10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q


☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025


☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _____ to ______

Commission File Number 001-41505

LINKBANCORP, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Pennsylvania	82-5130531
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1250 Camp Hill Bypass, Suite 202 Camp Hill, PA 17011 (Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 569-2265

Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last report: N/A

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



Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	LNKB	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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 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, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (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 Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.) Yes ☐ No ☒.

Indicate the number of shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding as of the latest practicable date: 37,385,134 shares as of May 5, 2025.

LINKBANCORP, Inc.

FORM 10-Q

INDEX



PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
		PAGE
Item 1 -	Financial Statements (Unaudited)
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024	1
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024	2
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024	3
	Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024	4
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024	5
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	7
Item 2 -	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	37
Item 3 -	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	47
Item 4 -	Controls and Procedures	47

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1 -	Legal Proceedings	48
Item 1A -	Risk Factors	48
Item 2 -	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	48
Item 3 -	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	48
Item 4 -	Mine Safety Disclosures	48
Item 5 -	Other Information	48
Item 6 -	Exhibits	49
SIGNATURES		50

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 - Consolidated Financial Statements

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)


	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024
(In Thousands, except share and per share data)
ASSETS
Noninterest-bearing cash equivalents	$	14,830		$	13,834
Interest-bearing deposits with other institutions		205,352			152,266
Cash and cash equivalents		220,182			166,100
Securities available for sale, at fair value		159,183			145,590
Securities held to maturity (Fair value of $26,764 and $30,284, respectively)		28,083			31,967
Less: Allowance for credit losses - securities		(421	)		(459	)
Securities held to maturity, net		27,662			31,508
Loans receivable		2,273,941			2,255,749
Less: Allowance for credit losses - loans		(26,619	)		(26,435	)
Net loans		2,247,322			2,229,314
Investments in restricted bank stock		4,780			5,209
Premises and equipment, net		17,920			18,029
Right-of-Use Asset – Premises		14,537			14,913
Bank-owned life insurance		52,507			52,079
Goodwill		58,806			58,806
Other intangible assets, net		18,573			20,955
Deferred tax asset		16,729			18,866
Assets held for sale		—			94,146
Accrued interest receivable and other assets		23,288			23,263
TOTAL ASSETS	$	2,861,489		$	2,878,778
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Demand, noninterest bearing	$	646,002		$	658,646
Interest bearing		1,787,692			1,701,936
Total deposits		2,433,694			2,360,582
Long-term borrowings		40,000			40,000
Short-term borrowings		—			10,000
Note payable		559			565
Subordinated debt		62,129			61,984
Lease liabilities		15,284			15,666
Allowance for credit losses - unfunded commitments		1,857			1,857
Liabilities held for sale		—			93,777
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities		13,900			14,126
TOTAL LIABILITIES		2,567,423			2,598,557
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Note 11)
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock (At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024: no par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding.)		—			—
Common stock (At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024: $0.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 37,377,342 and 37,370,917 shares issued and outstanding, respectively.)		370			370
Surplus		264,871			264,449
Retained earnings		32,507			19,947
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(3,682	)		(4,545	)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY		294,066			280,221
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	2,861,489		$	2,878,778

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
(In Thousands, except share and per share data)
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME
Loans receivable, including fees	$	37,041	$	36,125
Investment securities and certificates of deposit:
Taxable		1,749		1,391
Exempt from federal income tax		380		361
Other		972		898
Total interest and dividend income		40,142		38,775
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits		12,357		11,847
Other borrowings		986		1,152
Subordinated debt		968		892
Total interest expense		14,311		13,891
NET INTEREST INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES		25,831		24,884
Provision for credit losses		228		40
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES		25,603		24,844
NONINTEREST INCOME
Service charges on deposit accounts		1,061		780
Bank-owned life insurance		428		383
Gain on sale of branches		11,093		—
Gain on sale of loans		77		50
Other		598		516
Total noninterest income		13,257		1,729
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and employee benefits		11,156		11,118
Occupancy		1,464		1,578
Equipment and data processing		2,043		1,826
Professional fees		487		748
FDIC insurance and supervisory fees		599		352
Bank shares tax		614		591
Intangible amortization		1,084		1,207
Merger & restructuring expenses		41		56
Advertising		144		234
Other		2,026		1,540
Total noninterest expense		19,658		19,250
Income before income tax expense		19,202		7,323
Income tax expense		3,859		1,597
NET INCOME	$	15,343	$	5,726
EARNINGS PER SHARE, BASIC	$	0.41	$	0.15
EARNINGS PER SHARE, DILUTED	$	0.41	$	0.15
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING,
BASIC		37,105,480		36,962,005
DILUTED		37,221,939		37,045,230

