and loans placed on non-accrual status. A specific reserve is allocated to an individual loan when that loan has been deemed impaired and when the amount of a probable loss is estimable on the basis of its collateral value, the present value of anticipated future cash flows, or its net realizable value. At December 31, 2022, impaired loans with specific reserves totaled $1.8 million and the amount of such reserves was $398,000. This compares to impaired loans with specific reserves of $3.1 million at December 31, 2021, at which date the amount of such reserves was $576,000.

#### *Unallocated*

The unallocated portion of the allowance is intended to provide for losses that are not identified when establishing the specific and general portions of the allowance and is based upon Management's evaluation of various conditions that are not directly measured in the determination of the portfolio and loan specific allowances. Such conditions may include general economic and business conditions affecting our lending area, credit quality trends (including trends in delinquencies and nonperforming loans expected to result from existing conditions), loan volumes and concentrations, duration of the current business cycle, bank regulatory examination results, findings of external loan review examiners, and Management's judgment with respect to various other conditions including loan administration and management and the quality of risk identification systems. Management reviews these conditions quarterly. We have risk management practices designed to ensure timely identification of changes in loan risk profiles; however, undetected losses may exist inherently within the loan portfolio. The judgmental aspects involved in applying the risk grading criteria, analyzing the quality of individual loans, and assessing collateral values can also contribute to undetected, but probable, losses. Consequently, there maybe underlying credit risks that have not yet surfaced in the loan-specific or qualitative metrics the Company uses to estimate its allowance for loan losses.

All of these analyses are reviewed and discussed by the Directors' Loan Committee, and recommendations from these processes provide Management and the Board of Directors with independent information on loan portfolio condition. Our total allowance at December 31, 2022 is considered by Management to be appropriate to address the credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio at that date. However, our determination of the appropriate allowance level is based upon a number of assumptions we make about future events, which we believe are reasonable, but which may or may not prove valid. Thus, there can be no assurance that our charge-offs in future periods will not exceed our allowance for loan losses or that we will not need to make additional increases in our allowance for loan losses.

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The following table summarizes our allocation of allowance by loan class as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. The percentages are the portion of each loan type to total loans:

| Dollars in thousands | As of December 31, |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  |
| Commercial |  |  |  |  |
| Real estate | $6,116 | 36.5% | $5,367 | 35.0% |
| Construction | 821 | 4.9% | 746 | 4.8% |
| Other | 3,097 | 16.7% | 2,830 | 16.1% |
| Municipal | 162 | 2.1% | 157 | 2.9% |
| Residential |  |  |  |  |
| Term | 2,559 | 32.1% | 2,733 | 33.4% |
| Construction | 199 | 2.6% | 148 | 1.9% |
| Home equity line of credit | 1,029 | 4.0% | 925 | 4.5% |
| Consumer | 1,062 | 1.1% | 833 | 1.4% |
| Unallocated | 1,678 | - % | 1,782 | - % |
| Total | $16,723 | 100.0% | $15,521 | 100.0% |

The allowance for loan losses totaled $16.7 million at December 31, 2022, compared to $15.5 million at December 31, 2021. Management's ongoing application of methodologies to establish the allowance include an evaluation of non-accrual loans and troubled debt restructured loans for specific reserves. These specific reserves decreased $178,000 in 2022 from $576,000 at December 31, 2021 to $398,000 at December 31, 2022. The specific loans that make up those categories change from period to period. Impairment on those loans, which would be reflected in the allowance for loan losses, might or might not exist, depending on the specific circumstances of each loan. The portion of the reserve based on historical loss experience of homogeneous pools of loans increased by $172,000 in 2022. The portion of the reserve based on qualitative factors increased by $1.3 million during 2022 due to a mix of factors. These factors included changes in various macroeconomic measures used in the qualitative model, volume changes in certain portfolio segments, ongoing analysis of the loan portfolio in multiple stress scenarios, and performance of COVID-19 related loan modifications. Unallocated reserves, which were $1.8 million, or 11.5% of the total reserve at December 31, 2021, decreased to $1.7 million or 10.0% of the total reserve at December 31, 2022. Management considers these levels appropriate as they supported general imprecision related to portfolio growth and included considerations of general economic and business conditions affecting our lending area, credit quality trends (including trends in delinquencies and nonperforming loans expected to result from existing conditions), loan volumes and concentrations, duration of the current business cycle, duration of the pandemic, bank regulatory examination results, findings of external loan review examiners, and Management's judgment with respect to various other conditions including loan administration and management and the quality of risk identification systems. Consequently, there may be underlying credit risks that have not yet surfaced in the loan specific or qualitative metrics the Company uses to estimate its allowance for loan losses that are reflected in the unallocated component.

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A breakdown of the allowance for loan losses as of December 31, 2022, by loan class, and allowance element, is presented in the following table:

| Dollars in thousands | Specific Reserves on Loans Evaluated Individually for Impairment | General Reserves on Loans Based on Historical Loss Experience | Reserves for Qualitative Factors | Unallocated Reserves | Total Reserves |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial |  |  |  |  |  |
| Real estate | $ - | $974 | $5,142 | $ - | $6,116 |
| Construction | - | 131 | 690 | - | 821 |
| Other | 298 | 446 | 2,353 | - | 3,097 |
| Municipal | - | - | 162 | - | 162 |
| Residential |  |  |  |  |  |
| Term | 100 | 83 | 2,376 | - | 2,559 |
| Construction | - | 7 | 192 | - | 199 |
| Home equity line of credit | - | 101 | 928 | - | 1,029 |
| Consumer | - | 286 | 776 | - | 1,062 |
| Unallocated | - | - | - | 1,678 | 1,678 |
|  | $398 | $2,028 | $12,619 | $1,678 | $16,723 |

Based upon Management's evaluation, provisions are made to maintain the allowance as a best estimate of inherent losses within the portfolio. The net provision for loan losses was $1.8 million in 2022 compared to $(375,000) in 2021. A reversal of $2.3 million was recorded in December 2021 reflecting reductions in certain risk categories resulting from the sale of commercial loans. Net charge offs were $548,000 in 2022 compared to net charge offs of $357,000 in 2021. The allowance as a percentage of loans outstanding stood at 0.87% at December 31, 2022 compared to 0.94% at December 31, 2021.

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The following table summarizes the activities in our allowance for loan losses as of December 31, 2022 and 2021:

| Dollars in thousands | As of December 31, |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2022 | 2021 |
| Balance at beginning of year | $15,521 | $16,253 |
| Loans charged off: |  |  |
| Commercial |  |  |
| Real estate | - | 106 |
| Construction | - | - |
| Other | 309 | 288 |
| Municipal | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |
| Term | 8 | 42 |
| Construction | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | 29 | - |
| Consumer | 412 | 312 |
| Total | 758 | 748 |
| Recoveries on loans previously charged off |  |  |
| Commercial |  |  |
| Real estate | 20 | 95 |
| Construction | - | - |
| Other | 13 | 84 |
| Municipal | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |
| Term | 29 | 66 |
| Construction | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | 4 | 61 |
| Consumer | 144 | 85 |
| Total | 210 | 391 |
| Net loans charged off | 548 | 357 |
| Provision (credit) for loan losses | 1,750 | (375) |
| Balance at end of period | $16,723 | $15,521 |
| Ratio of net loans charged off to average loans outstanding | 0.03% | 0.02% |
| Ratio of allowance for loan losses to total loans outstanding | 0.87% | 0.94% |

Management believes the allowance for loan losses is appropriate as of December 31, 2022. The level of the provision for loan losses is directionally consistent with the overall credit quality of our loan portfolio and corresponding levels of nonperforming loans, as well as with the performance of the national and local economies, including effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

### ***COVID-19 Impact on Loan Portfolio***

First National Bank is a designated SBA preferred lender and participated in both the 2020 (PPP1) and 2021 (PPP2) rounds of the PPP. Under PPP1, 1,718 loans were granted totaling $97.8 million in funds disbursed to qualified small businesses and under PPP2 there were 1,263 loans granted totaling $52.1 million. The Bank worked actively with borrowers to process applications for forgiveness per PPP guidelines. As of December 31, 2022, remaining PPP balances totaled $12,000. The State of Maine, where most of the Bank's customers reside and/or operate businesses, has re-opened its economy. The emergence of COVID-19 virus variants has not resulted in new restrictions or curtailment of economic activity, but COVID-19 remains a threat to economic normalization and could ultimately have a negative impact on the Bank's borrowers.

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## Nonperforming Loans

Nonperforming loans are comprised of loans for which, based on current information and events, it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement or when principal and interest is 90 days or more past due unless the loan is both well secured and in the process of collection (in which case the loan may continue to accrue interest in spite of its past due status). A loan is 'well secured' if it is secured (1) by collateral in the form of liens on or pledges of real or personal property, including securities, that have a realizable value sufficient to discharge the debt (including accrued interest) in full, or (2) by the guarantee of a financially responsible party. A loan is 'in the process of collection' if collection of the loan is proceeding in due course either (1) through legal action, including judgment enforcement procedures, or, (2) in appropriate circumstances, through collection efforts not involving legal action which are reasonably expected to result in repayment of the debt or in its restoration to current status in the near future.

When a loan becomes nonperforming (generally 90 days past due), it is evaluated for collateral dependency based upon the most recent appraisal or other evaluation method. If the collateral value is lower than the outstanding loan balance plus accrued interest and estimated selling costs, the loan is placed on non-accrual status, all accrued interest is reversed from interest income, and a specific reserve is established for the difference between the loan balance and the collateral value less selling costs or, in certain situations, the difference between the loan balance and the collateral value less selling costs is written off. Concurrently, a new appraisal or valuation may be ordered, depending on collateral type, currency of the most recent valuation, the size of the loan, and other factors appropriate to the loan. Upon receipt and acceptance of the new valuation, the loan may have an additional specific reserve or write down based on the updated collateral value. On an ongoing basis, appraisals or valuations may be obtained periodically on collateral dependent non-performing loans and an additional specific reserve or write down will be made, if appropriate, based on the new collateral value.

Once a loan is placed on nonaccrual, it remains in nonaccrual status until the loan is current as to payment of both principal and interest and the borrower demonstrates the ability to pay and remain current. All payments made on non-accrual loans are applied to the principal balance of the loan.

Nonperforming loans, expressed as a percentage of total loans, totaled 0.09% at December 31, 2022 compared to 0.35% at December 31, 2021. As a result of both the dollar increase in the allowance for loan losses and a dollar decrease in non-performing loans in 2022 from 2021, the ratio of allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans increased materially, to 952.9% at year-end 2022 from 277.1% at year-end 2021.

The following table shows the distribution of nonperforming loans by class as of December 31, 2022 and 2021:

| Dollars in thousands | As of December 31, |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2022 | 2021 |
| Commercial |  |  |
| Real estate | $193 | $242 |
| Construction | 23 | 27 |
| Other | 663 | 1,068 |
| Municipal | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |
| Term | 572 | 3,808 |
| Construction | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | 304 | 457 |
| Consumer | - | - |
| Total non-performing loans | $1,755 | $5,602 |
| Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans | 952.9% | 277.1% |

Total nonperforming loans do not include loans 90 or more days past due and still accruing interest. These are loans in which we expect to collect all amounts due, including past-due interest. As of December 31, 2022, loans 90 or more days past due and still accruing interest totaled $241,000, compared to $32,000 at December 31, 2021.

As of December 31, 2022, five loans with a balance of $339,000 were non-performing and also classified as TDR. This compares to 20 loans with a balance of $1.9 million as of December 31, 2021.

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### Troubled Debt Restructured

A TDR constitutes a restructuring of debt if the Bank, for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower's financial difficulties, grants a concession to the borrower that it would not otherwise consider. To determine whether or not a loan should be classified as a TDR, Management evaluates a loan based upon the following criteria:

- The borrower demonstrates financial difficulty; common indicators include past due status with bank obligations, substandard credit bureau reports, or an inability to refinance with another lender, and
- The Bank has granted a concession; common concession types include maturity date extension, interest rate adjustments to below market pricing, and deferral of payments.

As of December 31, 2022 there were 29 loans with an aggregate outstanding balance of $4.7 million that have been restructured. This compares to 60 loans with amounts totaling $8.3 million that had been restructured as of December 31, 2021. The following table shows the activity in loans classified as TDRs between December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022.

| Balance in Thousands of Dollars | Number of Loans | Aggregate Balance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Total at December 31, 2021 | 60 | $8,341 |
| Added in 2022 | 1 | 38 |
| Loans paid off in 2022 | (32) | (3,404) |
| Repayments in 2022 | - | (231) |
| Total at December 31, 2022 | 29 | $4,744 |

As of December 31, 2022, 24 loans with an aggregate balance of $4.4 million were performing under the modified terms, no loans were more than 30 days past due and accruing, and five loans with an aggregate balance of $339,000 were on nonaccrual. As a percentage of aggregate outstanding balance, 92.9% were performing under the modified terms, 0.00% were more than 30 days past due and accruing and 7.1% were on nonaccrual.

The performance status of all TDRs as of December 31, 2022, as well as the associated specific reserve in the allowance for loan losses, is summarized by class of loan in the following table.

| In thousands of dollars | Performing As Modified | 30+ Days Past Due and Accruing | On Nonaccrual | All TDRs |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial |  |  |  |  |
| Real estate | $1,044 | $ - | $ - | $1,044 |
| Construction | 661 | - | - | 661 |
| Other | 183 | - | 178 | 361 |
| Municipal | - | - | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |  |  |
| Term | 2,517 | - | 161 | 2,678 |
| Construction | - | - | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | - | - | - | - |
| Consumer | - | - | - | - |
|  | $4,405 | $ - | $339 | $4,744 |
| Percent of balance | 92.9% | - % | 7.1% | 100.0% |
| Number of loans | 24 | - | 5 | 29 |
| Associated specific reserve | $100 | $ - | $81 | $181 |

Residential TDRs as of December 31, 2022 included 20 loans with an aggregate balance of $2.7 million and the modifications granted fell into four major categories. Loans totaling $1.5 million had an extension of term, allowing the borrower to repay over an extended number of years and lowering the monthly payment to a level the borrower can afford. Loans totaling $1.0 million had interest capitalized, allowing the borrower to become current after unpaid interest was added to the balance of the loan and re-amortized over the remaining life of the loan. Short-term rate concessions were granted on loans totaling $205,000. Loans with an aggregate balance of $531,000 were involved in bankruptcy. Certain residential TDRs had more than one modification.

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Commercial TDRs as of December 31, 2022 were comprised of nine loans with a balance of $2.1 million. Of this total, three loans with an aggregate balance of $943,000 had an extended period of interest-only payments, deferring the start of principal repayment. Two loans with an aggregate balance of $163,000 had a deferral of payment. The remaining four loans with an aggregate balance of $1.0 million had several different modifications.

In each case when a loan was modified, Management determined it was in the Bank's best interest to work with the borrower with modified terms rather than to proceed to foreclosure. Once a loan is classified as a TDR, however, it remains classified as such until the balance is fully repaid, despite whether the loan is performing under the modified terms. As of December 31, 2022, Management is aware of four loans classified as TDRs that are involved in bankruptcy proceedings with an aggregate outstanding balance of $550,000. There were also five loans with an outstanding balance of $339,000 that were classified as TDRs and on non-accrual status, of which no loans were in the process of foreclosure.

### *Impaired Loans*

Impaired loans include TDRs and loans placed on non-accrual status when, based on current information and events, it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. These loans are measured at the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's effective interest rate or at the fair value of the collateral less estimated selling costs if the loan is collateral dependent. If the measure of an impaired loan is lower than the recorded investment in the loan, a specific reserve is established for the difference. Impaired loans totaled $6.2 million at December 31, 2022, and have decreased $5.9 million from December 31, 2021. The number of impaired loans decreased by 48 loans from 107 to 59 during the same period. Impaired commercial loans decreased $653,000 from December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2022. The specific allowance for impaired commercial loans decreased from $439,000 at December 31, 2021 to $298,000 as of December 31, 2022, which represented the fair value deficiencies for those loans for which the net fair value of the collateral was estimated at less than our carrying amount of the loan. From December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2022, impaired residential loans decreased $5.1 million and impaired home equity lines of credit decreased $153,000.

The following table sets forth impaired loans as of December 31, 2022 and 2021:

| Dollars in thousands | As of December 31, |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2022 | 2021 |
| Commercial |  |  |
| Real estate | $1,236 | $1,428 |
| Construction | 685 | 689 |
| Other | 846 | 1,303 |
| Municipal | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |
| Term | 3,089 | 8,173 |
| Construction | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | 304 | 457 |
| Consumer | - | 2 |
| Total | $6,160 | $12,052 |

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## Past Due Loans

The Bank's overall loan delinquency ratio was 0.08% at December 31, 2022, versus 0.26% at December 31, 2021. Loans 90 days delinquent and accruing increased from $32,000 at December 31, 2021 to $241,000 as of December 31, 2022. The year-end 2022 total is made up of four loans; we expect to collect all amounts due on each, including interest.

The following table sets forth loan delinquencies as of December 31, 2022 and 2021:

| Dollars in thousands | As of December 31, |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2022 | 2021 |
| Commercial |  |  |
| Real estate | $193 | $440 |
| Construction | - | 24 |
| Other | 226 | 157 |
| Municipal | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |
| Term | 452 | 2,297 |
| Construction | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | 421 | 1,035 |
| Consumer | 167 | 392 |
| Total | $1,459 | $4,345 |
| Loans 30-89 days past due to total loans | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| Loans 90+ days past due and accruing to total loans | 0.01% | 0.00% |
| Loans 90+ days past due on non-accrual to total loans | 0.02% | 0.13% |
| Total past due loans to total loans | 0.08% | 0.26% |

## Potential Problem Loans and Loans in Process of Foreclosure

Potential problem loans consist of classified accruing commercial and commercial real estate loans that were between 30 and 89 days past due. Such loans are characterized by weaknesses in the financial condition of borrowers or collateral deficiencies. Based on historical experience, the credit quality of some of these loans may improve due to changes in collateral values or the financial condition of the borrowers, while the credit quality of other loans may deteriorate, resulting in some amount of loss. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were no potential problem loans.

As of December 31, 2022, there were three loans in the process of foreclosure with a total balance of $356,000. The Bank's residential foreclosure process begins when a loan becomes 75 days past due at which time a Demand/Breach Letter is sent to the borrower. If the loan becomes 120 days past due, copies of the promissory note and mortgage deed are forwarded to the Bank's attorney for review and a complaint for foreclosure is then prepared. An authorized Bank officer signs the affidavit certifying the validity of the documents and verification of the past due amount which is then forwarded to the court. Once a Motion for Summary Judgment is granted, a Period of Redemption ('POR') begins which gives the customer 90 days to cure the default. A foreclosure auction date is then set 30 days from the POR expiration date if the default is not cured.

The Bank's commercial foreclosure process begins when a loan becomes 60 days past due, at which time a default letter is issued. At expiration of the period to cure default, which lasts 12 days after the issuing of the default letter, copies of the promissory note and mortgage deed are forwarded to the Bank's attorney for review. A Notice of Statutory Power of Sale is then prepared. This notice must be published for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper located in the county in which the property is located. A notice also must be issued to the mortgagor and all parties of interest 21 days prior to the sale. The foreclosure auction occurs and the Affidavit of Sale is recorded within the appropriate county within 30 days of the sale.

The Bank's written policies and procedures for foreclosures, along with implementation of same, are subject to annual review by its internal audit provider. The scope of this review includes loans held in portfolio and loans serviced for others. There were no issues requiring management attention in the most recent review. Servicing for others includes loans sold to Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston through its MPF program. The Bank follows the published guidelines of each investor. Loans serviced for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have been sold without recourse, and the Bank has no liability for these loans in the event of foreclosure. A de minimis volume of loans has been sold to and serviced for MPF to date. The Bank retains a second loss layer credit enhancement obligation; no losses have been recorded on this credit enhancement obligation since the Bank started selling loans to MPF in 2013.

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## ***Other Real Estate Owned***

Other real estate owned and repossessed assets ('OREO') are comprised of properties or other assets acquired through a foreclosure proceeding, or acceptance of a deed or title in lieu of foreclosure. Real estate acquired through foreclosure is carried at the lower of cost or fair value less estimated cost to sell. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were no OREO properties owned and no allowance for OREO losses.