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025			2024
(In Thousands)
Net income	$	15,343		$	5,726
Components of other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities		2,060			(1,611	)
Tax effect		(433	)		338
Net of tax amount		1,627			(1,273	)

Unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedges		(1,163	)		949
Adjustment for amounts reclassified into net income		198			386
Tax effect		201			(280	)
Net of tax amount		(764	)		1,055

Total other comprehensive income (loss)		863			(218	)
Total comprehensive income	$	16,206		$	5,508

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)


(In Thousands, except share data)	Common Stock Shares		Common Stock Amount		Surplus		Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total Shareholders' Equity
Balance, December 31, 2024		37,370,917	$	370	$	264,449	$	19,947		$	(4,545	)	$	280,221
Net income		—		—		—		15,343			—			15,343
Dividends declared ($0.075 per share)		—		—		—		(2,783	)		—			(2,783	)
Employee stock purchase plan		6,425		—		45		—			—			45
Stock compensation amortization		—		—		377		—			—			377
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—			863			863
Balance, March 31, 2025		37,377,342	$	370	$	264,871	$	32,507		$	(3,682	)	$	294,066

(In Thousands, except share data)	Common Stock Shares		Common Stock Amount		Surplus		Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Total Equity Attributable to Parent			Noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiary			Total Shareholders' Equity
Balance, December 31, 2023		37,340,700	$	369	$	263,310	$	4,843		$	(3,209	)	$	265,313		$	483		$	265,796
Net income		—		—		—		5,726			—			5,726			—			5,726
Dividends declared ($0.075 per share)		—		—		—		(2,845	)		—			(2,845	)		—			(2,845	)
Exercise of stock options		1,777		—		11		—			—			11			—			11
Employee stock purchase plan		5,674		—		54		—			—			54			—			54
Stock compensation amortization		—		—		202		—			—			202			—			202
Dissolution of Minority Interest		—		—		—		—			—			—			(483	)		(483	)
Other comprehensive loss		—		—		—		—			(218	)		(218	)		—			(218	)
Balance, March 31, 2024		37,348,151	$	369	$	263,577	$	7,724		$	(3,427	)	$	268,243		$	—		$	268,243

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)


	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands)	2025			2024
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	15,343		$	5,726
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Gain on sale of branches		(11,093	)		—
Provision for credit losses		228			40
Depreciation		417			498
Amortization of intangible assets		1,084			1,207
Accretion of discounts, net		(3,207	)		(3,268	)
Origination of loans to be sold		(2,523	)		(201	)
Proceeds from loan sales		2,600			251
Gain on sale of loans		(77	)		(50	)
Share-based and deferred compensation		526			402
Bank-owned life insurance income		(428	)		(383	)
Change in accrued interest receivable and other assets		(1,495	)		(2,046	)
Change in accrued interest payable and other liabilities		1,204			(2,863	)
Other, net		—			(84	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		2,579			(771	)

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investment securities available for sale:
Proceeds from calls and maturities		—			295
Proceeds from principal repayments		3,666			2,357
Purchases		(15,115	)		(22,622	)
Investment securities held to maturity:
Proceeds from principal repayments		3,893			133
Purchase of restricted investment in bank stocks		(3,000	)		(6,440	)
Redemption of restricted investment in bank stocks		3,429			6,119
(Increase) decrease in loans, net		(20,664	)		213
Cash paid to buy-out minority interest		—			(483	)
Purchase of premises and equipment		(357	)		(452	)
Proceeds from sale of branches, net		26,194			—
Net cash used in investing activities		(1,954	)		(20,880	)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Increase in deposits, net		66,195			86,524
Change in short-term borrowings, net		(10,000	)		(10,000	)
Proceeds from long-term borrowings		—			40,000
Issuance of shares from exercise of stock options		—			11
Dividends paid		(2,783	)		(2,845	)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock		45			54
Net cash provided by financing activities		53,457			113,744
Increase in cash and cash equivalents		54,082			92,093
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD		166,100			80,190
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$	220,182		$	172,283