## Funding, Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity is the ability of a financial institution to meet maturing liability obligations and customer loan demand. The Bank's lead source of liquidity is deposits, including brokered deposits, which funded 85.6% of total average assets in 2022. Other sources of funding include discretionary use of purchased liabilities (e.g., FHLB term or overnight advances, and other borrowings), cash flows from the securities portfolio and loan repayments. Securities designated as available for sale may also be sold in response to short-term or long-term liquidity needs, although Management has no intention to do so at this time. While the generally preferred funding strategy is to attract and retain low cost deposits, our ability to do so is affected by competitive interest rates and terms in the marketplace.

The Bank has a detailed liquidity funding policy and a contingency funding plan that provide for prompt and comprehensive responses to unexpected demands for liquidity. Management has developed quantitative models to estimate needs for contingent funding that could result from unexpected outflows of funds in excess of 'business as usual' cash flows. In Management's estimation, risks are concentrated amongst several major categories: runoff of in-market deposit balances, an inability to renew wholesale sources of funding, and materially increased utilization of available credit lines by borrowers. Of these, potential runoff of deposit balances would have the most significant impact on contingent liquidity. Our modeling attempts to quantify deposits at risk over selected time horizons. In addition to these outflow risks, several other 'business as usual' factors enter into the calculation of the adequacy of contingent liquidity, including payment proceeds from loans and investment securities, maturing debt obligations and maturing time deposits. Stress testing analysis of liquidity resources under various scenarios is conducted no less than quarterly and results are reported to the Bank's Asset/Liability Committee ('ALCO'). Borrowings supplement deposits as a source of liquidity; our borrowings typically consist of customer repurchase agreements and FHLB advances. The Bank tests its borrowing capacity with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the FHLB and Fed Funds lines no less than annually.

The Company defines its primary sources of contingent liquidity as cash & equivalents, unencumbered US Government or Agency bond collateral, available capacity at FHLB, and available authorized brokered deposit issuance capacity. As of December 31, 2022, the Bank had primary sources of contingent liquidity of $853.0 million or 31.5% of its total assets. It is Management's opinion that this is an appropriate level. In addition, the Bank has $158.0 million in borrowing capacity under the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Borrower in Custody program, $76.0 million in credit lines with correspondent banks, and $187.0 million in other unencumbered securities available as collateral for borrowing. These bring the Bank's total sources of liquidity to $1.274 billion or 47.0% of its total assets. The ALCO establishes guidelines for liquidity in its Asset/Liability policy and monitors internal liquidity measures to manage liquidity exposure. Based on its assessment of the liquidity considerations described above, Management believes the Bank's and the Company's sources of funding will meet anticipated funding needs.

The Company is dependent upon the payment of cash dividends by the Bank to service its commitments. As the sole shareholder of the Bank, the Company is entitled to such dividends when and as declared by the Bank's Board of Directors from legally available funds. For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020 the Bank declared dividends to the Company of $14.0 million, $13.4 million, and $13.3 million, respectively. The Bank's regulator, the OCC, may limit the amount of dividends declared and paid in a calendar year based upon certain factors. Further discussion may be found in Item 1A Risk Factors and in Note 18 of the financial statements.

## Deposits

During 2022, total deposits increased by $255.6 million, ending the year at $2.379 billion compared to $2.123 billion at December 31, 2021. Low-cost deposits (demand, NOW, and savings accounts) decreased by $31.6 million or 2.3% during the year, money market deposits decreased $14.3 million or 6.9%, and certificates of deposit increased $301.5 million or 53.2%. After increasing throughout 2020 and 2021, largely the result of COVID-19 economic stimulus dollars, low-cost deposits began to level off and fell modestly by year-end 2022. To replace these funds and to support earning asset growth, certificates of deposit were utilized in the form of local market specials and issuances in the wholesale markets. Estimated uninsured deposits totaled $173.5 million and $228.4 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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Average deposits increased $287.1 million in 2022, as shown in the following table, which sets forth the average daily balance for the Bank's principal deposit categories for each period:

| Dollars in thousands | Years ended December 31, |  | % change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 vs 2021 |
| Demand deposits | $337,121 | $307,508 | 9.63% |
| NOW accounts | 635,172 | 572,091 | 11.03% |
| Money market accounts | 204,279 | 182,000 | 12.24% |
| Savings | 373,604 | 335,677 | 11.30% |
| Certificates of deposit | 695,311 | 561,080 | 23.92% |
| Total deposits | $2,245,487 | $1,958,356 | 14.66% |

The average cost of deposits (including non-interest-bearing accounts) was 0.68% for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to 0.37% for the year ended December 31, 2021. The following table sets forth the average cost of each category of interest-bearing deposits for the periods indicated.

|  | Years ended December 31, |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2022 | 2021 |
| NOW | 0.53% | 0.33% |
| Money market | 0.86% | 0.24% |
| Savings | 0.11% | 0.07% |
| Certificates of deposit | 1.41% | 0.85% |
| Total interest-bearing deposits | 0.80% | 0.44% |

Of all certificates of deposit, $541.2 million or 62.37% will mature by December 31, 2023. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Bank held a total of $118.3 million and $55.4 million in certificate of deposit accounts with balances in excess of $250,000, respectively. The following table summarizes the time remaining to maturity for these certificates of deposit.

| Dollars in thousands | As of December 31, |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2022 | 2021 |
| Within 3 Months | $13,144 | $10,311 |
| 3 Months through 6 months | 14,556 | 14,313 |
| 6 months through 12 months | 14,836 | 6,304 |
| Over 12 months | 75,728 | 24,498 |
| Total | $118,264 | $55,426 |

### ***Borrowed Funds***

Borrowed funds consists of advances from the FHLB, advances from the FRB Discount Window, and securities repurchase agreements with customers. Advances from the FHLB are secured with pledged collateral consisting of FHLB stock, funds on deposit with FHLB, U.S. Agency notes, mortgage-backed securities, and qualifying first mortgage loans. FRB Discount Window advances are similarly secured with collateral consisting of FRB stock, funds on deposit at FRB, and qualifying commercial, home equity and construction loans. As of December 31, 2022, advances from FHLB totaled $39.1 million, with a weighted average interest rate of 4.25% per annum and remaining maturities ranging from 1 day to 1.5 years. This compares to advances from FHLB totaling $55.1 million, with a weighted average interest rate of 1.38% per annum and remaining maturities ranging from 2.5 to 4 years, as of December 31, 2021. Our FHLB advances are predominantly short term and the year-to-year change in the average interest rate is a function of market conditions.

The Bank offers securities repurchase agreements to municipal and corporate customers as an alternative to deposits. The balance of these agreements as of December 31, 2022 was $64.4 million, compared to $81.3 million on December 31, 2021. The weighted average interest rates payable under these agreements were 1.04% per annum as of December 31, 2022, compared to 0.47% per annum as of December 31, 2021.

The maximum amount of borrowed funds outstanding at any month-end during each of the last two years was $152.6 million at the end of May in 2022 and $238.5 million at the end of August in 2021. The average amount outstanding during

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2022 was $124.9 million with a weighted average interest rate of 1.21% per annum. This compares to an average outstanding amount of $228.8 million with a weighted average interest rate of 1.51% per annum in 2021.

### *Capital Resources*

Shareholders' equity as of December 31, 2022 was $228.9 million, compared to $245.7 million as of December 31, 2021.

During 2022, the Company declared cash dividends of $0.32 per share in the first quarter and $0.34 per share in the remaining three quarters, or $1.34 per share for the year. The dividend payout ratio, which is calculated by dividing dividends declared per share by diluted earnings per share, was 37.64% for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 38.14% for the year ended December 31, 2021. In determining future dividend payout levels, the Board of Directors carefully analyzes capital requirements and earnings retention, as set forth in the Company's Dividend Policy. The ability of the Company to pay cash dividends to its shareholders depends on receipt of dividends from its subsidiary, the Bank. The subsidiary may pay dividends to its parent out of so much of its net profits as the Bank's directors deem appropriate, subject to the limitation that the total of all dividends declared by the Bank in any calendar year may not exceed the total of its net profits of that year combined with its retained net profits of the preceding two years. The amount available for dividends in 2023 is this year's net income plus $49.6 million.

In 2022, 55,061 shares were issued via employee stock programs, the dividend reinvestment plan, and restricted stock grants. The Company received consideration totaling $796,000. The following table summarizes the Company's 2022 stock issuances.

| Dividend reinvestment plan | 11,326 |
| --- | --- |
| Employee stock program | 14,990 |
| Restricted stock grants | 28,745 |
| Total | 55,061 |

Financial institution regulators have established guidelines for minimum capital ratios for banks and bank holding companies. The net unrealized gain or loss on available for sale securities is generally not included in computing regulatory capital. During the first quarter of 2015, the Company adopted the new Basel III regulatory capital framework as approved by the federal banking agencies. In order to avoid limitations on capital distributions, including dividend payments, the Company must hold a capital conservation buffer of 2.5% above the adequately capitalized risk-based capital ratios.

Capital at December 31, 2022 was sufficient to meet the requirements of regulatory authorities. Leverage capital of the Company, or total shareholders' equity divided by average total assets for the current quarter less goodwill and any net unrealized gain or loss on securities available for sale and postretirement benefits, stood at 9.01% on December 31, 2022 and 8.63% at December 31, 2021. To be rated 'well-capitalized', regulatory requirements call for a minimum leverage capital ratio of 5.00%. Given its capital structure, regulatory Tier 1 capital and Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) are equal. At December 31, 2022, the Company had CET1 and tier-one risk-based capital ratios of 12.70%, and a tier-two, or total, risk-based capital ratio of 13.58%, versus 13.31% and 14.27%, respectively, at December 31, 2021. To be rated 'well-capitalized', regulatory requirements call for a minimum leverage capital ratio of 5.00%, and minimum CET1, tier-one and tier-two risk-based capital ratios of 6.50%, 8.00% and 10.00%, respectively. The Company's actual levels of capitalization were comfortably above the standards to be rated 'well-capitalized' by regulatory authorities.

The Company met each of the well-capitalized ratio guidelines at December 31, 2022. The following tables indicate the capital ratios for the Bank and the Company at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

| As of December 31, 2022 | Leverage | Common Equity Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Total Risk- Based |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bank | 8.81% | 12.64% | 12.64% | 13.52% |
| Company | 9.01% | 12.70% | 12.70% | 13.58% |
| Adequately capitalized ratio | 4.00% | 4.50% | 6.00% | 8.00% |
| Adequately capitalized ratio plus capital conservation buffer | n/a % | 7.00% | 8.50% | 10.50% |
| Well capitalized ratio (Bank only) | 5.00% | 6.50% | 8.00% | 10.00% |

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| As of December 31, 2021 | Leverage | Common Equity Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Total Risk- Based |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bank | 8.56% | 13.21% | 13.21% | 14.17% |
| Company | 8.63% | 13.31% | 13.31% | 14.27% |
| Adequately capitalized ratio | 4.00% | 4.50% | 6.00% | 8.00% |
| Adequately capitalized ratio plus capital conservation buffer | n/a % | 7.00% | 8.50% | 10.50% |
| Well capitalized ratio (Bank only) | 5.00% | 6.50% | 8.00% | 10.00% |

Except as identified in Item 1A, 'Risk Factors', Management knows of no present trends, events or uncertainties that will have, or are reasonably likely to have, a material effect on the Company's capital resources, liquidity, or results of operations.

### ***Contractual Obligations***

The following table sets forth the contractual obligations of the Company as of December 31, 2022:

| Dollars in thousands | Total | Less than 1 year | 1-3 years | 3-5 years | More than 5 years |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Operating leases | $863 | $113 | $200 | $119 | 431 |
| Total | $863 | $113 | $200 | $119 | $431 |

### ***Capital Purchases***

In 2022, the Company made capital purchases totaling $1.1 million for real estate improvements for branch or operations premises and equipment related to technology. This cost will be amortized over an average of seven years, adding approximately $150,000 to pre-tax operating costs per year.

### ***Goodwill***

On December 11, 2020, the Bank completed the purchase of a branch at 1B Belmont Avenue in Belfast, Maine, from Bangor Savings Bank ('Bangor Savings'). The branch is one of six branches Bangor Savings acquired from Damariscotta Bank & Trust Company ('DB&T'), and this branch was divested by Bangor Savings to resolve competitive concerns in that market raised by the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division. The transaction value was approximately $25.2 million consisting of loans, the building, equipment, core deposit intangible and goodwill. Goodwill totaled $841,000; this amount is not amortizable under GAAP but is amortizable for tax purposes.

On October 26, 2012, the Bank completed the purchase of a branch at 63 Union Street in Rockland, Maine, from Camden National Bank that was formerly operated by Bank of America. As part of the transaction, the Bank acquired approximately $32.3 million in deposits as well as a small volume of loans. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and the amount allocated for core deposit intangible totaled $2.1 million and was recorded as goodwill. The goodwill is not amortizable under GAAP but is amortizable for tax purposes.

On January 14, 2005, the Company acquired FNB Bankshares ('FNB') of Bar Harbor, Maine, and its subsidiary, The First National Bank of Bar Harbor. The total value of the transaction was $48.0 million, and all of the voting equity interest of FNB was acquired in the transaction. The transaction was accounted for as a purchase and the excess of purchase price over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired equaled $27.6 million and was recorded as goodwill, none of which was deductible for tax purposes. The portion of the purchase price related to the core deposit intangible was amortized over its expected economic life.

Goodwill is evaluated annually for possible impairment under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 350, 'Intangibles - Goodwill and Other'. As of December 31, 2022, in accordance with Topic 350, the Company completed its annual review of goodwill and determined there has been no impairment. The Bank also carries $125,000 in goodwill for a de minimis transaction in 2001.

### ***Effect of Future Interest Rates on Post-retirement Benefit Liabilities***

In evaluating the Company's post-retirement benefit liabilities, Management believes changes in discount rates which have occurred pursuant to Federal legislation will not have a significant impact on the Company's future operating results or financial condition.

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## ***Climate Change***

The Company is mindful of the potential risk of climate change on its operations as well as on its customers, vendors and other stakeholders. The Item 1A Risk Factors section of this 10-K highlights the general nature of climate change related risks. We expect these risks to increase over time, and expect that there may be a material financial impact, the extent of which cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. Increased regulation related to measurement and reporting of climate change risk may increase our operating costs, though we are unable to estimate the added cost at this time. We consider the potential impact that our own expenditures may have on climate change. When making expenditures to upgrade and maintain our facilities, we may consider energy efficiency as one of many factors in our purchasing decisions. Similarly, we recognize our clients may make climate change in their own purchasing decisions. We currently lend to clients working on climate change issues and our wealth management division works with clients who seek to direct their investments to be compatible with ESG investing objectives. We continue to monitor the impact that climate change may have on our clients' demands and the ability of our product offerings to meet those demands.

### **ITEM 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk**

Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in the fair value of financial instruments due to changes in interest rates, and the Company's market risk is composed primarily of interest rate risk. The ALCO is responsible for reviewing the interest rate sensitivity position of the Company and establishing policies to monitor and limit exposure to interest rate risk. All guidelines and policies established by the ALCO have been approved by the Board of Directors.

#### **Asset/Liability Management**

The primary goal of asset/liability management is to maximize net interest income within the interest rate risk limits set by the ALCO. Interest rate risk is monitored through the use of two complementary measures: static gap analysis and earnings simulation modeling. While each measurement has limitations, taken together they present a reasonably comprehensive view of the magnitude of interest rate risk in the Company, the level of risk through time, and the amount of exposure to changes in certain interest rate relationships.

Static gap analysis measures the amount of repricing risk embedded in the balance sheet at a point in time. It does so by comparing the differences in the repricing characteristics of assets and liabilities. A gap is defined as the difference between the principal amount of assets and liabilities which reprice within a specified time period. The cumulative one-year gap, at December 31, 2022, was (5.60)% of total assets, compared to 7.09% of total assets at December 31, 2021. The ALCO's policy limit for the one-year gap is plus or minus 20% of total assets. Core deposits with non-contractual maturities are presented based upon historical patterns of balance attrition, which are reviewed at least annually.

The gap repricing distributions include principal cash flows from residential mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities in the time frames in which they are expected to be received. Mortgage prepayments are estimated by applying industry median projections of prepayment speeds to portfolio segments based on coupon range and loan age.

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The Company's summarized static gap, as of December 31, 2022, is presented in the following table:

| Dollars in thousands | 0-90 Days | 90-365 Days | 1-5 Years | 5+ Years |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Investment securities at amortized cost (HTM) and fair value (AFS) | $37,496 | $31,117 | $149,464 | $460,328 |
| Restricted equity securities, at cost | 2,846 | - | - | 1,037 |
| Loans | 463,546 | 204,376 | 924,702 | 322,324 |
| Other interest-earning assets | - | 26,019 | - | - |
| Non-rate-sensitive assets | 12,876 | - | - | 103,047 |
| Total assets | 516,764 | 261,512 | 1,074,166 | 886,736 |
| Interest-bearing deposits | 497,194 | 395,473 | 329,355 | 903,577 |
| Borrowed funds | 38,990 | - | 83 | - |
| Non-rate-sensitive liabilities and equity | - | - | - | 574,506 |
| Total liabilities and equity | 536,184 | 395,473 | 329,438 | 1,478,083 |
| Period gap | $(19,420) | $(133,961) | $744,728 | $(591,347) |
| Percent of total assets | (0.71) % | (4.89) % | 27.19% | (21.59) % |
| Cumulative gap (current) | $(19,420) | $(153,381) | $591,347 | $ - |
| Percent of total assets | (0.71) % | (5.60) % | 21.59% | - % |

The earnings simulation model forecasts capture the impact of changing interest rates on one-year and two-year net interest income. The modeling process calculates changes in interest income received and interest expense paid on all interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities reflected on the Company's balance sheet. None of the assets used in the simulation are held for trading purposes. The modeling is done for a variety of scenarios that incorporate changes in the absolute level of interest rates as well as basis risk, as represented by changes in the shape of the yield curve and changes in interest rate relationships. Management evaluates the effects on income of alternative interest rate scenarios against earnings in a stable interest rate environment. This analysis is also most useful in determining the short-run earnings exposures to changes in customer behavior involving loan payments and deposit additions and withdrawals.

The Company's most recent simulation model calculates projected impact on net interest income in scenarios where short term interest rates gradually decrease by two percentage points, gradually decreases by one percentage point, and where short-term rates gradually increase by two percentage points. The Company does not model for negative interest rates; accordingly a two percentage point decrease scenario was not calculated as of December 31, 2021. The Company's modeling as of December 31, 2022 projects net interest income would be unchanged from stable-rate net interest income if short-term rates affected by Federal Open Market Committee actions fall gradually by two percentage points over the next year, and would increase by approximately 0.2% if rates fall gradually by one percentage point over the next year; net interest income would decrease by approximately 3.8% if rates rise gradually by two percentage points over the next year. Each scenario is well within the ALCO's policy limit of a decrease in net interest income of no more than 10.0% given a 2.0% move in interest rates, up or down. Management believes this reflects a reasonable interest rate risk position. In year two, and assuming no additional movement in rates, the model forecasts that net interest income would be higher than that earned in the first year of a stable rate environment by 5.7% in the two percentage point falling-rate scenario, and higher by 6.8% in the one percentage point falling rate scenario; net interest income would be lower than that earned in a stable rate environment by 3.4% in a two percentage point rising rate scenario, when compared to the year-one base scenario. Each year two scenario is well within the ALCO's policy limit of a decrease of no more than 20% given a 2.0% move in interest rates, up or down. A summary of the Bank's interest rate risk simulation modeling, as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 is presented in the following table:

| Changes in Net Interest Income | 2022 | 2021 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Year 1 |  |  |
| Projected changes if rates decrease by 1.0% | 0.2% | (1.5)% |
| Projected changes if rates decrease by 2.0% | 0.0% | n/a |
| Projected change if rates increase by 2.0% | (3.8)% | (2.8)% |
| Year 2 |  |  |
| Projected changes if rates decrease by 1.0% | 6.8% | (7.3)% |
| Projected changes if rates decrease by 2.0% | 5.7% | n/a |
| Projected change if rates increase by 2.0% | (3.4)% | (3.6)% |

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This dynamic simulation model includes assumptions about how the balance sheet is likely to evolve through time and in different interest rate environments. Loans and deposits are projected to maintain stable balances. All maturities, calls and prepayments in the securities portfolio are assumed to be reinvested in similar assets. Mortgage loan prepayment assumptions are developed from industry median estimates of prepayment speeds and amounts for portfolios with similar coupon ranges and seasoning. Non-contractual deposit volatility and pricing are assumed to follow historical patterns. The sensitivities of key assumptions are analyzed annually and reviewed by the ALCO.