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)


	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	13,595	$	12,844
Income taxes	$	—	$	—

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

[In Thousands, Except Share Data]

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

A summary of significant accounting and reporting policies applied in the presentation of the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements follows:

Nature of Operations

LINKBANCORP, Inc. (the “Company” or "LINKBANCORP") was incorporated on April 6, 2018, under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Company was formed with the intent of becoming a bank holding company through acquisition of a bank.

On September 17, 2018, the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (the "PADOBS") approved the acquisition of 100 percent of the shares of Stonebridge Bank. On October 5, 2018, LINKBANCORP purchased 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Stonebridge Bank, from its former parent company Stonebridge Financial Corp. under section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code. LINKBANCORP subsequently renamed the bank LINKBANK.

On December 10, 2020, the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, LINKBANK, and GNB Financial Services, Inc. (“GNBF”), and its wholly owned subsidiary, The Gratz Bank (the "Bank”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which GNBF merged with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving corporation. LINKBANK merged with and into The Gratz Bank, with The Gratz Bank as the surviving institution (collectively, the "Gratz Merger"). The Gratz Merger was consummated effective September 18, 2021. In markets other than the pre-merger Gratz Bank areas, the Bank operated as "LINKBANK, a division of The Gratz Bank." Effective November 4, 2022, the Bank legally changed its name and began to operate under one brand under the name LINKBANK.

On November 30, 2023, the Company completed its merger with Partners Bancorp ("Partners"), and its wholly owned subsidiaries, The Bank of Delmarva and Virginia Partners Bank, pursuant to which Partners merged with and into the Company with the Company as the surviving corporation (the "Partners Merger"). The Bank of Delmarva and Virginia Partners Bank merged with and into LINKBANK with LINKBANK as the surviving bank. In connection with the announcement of the Partners Merger in the first quarter of 2023, LINKBANCORP completed a private placement of $10.0 million with certain directors of LINKBANCORP as well as other accredited investors.

The Bank is a full-service commercial bank providing personal and business lending and deposit services. The Bank’s operations are conducted from its eight solutions centers located in Dauphin, Chester, Cumberland, Lancaster, Northumberland, and Schuylkill Counties, and loan production offices located in Chester and York Counties, in Pennsylvania, eight solutions centers in Wicomico, Charles, Anne Arundel, and Worcester counties in Maryland, four solutions centers and a loan production office in Sussex county in Delaware, three solutions centers in Spotsylvania and Fairfax counties in Virginia, and one solutions center in the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia. The Company’s corporate office resides in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. As a state chartered, non-Federal Reserve member bank, the Bank is subject to regulation and supervision by the PADOBS and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC"). The Company is regulated by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. The Bank’s deposits are insured up to the applicable limits by the FDIC.

Initial Public Offering

In September 2022, the Company completed its initial public offering whereby it issued and sold 5,101,205 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $7.50 per share. The Company received net proceeds of $34,659 after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $2,487 and other offering expenses of $1,114. The Company's common stock trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "LNKB."

Sale of New Jersey Solutions Centers

On March 31, 2025, the Bank completed the sale of the New Jersey operations of the Bank pursuant to a purchase and assumption agreement (the "Agreement") with American Heritage Federal Credit Union (“AHFCU”) pursuant to which AHFCU purchased certain assets and assumed certain liabilities (the "Transaction" or "New Jersey Branch Sale"), including all three branch locations (including two branch leases).