This sensitivity analysis does not represent a Company forecast and should not be relied upon as being indicative of expected operating results. These hypothetical estimates are based upon numerous assumptions including, among others, the nature and timing of interest rate levels, yield curve shape, prepayments on loans and securities, pricing decisions on loans and deposits, and reinvestment/ replacement of asset and liability cash flows. While assumptions are developed based upon current economic and local market conditions, the Company cannot make any assurances as to the predictive ability of these assumptions, including how customer preferences or competitor influences might change.

### **Interest Rate Risk Management**

A variety of financial instruments can be used to manage interest rate sensitivity. These may include investment securities, interest rate swaps, and interest rate caps and floors. Frequently called interest rate derivatives, interest rate swaps, caps and floors have characteristics similar to securities but possess the advantages of customization of the risk-reward profile of the instrument, minimization of balance sheet leverage and improvement of liquidity. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had three interest rate swaps with a total notional value of $30 million designed for interest rate risk management.

The Company engages an independent consultant to periodically review its interest rate risk position, as well as the effectiveness of simulation modeling and reasonableness of assumptions used. As of December 31, 2022, there were no significant differences between the views of the independent consultant and Management regarding the Company's interest rate risk exposure. Management expects interest rates will increase in the next year and believes that the current level of interest rate risk is acceptable.

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# **ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data**

# **Consolidated Balance Sheets**

*The First Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary*

| As of December 31, | 2022 | 2021 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Assets |  |  |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $22,728,000 | $20,634,000 |
| Interest-bearing deposits in other banks | 3,693,000 | 66,678,000 |
| Securities available for sale | 284,509,000 | 320,566,000 |
| Securities to be held to maturity (fair value of $339,011,000 at December 31, 2022, and $375,327,000 at December 31, 2021) | 393,896,000 | 370,040,000 |
| Restricted equity securities, at cost | 3,883,000 | 5,365,000 |
| Loans held for sale | 275,000 | 835,000 |
| Loans | 1,914,674,000 | 1,647,649,000 |
| Less allowance for loan losses | 16,723,000 | 15,521,000 |
| Net loans | 1,897,951,000 | 1,632,128,000 |
| Accrued interest receivable | 9,829,000 | 7,544,000 |
| Premises and equipment, net | 28,277,000 | 28,949,000 |
| Goodwill | 30,646,000 | 30,646,000 |
| Other assets | 63,491,000 | 43,714,000 |
| Total assets | $2,739,178,000 | $2,527,099,000 |
| Liabilities |  |  |
| Demand deposits | $318,626,000 | $334,945,000 |
| NOW deposits | 630,416,000 | 655,061,000 |
| Money market deposits | 192,632,000 | 206,901,000 |
| Savings deposits | 369,532,000 | 360,185,000 |
| Certificates of deposit | 867,671,000 | 566,205,000 |
| Total deposits | 2,378,877,000 | 2,123,297,000 |
| Borrowed funds - short term | 103,399,000 | 81,252,000 |
| Borrowed funds - long term | 84,000 | 55,090,000 |
| Other liabilities | 27,895,000 | 21,803,000 |
| Total liabilities | 2,510,255,000 | 2,281,442,000 |
| Commitments and contingent liabilities |  |  |
| Shareholders' equity |  |  |
| Common stock, one cent par value per share | 110,000 | 110,000 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 68,435,000 | 66,830,000 |
| Retained earnings | 204,343,000 | 180,417,000 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |
| Net unrealized loss on securities available for sale | (44,718,000) | (1,718,000) |
| Net unrealized loss on securities transferred from available for sale to held to maturity | (64,000) | (87,000) |
| Net unrealized gain on cash flow hedging derivative instruments | 544,000 | - |
| Net unrealized gain on postretirement costs | 273,000 | 105,000 |
| Total shareholders' equity | 228,923,000 | 245,657,000 |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $2,739,178,000 | $2,527,099,000 |
| Common stock |  |  |
| Number of shares authorized | 18,000,000 | 18,000,000 |
| Number of shares issued and outstanding | 11,045,186 | 10,998,765 |
| Book value per common share | $20.73 | $22.33 |
| Tangible book value per common share | $17.93 | $19.52 |

*The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements*

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# **Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Loss)**

*The First Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary*

| Years ended December 31, | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Interest and dividend income |  |  |  |
| Interest and fees on loans (includes tax-exempt income of $1,181,000 in 2022, $1,102,000 in 2021, and $1,170,000 in 2020) | $75,805,000 | $62,195,000 | $59,059,000 |
| Interest on deposits with other banks | 315,000 | 72,000 | 96,000 |
| Interest and dividends on investments (includes tax-exempt income of $7,571,000 in 2022, $7,644,000 in 2021, and $7,617,000 in 2020) | 16,915,000 | 14,814,000 | 17,964,000 |
| Total interest and dividend income | 93,035,000 | 77,081,000 | 77,119,000 |
| Interest expense |  |  |  |
| Interest on deposits | 15,359,000 | 7,314,000 | 14,139,000 |
| Interest on borrowed funds | 1,510,000 | 3,464,000 | 3,147,000 |
| Total interest expense | 16,869,000 | 10,778,000 | 17,286,000 |
| Net interest income | 76,166,000 | 66,303,000 | 59,833,000 |
| Provision (credit) for loan losses | 1,750,000 | (375,000) | 6,050,000 |
| Net interest income after provision (credit) for loan losses | 74,416,000 | 66,678,000 | 53,783,000 |
| Non-interest income |  |  |  |
| Fiduciary and investment management income | 4,600,000 | 4,529,000 | 3,660,000 |
| Service charges on deposit accounts | 1,825,000 | 1,568,000 | 1,648,000 |
| Net securities gains | 7,000 | 23,000 | 1,155,000 |
| Mortgage origination and servicing income | 1,424,000 | 5,236,000 | 5,085,000 |
| Debit card income | 6,348,000 | 5,208,000 | 4,139,000 |
| Other operating income | 2,670,000 | 2,819,000 | 2,432,000 |
| Total non-interest income | 16,874,000 | 19,383,000 | 18,119,000 |
| Non-interest expense |  |  |  |
| Salaries and employee benefits | 23,316,000 | 21,152,000 | 20,388,000 |
| Occupancy expense | 3,052,000 | 2,841,000 | 2,762,000 |
| Furniture and equipment expense | 5,058,000 | 4,788,000 | 4,799,000 |
| FDIC insurance premiums | 1,068,000 | 824,000 | 738,000 |
| Acquisition-related costs | - | - | 310,000 |
| Amortization of identified intangibles | 69,000 | 69,000 | 43,000 |
| Other operating expense | 11,341,000 | 12,474,000 | 10,612,000 |
| Total non-interest expense | 43,904,000 | 42,148,000 | 39,652,000 |
| Income before income taxes | 47,386,000 | 43,913,000 | 32,250,000 |
| Applicable tax expense | 8,396,000 | 7,644,000 | 5,121,000 |
| Net income | $38,990,000 | $36,269,000 | $27,129,000 |
| Basic earnings per common share | $3.56 | $3.33 | $2.50 |
| Diluted earnings per common share | 3.53 | 3.30 | 2.48 |
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |  |  |  |
| Net unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale | (43,000,000) | (6,727,000) | 1,352,000 |
| Net unrealized gain on securities transferred from available for sale to held to maturity, net of amortization | 23,000 | 46,000 | 49,000 |
| Net gain (loss) on cash flow hedging derivative instruments | 544,000 | 4,932,000 | (5,029,000) |
| Net unrecognized gain on postretirement benefits | 168,000 | 77,000 | 4,000 |
| Other comprehensive loss | (42,265,000) | (1,672,000) | (3,624,000) |
| Comprehensive income (loss) | $(3,275,000) | $34,597,000 | $23,505,000 |

*The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements*

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# **Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity**

*The First Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary*

|  | Common stock and additional paid-in capital |  | Retained earnings | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Total shareholders' equity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Shares | Amount |  |  |  |
| Balance at December 31, 2019 | 10,899,210 | $64,073,000 | $144,839,000 | $3,596,000 | $212,508,000 |
| Net income | - | - | 27,129,000 | - | 27,129,000 |
| Net unrealized gain on securities available for sale, net of tax | - | - | - | 1,352,000 | 1,352,000 |
| Net unrealized loss on cash flow hedging derivative instruments, net of tax | - | - | - | (5,029,000) | (5,029,000) |
| Net unrealized gain on securities transferred from available for sale to held to maturity, net of tax | - | - | - | 49,000 | 49,000 |
| Unrecognized gain for post-retirement benefits, net of tax | - | - | - | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| Comprehensive income (loss) | - | - | 27,129,000 | (3,624,000) | 23,505,000 |
| Cash dividends declared ($1.23 per share) | - | - | (13,453,000) | - | (13,453,000) |
| Equity compensation expense | - | 652,000 | - | - | 652,000 |
| Payment for repurchase of common stock | (5,447) | - | (156,000) | - | (156,000) |
| Issuance of restricted stock | 27,345 | - | - | - | - |
| Proceeds from sale of common stock | 29,181 | 670,000 | - | - | 670,000 |
| Balance at December 31, 2020 | 10,950,289 | $65,395,000 | $158,359,000 | $(28,000) | $223,726,000 |
| Net income | - | - | 36,269,000 | - | 36,269,000 |
| Net unrealized loss on securities available for sale, net of tax | - | - | - | (6,727,000) | (6,727,000) |
| Net unrealized gain on cash flow hedging derivative instruments, net of tax | - | - | - | 4,932,000 | 4,932,000 |
| Net unrealized gain on securities transferred from available for sale to held to maturity, net of tax | - | - | - | 46,000 | 46,000 |
| Unrecognized gain for post-retirement benefits, net of tax | - | - | - | 77,000 | 77,000 |
| Comprehensive income (loss) | - | - | 36,269,000 | (1,672,000) | 34,597,000 |
| Cash dividends declared ($1.27 per share) | - | - | (13,958,000) | - | (13,958,000) |
| Equity compensation expense | - | 856,000 | - | - | 856,000 |
| Payment for repurchase of common stock | (9,752) | - | (253,000) | - | (253,000) |
| Issuance of restricted stock, net of forfeitures | 34,189 | - | - | - | - |
| Proceeds from sale of common stock | 24,039 | 689,000 | - | - | 689,000 |
| Balance at December 31, 2021 | 10,998,765 | $66,940,000 | $180,417,000 | $(1,700,000) | $245,657,000 |

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|  | Common stock and additional paid-in capital |  | Retained earnings | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Total shareholders' equity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Shares | Amount |  |  |  |
| Balance at December 31, 2021 | 10,998,765 | $66,940,000 | $180,417,000 | $(1,700,000) | $245,657,000 |
| Net income | - | - | 38,990,000 | - | 38,990,000 |
| Net unrealized loss on securities available for sale, net of tax | - | - | - | (43,000,000) | (43,000,000) |
| Net unrealized gain on cash flow hedging derivative instruments, net of tax | - | - | - | 544,000 | 544,000 |
| Net unrealized gain on securities transferred from available for sale to held to maturity, net of tax | - | - | - | 23,000 | 23,000 |
| Unrecognized gain for post-retirement benefits, net of tax | - | - | - | 168,000 | 168,000 |
| Comprehensive income (loss) | - | - | 38,990,000 | (42,265,000) | (3,275,000) |
| Cash dividends declared ($1.34 per share) | - | - | (14,787,000) | - | (14,787,000) |
| Equity compensation expense | - | 809,000 | - | - | 809,000 |
| Payment for repurchase of common stock | (8,640) | - | (277,000) | - | (277,000) |
| Issuance of restricted stock | 28,745 | - | - | - | - |
| Proceeds from sale of common stock | 26,316 | 796,000 | - | - | 796,000 |
| Balance at December 31, 2022 | 11,045,186 | $68,545,000 | $204,343,000 | $(43,965,000) | $228,923,000 |
| The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements |  |  |  |  |  |

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# **Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows**

*The First Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary*

*For the years ended December 31,*

|  | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cash flows from operating activities |  |  |  |
| Net income | $38,990,000 | $36,269,000 | $27,129,000 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |
| Depreciation | 1,984,000 | 2,039,000 | 2,221,000 |
| Change in deferred taxes | (127,000) | 999,000 | (262,000) |
| Provision (credit) for loan losses | 1,750,000 | (375,000) | 6,050,000 |
| Loans originated for resale | (21,554,000) | (106,393,000) | (128,375,000) |
| Proceeds from sales and transfers of loans | 22,520,000 | 114,491,000 | 125,982,000 |
| Net gain on sales of loans | (406,000) | (3,078,000) | (3,308,000) |
| Net gain on sale or call of securities | (7,000) | (23,000) | (1,155,000) |
| Net amortization of investment premiums | 914,000 | 2,351,000 | 1,944,000 |
| Net (gain) loss on sale of other real estate owned | 1,000 | (91,000) | (170,000) |
| Provision for losses on other real estate owned | - | - | 45,000 |
| Equity compensation expense | 809,000 | 856,000 | 652,000 |
| Net (increase) decrease in other assets and accrued interest | (21,443,000) | 18,604,000 | (17,737,000) |
| Net increase (decrease) in other liabilities | 17,423,000 | (9,332,000) | 9,347,000 |
| Net gain on disposal of premises and equipment | (15,000) | (2,000) | (19,000) |
| Amortization of investments in limited partnerships | 305,000 | 309,000 | 311,000 |
| Net acquisition amortization | 69,000 | 69,000 | 43,000 |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 41,213,000 | 56,693,000 | 22,698,000 |
| Cash flows from investing activities |  |  |  |
| (Increase) decrease in interest-bearing deposits in other banks | 62,985,000 | (10,527,000) | (44,841,000) |
| Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale | 1,301,000 | 19,240,000 | 103,579,000 |
| Proceeds from maturities, payments, calls of securities available for sale | 42,005,000 | 104,424,000 | 141,598,000 |
| Proceeds from maturities, payments, calls and sales of securities held to maturity | 16,544,000 | 80,217,000 | 81,809,000 |
| Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned | 50,000 | 999,000 | 542,000 |
| Purchases of securities available for sale | (62,336,000) | (141,222,000) | (197,207,000) |
| Cash paid for limited partnerships | - | - | (717,000) |
| Purchases of securities to be held to maturity | (40,621,000) | (85,061,000) | (165,658,000) |
| Purchase of restricted equity securities | - | - | (1,563,000) |
| Redemption of restricted equity securities | 1,482,000 | 5,180,000 | - |
| Net increase in loans | (267,624,000) | (171,245,000) | (159,080,000) |
| Capital expenditures | (1,404,000) | (3,757,000) | (2,540,000) |
| Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment | 38,000 | 3,000 | 67,000 |
| Cash paid, net of cash acquired, in branch acquisition | - | - | (6,060,000) |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (247,580,000) | (201,749,000) | (250,071,000) |
| Cash flows from financing activities |  |  |  |
| Net increase (decrease) in demand, savings, and money market accounts | (45,886,000) | 318,066,000 | 262,035,000 |
| Net increase (decrease) in certificates of deposit | 301,466,000 | (39,380,000) | (87,151,000) |
| Advances on long-term borrowings | - | - | 55,000,000 |
| Repayment on long-term borrowings | (55,007,000) | (7,000) | (10,007,000) |
| Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings | 22,148,000 | (125,689,000) | 32,090,000 |
| Payment to repurchase common stock | (277,000) | (253,000) | (156,000) |
| Proceeds from sale of common stock | 796,000 | 689,000 | 670,000 |
| Dividends paid | (14,779,000) | (13,948,000) | (13,329,000) |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 208,461,000 | 139,478,000 | 239,152,000 |

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| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 2,094,000 | (5,578,000) | 11,779,000 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 20,634,000 | 26,212,000 | 14,433,000 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | $22,728,000 | $20,634,000 | $26,212,000 |
| Interest paid | $16,068,000 | $11,141,000 | $17,560,000 |
| Income taxes paid | 8,010,000 | 6,548,000 | 5,049,000 |
| Non-cash transactions: |  |  |  |
| Net transfer from loans to other real estate owned | $ - | $ - | $1,046,000 |
| Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities, net of tax | (43,000,000) | (6,727,000) | 1,352,000 |
| Fair value of assets acquired | - | - | (25,328,000) |
| Less liabilities assumed | - | - | 19,268,000 |
| Right of use lease asset | - | - | 511,000 |
| Operating lease liability | - | - | (511,000) |

*The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements*

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# Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

## *Nature of Operations*

The First Bancorp, Inc. (the 'Company') through its wholly-owned subsidiary, First National Bank (the 'Bank'), provides a full range of banking services to individual and corporate customers from eighteen offices in coastal and eastern Maine. First National Wealth Management, a division of the Bank, provides investment management, private banking and financial planning services. On January 28, 2016, the Board of Directors voted to change the Bank's name to First National Bank from The First, N.A.

## Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

### *Principles of Consolidation*

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the Bank. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

### *Subsequent Events*

Events occurring subsequent to December 31, 2022 have been evaluated as to their potential impact on the financial statements.

### *Use of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements*

In preparing the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ('GAAP'), Management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the balance sheet and revenues and expenses for the reporting period. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near-term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the valuations of mortgage servicing rights, derivative financial instruments the securities portfolio and other-than-temporary impairment of securities, and goodwill.

### *Investment Securities*

Investment securities are classified as available for sale or held to maturity when purchased. There are no trading account securities. Securities available for sale consist primarily of debt securities which Management intends to hold for indefinite periods of time. They may be used as part of the Bank's funds management strategy, and may be sold in response to changes in interest rates or prepayment risk, changes in liquidity needs, or for other reasons. They are accounted for at fair value, with unrealized gains or losses adjusted through shareholders' equity, net of related income taxes. The cost basis is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, computed using the effective interest method over the securities' contractual lives. Securities to be held to maturity consist primarily of debt securities which Management has acquired solely for long-term investment purposes, rather than for purposes of trading or future sale. For securities to be held to maturity, Management has the intent and the Bank has the ability to hold such securities until their respective maturity dates. Such securities are carried at cost adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, computed using the effective interest method over the securities' contractual lives. Effective January 1, 2022 securities purchases are accounted for on a trade date basis; prior to January 1, 2022 a settlement date basis was used. Reported amounts would not be materially different if basis had not changed. Gains and losses on the sales of investment securities are determined using the amortized cost of the specifically identified security.

**Fair Value of Securities.** Determining a market price for securities carried at fair value is a critical accounting estimate in the Company's financial statements. Pricing of individual securities is subject to a number of factors including changes in market interest rates, changes in prepayment speeds and assumptions, changes in market tolerance for risk, and any changes in the risk profile of the security. The Company subscribes to a widely recognized, independent pricing service and updates carrying values no less frequently than monthly. It also validates the values provided by the pricing service no less frequently than quarterly by measuring against security prices provided by a secondary source. Results of the validation are reported to the Bank's Asset Liability Committee each quarter and any variances between the two sources above defined thresholds are investigated by management.

**Other-Than-Temporary Impairment on Securities.** Another significant estimate related to investment securities is the evaluation of other-than-temporary impairment. The evaluation of securities for other-than-temporary impairment is a quantitative and qualitative process, which is subject to risks and uncertainties and is intended to determine whether declines in the fair value of investments should be recognized in current period earnings. The risks and uncertainties include changes in general economic conditions, the issuer's financial condition and/or future prospects, the effects of changes in interest rates or credit spreads and the expected recovery period of unrealized losses. Securities that are in an unrealized loss position are reviewed at least quarterly to determine if other-than-temporary impairment is present based on certain quantitative and qualitative factors and measures. The primary factors considered in evaluating whether a decline in value of securities is other-than-temporary include: (a) the length of time and extent to which the fair value has been less than cost or amortized cost and the expected recovery period of the security, (b) the financial condition, credit rating and future prospects of the issuer, (c) whether the debtor is current on contractually obligated interest and principal payments, (d) the volatility of the securities' market price, (e) the intent and ability of the Company to retain the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for recovery, which may be at maturity and (f) any other information and

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observable data considered relevant in determining whether other-than-temporary impairment has occurred, including the expectation of receipt of all principal and interest when due.

### ***Derivative Financial Instruments Designated as Hedges***

The Bank recognizes all derivatives in the consolidated balance sheets at fair value. On the date the Bank enters into the derivative contract, the Bank designates the derivative as a hedge of either a forecasted transaction or the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability (“cash flow hedge”), a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability or of an unrecognized firm commitment (“fair value hedge”), or a held for trading instrument (“trading instrument”). The Bank formally documents relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objectives and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. The Bank also assesses, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are effective in offsetting changes in cash flows or fair values of hedged items. Changes in fair value of a derivative that is effective and that qualifies as a cash flow hedge are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and are reclassified into earnings when the forecasted transaction or related cash flows affect earnings. Changes in fair value of a derivative that qualifies as a fair value hedge and the change in fair value of the hedged item are both recorded in earnings and offset each other when the transaction is effective. Those derivatives that are classified as trading instruments are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in earnings. The Bank discontinues hedge accounting when it determines that the derivative is no longer effective in offsetting changes in the cash flows of the hedged item, that it is unlikely that the forecasted transaction will occur, or that the designation of the derivative as a hedging instrument is no longer appropriate.

### ***Loans Held for Sale***

Loans held for sale consist of residential real estate mortgage loans and are carried at the lower of aggregate cost or fair value, as determined by current investor yield requirements.

### ***Loans***

Loans are generally reported at their outstanding principal balances, adjusted for chargeoffs, the allowance for loan losses and any deferred fees or costs to originate loans. Loan commitments are recorded when funded.

### ***Loan Fees and Costs***

Loan origination fees and certain direct loan origination costs are deferred and recognized in interest income as an adjustment to the loan yield over the life of the related loans. The unamortized net deferred fees and costs are included on the balance sheets with the related loan balances, and the amortization is included with the related interest income.

### ***Allowance for Loan Losses***

Loans considered to be uncollectible are charged against the allowance for loan losses. The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level determined by Management to be appropriate to absorb probable losses under the incurred loss methodology. The allowance is increased by provisions charged to operating expenses and recoveries on loans previously charged off. Arriving at an appropriate level of allowance for loan losses necessarily involves a high degree of judgment. In determining the appropriate level of allowance for loan losses, Management takes into consideration a number of factors including size and growth trajectory of the portfolio, quality trends as measured by key indicators, prior loan loss experience in major portfolio segments, local and national business and economic conditions, the results of any stress testing undertaken during the period, reviews of individual non-performing loans and performing loans listed on the watch report requiring periodic evaluation, and Management’s estimation of potential losses. For all loan classes, loans over 30 days past due are considered delinquent. Impaired loans include troubled debt restructured (“TDR”) loans and loans placed on non-accrual status when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. These loans are measured at the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or at the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. Management takes into consideration impaired loans in addition to the above mentioned factors in determining the appropriate level of allowance for loan losses. The Company will adopt the current expected credit loss methodology (CECL), required under Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-13, effective January 1, 2023.

### ***TDR***

A restructuring of debt constitutes a TDR if the Bank, for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower’s financial difficulties, grants a concession to the borrower that it would not otherwise consider. To determine whether or not a loan should be classified as a TDR, Management evaluates a loan to first determine if the borrower demonstrates financial difficulty. Common indicators of this include past due status with bank obligations, substandard credit bureau reports, or an inability to refinance with another lender. If the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and concessions are granted, such as maturity date extension, interest rate adjustments to below market pricing, or a deferral of payments, the loan will generally be classified as a TDR. Regulatory guidance issued in March 2020 in response to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CARES Act passed shortly thereafter, and

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the Supplemental Appropriations Act passed in December 2020 granted exemption to TDR classification for certain qualified loan modification actions that normally would have been classified as TDRs. ASU 2022-02 published in March 2022 eliminates TDR guidance and introduces new standards for loan modification disclosure; the Company will adopt ASU 2022-02 effective January 1, 2023.

### ***Accrual of Interest Income and Expense***

Interest on loans and investment securities is taken into income using methods which relate the income earned to the balances of loans and investment securities outstanding. Interest expense on liabilities is derived by applying applicable interest rates to principal amounts outstanding. For all classes of loans, recording of interest income on problem loans, which includes impaired loans, ceases when collectibility of principal and interest within a reasonable period of time becomes doubtful. Cash payments received on non-accrual loans, which includes impaired loans, are applied to reduce the loan's principal balance until the remaining principal balance is deemed collectible, after which interest is recognized when collected. As a general rule, a loan may be restored to accrual status when payments are current for a substantial period of time, generally six months, and repayment of the remaining contractual amounts is expected or when it otherwise becomes well secured and in the process of collection.

### ***Premises and Equipment***

Premises, furniture and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation expense is computed by straight-line methods over the asset's estimated useful life.

### ***Other Real Estate Owned ('OREO')***

Real estate acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure is transferred to OREO and recorded at fair value, less estimated costs to sell, based on appraised value at the date actually or constructively received. Loan losses arising from the acquisition of such property are charged against the allowance for loan losses. Subsequent provisions to reduce the carrying value of a property are recorded to the allowance for OREO losses and a charge to operations on a property specific basis.

### ***Goodwill and Identified Intangible Assets***

Intangible assets include the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired (goodwill) from the acquisitions of FNB Bankshares in 2005, a bank branch in Rockland, Maine and bank building in Bangor, Maine in 2012, and a bank branch in Belfast, Maine in 2020, as well as the core deposit intangible related to the respective acquisitions. The Company annually evaluates goodwill, and periodically evaluates other intangible assets, for impairment. At December 31, 2022, the Company determined goodwill and other intangible assets were not impaired.

### ***Income Taxes***

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, and for tax credits that are available to offset future taxable income. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period the change is enacted.

### ***Mortgage Servicing Rights***

The valuation of mortgage servicing rights is a critical accounting policy which requires significant estimates and assumptions. The Bank often sells mortgage loans it originates and retains the ongoing servicing of such loans, receiving a fee for these services, generally 0.25% of the outstanding balance of the loan per annum. Mortgage servicing rights are recognized at fair value when they are acquired through the sale of loans, and are reported in other assets. They are amortized into non-interest income in proportion to, and over the period of, the estimated future net servicing income of the underlying financial assets. The rights are subsequently carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. Management uses an independent firm which specializes in the valuation of mortgage servicing rights to determine the fair value that is recorded on the balance sheet. The most important assumption is the anticipated loan prepayment rate, and increases in prepayment speed results in lower valuations of mortgage servicing rights. The valuation also includes an evaluation for impairment based upon the fair value of the rights, which can vary depending upon current interest rates and prepayment expectations, as compared to amortized cost. Impairment is determined by stratifying rights by predominant characteristics, such as interest rates and terms. The use of different assumptions could produce a different valuation. All of the assumptions are based on standards the Company believes would be utilized by market participants in valuing mortgage servicing rights and are consistently derived and/or benchmarked against independent public sources.

### ***Post-Retirement Benefits***

The cost of providing post-retirement benefits is accrued during the active service period of the employee or director.

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### ***Earnings Per Share***

Basic earnings per share data are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each year. Diluted earnings per share gives effect to restricted stock granted and stock options and warrants outstanding, determined by the treasury stock method.

### ***Comprehensive Income (Loss)***

Comprehensive income (loss) includes net income and other comprehensive income (loss), which is comprised of the change in unrealized gains and losses on securities available for sale, net of tax, change in unrealized gains and losses on securities transferred from available for sale to held to maturity, net of amortization, change in unrealized gain and losses on cash flow hedging derivative instruments, net of tax, and unrecognized gains and losses related to post-retirement benefit costs, net of tax.

### ***Segments***

The First Bancorp, Inc., through the branches of its subsidiary, First National Bank, provides a broad range of financial services to individuals and companies in coastal Maine. These services include demand, time, and savings deposits; lending; payment processing; and investment management and trust services. Operations are managed and financial performance is evaluated on a corporate-wide basis. Accordingly, all of the Company's banking operations are considered by Management to be aggregated in one reportable operating segment.

### ***Risks & Uncertainties***

As of December 31, 2022, local and state governments in the US have eased or eliminated most restrictions imposed to curtail the spread of the global pandemic, COVID-19. There continues to be uncertainty surrounding the duration of the pandemic, its potential economic ramifications, and any further government actions to mitigate them. Accordingly, while management has considered the effect of the pandemic on collectability of loans receivable and other business impacts, it is possible that this matter may have a further financial impact on the Company's financial position and results of future operations, such potential impact of which cannot be reasonably estimated.

Government economic programs intended to backstop and bolster the economy through the pandemic, such as the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) have ended, and the nation's economy has entered an inflationary phase. The Consumer Price Index has risen at levels not experienced since the 1980s while the labor market remains very tight, contributing additional inflationary pressure. To address the inflation problem, the Federal Reserve has removed accommodative monetary policies and aggressively increased short-term interest rates. These actions are intended to slow overall economic activity and risk entering the economy into a recession. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has exacerbated pandemic-related supply chain issues, upset numerous global markets including energy and certain raw materials, and generally added to economic uncertainty and geopolitical instability. Any or all could have negative downstream effects on the Company's operating results, the extent of which is indeterminable at this time.

### **Note 2. Cash and Cash Equivalents**

For the purposes of reporting consolidated cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, amounts due from banks and federal funds sold. The Company maintains a portion of its cash in bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. The Company believes it is not exposed to any significant risk with respect to these accounts.

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### **Note 3. Investment Securities**

The following tables summarize the amortized cost and estimated fair value of investment securities at December 31, 2022 and 2021:

| As of December 31, 2022 | Amortized Cost | Unrealized Gains | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value (Estimated) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Securities available for sale |  |  |  |  |
| U.S. Government-sponsored agencies | $26,025,000 | $ - | $(6,878,000) | $19,147,000 |
| Mortgage-backed securities | 271,068,000 | 55,000 | (42,447,000) | 228,676,000 |
| State and political subdivisions | 40,472,000 | 2,000 | (7,283,000) | 33,191,000 |
| Asset-backed securities | 3,548,000 | - | (53,000) | 3,495,000 |
|  | $341,113,000 | $57,000 | $(56,661,000) | $284,509,000 |
| Securities to be held to maturity |  |  |  |  |
| U.S. Government-sponsored agencies | $40,100,000 | $4,000 | $(10,477,000) | $29,627,000 |
| Mortgage-backed securities | 60,497,000 | 42,000 | (11,392,000) | 49,147,000 |
| State and political subdivisions | 258,549,000 | 154,000 | (30,733,000) | 227,970,000 |
| Corporate securities | 34,750,000 | - | (2,483,000) | 32,267,000 |
|  | $393,896,000 | $200,000 | $(55,085,000) | $339,011,000 |
| Restricted equity securities |  |  |  |  |
| Federal Home Loan Bank Stock | $2,846,000 | $ - | $ - | $2,846,000 |
| Federal Reserve Bank Stock | 1,037,000 | - | - | 1,037,000 |
|  | $3,883,000 | $ - | $ - | $3,883,000 |
| As of December 31, 2021 | Amortized Cost | Unrealized Gains | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value (Estimated) |
| Securities available for sale |  |  |  |  |
| U.S. Government-sponsored agencies | $23,045,000 | $ - | $(1,146,000) | $21,899,000 |
| Mortgage-backed securities | 256,992,000 | 1,803,000 | (3,895,000) | 254,900,000 |
| State and political subdivisions | 38,127,000 | 1,083,000 | (88,000) | 39,122,000 |
| Asset-backed securities | 4,577,000 | 68,000 | - | 4,645,000 |
|  | $322,741,000 | $2,954,000 | $(5,129,000) | $320,566,000 |
| Securities to be held to maturity |  |  |  |  |
| U.S. Government-sponsored agencies | $35,600,000 | $2,000 | $(1,149,000) | $34,453,000 |
| Mortgage-backed securities | 60,646,000 | 261,000 | (1,795,000) | 59,112,000 |
| State and political subdivisions | 250,544,000 | 7,925,000 | (302,000) | 258,167,000 |
| Corporate securities | 23,250,000 | 411,000 | (66,000) | 23,595,000 |
|  | $370,040,000 | $8,599,000 | $(3,312,000) | $375,327,000 |
| Restricted equity securities |  |  |  |  |
| Federal Home Loan Bank Stock | $4,328,000 | $ - | $ - | $4,328,000 |
| Federal Reserve Bank Stock | 1,037,000 | - | - | 1,037,000 |
|  | $5,365,000 | $ - | $ - | $5,365,000 |

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The following table summarizes the contractual maturities of investment securities at December 31, 2022:

|  | Securities available for sale |  | Securities to be held to maturity |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Amortized Cost | Fair Value (Estimated) | Amortized Cost | Fair Value (Estimated) |
| Due in 1 year or less | $ - | $ - | $1,787,000 | $1,782,000 |
| Due in 1 to 5 years | 3,609,000 | 3,409,000 | 14,998,000 | 14,480,000 |
| Due in 5 to 10 years | 18,591,000 | 15,203,000 | 86,833,000 | 81,443,000 |
| Due after 10 years | 318,913,000 | 265,897,000 | 290,278,000 | 241,306,000 |
|  | $341,113,000 | $284,509,000 | $393,896,000 | $339,011,000 |

The following table summarizes the contractual maturities of investment securities at December 31, 2021:

|  | Securities available for sale |  | Securities to be held to maturity |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Amortized Cost | Fair Value (Estimated) | Amortized Cost | Fair Value (Estimated) |
| Due in 1 year or less | $ - | $ - | $2,515,000 | $2,521,000 |
| Due in 1 to 5 years | 5,004,000 | 5,173,000 | 17,624,000 | 18,338,000 |
| Due in 5 to 10 years | 52,782,000 | 53,057,000 | 174,982,000 | 180,081,000 |
| Due after 10 years | 264,955,000 | 262,336,000 | 174,919,000 | 174,387,000 |
|  | $322,741,000 | $320,566,000 | $370,040,000 | $375,327,000 |

At December 31, 2022, securities with a carrying value of $350,411,000 were pledged to secure borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, public deposits, repurchase agreements, and for other purposes as required by law. This compares to securities with a fair value of $347,456,000 as of December 31, 2021 pledged for the same purposes.

Gains and losses on the sale of securities available for sale are computed by subtracting the amortized cost at the time of sale from the security's selling price, net of accrued interest to be received.

The following table shows securities gains and losses for 2022, 2021 and 2020:

|  | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Proceeds from sales of securities | $1,301,000 | $19,240,000 | $112,179,000 |
| Gross realized gains | 8,000 | 628,000 | 1,689,000 |
| Gross realized losses | (1,000) | (605,000) | (534,000) |
| Net gain | $7,000 | $23,000 | $1,155,000 |
| Related income taxes | $1,000 | $5,000 | $243,000 |

In the second quarter of 2020, 28 municipal securities were sold that had been designated as Held to Maturity. Proceeds from these sales totaled $8,600,000 against a cumulative book value of $8,332,000 resulting in a net realized gain of $268,000. At the time of the sale the economic potential impact of COVID-19 was considered to be an isolated and unusual event that could not be reasonably anticipated as outlined in Accounting Standards Codification ('ASC') Section 320-10-25. Management conducted a review of its municipal bond portfolio in conjunction with risk mitigation efforts related to the onset of the COVID-19 virus; the intent of the review was to identify investment exposures with lower relative credit ratings, locales with perceived above average economic risk, municipal entities with reliance upon sales tax or income tax revenue, or any combination of these factors. Each of the sold positions met one or more of the criteria.

Management reviews securities with unrealized losses for other than temporary impairment. As of December 31, 2022, there were 869 securities with unrealized losses held in the Company's portfolio. These securities were temporarily impaired as a result of changes in interest rates reducing their fair value, of which 300 had been temporarily impaired for 12 months or more. At the present time, there have been no material changes in the credit quality of these securities resulting in other than temporary impairment, and in Management's opinion, no additional write-down for other-than-temporary impairment is warranted.

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Information regarding securities temporarily impaired as of December 31, 2022 is summarized below:

|  | Less than 12 months |  | 12 months or more |  | Total |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses |
| As of December 31, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| U.S. Government-sponsored agencies | $4,804,000 | $(675,000) | $41,965,000 | $(16,680,000) | $46,769,000 | $(17,355,000) |
| Mortgage-backed securities | 73,509,000 | (6,486,000) | 197,102,000 | (47,353,000) | 270,611,000 | (53,839,000) |
| State and political subdivisions | 149,517,000 | (13,769,000) | 67,932,000 | (24,247,000) | 217,449,000 | (38,016,000) |
| Asset-backed securities | 3,495,000 | (53,000) | - | - | 3,495,000 | (53,000) |
| Corporate securities | 19,857,000 | (2,143,000) | 3,160,000 | (340,000) | 23,017,000 | (2,483,000) |
|  | $251,182,000 | $(23,126,000) | $310,159,000 | $(88,620,000) | $561,341,000 | $(111,746,000) |

As of December 31, 2021, there were 163 securities with unrealized losses held in the Company's portfolio. These securities were temporarily impaired as a result of changes in interest rates reducing their fair value, of which 27 had been temporarily impaired for 12 months or more. Information regarding securities temporarily impaired as of December 31, 2021 is summarized below:

|  | Less than 12 months |  | 12 months or more |  | Total |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses |
| As of December 31, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| U.S. Government-sponsored agencies | $24,030,000 | $(920,000) | $29,170,000 | $(1,375,000) | $53,200,000 | $(2,295,000) |
| Mortgage-backed securities | 216,461,000 | (4,768,000) | 26,772,000 | (922,000) | 243,233,000 | (5,690,000) |
| State and political subdivisions | 29,528,000 | (390,000) | - | - | 29,528,000 | (390,000) |
| Corporate securities | 3,434,000 | (66,000) | - | - | 3,434,000 | (66,000) |
|  | $273,453,000 | $(6,144,000) | $55,942,000 | $(2,297,000) | $329,395,000 | $(8,441,000) |

During the third quarter of 2014, the Company transferred securities with a total amortized cost of $89,780,000 and a corresponding fair value of $89,757,000 from available for sale to held to maturity. The net unrealized loss, net of taxes, on these securities at the date of the transfer was $15,000. The net unrealized holding loss at the time of transfer continues to be reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, and is amortized over the remaining lives of the securities as an adjustment of the yield. The amortization of the net unrealized loss reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) will offset the effect on interest income of the discount for the transferred securities. The remaining unamortized balance of the net unrealized losses for the securities transferred from available for sale to held to maturity was $64,000, net of taxes, at December 31, 2022. This compares to $87,000, net of taxes, at December 31, 2021. These securities were transferred as a part of the Company's overall investment and balance sheet strategies.

The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank ('FHLB') of Boston, a cooperatively owned wholesale bank for housing and finance in the six New England States. As a requirement of membership in the FHLB, the Bank must own a minimum required amount of FHLB stock, calculated periodically based primarily on its level of borrowings from the FHLB. The Bank uses the FHLB for a portion of its wholesale funding needs. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Bank's investment in FHLB stock totaled $2,846,000 and $4,328,000, respectively. FHLB stock is a restricted equity security and therefore is reported at cost, which equals par value.

The Bank is also a member of the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) of Boston. As a requirement for membership in the FRB, the Bank must own a minimum required amount of FRB stock. The Bank uses FRB for certain correspondent banking services and maintains borrowing capacity at its discount window. The Bank's investment in FRB stock totaled $1,037,000 at December 31, 2022 and 2021.

The Company periodically evaluates its investment in FHLB and FRB stock for impairment based on, among other factors, the capital adequacy of each institution and their overall financial condition. No impairment losses have been recorded through December 31, 2022. The Bank will continue to monitor its investment in these restricted equity securities.

#### **Note 4. Mortgage Servicing Rights**

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Bank serviced loans for others totaling $342,870,000 and $356,522,000, respectively. Net gains from the sale of loans, serviced by the Bank, totaled $406,000 in 2022, $3,078,000 in 2021, and $3,308,000 in 2020. In 2022, mortgage servicing rights of $312,000 were capitalized and amortization for the year totaled $517,000. At December 31, 2022,

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mortgage servicing rights had a fair value of $3,734,000. In 2021, mortgage servicing rights of $1,042,000 were capitalized and amortization for the year totaled $660,000. At December 31, 2021, mortgage servicing rights had a fair value of $3,041,000.