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

[In Thousands, Except Share Data]

solutions centers. Core deposit intangibles of $1.3 million were written off, included within the gain on sale of New Jersey solutions centers. AHFCU paid book value for fixed assets, real estate, and other assets located at the owned branches. The Transaction resulted in an after-tax gain, net of transaction costs, of approximately $8.7 million.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the Bank. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The accounting and reporting practices of the Company conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) and to general practices within the banking industry. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (all of which are of a normal recurring nature) that are necessary for a fair statement are reflected in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

The Company has evaluated events and transactions occurring subsequent to the consolidated balance sheet date of March 31, 2025 for items that should potentially be recognized or disclosed in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The evaluation was conducted through the date these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were issued.

Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the allowance for credit losses, accounting for business combinations, and the valuation of deferred tax assets.

Interim Financial Information

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2025. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Reclassification of Prior Period Financial Statements

Certain previously reported items have been reclassified to conform to the current year's classifications. Reclassifications had no effect on prior year net income or shareholders' equity.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In 2024, the Company adopted ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. This standard update requires additional interim and annual disclosures about a reportable segment's expenses, even for companies with only one reportable segment. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on the Company's operating results or financial condition. Refer to Note 13 for the Company's segment disclosures.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This standard update requires additional interim and annual disclosures about a company's income taxes, including more detailed information around the annual rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. For public business entities, this Update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating the guidance; however, the adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's operating results or financial condition.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

[In Thousands, Except Share Data]

Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40).This ASU requires disclosure in the notes to financial statements of specified information about certain costs and expenses. Specific disclosures are required for (a) purchases of inventory, (b) employee compensation, (c) depreciation, (d) intangible asset amortization, and (e) depreciation, depletion, and amortization recognized as part of oil and gas producing activities. The amendments in this Update do not change or remove current expense disclosure requirements. However, the amendments affect where this information appears in the notes to financial statements because entities are required to include certain current disclosures in the same tabular format disclosure as the other disaggregation requirements in the amendments. The amendments in ASU 2024-03 apply only to public business entities and are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the guidance, however, the adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's operating results or financial condition.

In January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), which revises the effective date of ASU 2024-03 (on disclosures about disaggregation of income statement expenses) “to clarify that all public business entities are required to adopt the guidance in annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027.” Entities within the ASU’s scope are permitted to early adopt the ASU. The Company is currently evaluating the guidance, however, the adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's operating results or financial condition.

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

[In Thousands, Except Share Data]

INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of investment securities available for sale are summarized as follows:


	March 31, 2025
(In Thousands)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Allowance for Credit Losses		Fair Value
Available for Sale:
US Government Agency securities	$	13,097	$	208	$	(32	)	$	—	$	13,273
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		51,221		26		(3,782	)		—		47,465
Mortgage-backed securities in government-sponsored entities		99,909		626		(2,490	)		—		98,045
Other securities		408		—		(8	)		—		400
	$	164,635	$	860	$	(6,312	)	$	—	$	159,183

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Allowance for Credit Losses
Held to Maturity:
Corporate debentures	$	12,250	$	—	$	(828	)	$	11,422	$	(421	)
Structured mortgage-backed securities		15,833		7		(498	)		15,342		—
	$	28,083	$	7	$	(1,326	)	$	26,764	$	(421	)

	December 31, 2024
(In Thousands)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Allowance for Credit Losses		Fair Value
Available for Sale:
US Government Agency securities	$	13,017	$	96	$	(40	)	$	—	$	13,073
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		51,254		10		(4,063	)		—		47,201
Mortgage-backed securities in government-sponsored entities		88,289		61		(3,567	)		—		84,783
Other securities		542		—		(9	)		—		533
	$	153,102	$	167	$	(7,679	)	$	—	$	145,590

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Allowance for Credit Losses
Held to Maturity:
Corporate debentures	$	15,250	$	—	$	(984	)	$	14,266	$	(459	)
Structured mortgage-backed securities		16,717		6		(705	)		16,018		—
	$	31,967	$	6	$	(1,689	)	$	30,284	$	(459	)

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

[In Thousands, Except Share Data]

The following tables summarize the Company's debt securities in an unrealized loss position for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded, aggregated by security type and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position.