FASB ASC Topic 860, 'Transfers and Servicing', requires all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities to be initially measured at fair value, if practicable. Servicing assets and servicing liabilities are reported using the amortization method or the fair value measurement method. In evaluating the carrying values of mortgage servicing rights, the Company obtains third party valuations based on loan level data including note rate, type and term of the underlying loans. The model utilizes several assumptions, the most significant of which are loan prepayments, calculated using a three-month moving average of weekly prepayment data published by the Public Securities Association ('PSA') and modeled against the serviced loan portfolio, and the discount rate to discount future cash flows. As of December 31, 2022, the prepayment assumption using the PSA model was 134, which translates into an anticipated annual prepayment rate of 6.43%. The discount rate is 9.00%. Other assumptions include delinquency rates, foreclosure rates, servicing cost inflation, and annual unit loan cost. All assumptions are adjusted periodically to reflect current circumstances. Amortization of mortgage servicing rights, as well as write-offs due to prepayments of the related mortgage loans, are recorded as a charge against mortgage servicing fee income.

The Bank recorded an impairment reserve as of December 31, 2021 for strata with a fair value lower than cost. Mortgage servicing rights are included in other assets and detailed in the following table:

| As of December 31, | 2022 | 2021 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mortgage servicing rights | $8,654,000 | $8,341,000 |
| Accumulated amortization | (6,161,000) | (5,644,000) |
| Amortized cost | 2,493,000 | 2,697,000 |
| Impairment reserve | - | (26,000) |
| Carrying value | $2,493,000 | $2,671,000 |

### **Note 5. Loans**

The following table shows the composition of the Company's loan portfolio as of December 31, 2022 and 2021:

|  | December 31, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021 |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial |  |  |  |  |
| Real estate | $699,340,000 | 36.5% | $576,198,000 | 35.0% |
| Construction | 93,907,000 | 4.9% | 79,365,000 | 4.8% |
| Other | 319,359,000 | 16.7% | 264,570,000 | 16.1% |
| Municipal | 40,619,000 | 2.1% | 48,362,000 | 2.9% |
| Residential |  |  |  |  |
| Term | 613,919,000 | 32.1% | 550,783,000 | 33.4% |
| Construction | 49,907,000 | 2.6% | 31,763,000 | 1.9% |
| Home equity line of credit | 76,560,000 | 4.0% | 73,632,000 | 4.5% |
| Consumer | 21,063,000 | 1.1% | 22,976,000 | 1.4% |
| Total loans | $1,914,674,000 | 100.0% | $1,647,649,000 | 100.0% |

Loan balances include net deferred loan costs of $10,132,000 in 2022 and $7,890,000 in 2021. Net deferred loan costs have increased from a year ago a due to loan origination unit volume over the period. Unearned fees and deferred costs associated with SBA PPP loans originated in 2020 and 2021 were fully recognized as of June 30, 2022. Pursuant to collateral agreements, qualifying first mortgage loans and commercial real estate, which totaled $475,233,000 and $364,968,000 at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, were used to collateralize borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston. In addition, commercial, residential construction and home equity loans totaling $338,636,000 at December 31, 2022 and $295,090,000 at December 31, 2021 were used to collateralize a standby line of credit at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. In September 2022 the Bank sold a block of 41 mixed performing residential mortgage loans. This block of loans carried general ledger balances that totaled $5.2 million and included a number of past-due, non-accrual, and TDR loans.

The Bank is a designated SBA preferred lender and participated in both the 2020 (PPP1) and 2021 (PPP2) rounds of the Payroll Protection Program. Under PPP1, 1,718 loans were granted totaling $97,755,000 in funds disbursed to qualified small businesses and under PPP2, 1,263 loans were granted totaling $52,053,000. The Bank worked actively with these borrowers to process applications for forgiveness per PPP guidelines. As of December 31, 2022, remaining PPP balances totaled $12,000.

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, non-accrual loans were $1,755,000 and $5,602,000, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, interest income which would have been recognized on these loans, if interest had been accrued, was

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$223,000 and $345,000. Loans more than 90 days past due accruing interest totaled $241,000 at December 31, 2022 and $32,000 at December 31, 2021. The Company continues to accrue interest on these loans because management believes collection of principal and interest is reasonably assured.

Loans to directors, officers and employees totaled $48,001,000 at December 31, 2022 and $42,784,000 at December 31, 2021. A summary of loans to directors and executive officers is as follows:

| For the years ended December 31, | 2022 | 2021 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Balance at beginning of year | $26,307,000 | $21,214,000 |
| New loans | 5,159,000 | 10,074,000 |
| Repayments | (1,976,000) | (2,498,000) |
| Retired executive officers | - | (2,483,000) |
| Balance at end of year | $29,490,000 | $26,307,000 |

For all loan classes, loans over 30 days past due are considered delinquent. Information on the past-due status of loans by class of financing receivable as of December 31, 2022, is presented in the following table:

|  | 30-59 Days Past Due | 60-89 Days Past Due | 90+ Days Past Due | All Past Due | Current | Total | 90+ Days & Accruing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Real estate | $ - | $3,000 | $190,000 | $193,000 | $699,147,000 | $699,340,000 | $ - |
| Construction | - | - | - | - | 93,907,000 | 93,907,000 | - |
| Other | 118,000 | 23,000 | 85,000 | 226,000 | 319,133,000 | 319,359,000 | 34,000 |
| Municipal | - | - | - | - | 40,619,000 | 40,619,000 | - |
| Residential |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Term | 135,000 | 33,000 | 284,000 | 452,000 | 613,467,000 | 613,919,000 | 118,000 |
| Construction | - | - | - | - | 49,907,000 | 49,907,000 | - |
| Home equity line of credit | 241,000 | 29,000 | 151,000 | 421,000 | 76,139,000 | 76,560,000 | 86,000 |
| Consumer | 131,000 | 33,000 | 3,000 | 167,000 | 20,896,000 | 21,063,000 | 3,000 |
| Total | $625,000 | $121,000 | $713,000 | $1,459,000 | $1,913,215,000 | $1,914,674,000 | $241,000 |

On March 22, 2020, banking regulators issued an Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting in response to the onset of COVID-19; shortly thereafter, on March 30, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ('CARES') Act was passed. Both the Interagency Statement and the CARES Act provided an exemption for qualified modifications from TDR designation, which was extended by the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020. So long as modified terms were met, loans in an active modification were not included in past due loan totals and continued to accrue interest. As of December 31, 2021, 18 loans totaling $2.9 million remained in their original modification or had had a subsequent modification, representing 0.17% of the overall portfolio. As of December 31, 2022, COVID-19 related loan modifications have all been resolved.

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Information on the past-due status of loans by class of financing receivable as of December 31, 2021, is presented in the following table:

|  | 30-59 Days Past Due | 60-89 Days Past Due | 90+ Days Past Due | All Past Due | Current | Total | 90+ Days & Accruing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Real estate | $249,000 | $ - | $191,000 | $440,000 | $575,758,000 | $576,198,000 | $ - |
| Construction | 12,000 | - | 12,000 | 24,000 | 79,341,000 | 79,365,000 | - |
| Other | 30,000 | 23,000 | 104,000 | 157,000 | 264,413,000 | 264,570,000 | - |
| Municipal | - | - | - | - | 48,362,000 | 48,362,000 | - |
| Residential |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Term | 348,000 | 169,000 | 1,780,000 | 2,297,000 | 548,486,000 | 550,783,000 | - |
| Construction | - | - | - | - | 31,763,000 | 31,763,000 | - |
| Home equity line of credit | 741,000 | 159,000 | 135,000 | 1,035,000 | 72,597,000 | 73,632,000 | - |
| Consumer | 168,000 | 192,000 | 32,000 | 392,000 | 22,584,000 | 22,976,000 | 32,000 |
| Total | $1,548,000 | $543,000 | $2,254,000 | $4,345,000 | $1,643,304,000 | $1,647,649,000 | $32,000 |

For all classes, loans are placed on non-accrual status when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement or when principal and interest is 90 days or more past due unless the loan is both well secured and in the process of collection (in which case the loan may continue to accrue interest in spite of its past due status). A loan is 'well secured' if it is secured (1) by collateral in the form of liens on or pledges of real or personal property, including securities, that have a realizable value sufficient to discharge the debt (including accrued interest) in full, or (2) by the guarantee of a financially responsible party. A loan is 'in the process of collection' if collection of the loan is proceeding in due course either (1) through legal action, including judgment enforcement procedures, or, (2) in appropriate circumstances, through collection efforts not involving legal action which are reasonably expected to result in repayment of the debt or in its restoration to a current status in the near future.

Cash payments received on non-accrual loans, which are included in impaired loans, are applied to reduce the loan's principal balance until the remaining principal balance is deemed collectible, after which interest is recognized when collected. As a general rule, a loan may be restored to accrual status when payments are current for a substantial period of time, generally six months, and repayment of the remaining contractual amounts is expected, or when it otherwise becomes well secured and in the process of collection. Information on nonaccrual loans as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 is presented in the following table:

| As of December 31, | 2022 | 2021 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial |  |  |
| Real estate | $193,000 | $242,000 |
| Construction | 23,000 | 27,000 |
| Other | 663,000 | 1,068,000 |
| Municipal | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |
| Term | 572,000 | 3,808,000 |
| Construction | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | 304,000 | 457,000 |
| Consumer | - | - |
| Total | $1,755,000 | $5,602,000 |

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Information regarding impaired loans is as follows:

| For the years ended December 31, | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average investment in impaired loans | $9,536,000 | $13,121,000 | $21,088,000 |
| Interest income recognized on impaired loans, all on cash basis | 204,000 | 242,000 | 478,000 |
| As of December 31, |  | 2022 | 2021 |
| Balance of impaired loans |  | $6,160,000 | $12,052,000 |
| Less portion for which no allowance for loan losses is allocated |  | (4,359,000) | (8,968,000) |
| Portion of impaired loan balance for which an allowance for loan losses is allocated |  | $1,801,000 | $3,084,000 |
| Portion of allowance for loan losses allocated to the impaired loan balance |  | $398,000 | $576,000 |

Impaired loans include TDR loans and loans placed on non-accrual. These loans are measured at the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's effective interest rate or at the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. If the measure of an impaired loan is lower than the recorded investment in the loan and estimated selling costs, a specific reserve is established for the difference, or, in certain situations, if the measure of an impaired loan is lower than the recorded investment in the loan and estimated selling costs, the difference is written off.

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A breakdown of impaired loans by class of financing receivable as of December 31, 2022, is presented in the following table:

|  | Recorded Investment | Unpaid Principal Balance | Related Allowance | Average Recorded Investment | Recognized Interest Income |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| With No Related Allowance |  |  |  |  |  |
| Commercial |  |  |  |  |  |
| Real estate | $1,236,000 | $1,532,000 | $ - | $1,440,000 | $50,000 |
| Construction | 685,000 | 687,000 | - | 81,000 | 35,000 |
| Other | 301,000 | 348,000 | - | 408,000 | 13,000 |
| Municipal | - | - | - | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |  |  |  |
| Term | 1,833,000 | 2,035,000 | - | 4,507,000 | 56,000 |
| Construction | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | 304,000 | 340,000 | - | 295,000 | - |
| Consumer | - | - | - | 1,000 | - |
|  | $4,359,000 | $4,942,000 | $ - | $6,732,000 | $154,000 |
| With an Allowance Recorded |  |  |  |  |  |
| Commercial |  |  |  |  |  |
| Real estate | $ - | $ - | $ - | $11,000 | $ - |
| Construction | - | - | - | 606,000 | - |
| Other | 545,000 | 647,000 | 298,000 | 693,000 | - |
| Municipal | - | - | - | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |  |  |  |
| Term | 1,256,000 | 1,259,000 | 100,000 | 1,486,000 | 50,000 |
| Construction | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | - | - | - | 8,000 | - |
| Consumer | - | - | - | - | - |
|  | $1,801,000 | $1,906,000 | $398,000 | $2,804,000 | $50,000 |
| Total |  |  |  |  |  |
| Commercial |  |  |  |  |  |
| Real estate | $1,236,000 | $1,532,000 | $ - | $1,451,000 | $50,000 |
| Construction | 685,000 | 687,000 | - | 687,000 | 35,000 |
| Other | 846,000 | 995,000 | 298,000 | 1,101,000 | 13,000 |
| Municipal | - | - | - | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |  |  |  |
| Term | 3,089,000 | 3,294,000 | 100,000 | 5,993,000 | 106,000 |
| Construction | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | 304,000 | 340,000 | - | 303,000 | - |
| Consumer | - | - | - | 1,000 | - |
|  | $6,160,000 | $6,848,000 | $398,000 | $9,536,000 | $204,000 |

Substantially all interest income recognized on impaired loans for all classes of financing receivables was recognized on a cash basis as received.

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A breakdown of impaired loans by class of financing receivable as of December 31, 2021, is presented in the following table:

|  | Recorded Investment | Unpaid Principal Balance | Related Allowance | Average Recorded Investment | Recognized Interest Income |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| With No Related Allowance |  |  |  |  |  |
| Commercial |  |  |  |  |  |
| Real estate | $1,386,000 | $1,689,000 | $ - | $1,590,000 | $63,000 |
| Construction | 28,000 | 28,000 | - | 22,000 | - |
| Other | 917,000 | 1,009,000 | - | 1,051,000 | 15,000 |
| Municipal | - | - | - | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |  |  |  |
| Term | 6,178,000 | 7,238,000 | - | 6,429,000 | 87,000 |
| Construction | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | 457,000 | 487,000 | - | 461,000 | - |
| Consumer | 2,000 | 2,000 | - | - | 1,000 |
|  | $8,968,000 | $10,453,000 | $ - | $9,553,000 | $166,000 |
| With an Allowance Recorded |  |  |  |  |  |
| Commercial |  |  |  |  |  |
| Real estate | $42,000 | $71,000 | $42,000 | $614,000 | $ - |
| Construction | 661,000 | 661,000 | 16,000 | 661,000 | 22,000 |
| Other | 386,000 | 411,000 | 381,000 | 396,000 | - |
| Municipal | - | - | - | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |  |  |  |
| Term | 1,995,000 | 2,164,000 | 137,000 | 1,897,000 | 54,000 |
| Construction | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | - | - | - | - | - |
| Consumer | - | - | - | - | - |
|  | $3,084,000 | $3,307,000 | $576,000 | $3,568,000 | $76,000 |
| Total |  |  |  |  |  |
| Commercial |  |  |  |  |  |
| Real estate | $1,428,000 | $1,760,000 | $42,000 | $2,204,000 | $63,000 |
| Construction | 689,000 | 689,000 | 16,000 | 683,000 | 22,000 |
| Other | 1,303,000 | 1,420,000 | 381,000 | 1,447,000 | 15,000 |
| Municipal | - | - | - | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |  |  |  |
| Term | 8,173,000 | 9,402,000 | 137,000 | 8,326,000 | 141,000 |
| Construction | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | 457,000 | 487,000 | - | 461,000 | - |
| Consumer | 2,000 | 2,000 | - | - | 1,000 |
|  | $12,052,000 | $13,760,000 | $576,000 | $13,121,000 | $242,000 |

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A breakdown of impaired loans by category as of December 31, 2020, is presented in the following table:

|  | Recorded Investment | Unpaid Principal Balance | Related Allowance | Average Recorded Investment | Recognized Interest Income |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| With No Related Allowance |  |  |  |  |  |
| Commercial |  |  |  |  |  |
| Real estate | $2,060,000 | $2,368,000 | $ - | $4,123,000 | $127,000 |
| Construction | 89,000 | 89,000 | - | 358,000 | - |
| Other | 1,591,000 | 1,623,000 | - | 999,000 | 15,000 |
| Municipal | - | - | - | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |  |  |  |
| Term | 7,335,000 | 8,629,000 | - | 8,773,000 | 193,000 |
| Construction | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | 1,015,000 | 1,089,000 | - | 1,219,000 | - |
| Consumer | 8,000 | 8,000 | - | 1,000 | 1,000 |
|  | $12,098,000 | $13,806,000 | $ - | $15,473,000 | $336,000 |
| With an Allowance Recorded |  |  |  |  |  |
| Commercial |  |  |  |  |  |
| Real estate | $969,000 | $995,000 | $112,000 | $1,018,000 | $43,000 |
| Construction | 681,000 | 681,000 | 18,000 | 579,000 | 30,000 |
| Other | 188,000 | 202,000 | 169,000 | 1,193,000 | 3,000 |
| Municipal | - | - | - | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |  |  |  |
| Term | 2,079,000 | 2,134,000 | 163,000 | 2,073,000 | 65,000 |
| Construction | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | 24,000 | 24,000 | - | 744,000 | 1,000 |
| Consumer | - | - | - | 8,000 | - |
|  | $3,941,000 | $4,036,000 | $462,000 | $5,615,000 | $142,000 |
| Total |  |  |  |  |  |
| Commercial |  |  |  |  |  |
| Real estate | $3,029,000 | $3,363,000 | $112,000 | $5,141,000 | $170,000 |
| Construction | 770,000 | 770,000 | 18,000 | 937,000 | 30,000 |
| Other | 1,779,000 | 1,825,000 | 169,000 | 2,192,000 | 18,000 |
| Municipal | - | - | - | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |  |  |  |
| Term | 9,414,000 | 10,763,000 | 163,000 | 10,846,000 | 258,000 |
| Construction | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | 1,039,000 | 1,113,000 | - | 1,963,000 | 1,000 |
| Consumer | 8,000 | 8,000 | - | 9,000 | 1,000 |
|  | $16,039,000 | $17,842,000 | $462,000 | $21,088,000 | $478,000 |

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### *Troubled Debt Restructured*

A TDR constitutes a restructuring of debt if the Company, for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower's financial difficulties, grants a concession to the borrower that it would not otherwise consider. To determine whether or not a loan should be classified as a TDR, Management evaluates a loan based upon the following criteria:

- The borrower demonstrates financial difficulty; common indicators include past due status with bank obligations, substandard credit bureau reports, or an inability to refinance with another lender, and
- The Company has granted a concession; common concession types include maturity date extension, interest rate adjustments to below market pricing, and deferment of payments.

As of December 31, 2022, the Company had 29 loans with a value of $4,744,000 that have been classified as TDRs. This compares to 60 loans with a value of $8,341,000 classified as TDRs as of December 31, 2021. The impairment carried as a specific reserve in the allowance for loan losses for TDRs is calculated by present valuing the cash flow modification on the loan, or, for collateral-dependent loans, using the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell.

The following table shows TDRs by class and the specific reserve as of December 31, 2022:

|  | Number of Loans | Balance | Specific Reserves |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial |  |  |  |
| Real estate | 5 | $1,044,000 | $ - |
| Construction | 1 | 661,000 | - |
| Other | 3 | 361,000 | 81,000 |
| Municipal | - | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |  |
| Term | 20 | 2,678,000 | 100,000 |
| Construction | - | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | - | - | - |
| Consumer | - | - | - |
|  | 29 | $4,744,000 | $181,000 |

The following table shows TDRs by class and the specific reserve as of December 31, 2021:

|  | Number of Loans | Balance | Specific Reserves |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial |  |  |  |
| Real estate | 8 | $1,227,000 | $42,000 |
| Construction | 1 | 661,000 | 16,000 |
| Other | 5 | 765,000 | 337,000 |
| Municipal | - | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |  |
| Term | 45 | 5,686,000 | 137,000 |
| Construction | - | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | - | - | - |
| Consumer | 1 | 2,000 | - |
|  | 60 | $8,341,000 | $532,000 |

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As of December 31, 2022, one of the loans classified as TDR with a total balance of $97,000 was more than 30 days past due and was not placed on TDR status in the previous 12 months. The following table shows past-due TDRs by class and the associated specific reserves included in the allowance for loan losses as of December 31, 2022:

|  | Number of Loans | Balance | Specific Reserves |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial |  |  |  |
| Real estate | - | $ - | - |
| Construction | - | - | - |
| Other | 1 | 97,000 | - |
| Municipal | - | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |  |
| Term | - | - | - |
| Construction | - | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | - | - | - |
| Consumer | - | - | - |
|  | 1 | $97,000 | - |

As of December 31, 2021, five of the loans classified as TDRs with a total balance of $349,000 were more than 30 days past due. One of these loans had been placed on TDR status in the previous 12 months. The following table shows past-due TDRs by class and the associated specific reserves included in the allowance for loan losses as of December 31, 2021:

|  | Number of Loans | Balance | Specific Reserves |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial |  |  |  |
| Real estate | - | $ - | - |
| Construction | - | - | - |
| Other | 1 | 83,000 | - |
| Municipal | - | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |  |
| Term | 4 | 266,000 | - |
| Construction | - | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | - | - | - |
| Consumer | - | - | - |
|  | 5 | $349,000 | - |

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For the year ended December 31, 2022, one loan was placed on TDR status. The following table shows this TDR by class and the associated specific reserves included in the allowance for loan losses as of December 31, 2022:

|  | Number of Loans | Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | Specific Reserves |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial |  |  |  |  |
| Real estate | - | $ - | $ - | - |
| Construction | - | - | - | - |
| Other | - | - | - | - |
| Municipal | - | - | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |  |  |
| Term | 1 | 38,000 | 38,000 | - |
| Construction | - | - | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | - | - | - | - |
| Consumer | - | - | - | - |
|  | 1 | $38,000 | $38,000 | - |

For the year ended December 31, 2021, four loans were placed in TDR status. The following table shows these TDRs by class and the associated specific reserves included in the allowance for loan losses as for December 31, 2021.

|  | Number of Loans | Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | Specific Reserves |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial |  |  |  |  |
| Real estate | - | $ - | $ - | $ - |
| Construction | 1 | 80,000 | 80,000 | - |
| Other | 1 | 251,000 | 247,000 | 247,000 |
| Municipal | - | - | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |  |  |
| Term | 2 | 142,000 | 124,000 | - |
| Construction | - | - | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | - | - | - | - |
| Consumer | - | - | - | - |
|  | 4 | $473,000 | $451,000 | $247,000 |

As of December 31, 2022, Management is aware of four loans classified as TDRs that are involved in bankruptcy with an outstanding balance of $550,000. As of December 31, 2022, there were five loans with an outstanding balance of $339,000 that were classified as TDRs and were on non-accrual status, of which none were in the process of foreclosure.

#### *Residential Mortgage Loans in Process of Foreclosure*

As of December 31, 2022, there were two mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate in the process of foreclosure with a balance of $166,000; this compares to four mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate in the process of foreclosure with a total balance of $367,000 as of December 31, 2021.

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# Note 6. Allowance for Loan Losses

The Company provides for loan losses through the establishment of an allowance for loan losses, which represents an estimated reserve for existing losses in the loan portfolio. A systematic methodology is used for determining the allowance that includes a quarterly review process, risk rating changes, and adjustments to the allowance. Major risk characteristics relevant to each portfolio segment are as follows:

*Commercial Real Estate* - Commercial real estate loans are impacted by factors such as competitive market forces, vacancy rates, cap rates, net operating incomes, lease renewals and overall economic demand. In addition, loans in the recreational and tourism sector can be affected by weather conditions, such as unseasonably low winter snowfalls. Commercial real estate lending also carries a higher degree of environmental risk than other real estate lending.

*Commercial Construction* - Commercial construction loans are impacted by factors similar to those for commercial real estate loans in addition to risks related to contractor financial capacity and ability to complete a project within acceptable time frames and within budget.

*Commercial Other* - A weakened economy, soft consumer spending, and the rising cost of labor or raw materials are examples of issues that can impact the credit quality in this segment.

*Municipal Loans* - The overall health of the economy, including unemployment rates and housing prices, has an impact on the credit quality of this segment.

*Residential Real Estate Term* - The overall health of the economy, including unemployment rates and housing prices, has an impact on the credit quality of this segment.

*Residential Real Estate Construction* - The overall health of the economy, including unemployment rates and housing prices, has an impact on the credit quality of this segment. Residential construction loans are impacted by factors similar to those for residential real estate term loans in addition to risks related to contractor financial capacity and ability to complete a project within acceptable time frames and within budget.

*Home Equity Line of Credit* - The overall health of the economy, including unemployment rates and housing prices, has an impact on the credit quality of this segment.

*Consumer* -The overall health of the economy, including unemployment rates, has an impact on the credit quality of this segment.

The appropriate level of the allowance is evaluated continually based on a review of significant loans, with a particular emphasis on nonaccruing, past due, and other loans that may require special attention. Other factors include general conditions in local and national economies; loan portfolio composition and asset quality indicators; and internal factors such as changes in underwriting policies, credit administration practices, experience, ability and depth of lending management, among others.

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The following table summarizes the composition of the allowance for loan losses, by class of financing receivable and allowance, as of December 31, 2022 and 2021:

| As of December 31, | 2022 | 2021 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Allowance for Loans Evaluated Individually for Impairment |  |  |
| Commercial |  |  |
| Real estate | $ - | $42,000 |
| Construction | - | 16,000 |
| Other | 298,000 | 381,000 |
| Municipal | - | - |
| Residential |  |  |
| Term | 100,000 | 137,000 |
| Construction | - | - |
| Home equity line of credit | - | - |
| Consumer | - | - |
| Total | $398,000 | $576,000 |
| Allowance for Loans Evaluated Collectively for Impairment |  |  |
| Commercial |  |  |
| Real estate | $6,116,000 | $5,325,000 |
| Construction | 821,000 | 730,000 |
| Other | 2,799,000 | 2,449,000 |
| Municipal | 162,000 | 157,000 |
| Residential |  |  |
| Term | 2,459,000 | 2,596,000 |
| Construction | 199,000 | 148,000 |
| Home equity line of credit | 1,029,000 | 925,000 |
| Consumer | 1,062,000 | 833,000 |
| Unallocated | 1,678,000 | 1,782,000 |
| Total | $16,325,000 | $14,945,000 |
| Total Allowance for Loan Losses |  |  |
| Commercial |  |  |
| Real estate | $6,116,000 | $5,367,000 |
| Construction | 821,000 | 746,000 |
| Other | 3,097,000 | 2,830,000 |
| Municipal | 162,000 | 157,000 |
| Residential |  |  |
| Term | 2,559,000 | 2,733,000 |
| Construction | 199,000 | 148,000 |
| Home equity line of credit | 1,029,000 | 925,000 |
| Consumer | 1,062,000 | 833,000 |
| Unallocated | 1,678,000 | 1,782,000 |
| Total | $16,723,000 | $15,521,000 |

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The allowance consists of four elements: (1) specific reserves for loans evaluated individually for impairment; (2) general reserves for each portfolio segment based on historical loan loss experience; (3) qualitative reserves judgmentally adjusted for local and national economic conditions, concentrations, portfolio composition, volume and severity of delinquencies and nonaccrual loans, trends of criticized and classified loans, changes in credit policies, and underwriting standards, credit administration practices, and other factors as applicable for each portfolio segment; and (4) unallocated reserves. All outstanding loans are considered in evaluating the appropriateness of the allowance.

A breakdown of the allowance for loan losses as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, by class of financing receivable and allowance element, is presented in the following tables:

| As of December 31, 2022 | Specific Reserves on Loans Evaluated Individually for Impairment | General Reserves on Loans Based on Historical Loss Experience | Reserves for Qualitative Factors | Unallocated Reserves | Total Reserves |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial |  |  |  |  |  |
| Real estate | $ - | $974,000 | $5,142,000 | $ - | $6,116,000 |
| Construction | - | 131,000 | 690,000 | - | 821,000 |
| Other | 298,000 | 446,000 | 2,353,000 | - | 3,097,000 |
| Municipal | - | - | 162,000 | - | 162,000 |
| Residential |  |  |  |  |  |
| Term | 100,000 | 83,000 | 2,376,000 | - | 2,559,000 |
| Construction | - | 7,000 | 192,000 | - | 199,000 |
| Home equity line of credit | - | 101,000 | 928,000 | - | 1,029,000 |
| Consumer | - | 286,000 | 776,000 | - | 1,062,000 |
| Unallocated | - | - | - | 1,678,000 | 1,678,000 |
|  | $398,000 | $2,028,000 | $12,619,000 | $1,678,000 | $16,723,000 |

| As of December 31, 2021 | Specific Reserves on Loans Evaluated Individually for Impairment | General Reserves on Loans Based on Historical Loss Experience | Reserves for Qualitative Factors | Unallocated Reserves | Total Reserves |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial |  |  |  |  |  |
| Real estate | $42,000 | $831,000 | $4,494,000 | $ - | $5,367,000 |
| Construction | 16,000 | 114,000 | 616,000 | - | 746,000 |
| Other | 381,000 | 382,000 | 2,067,000 | - | 2,830,000 |
| Municipal | - | - | 157,000 | - | 157,000 |
| Residential |  |  |  |  |  |
| Term | 137,000 | 175,000 | 2,421,000 | - | 2,733,000 |
| Construction | - | 10,000 | 138,000 | - | 148,000 |
| Home equity line of credit | - | 101,000 | 824,000 | - | 925,000 |
| Consumer | - | 243,000 | 590,000 | - | 833,000 |
| Unallocated | - | - | - | 1,782,000 | 1,782,000 |
|  | $576,000 | $1,856,000 | $11,307,000 | $1,782,000 | $15,521,000 |

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Qualitative adjustment factors are taken into consideration when determining reserve estimates. These adjustment factors are based upon our evaluation of various current conditions, including those listed below.

- General economic conditions.
- Credit quality trends with emphasis on loan delinquencies, nonaccrual levels and classified loans.
- Recent loss experience in particular segments of the portfolio.
- Loan volumes and concentrations, including changes in mix.
- Other factors, including changes in quality of loan originations; loan policy changes; changes in credit risk management processes; results of credit stress tests; Bank regulatory and external loan review examination results.

Qualitative factors applied to the portfolio or segments of the portfolio may include judgments concerning general economic conditions that may affect credit quality, credit concentrations, the pace of portfolio growth, the direction of risk rating movements, policy exception levels, and delinquency levels; these qualitative factors are also considered in connection with the unallocated portion of our allowance for loan losses.

The qualitative portion of the allowance for loan losses was 0.66% of related loans as of December 31, 2022 and 0.69% of related loans as of December 31, 2021. The qualitative portion increased $1,312,000 between December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022 due to a mix of factors. These factors included changes in various macroeconomic measures used in the qualitative model, volume changes in certain portfolio segments, and ongoing analysis of the loan portfolio in multiple stress scenarios.

The unallocated component totaled $1,678,000 at December 31, 2022, or 10.0% of the total reserve. This compares to $1,782,000 or 11.5% as of December 31, 2021. Maintenance of an unallocated component reflects general imprecision related to portfolio growth along with lingering uncertainty regarding the potential impacts of COVID-19 on the loan portfolio.

The allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans stood at 0.87% as of December 31, 2022, compared to 0.94% of total loans as of December 31, 2021.

Commercial loans are comprised of three major classes: commercial real estate loans, commercial construction loans and other commercial loans.

Commercial real estate loans consist of mortgage loans to finance investments in real property, such as multi-family residential, commercial/retail, office, industrial, hotels, educational and other specific or mixed use properties. Commercial real estate loans are typically written with amortizing payment structures. Collateral values are determined based on appraisals and evaluations in accordance with established policy and regulatory guidelines. Commercial real estate loans typically have a loan-to-value ratio of up to 80% based upon current valuation information at the time the loan is made. Commercial real estate loans are primarily paid by the cash flow generated from the real property, such as operating leases, rents, or other operating cash flows from the borrower.

Commercial construction loans consist of loans to finance construction in a mix of owner- and non-owner occupied commercial real estate properties. Commercial construction loans typically have maturities of less than two years. Payment structures during the construction period are typically on an interest only basis, although principal payments may be established depending on the type of construction project being financed. During the construction phase, commercial construction loans are primarily paid by cash flow generated from the construction project or other operating cash flows from the borrower or guarantors, if applicable. At the end of the construction period, loan repayment typically comes from a third party source in the event that the Bank will not be providing permanent term financing. Collateral valuation and loan-to-value guidelines follow those for commercial real estate loans.

Other commercial loans consist of revolving and term loan obligations extended to business and corporate enterprises for the purpose of financing working capital or capital investment. Collateral generally consists of pledges of business assets including, but not limited to, accounts receivable, inventory, plant and equipment, and/or real estate, if applicable. Commercial loans are primarily paid by the operating cash flow of the borrower. Commercial loans may be secured or unsecured. In 2022 and 2021, other commercial loans also include loans made under the SBA PPP. These loans are unsecured and carry a 100% guarantee from the SBA.

Municipal loans are comprised of loans to municipalities in Maine for capitalized expenditures, construction projects or tax-anticipation notes. All municipal loans are considered general obligations of the municipality and are collateralized by the taxing ability of the municipality for repayment of debt.

Residential loans are comprised of two classes: term loans and construction loans.

Residential term loans consist of residential real estate loans held in the Bank's loan portfolio made to borrowers who demonstrate the ability to make scheduled payments with full consideration of underwriting factors. Borrower qualifications include favorable credit history combined with supportive income requirements and loan-to-value ratios within established policy and regulatory guidelines. Collateral values are determined based on appraisals and evaluations in accordance with established policy and regulatory guidelines. Residential loans typically have a loan-to-value ratio of up to 80% based on appraisal information at the time the loan is made. Collateral consists of mortgage liens on one- to four-family residential properties. Loans are offered with fixed or adjustable rates with amortization terms of up to thirty years.

Residential construction loans typically consist of loans for the purpose of constructing single family residences to be owned and occupied by the borrower. Borrower qualifications include favorable credit history combined with supportive income requirements and loan-to-value ratios within established policy and regulatory guidelines. Residential construction loans normally have terms of one year or less and payment during the construction term is typically on an interest only basis from sources including

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interest reserves, borrower liquidity and/or income. Residential construction loans will typically convert to permanent financing from the Bank or have another financing commitment in place from an acceptable mortgage lender. Collateral valuation and loan-to-value guidelines are consistent with those for residential term loans.

Home equity lines of credit are made to qualified individuals and are secured by senior or junior mortgage liens on owner-occupied one- to four-family homes, condominiums, or vacation homes. The home equity line of credit typically has a variable interest rate and is billed as interest-only payments during the draw period. At the end of the draw period, the home equity line of credit payments are billed as a percentage of the principal balance plus all accrued interest. Loan maturities are normally 300 months. Borrower qualifications include favorable credit history combined with supportive income requirements and combined loan-to-value ratios usually not exceeding 80% inclusive of priority liens. Collateral valuation guidelines follow those for residential real estate loans.

Consumer loan products including personal lines of credit and amortizing loans made to qualified individuals for various purposes such as auto, recreational vehicles, debt consolidation, personal expenses or overdraft protection. Borrower qualifications include favorable credit history combined with supportive income and collateral requirements within established policy guidelines. Consumer loans may be secured or unsecured.

Construction, land and land development loans, both commercial and residential, comprise a small portion of the portfolio, and at 55.8% of capital at December 31, 2022 are below the regulatory guidance of 100.0% of capital. Construction loans and non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans are at 226.3% of total capital at December 31, 2022, below the regulatory guidance of 300.0% of capital.

The process of establishing the allowance with respect to the commercial loan portfolio begins when a Loan Officer or Senior Officer (or designee) initially assigns each loan a risk rating, using established credit criteria. Approximately 60% of a trailing four quarter average gross commercial portfolio is subject to review and validation annually by an independent consulting firm. Additionally, commercial loan relationships with exposure greater than or equal to $500,000 are subject to review annually by the Company's internal credit review function. The methodology employs Management's judgment as to the level of losses on existing loans based on internal review of the loan portfolio, including an analysis of a borrower's current financial position, and the consideration of current and anticipated economic conditions and their potential effects on specific borrowers or lines of business.

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In determining the Company's ability to collect certain loans, Management also considers the fair value of underlying collateral. The risk rating system has eight levels, defined as follows:

1. **Strong** Credits rated '1' are characterized by borrowers fully responsible for the credit with excellent capacity to pay principal and interest. Loans rated '1' may be secured with acceptable forms of liquid collateral.

# 2 ***Above Average***

Credits rated '2' are characterized by borrowers that have better than average liquidity, capitalization, earnings and/or cash flow with a consistent record of solid financial performance.

# 3 ***Satisfactory***

Credits rated '3' are characterized by borrowers with favorable liquidity, profitability and financial condition with adequate cash flow to pay debt service.

# 4 ***Average***

Credits rated '4' are characterized by borrowers that present risk more than 1, 2 and 3 rated loans and merit an ordinary level of ongoing monitoring. Financial condition is on par or somewhat below industry averages while cash flow is generally adequate to meet debt service requirements.

# 5 ***Watch***

Credits rated '5' are characterized by borrowers that warrant greater monitoring due to financial condition or unresolved and identified risk factors.

# 6 ***Other Assets Especially Mentioned (OAEM)***

Loans in this category are currently supported but are potentially weak and constitute an undue and unwarranted credit risk, but not to the point of justifying a classification of substandard. OAEM have potential weaknesses which may, if not checked or corrected, weaken the asset or inadequately protect the Bank's credit position at some future date.

# 7 ***Substandard***

Loans in this category are inadequately supported by the current paying capacity of the borrower or of the collateral, if any. These loans have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. Substandard loans are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Bank may sustain some loss if deficiencies are not corrected.

# 8 ***Doubtful***

Loans classified 'Doubtful' have the same weaknesses as those classified substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, based on currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable. The possibility of loss is high, but because of certain important and reasonably specific pending factors which may work to the advantage and strengthening of the asset, its classification as an estimated loss is deferred until its more exact status may be determined.

The following table summarizes the risk ratings for the Company's commercial construction, commercial real estate, commercial other and municipal loans as of December 31, 2022:

|  | Commercial Real Estate | Commercial Construction | Commercial Other | Municipal Loans | All Risk- Rated Loans |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 Strong | $ - | $ - | $2,215,000 | $ - | $2,215,000 |
| 2 Above average | 5,702,000 | - | 23,624,000 | 37,921,000 | 67,247,000 |
| 3 Satisfactory | 125,721,000 | 1,018,000 | 64,613,000 | 1,198,000 | 192,550,000 |
| 4 Average | 459,087,000 | 57,920,000 | 187,374,000 | 1,500,000 | 705,881,000 |
| 5 Watch | 108,302,000 | 34,969,000 | 40,119,000 | - | 183,390,000 |
| 6 OAEM | 144,000 | - | 85,000 | - | 229,000 |
| 7 Substandard | 384,000 | - | 1,329,000 | - | 1,713,000 |
| 8 Doubtful | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | $699,340,000 | $93,907,000 | $319,359,000 | $40,619,000 | $1,153,225,000 |

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The following table summarizes the risk ratings for the Company's commercial construction, commercial real estate, commercial other and municipal loans as of December 31, 2021:

|  | Commercial Real Estate | Commercial Construction | Commercial Other | Municipal Loans | All Risk-Rated Loans |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 Strong | $ - | $ - | $2,118,000 | $ - | $2,118,000 |
| 2 Above average | 6,977,000 | 169,000 | 7,328,000 | 46,547,000 | 61,021,000 |
| 3 Satisfactory | 98,473,000 | 2,589,000 | 60,787,000 | 349,000 | 162,198,000 |
| 4 Average | 378,147,000 | 47,196,000 | 154,247,000 | 1,466,000 | 581,056,000 |
| 5 Watch | 88,679,000 | 29,411,000 | 37,942,000 | - | 156,032,000 |
| 6 OAEM | 3,482,000 | - | 52,000 | - | 3,534,000 |
| 7 Substandard | 440,000 | - | 2,096,000 | - | 2,536,000 |
| 8 Doubtful | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | $576,198,000 | $79,365,000 | $264,570,000 | $48,362,000 | $968,495,000 |

Commercial loans are generally charged off when all or a portion of the principal amount is determined to be uncollectible. This determination is based on circumstances specific to a borrower including repayment ability, analysis of collateral and other factors as applicable.

Residential loans are comprised of two classes: term loans, which include traditional amortizing home mortgages, and construction loans, which include loans for owner-occupied residential construction. Residential loans typically have a 75% to 80% loan to value ratio based upon current appraisal information at the time the loan is made. Home equity loans and lines of credit are typically written to the same underwriting standards. Consumer loans are primarily amortizing loans to individuals collateralized by automobiles, pleasure craft and recreation vehicles, typically with a maximum loan to value ratio of 80% to 90% of the purchase price of the collateral. Consumer loans also include a small amount of unsecured short-term time notes to individuals.