	March 31, 2025
	Less Than Twelve Months					Twelve Months or Greater					Total
(In Thousands)	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Loss			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Loss			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Loss
Available for Sale:
US Government Agency Securities	$	3,968	$	(32	)	$	—	$	—		$	3,968	$	(32	)
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		9,501		(204	)		33,890		(3,578	)		43,391		(3,782	)
Mortgage-backed securities in government-sponsored entities		20,656		(315	)		28,900		(2,175	)		49,556		(2,490	)
Other securities		—		—			400		(8	)		400		(8	)
	$	34,125	$	(551	)	$	63,190	$	(5,761	)	$	97,315	$	(6,312	)

	December 31, 2024
	Less Than Twelve Months					Twelve Months or Greater					Total
(In Thousands)	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Loss			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Loss			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Loss
Available for Sale:
US Government Agency Securities	$	3,960	$	(40	)	$	—	$	—		$	3,960	$	(40	)
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		11,433		(273	)		34,345		(3,790	)		45,778		(4,063	)
Mortgage-backed securities in government-sponsored entities		45,629		(902	)		29,877		(2,665	)		75,506		(3,567	)
Other securities		—		—			407		(9	)		407		(9	)
	$	61,022	$	(1,215	)	$	64,629	$	(6,464	)	$	125,651	$	(7,679	)

No allowance for credit losses on available for sale debt securities was needed at March 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024. The Company reviews its position quarterly and believes that as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the declines outlined in the above tables represent temporary declines, and the Company does not intend to sell, and does not believe it will be required to sell, these debt securities before recovery of their cost basis, which may be at maturity. There were 194 and 210 available for sale debt securities with unrealized losses at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The Company has concluded that the unrealized losses disclosed above are the result of interest rate changes and market conditions that are not expected to

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[In Thousands, Except Share Data]

result in the non-collection of principal and interest during the year. Accrued interest receivable on available for sale debt securities totaled $884 thousand at March 31, 2025 and is excluded from the estimate of credit losses.

There were nine and ten held to maturity debt securities with unrealized losses at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

The Company monitors the credit quality of corporate debentures held to maturity through the use of credit ratings, where available, and financial analysis, including capital monitoring and financial performance analysis. The Company monitors these securities on a quarterly basis.

The following tables present the activity in the allowance for credit losses for corporate debentures held to maturity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.


	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(in Thousands)	2025
Balance, December 31, 2024	$	459
Credit to the allowance for credit losses		(38	)
Balance, March 31, 2025	$	421

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(in Thousands)	2024
Balance, December 31, 2023	$	512
Credit to allowance for credit losses		(5	)
Balance, March 31, 2024	$	507

Accrued interest receivable on held-to-maturity debt securities totaled $168 thousand at March 31, 2025 which is excluded from the estimate of credit losses.

As of March 31, 2025, amortized cost and fair value by contractual maturity, where applicable, are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because the borrower may have the right to prepay obligations with or without penalty.


	Available for Sale Securities				Held to Maturity Securities
(In Thousands)	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due within one year	$	657	$	654	$	—	$	—
Due after one year through five years		15,020		14,801		3,000		2,962
Due after five years through ten years		22,407		21,422		9,250		8,460
Due after ten years		26,234		23,861		—		—
Mortgage-backed securities and Collateralized mortgage obligations		99,909		98,045		15,833		15,342
Other securities		408		400		—		—
	$	164,635	$	159,183	$	28,083	$	26,764

There were no sales of debt securities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

The Company had pledged debt securities with a carrying value of $57.3 million and $57.9 million to secure public deposits and certain borrowing capacity as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

[In Thousands, Except Share Data]

LOANS RECEIVABLE

The portfolio segments and classes of loans are as follows:


(In Thousands)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024
Agriculture and farmland loans	$	66,684		$	67,741
Construction loans		136,421			152,619
Commercial & industrial loans		257,302			245,833
Commercial real estate loans
Multifamily		215,916			211,778
Owner occupied		472,895			477,742
Non-owner occupied		645,793			628,237
Residential real estate loans
First liens		378,420			373,469
Second liens and lines of credit		79,905			76,713
Consumer and other loans		17,097			17,086
Municipal loans		3,012			3,886
		2,273,445			2,255,104
Deferred costs		496			645
Allowance for credit losses		(26,619	)		(26,435	)
Total	$	2,247,322		$	2,229,314

The above table does not include loans that were held for sale at December 31, 2024 related to the New Jersey branch sale.