Residential loans, consumer loans and home equity lines of credit are segregated into homogeneous pools with similar risk characteristics. Trends and current conditions are analyzed and historical loss experience is adjusted accordingly. Quantitative and qualitative adjustment factors for these segments are consistent with those for the commercial and municipal classes. Certain loans in the residential, home equity lines of credit and consumer classes identified as having the potential for further deterioration are analyzed individually to confirm impairment status, and to determine the need for a specific reserve; however, there is no formal rating system used for these classes. Consumer loans greater than 120 days past due are generally charged off. Residential loans 90 days or more past due are placed on non-accrual status unless the loans are both well secured and in the process of collection. One- to four-family residential real estate loans and home equity loans are written down or charged-off no later than 180 days past due, or for residential real estate secured loans having a borrower in bankruptcy, within 60 days of receipt of notification of filing from the bankruptcy court, whichever is sooner. This is subject to completion of a current assessment of the value of the collateral with any outstanding loan balance in excess of the fair value of the property, less costs to sell, written down or charged-off.

There were no changes to the Company's accounting policies or methodology used to estimate the allowance for loan losses during the year ended December 31, 2022.

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The following tables present allowance for loan losses activity by class, allowance for loan loss balances by class and related loan balances by class for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020:

| For the year ended December 31, 2022 | Commercial |  |  | Municipal | Residential |  | Home Equity Line of Credit | Consumer | Unallocated | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Real Estate | Construction | Other |  | Term | Construction |  |  |  |  |
| Allowance for loan losses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Beginning balance | $5,367,000 | $746,000 | $2,830,000 | $157,000 | $2,733,000 | $148,000 | $925,000 | $833,000 | $1,782,000 | $15,521,000 |
| Chargeoffs | - | - | 309,000 | - | 8,000 | - | 29,000 | 412,000 | - | 758,000 |
| Recoveries | 20,000 | - | 13,000 | - | 29,000 | - | 4,000 | 144,000 | - | 210,000 |
| Provision (credit) | 729,000 | 75,000 | 563,000 | 5,000 | (195,000) | 51,000 | 129,000 | 497,000 | (104,000) | 1,750,000 |
| Ending balance | $6,116,000 | $821,000 | $3,097,000 | $162,000 | $2,559,000 | $199,000 | $1,029,000 | $1,062,000 | $1,678,000 | $16,723,000 |
| Ending balance specifically evaluated for impairment | $ - | $ - | $298,000 | $ - | $100,000 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $398,000 |
| Ending balance collectively evaluated for impairment | $6,116,000 | $821,000 | $2,799,000 | $162,000 | $2,459,000 | $199,000 | $1,029,000 | $1,062,000 | $1,678,000 | $16,325,000 |
| Related loan balances: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ending balance | $699,340,000 | $93,907,000 | $319,359,000 | $40,619,000 | $613,919,000 | $49,907,000 | $76,560,000 | $21,063,000 | $ - | $1,914,674,000 |
| Ending balance specifically evaluated for impairment | $1,236,000 | $685,000 | $846,000 | $ - | $3,089,000 | $ - | $304,000 | $ - | $ - | $6,160,000 |
| Ending balance collectively evaluated for impairment | $698,104,000 | $93,222,000 | $318,513,000 | $40,619,000 | $610,830,000 | $49,907,000 | $76,256,000 | $21,063,000 | $ - | $1,908,514,000 |

| For the year ended December 31, 2021 | Commercial |  |  | Municipal | Residential |  | Home Equity Line of Credit | Consumer | Unallocated | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Real Estate | Construction | Other |  | Term | Construction |  |  |  |  |
| Allowance for loan losses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Beginning balance | $5,178,000 | $662,000 | $3,438,000 | $171,000 | $2,579,000 | $102,000 | $1,211,000 | $778,000 | $2,134,000 | $16,253,000 |
| Chargeoffs | 106,000 | - | 288,000 | - | 42,000 | - | - | 312,000 | - | 748,000 |
| Recoveries | 95,000 | - | 84,000 | - | 66,000 | - | 61,000 | 85,000 | - | 391,000 |
| Provision (credit) | 200,000 | 84,000 | (404,000) | (14,000) | 130,000 | 46,000 | (347,000) | 282,000 | (352,000) | (375,000) |
| Ending balance | $5,367,000 | $746,000 | $2,830,000 | $157,000 | $2,733,000 | $148,000 | $925,000 | $833,000 | $1,782,000 | $15,521,000 |
| Ending balance specifically evaluated for impairment | $42,000 | $16,000 | $381,000 | $ - | $137,000 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $576,000 |
| Ending balance collectively evaluated for impairment | $5,325,000 | $730,000 | $2,449,000 | $157,000 | $2,596,000 | $148,000 | $925,000 | $833,000 | $1,782,000 | $14,945,000 |
| Related loan balances: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ending balance | $576,198,000 | $79,365,000 | $264,570,000 | $48,362,000 | $550,783,000 | $31,763,000 | $73,632,000 | $22,976,000 | $ - | $1,647,649,000 |
| Ending balance specifically evaluated for impairment | $1,428,000 | $689,000 | $1,303,000 | $ - | $8,173,000 | $ - | $457,000 | $2,000 | $ - | $12,052,000 |
| Ending balance collectively evaluated for impairment | $574,770,000 | $78,676,000 | $263,267,000 | $48,362,000 | $542,610,000 | $31,763,000 | $73,175,000 | $22,974,000 | $ - | $1,635,597,000 |

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# ITEM 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

## A. Exhibits

Exhibit 3.2 Amendment to the Registrant's Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on May 1, 2008).

Exhibit 3.3 Amendment to the Registrant's Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the Definitive Proxy Statement for the Company's 2008 Annual Meeting filed on March 14, 2008).

Exhibit 3.4 Amendment to the Registrant's Articles of Incorporation authorizing issuance of preferred stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2008).

Exhibit 3.5 Conformed Copy of the Company's Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to the Company's Form 10-K filed March 10, 2017).

Exhibit 3.6 Amendment to the Company's Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on December 20, 2019).

Exhibit 4.1 Description of Capital Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Form 10-K filed March 10, 2023).

Exhibit 10.1 Director Split Dollar Insurance Plan and Specimen Agreement dated January 1, 2016, attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on October 25, 2017.

Exhibit 10.2 Executive Split Dollar Insurance Plan and Specimen Agreement dated January 1, 2016, attached as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on October 25, 2017.

Exhibit 10.3 Amendments dated November 8, 2019, to the Restricted Stock Agreements of an Executive Officer dated January 29, 2015, January 28, 2016, January 26, 2017, and January 4, 2018, attached as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Form 10-Q filed on November 12, 2019.

Exhibit 10.4 Branch Purchase and Assumption Agreement between the Bank and Bangor Savings Bank for the purchase of a bank branch, loans and deposits at 1B Belmont Ave, Belfast, Maine, attached as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 6, 2020.

Exhibit 14.1 Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers, adopted by the Board of Directors on September 19, 2003. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2006.

Exhibit 14.2 Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, adopted by the Board of Directors on August 25, 2022. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.2 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 10, 2023.

Exhibit 23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Exhibit 31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13A-14(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Exhibit 31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13A-14(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Exhibit 32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Exhibit 32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Exhibit 101.INS XBRL Instance Document

Exhibit 101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

Exhibit 101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

Exhibit 101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

Exhibit 101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

Exhibit 101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase

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## SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

THE FIRST BANCORP, INC.

Tony C. McKim, President
March 10, 2023

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Tony C. McKim, President and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
March 10, 2023

Richard M. Elder, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer)
March 10, 2023

Mark N. Rosborough, Director and Chairman of the Board
March 10, 2023

Robert B. Gregory, Director
March 10, 2023

Renee W. Kelly, Director
March 10, 2023

Cornelius Russell, Director
March 10, 2023

Stuart G. Smith, Director
March 10, 2023

Bruce A. Tindal, Director
March 10, 2023

F. Stephen Ward, Director
March 10, 2023

Kimberly S. Swan
March 10, 2023

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# Exhibit 23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

As the independent registered public accountants of The First Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements No. 333-209156 and 333-238258 on Form S-8 and No. 333-64308 on Form S-3 of our report dated March 10, 2023, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of The First Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, which reports appear in the December 31, 2022 annual report on Form 10-K of The First Bancorp, Inc.

Portland, Maine
March 10, 2023

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# Exhibit 31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer

I, Tony C. McKim, President and Chief Executive Officer, certify that:

1. 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of The First Bancorp, Inc. (the 'Registrant');
2. 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. 4. The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:
   1. (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
   2. (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
   3. (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
   4. (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant's fourth quarter of 2022 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. 5. The Registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant's auditors and the audit committee of Registrant's board of directors:
   1. (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
   2. (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves Management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 10, 2023

President and Chief Executive Officer

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# Exhibit 31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer

I, Richard M. Elder, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, certify that:

1. 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of The First Bancorp, Inc. (the 'Registrant');
2. 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. 4. The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:
   1. (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
   2. (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
   3. (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
   4. (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant's fourth quarter of 2022 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. 5. The Registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant's auditors and the audit committee of Registrant's board of directors:
   1. (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
   2. (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves Management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 10, 2023

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

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# Exhibit 32.1 Certification of Periodic Financial Report Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

The undersigned officer of The First Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") hereby certifies that the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2022 to which this certification is being furnished as an exhibit (the "Report"), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. This certification is provided pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and Item 601(b)(32) of Regulation S-K ("Item 601(b)(32)") promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the Exchange Act. In accordance with clause (ii) of Item 601(b)(32), this certification (A) shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and (B) shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.

Date: March 10, 2023

Tony C. McKim
President and Chief Executive Officer

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# Exhibit 32.2 Certification of Periodic Financial Report Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

The undersigned officer of The First Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") hereby certifies that the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2022 to which this certification is being furnished as an exhibit (the "Report"), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. This certification is provided pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and Item 601(b)(32) of Regulation S-K ("Item 601(b)(32)") promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the Exchange Act. In accordance with clause (ii) of Item 601(b)(32), this certification (A) shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and (B) shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.

Date: March 10, 2023

Richard M. Elder
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

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# Exhibit 4.1 Description of Capital Stock

## DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

*A brief summary of the material terms of our capital stock is set forth below. The description is qualified in its entirety by reference to our Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “Articles”) and our Bylaws, as amended (the “Bylaws”) that are filed as exhibits to the Form 10-K of which this Exhibit is a part. The following description of our capital stock and provisions of our Articles and Bylaws is only a summary of such provisions and instruments and does not purport to be complete. As used in this Exhibit, the terms “Company”, “we”, “our”, and other similar references refer only to The First Bancorp, Inc. and not its subsidiary.*

### Authorized Capital Stock

Our authorized capital stock consists of 18,000,000 shares of common stock (the “common stock”) and 1,000,000 shares of serial preferred stock (the “preferred stock”). The number of authorized shares of our common stock and our preferred stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of a majority of our stock entitled to vote. At this time, we have no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.

## DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK

The following is a description of the material terms and provisions of our common stock.

### General

Under our Articles, we have authority, without further stockholder action, to provide for the issuance of up to 18,000,000 shares of common stock. We may amend our Articles from time to time to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock. Any such amendment would require the approval of the holders of a majority of our stock entitled to vote.

As December 31, 2022, we had 11,045,186 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. In addition, we have reserved 1,250,000 shares potentially issuable in the future, including 850,000 shares for employee benefit and dividend reinvestment plans of which 410,881 shares have been issued and are included in the outstanding share total, and 400,000 shares for the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan of which 68,934 shares have been issued and included in the outstanding share total. All shares of common stock will, when issued, be duly authorized, fully paid and nonassessable. Thus, the full price for the outstanding shares of common stock will have been paid at issuance and any holder of our common stock will not be later required to pay us any additional money for such common stock. Our common stock is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol “FNLC”.

### Dividends

Subject to the preferential rights of any class or series of stock that may be issued in the future, holders of shares of our common stock will be entitled to receive dividends, if and when they are authorized and declared by our board of directors, out of assets that we may legally use to pay dividends. In the event we are liquidated, dissolved or our affairs are wound up, after we pay or make adequate provision for all of our known debts and liabilities, each holder of common stock will receive dividends pro rata out of assets that we can legally use to pay distributions, subject to any rights that are granted to the holders of any class or series of preferred stock.

Our ability to pay dividends on our common stock:

- Depends primarily upon the ability of our subsidiary, First National Bank, to pay dividends or otherwise transfer funds to us; and

### Voting Rights

Except as otherwise required by law and except as provided by the terms of any other class or series of stock, holders of common stock have the exclusive power to vote on all matters presented to our stockholders, including the election of directors. Holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share. Generally, matters to be voted on by our stockholders must be approved by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders in which a quorum is present, subject to state law. Subject to any rights to elect directors that are granted to the holders of any class or series of preferred stock, directors are elected by the vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at a meeting in which directors are elected.

### Other Rights

Subject to the preferential rights of any class or series of stock that may be issued in the future, all shares of common stock have equal dividend, distribution, liquidation and other rights, and have no preference, appraisal or exchange rights, except for any

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appraisal rights provided by Maine law. Furthermore, holders of common stock have no conversion, sinking fund or redemption rights, or preemptive rights to subscribe for any of our securities.

### **Board Terms, Special Meetings and Other Matters**

All of our directors are elected for a one-year term. Our bylaws require that shareholders provide the Secretary of the Company with notice of proposed director nominee(s) not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days before the first anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting. If the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days before or delayed by more than 60 days after the preceding year's annual meeting, notice will be timely if it is delivered not earlier than 120 days before and not later than 90 days before the annual meeting or 10 days after notice of the date of the annual meeting is provided. Maine law provides that special meetings of shareholders of the Company may be called only by a majority of the board of directors, by the person or persons authorized to do so by the Articles or Bylaws or if the holders of at least 10% of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the special meeting sign, date and deliver a demand for the meeting to the Company. Section 702 of the Maine Business Corporation Act provides that special meetings of shareholders may be called only (i) by a majority of the board of directors, (ii) by the person or persons authorized to do so by the Articles or Bylaws, or (iii) by the holders of at least 10% of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the special meeting. We may amend our Articles to fix a lower percentage, or a higher percentage not exceeding 25% of all the votes entitled on any issue proposed to be considered, of the requisite holders to call a special meeting. Applicable provisions of Maine law provide that shareholders may take action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, provided that the written consent is signed by all holders of shares entitled to vote at a meeting. These provisions may diminish the likelihood that a potential acquirer would make an offer for our common stock or that there would otherwise be a change in control of the Company.

### **Maine Anti-Takeover Laws**

We are subject to the provisions of Section 1109 of Chapter 11 of the Maine Business Corporation Act, an anti-takeover law. In general, this statute prohibits a publicly-held Maine corporation from engaging in a 'business combination' with an 'interested shareholder' for a period of five years after the date of the transaction in which the person becomes an interested shareholder, unless either (1) the interested shareholder obtains the approval of the board of directors prior to becoming an interested shareholder or (2) the business combination is approved, subsequent to the date of the transaction in which the person becomes an interested shareholder, by the Board of Directors of the Maine corporation and authorized by the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation not beneficially owned by that 'interested stockholder' or any affiliate or associate thereof or by persons who are either directors or officers and also employees of the corporation. An interested shareholder is any person, firm or entity that is directly or indirectly the beneficial owner of 25% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation, other than by reason of a revocable proxy given in response to a proxy solicitation conducted in accordance with the Exchange Act which is not then reportable on a Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act. We may at any time amend our Articles or Bylaws, by vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of our voting stock, to elect not to be governed by Section 1109. We also are subject to the provisions of Section 1110 of the Maine Business Corporation Act, entitled 'Right of shareholders to receive payment for shares following control transaction.' Section 1110 of the Maine Business Corporation Act generally provides shareholders of a Maine corporation which has a class of voting shares registered or traded on a national securities exchange or registered under the Exchange Act with the right to demand payment of an amount equal to the fair value of each voting share in the corporation held by the shareholder from a person or group of persons which became a 'controlling person,' which generally is defined to mean an individual, firm or entity (or group thereof) which has voting power over at least 25% of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation. Such a demand must be submitted to the 'controlling person' within 30 days after the 'controlling person' provides required notice to the shareholders of the acquisition or transactions which resulted in such person or group becoming a 'controlling person.'

### **DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK**

As of December 31, 2022, we had 1,000,000 shares of serial preferred stock authorized and available for issuance. Following is a description of the material terms and provisions of our preferred stock. Any series of preferred stock we would issue in the future will be governed by our Articles, including the amendment relating to such series of preferred stock, and our Bylaws. We would file an amendment to our Articles for each series of preferred stock to be issued by us.

We will fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the preferred stock of each series in an amendment to our Articles relating to that series, including:

- The number of authorized shares in the series;

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- • The liquidation preference per share;
- • The purchase price;
- • The dividend rate, period and payment date, and method of calculation for dividends, if any;
- g. Whether any dividends will be cumulative or non-cumulative and, if cumulative, the date from which dividends will accumulate;
- g. The provisions for a sinking fund, if any;
- h. The provisions for redemption or repurchase, if applicable, and any restrictions on our ability to exercise those redemption and repurchase rights;
- i. Whether the preferred stock will be convertible into our common stock and, if applicable, the conversion price, or how it will be calculated, and the conversion period, and any related anti-dilution adjustments or other similar provisions;
- • Whether the preferred stock will be exchangeable into debt securities and, if applicable, the exchange price or how it will be calculated, and the exchange period, and any related anti-dilution adjustments or other similar provisions;
- • Voting rights, if any, of the preferred stock;
- • Restrictions on transfer, sale or other assignment, if any;
- • The relative ranking and preferences of the preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights if we liquidate, dissolve or wind up our affairs.
- • Any limitations on issuance of any class or series of preferred stock ranking senior to or on a parity with the series of preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights if we liquidate, dissolve or wind up our affairs; and
- • Any specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of, or restrictions on, the preferred stock.

Section 1004 of the Maine Business Corporation Act provides that the holders of each class or series of stock will have the right to vote separately as a class on certain amendments to our articles of incorporation that would affect the class or series of preferred stock, as applicable. This right is in addition to any voting rights that may be provided for in our Articles.

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# **Exhibit 14.2 The First Bancorp, Inc. Code of Business Conduct and Ethics**

*Revised Effective August 25, 2022*

The Board of Directors of The First Bancorp, Inc. (and its subsidiary, First National Bank, the “Company”) have adopted this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”) to:

- Promote honest and ethical conduct, including fair dealing and the ethical handling of conflicts of interest.
- Promote full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure.
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations.
- Ensure the protection of the Company’s legitimate business interests, including corporate opportunities, assets, and confidential information; and
- Deter wrongdoing.

All directors, officers and employees of the Company are expected to be familiar with the Code and to adhere to those principles and procedures set forth in the Code that apply to them. The Company’s more detailed policies and procedures set forth in the Human Resources Policy Manual and other applicable procedures manuals are separate requirements and are not part of this Code.

For purposes of this Code, the “Code of Ethics Contact Person” will be Susan A. Norton, Executive Vice President Chief Administrative Officer (or her successor or designee, as applicable).

From time to time, the Company may waive some provisions of this Code. Any waiver of the Code for executive officers or directors of the Company may be made only by the Board of Directors and must be promptly disclosed as required by Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or Nasdaq rules. Any waiver for other employees may be made only by the Code of Ethics Contact Person. Any waiver will not automatically apply to subsequent similar situations; separate approval must be sought and obtained as provided above.

# **I. Honest and Candid Conduct**

Each director, officer and employee owes a duty to the Company to act with integrity. Integrity requires, among other things, being honest and candid.

Each director, officer and employee must:

- Act with integrity, including being honest and candid while still maintaining the confidentiality of information where required or consistent with the Company’s policies.
- Observe both the form and spirit of laws and governmental rules and regulations, accounting standards and Company policies.
- Adhere to a high standard of business ethics.

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Our advertising should always be truthful and in compliance with applicable federal and state regulations. If we make specific claims about our products or services, we should have evidence to substantiate those claims. We should not label or market our products or services in any way that might cause confusion between our products or services and those of any of our competitors. Similarly, we should be alert to any situation where a competitor may be attempting to mislead potential customers as to its products or services in a manner detrimental to the Company or its customers and inform appropriate management of any such cases.

We should not disparage any of the products, services, or employees of any of our competitors. If we do engage in any comparison of our products or services against those of our competitors, such comparisons should be fair.

If we supply any estimates-such as cost estimates-they must be fair and reasonable and made in good faith. To the maximum extent reasonably practicable, estimates should be backed up by objective facts and experience. To the extent that the estimate cannot be objectively verified, it should be based upon the good faith judgments of those making the estimate. We will not use gifts, excessive entertainment, or any other ways to improperly influence our potential customers/clients. We will market our products and services on the basis of our price, quality, and service.

The Company will not pay any bribe, gratuity, kickback, or any similar payment to anyone, including agents of our customers or members of their families, in connection with the sale of any of our products or services. The Company will offer employees referral fees in lawful situations such as the referral of a prospective employee that is ultimately hired and modest fees for qualified referrals for both Wealth Management and Investment Services. Should any such payments be requested, the Company’s senior management should be contacted immediately. Company policy is to forgo any business which can only be obtained by improper or illegal payments.

## **II. Conflicts of Interest**

A “conflict of interest” occurs when an individual’s private interest interferes or appears to interfere with the interests of the Company. A conflict of interest can arise when a director, officer or employee takes actions or has interests that may make it difficult to perform their Company work objectively and effectively. For example, a conflict of interest would arise if a director, officer or employee, or a member or their family, or an entity in which a director, officer or employee (or a member of their family) has a material financial interest and/or ownership interest receives improper personal benefits as a result of their position in the Company, including if Company assets or information (such as a business opportunity) are used for the benefit of such a person or entity (see Section VII below). Any material transaction or relationship that would reasonably be expected to give rise to a conflict of interest, or any questions about a situation that may involve a conflict of interest, should be discussed with the Code of Ethics Contact Person.

Service to the Company should never be subordinated to personal gain and/or advantage. Conflicts of interest should be disclosed to the Code of Ethics Contact Person and should, wherever possible, be avoided.

In particular, clear conflict of interest situations involving directors, executive officers and other employees who occupy supervisory positions or who have discretionary authority in dealing with any third party specified below may include the following:

- Any significant ownership interest in any vendor/service provider to the Company or to a Company customer/client.
- Any consulting or employment relationship with any Company customer/client, vendor/supplier, or competitor.
- Any outside business activity that detracts from an individual’s ability to devote appropriate time and attention to their responsibilities with the Company.
- The receipt of non-nominal gifts or excessive entertainment from any company or person with which the Company has current or prospective business dealings.

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- Being in the position of supervising, reviewing, or having any influence on the hiring, job evaluation, pay or benefit of any immediate family member; and
- Selling anything to the Company or acquiring credit or financial services from the Company, except on the same terms and conditions as comparable directors, officers or employees and persons unaffiliated with the Company are permitted to so acquire or sell.

Such situations should always be discussed with the Code of Ethics Contact Person and not pursued unless approved by the President. In the case of any conflict involving a director or executive officer, such approval must be sought from and given by the Board of Directors.

Nothing contained herein shall require approval of transactions involving extensions of credit or overdrafts that are in compliance with Regulation O promulgated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, or transactions involving Company stock pursuant to First National

Bank Savings and Investment Plan, the Employee and Director Stock Purchase program, the Long- Term Equity Incentive Plan or the Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

Anything that would present a conflict of interest for a director, officer or employee would likely also present a conflict of interest if it were related to a member of their family. For purposes of this policy, “immediate family” includes the spouse, domestic partner, parents,

siblings and children of the employee, and any person or persons in the same relationship to the spouse or domestic partner (including those in a ‘step’ or other equivalent relationship). Also, for this policy, a member of a director’s immediate family will be considered in the same manner as a member of the employee’s immediate family.

### III. Disclosure

Each director, officer or employee involved in the Company’s SEC-mandated disclosure process, including the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the Controller (the “Senior Financial Officers”), is required to be familiar with and comply with the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting, to the extent relevant to their area of responsibility, so that the Company’s public reports and documents filed with the SEC comply in all material respects with the applicable federal securities laws and SEC rules. In addition, each such person having direct or supervisory authority regarding these SEC filings or the Company’s other public communications concerning its general business, results, financial condition, and prospects should, to the extent appropriate within their area of responsibility, consult with other Company officers and employees and take other appropriate steps regarding these disclosures with the goal of making full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure.

Each director, officer or employee who is involved in the Company’s disclosure process, including without limitation the Senior Financial Officers, must:

- Familiarize themselves with the disclosure requirements applicable to the Company as well as the business and financial operations of the Company.
- Not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent, facts about the Company to others, whether within or outside the Company, including to the Company’s independent auditors, governmental regulators, and self-regulatory organizations.
- Properly review and critically analyze proposed disclosure for accuracy and completeness (or, where appropriate, delegate this task to others).

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#### **IV. Compliance: Transactions in Company Stock**

It is the Company's policy to comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations. It is the personal responsibility of each employee, officer and director to adhere to the standards and restrictions imposed by those laws, rules and regulations.

The Company is strongly supportive of the acquisition, accumulation and retention by directors and executive officers of the Company's stock. The Company firmly believes that director and officer stock ownership underscores the director's or officer's commitment to and belief in the Company and sends a very positive message to other stockholders, the Company's employees and customers, and the community.

In the interest of good stockholder relations and strong corporate governance, the Company prohibits the acquisition by directors or executive officers of Company stock at a discount from the current market price (except pursuant to the exercise of stock options, or under the terms of the dividend reinvestment plan). Although stock transactions are generally conducted through brokers, given the relatively small number of stockholders and the relatively low volume of trading in the Company's stock, it is not unusual for the identities of buyers and sellers and the terms of trades to become known in the community. The knowledge that directors or executive officers have acquired Company stock from other stockholders at below market prices could lead to resentment or perception of unfair dealing, possibly resulting in damage to the Company's good relationship with its stockholders and loss of good will within the community. In addition, transactions conducted at below market prices may serve to drive down the market price of the stock, which, particularly when coupled with the knowledge that a director or officer has been buying in the market at discounted prices, may cause concern among stockholders as to the current and prospective value of their investment in the Company. The Company believes that, in light of the potential damage to the Company and its stockholders from such transactions, directors and executive officers should forego the short term monetary benefit afforded by below market stock purchases, and, except as otherwise provided above, restrict their stock transactions in Company stock to current market prices.

In connection with purchases or sales of the Company's stock, directors, officers and employees are reminded that, under Rule 10b-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, it is unlawful to purchase or sell Company stock while in possession of material, non-public information with respect to the Company. A piece of information is material if a reasonable person would consider it important (but not necessarily determinative) in deciding whether to purchase, sell or hold the stock. Examples of such information include knowledge of a pending major transaction (such as an acquisition), unanticipated changes in earnings or adverse regulatory developments, while such information has not been publicly disclosed by the Company. Rule 10b- 5 will compel the directors, officers, employees and others possessing such knowledge to refrain from purchasing or selling shares of the Company's stock until such time as the information has been publicly disseminated. Similarly, directors, officers and employees are reminded to exercise great care and discretion in maintaining the confidentiality of such material, non-public information. The consequences of such unlawful trading by directors, officers and employees or those to whom directors, officers or employees may have disclosed such information (whether knowingly or inadvertently) may include fines, punitive damages, civil liability and criminal

sanctions as well as severe harm to the Company's public image and stockholder, customer and regulatory relations. Thus, the Company expects all directors, officers and employees to adhere scrupulously to these legal requirements. Without limiting the foregoing, directors, officers and employees are reminded of the Company's policies relating to stock trading, including those relating to periods in which no trading in Company stock is permitted for directors, officers and employees.

In addition to these ethical considerations, Board members and executive officers are reminded that certain reporting protocols must be followed when they or their immediate family members (directly or through trusts) conduct any transactions in the Company's stock. Any questions about these trading prohibitions or reporting requirements should be directed to the Chief Financial Officer or the Executive Assistant to the President and CEO.

Because the Company is subject to federal and state financial institution statutory and regulatory obligations and restrictions, all Company directors, executive officers and employees are directed to the Company's Compliance Manual, which sets forth in greater detail the obligations of such personnel relating to such laws and regulations.

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[NOTE: In light of recent SEC disclosure requirements re: whether the reporting company has in place policies restricting directors, officers and employees from engaging in hedging transactions relating to Company stock, consider adding such a policy)

## V. Reporting and Accountability

The Board of Directors is responsible for applying this Code to specific situations in which questions are presented to it and has the authority to interpret this Code in any particular situation, including without limitation any such situation involving possible waivers of this Code with respect to any director or executive officer. Any director, officer or employee who becomes aware of any existing, past or potential violation of this Code, or of laws or regulations applicable to the Company or its directors, officers or employees in their capacities as such, is required to notify the Code of Ethics Contact Person promptly. Failure to do so is itself a violation of this Code.

Any questions relating to how this Code should be interpreted or applied should be addressed to the Code of Ethics Contact Person. A director, officer or employee who is unsure of whether a situation violates this Code or applicable laws or regulations should discuss the situation with the Code of Ethics Contact Person to prevent possible misunderstandings and embarrassment at a later date.

Each director, officer or employee must:

- Notify the Code of Ethics Contact Person promptly of any existing, past or potential violation of this Code, or of laws or regulations applicable to the Company or its directors, officers or employees in their capacities as such.
- Not retaliate against any other director, officer or employee for reporting existing, past or potential violations of this Code or applicable laws or regulations to the Company or to appropriate government officials that are based on the reporting person's reasonable belief that a violation has possibly occurred. Retaliation includes discharging, suspending, demoting, threatening, harassing (directly or indirectly) or discriminating in any other manner against the reporting person because of such reporting. Any person who has reported such a potential violation of this Code or of applicable laws or regulations and who believes they have experienced retaliation as a result is urged to report such retaliation immediately to the Code of Ethics Contact Person or the President.

The Board of Directors, the President and the Code of Ethics Contact Person shall take all action they consider appropriate to investigate any violations reported to them. If a violation has occurred, the Company will take such disciplinary or preventive action against the violator(s) as it deems appropriate, including potential discharge from employment, after consultation with the Board of Directors, in the case of a director or executive officer, or the President, in the case of any other employee. The identity of the employee reporting will be kept confidential to the extent that it is prudent and practically possible to do so.

Every employee and director of the Company shall be given a copy of this Code and asked to sign a statement acknowledging receipt of it. Every new employee will be given a copy of the Code and asked to acknowledge receipt of it either at or within one week of hiring.

In the event of any changes or amendments to this Code, such changes or amendments will be provided to all Company employees in the most expeditious way possible. If there are interpretations of the Code of broad application to our employees, those will also be appropriately distributed.

No representation is expressed or implied that the policies stated herein are all the relevant policies of the Company nor that they are a comprehensive, full, or complete explanation of the laws that are applicable to the Company and its employees. All Company employees have a continuing obligation to familiarize themselves with applicable law and Company policy.

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## **VI. Governmental Investigations and Legal Proceedings**

It is the policy of the Company to fully cooperate with any government investigation. A condition of such cooperation, however, is that the Company be adequately represented in any such investigation by its own legal counsel. Accordingly, anytime anyone in the Company obtains any knowledge that would lead one to reasonably believe that a government investigation or inquiry is or may soon be underway, this information should be communicated immediately to the Company's President. The two preceding sentences do not apply to routine, periodically recurring interactions with the Company's principal regulators, such as annual bank regulatory audits or inspections.

In some government investigations, the Company's lawyers can protect the interests of both the Company and the employees. In some cases, there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and individual employees, and individual employees may need their own legal counsel.

In some cases, the Company may be able and willing to pay for the individual's own legal counsel, but this must be determined on a case-by-case basis as the law imposes some restrictions on the Company's ability to do so, and the Board retains discretion concerning such uses of Company funds.

Employees should never, under any circumstances,

1. destroy any Company documents in anticipation of a request for those documents from any government agency or a court;
2. alter any Company documents or records;
3. lie or make any misleading statements to any government investigator (this includes routine, as well as non-routine, investigations-there is a separate federal statute relating to the making of false statements to investigators of a crime); or
4. attempt to cause any other Company employee, or any other person, to fail to provide information to any government investigator or to provide any false or misleading information.

Should any government inquiry arise through the issuance of a written subpoena or written request for information (such as a Civil Investigative Demand) such request should immediately, and before any action is taken or promised, be submitted to the Company's President. The foregoing sentence does not apply to such inquiries that are received with respect to an individual customer or his, her or its account status or activity.

## **VII. Corporate Opportunities**

Directors, officers and employees owe a duty to the Company to advance the Company's business interests when the opportunity to do so arises. Directors, officers and employees are prohibited from taking (or directing to a third party) a business opportunity that is discovered through the use of corporate property, information or position, unless the Company has already been offered the opportunity and turned it down. More generally, directors, officers and employees are prohibited from using corporate property, information or position for personal gain and from competing with the Company.

Sometimes the line between personal and Company benefits is difficult to draw, and sometimes there are both personal and Company benefits in certain activities. Directors, officers and employees who intend to make use of Company property or services in a manner not solely for the benefit of the Company should consult beforehand with the Code of Ethics Contact Person.

## **VIII. Confidentiality; Electronic Communications**

In carrying out the Company's business, directors, officers and employees often learn confidential or proprietary information about the Company, its customers/clients or its suppliers/vendors. Directors, officers and employees must maintain

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the confidentiality of (and not use other than in the Company's business) all information so entrusted to them, except when disclosure is authorized or legally mandated.

It is very important for all directors, officers and employees to appropriately safeguard the Company's confidential information and that of its customers and to refuse any improper access to confidential information of any other person or company, including our competitors.

In terms of our own confidential information, the following are our guidelines.

1. Any Company proprietary information and any customer information to which we may have access should be discussed with others within the Company only on a need-to-know basis.
2. If we wish to disclose our own confidential information to any people outside of our Company, it should be done only in conjunction with appropriate confidential information disclosure agreements, which can be provided by the Company's counsel.
3. We should always be alert to, and take steps to avoid, inadvertent disclosures that may arise in either social conversations or in normal business relations with our vendors and customers.

Confidential or proprietary information of the Company or our customers, and of other companies or persons, includes any information that is not generally disclosed and that is useful or helpful to the Company and/or which would be useful or helpful to competitors of the Company, as well as any non-public information be harmful to the relevant company or person or useful or helpful to competitors if disclosed. Common examples include such things as financial data, sales figures for individual products or services or groups of products or services, planned new products or services or planned advertising programs, areas where the Company (or another entity) intends to expand, lists of suppliers, lists of customers, customer deposit or loan data, customer financial statements or credit application information, wage and salary data, capital investment plans, projected earnings, changes in management or policies of the Company (or another entity), communications to or from regulatory authorities, testing data, suppliers' prices to us, or any plans we may have for improving any of our products or services.

Reference should be made to the Company's employee manual for more detailed and specific guidelines and procedures relating to confidentiality.

Any director, officer or employee utilizing the Company's information systems must review and comply with the Company's Information Systems Acceptable Use Policy, which is included in the Company's employee manual; copies may also be obtained from the Code of Ethics Contact Person.

## IX. Fair Dealing

We have a history of succeeding through honest business competition. We do not seek competitive advantages through illegal or unethical business practices. Each director, officer and employee should endeavor to deal fairly with the Company's customers/clients, service providers, vendors/suppliers, competitors and employees. No director, officer or employee should take unfair advantage of anyone through manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts, or any unfair dealing practice.

## X. Protection and Proper Use of Company Assets

All directors, officers and employees should protect the Company's assets and ensure their efficient use. All Company assets should be used only for legitimate business purposes.

The Company's policy is to respect copyright laws and observe the terms and conditions of any license agreements to which the Company has agreed. In most cases, this means that the software used by our employees is copyrighted, and the Company does not have the right to make copies of that software except for backup purposes. This includes not only the

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substantial software programs the Company may license, but also the smaller so-called shrink-wrap programs typically used for word processing, spreadsheets, and data management.

The Company generally does not purchase these programs, but instead licenses them. Both the license agreement and general copyright laws prohibit duplication of these programs. This is true even if the programs are not “copyright protected.”

## Code of Ethics

General:

It is the policy and practice of First National Bank that all areas of our business be conducted with the highest level of ethical standards. This policy applies to business conducted between the Bank and its customers, vendors and other associates as well as business conducted within the Bank between employees of all levels. Any employee who violates or disregards the Code of Ethics will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.

Work Environment:

Employees of First National Bank will work in an environment free of discrimination and harassment of any kind, where the highest standards of professional behavior will be upheld. Our work environment will be one of mutual respect, will promote teamwork and sensitivity toward others as well as tolerance of different views, ideas and lifestyles.

1. As outlined in our policy of Equal Employment Opportunity, the Bank will provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and persons applying for employment at this institution. This policy of non-discrimination applies to all terms, conditions and privileges of employment including, but not limited to, hiring, initial period of employment, employment, training, placement, employee development, promotion, transfer, compensation and benefits, educational assistance, performance management, discipline, layoff and recall, social and recreational programs, employee facilities and termination.

2. Harassment based upon any legally protected status, including but not limited to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, familial status, race or color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, physical or mental disability, or whistleblower status will not be tolerated. As noted in the anti-harassment policy in our employee handbook, harassment can take many forms. It is perhaps most important to note the following:
   a. What may not be considered as harassment by some people, may be by others, and harassment may occur when the person being victimized feels that they are being harassed even if the other party does not believe they have engaged in inappropriate behavior and does not intend to make the victim feel uncomfortable.
   b. Employees may also feel harassed when they are working in an environment that has been made uncomfortable for them, even if they are not the direct targets of the harassment.
   c. Supervisors and other members of management are responsible for monitoring behavior that could be construed to be harassment, and are responsible, with the assistance of the Human Resources Department, to take actions to eliminate such behavior.
   d. Employees who feel they are being harassed or who are uncomfortable in their work environment due to the actions of others are responsible for reporting their complaints to the Human Resources Officer, who will investigate the complaint and take prompt, appropriate remedial action to address the situation.
   e. Any employee who believes that they have been the victim of discrimination or harassment of any kind, or who has the knowledge of that kind of behavior is responsible for reporting such conduct immediately.
   f. No employee acting in good faith will be retaliated against for reporting what they reasonably believe to be discriminatory behavior or harassment or participating in an investigation by the company or a governmental agency.

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# Confidentiality

All information obtained by virtue of association with the Bank should be held in strictest confidence. No hint of information or of having knowledge of bank accounts, sources of income, obligations or other information should ever be revealed to unauthorized persons. Within the Bank, disclosure of such information must be made only to those persons whose duties require and permit them to have access to such information.

# Some Rules of Confidentiality

1. All transactions on an account are confidential. Only the accountholder has the right to information pertaining to their account.
2. Do not discuss confidential information with other employees unless there is a need to know to complete a transaction. Any discussion should be done for business purposes and in private.
3. Consider the need to know. As a bank employee, you have access to all kinds of confidential information. If there is not a need to know the information in order to complete a business transaction, there is no need for you to look it up.
4. Do not discuss bank policies or security measures with customers, vendors, or others not employed by the Bank. Do not encourage them to complain or criticize. Be positive about the Bank without giving away any details. Remember, as long as you are employed here at First National Bank, you are the Bank.

# Quality of Work

All employees of First National Bank are expected to produce quality work that is highly accurate and balances both the needs of the Bank and those of our customers. Work produced by employees is subject to the scrutiny of both internal and external auditors as well as regulators from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

1. Financial statements will be compiled using generally accepted accounting principles retaining all necessary work papers to create an appropriate paper trail for auditors and examiners.
2. Loan documents will be produced in compliance with applicable government rules and regulations and follow the credit underwriting and loan policy guidelines of the Bank.
3. All regulatory disclosures will be produced and distributed as required by law.
4. Any employee who does not follow these general guidelines when preparing work for First National Bank or its holding company, The First Bancorp, will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.

# Conflicts of Interest

The Bank prohibits its employees from engaging in any activity, practice or act which conflicts with, or appears to conflict with, the interests of the Bank, its customers, or suppliers. Situations to avoid may include, but are not limited to, examples such as the following:

- No employee of the Bank may process transactions for their own account or for any account in which they have an interest, or for the account(s) of any immediate family member (as defined in the personnel manual). Included under the definition of transaction is any account or personal maintenance changes. Matters of this nature must be processed through proper channels by another qualified person to avoid any appearance of self-dealing or conflict of interest.
- No employee will accept a personal appointment such as Executor/Personal Representative, Administrator, Conservator, Trustee or Guardian, which develops primarily in the course of bank business without approval from their division head. (Supervisors and management personnel can look to the principals of First National Wealth Management for guidance as necessary.)
- No employee of the Bank will serve as co-fiduciary with the Bank unless the Trust Committee of the Board of Directors first approves the appointment. Any compensation received by the employee acting in said co-fiduciary capacity must also have prior approval of the Committee. If the situation involves relatives, close personal friends, or other special

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