The Company originates commercial, residential, and consumer loans within its primary market areas of southcentral and southeastern Pennsylvania, northern Virginia, eastern Maryland, and Delaware. A significant portion of the loan portfolio is secured by real estate.

At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 the recorded investment of consumer mortgage loans secured by residential real estate properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings are in process was $506 thousand and $585 thousand, respectively.

ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES

The segments of the Company’s loan portfolio are disaggregated to a level that allows management to monitor risk and performance. The loan segments used are consistent with the internal reports evaluated by the Company’s management and Board of Directors to monitor risk and performance within various segments of its loan portfolio and, therefore, no further disaggregation is considered necessary. The Company’s loan portfolio consists primarily of real estate loans on commercial and residential property. The portfolio also includes agricultural loans, commercial loans, municipal loans, and consumer loans.

The Company’s primary lending activity is the origination of commercial loans extended to small and mid-sized commercial and industrial entities.

Commercial loans are primarily underwritten on the basis of the borrowers’ ability to service such debt from income. The cash flows of borrowers, however, may not be as expected and the collateral securing these loans may fluctuate in value. As a general practice, the Company takes as collateral a security interest in any equipment, or other chattel, although loans may also be made on an unsecured basis. Collateralized working capital loans typically are secured by short-term assets whereas long-term loans are primarily secured by long-term assets.

Construction and Land loans are to finance the construction of owner-occupied and income producing properties. These loans are categorized within commercial or one-to-four family residential loans based upon the underlying collateral and intended use following the completion of the construction period. Real estate development and construction loans are approved based on an analysis of the borrower and guarantor, the viability of the project and on an acceptable percentage of the appraised value of the property securing the loan. Construction loan funds are disbursed periodically based on the percentage of construction or development completed. The Company carefully monitors these loans with on-site inspections and requires the receipt of lien

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

[In Thousands, Except Share Data]

waivers on funds advanced. The Company considers the market conditions and feasibility of proposed projects, the financial condition and reputation of the borrower and guarantors, the amount of the borrower’s equity in the project, independent appraisals, cost estimates and pre-construction sale information. The Company also makes loans on occasion for the purchase of land for future development by the borrower. Land loans are extended for the future development for either commercial or residential use by the borrower. The Company carefully analyzes the intended use of the property and the viability thereof.

The Company’s commercial real estate loans consist of mortgage loans secured by nonresidential real estate, such as by apartment buildings, small office buildings, and owner-occupied properties. Commercial real estate loans are secured by the subject property and are underwritten based on loan to value limits, cash flow coverage and general creditworthiness of the obligors. These loans tend to involve larger loan balances and their repayment is typically dependent upon the successful operation and management of the underlying real estate.

Residential real estate loans are underwritten based on the borrower’s repayment capacity and source, value of the underlying property, credit history and stability. These loans are secured by a first or second mortgage on the borrower’s principal residence or their second/vacation home (excluding investment/rental property).

In addition to the main types of loans discussed above, the Company also originates agricultural loans, consumer loans, and municipal loans. The agricultural loan portfolio consists of loans to local farmers and agricultural businesses that are generally secured by farmland and equipment. The consumer loan portfolio consists of lending in the form of home equity loans secured by financed property and personal consumer loans, which may be secured or unsecured. The municipal loan portfolio consists of loans to qualified local municipalities, which are generally supported by the taxing authority of the borrowing municipality, and is frequently secured by collateral.

Management systematically monitors the loan portfolio and the appropriateness of the allowance for credit losses on a quarterly basis to provide for expected losses inherent in the portfolio. For segments determined by discounted cash flow analysis, the Company's estimate of future economic conditions utilized in its estimate is primarily dependent on the Federal Open Market Committee's forecasts related to Real Gross Domestic Product and Unemployment rate. For segments determined by the remaining life method, an average loss rate is generally calculated based on peer losses and applied to the future outstanding loan balances at quarter end.

Certain qualitative factors are then added to the historical allocation percentage to get the adjusted factor to be applied to non-classified loans. The following qualitative factors are analyzed for each portfolio segment:

•

Levels of and trends in delinquencies

•

Trends in volume and terms

•

Changes in collateral

•

Changes in management and lending staff

•

Economic trends

•

Concentrations of credit

•

Changes in lending policies

•

External factors

•

Changes in underwriting process

•

Trends in credit quality ratings

These qualitative factors are reviewed each quarter and adjusted based upon relevant changes within the portfolio.

The total allowance reflects management’s estimate of credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio at the Consolidated Balance Sheet date. The Company considers the allowance for credit losses adequate to cover loan losses inherent in the loan portfolio at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

Accrued interest receivable on loans totaled $8,367 and $8,714 at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, and was reported within accrued interest receivable and other assets on the consolidated balance sheets and is excluded from the estimate of credit losses.

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

[In Thousands, Except Share Data]

The following tables summarize the activity in the allowance for credit losses by loan segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.


	Beginning balance		Charge-offs			Recoveries		Provision for credit losses			Ending balance
(In Thousands)	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Allowance for credit losses:
Agriculture and farmland	$	11	$	—		$	—	$	(1	)	$	10
Construction		893		—			2		465			1,360
Commercial & industrial		4,093		(74	)		3		381			4,403
Commercial real estate
Multifamily		1,805		—			—		8			1,813
Owner occupied		5,611		—			—		(272	)		5,339
Non-owner occupied		9,345		—			—		(295	)		9,050
Residential real estate
First liens		3,395		—			4		(100	)		3,299
Second liens and lines of credit		1,154		—			1		53			1,208
Municipal		48		—			—		(12	)		36
Consumer		80		(18	)		1		38			101
Total	$	26,435	$	(92	)	$	11	$	265		$	26,619

	Beginning balance		Charge-offs			Recoveries		Provision for credit losses			Ending balance
(In Thousands)	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Allowance for credit losses:
Agriculture and farmland	$	12	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	12
Construction		959		—			1		563			1,523
Commercial & industrial		2,940		(6	)		2		26			2,962
Commercial real estate
Multifamily		1,483		—			—		109			1,592
Owner occupied		6,572		(6	)		—		(828	)		5,738
Non-owner occupied		5,773		(54	)		—		380			6,099
Residential real estate
First liens		4,778		—			8		(111	)		4,675
Second liens and lines of credit		1,072		—			6		(7	)		1,071
Municipal		79		—			—		(11	)		68
Consumer		99		(22	)		1		24			102
Total	$	23,767	$	(88	)	$	18	$	145		$	23,842

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

[In Thousands, Except Share Data]

The following tables present the amortized cost basis of nonaccrual loans and loans past due 90 days or greater and still accruing by segments of the loan portfolio:


	As of March 31, 2025
(In Thousands)	Nonaccrual with No Allowance for Credit Loss		Nonaccrual with a related Allowance for Credit Loss		Total Nonaccrual		Loans 90 days or greater past due still accruing
Agriculture and farmland	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Construction		9		195		204		—
Commercial & industrial		5,889		391		6,280		—
Commercial real estate
Multifamily		—		—		—		—
Owner occupied		8,066		1,587		9,653		—
Non-owner occupied		3,295		3,910		7,205		124
Residential real estate
First liens		2,080		—		2,080		9
Second liens and lines of credit		488		—		488		—
Municipal		—		—		—		—
Consumer		—		—		—		—
Total	$	19,827	$	6,083	$	25,910	$	133

	December 31, 2024
(In Thousands)	Nonaccrual with No Allowance for Credit Loss		Nonaccrual with a related Allowance for Credit Loss		Total Nonaccrual		Loans 90 days or greater past due still accruing
Agriculture and farmland	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Construction		9		—		9		157
Commercial & industrial		125		7		132		—
Commercial real estate
Multifamily		—		—		—		—
Owner occupied		6,171		3,581		9,752		—
Non-owner occupied		398		3,931		4,329		—
Residential real estate
First liens		1,975		—		1,975		289
Second liens and lines of credit		482		—		482		—
Municipal		—		—		—		—
Consumer		—		—		—		48
Total	$	9,160	$	7,519	$	16,679	$	494

The Company recognized $124 and $28 of interest income on nonaccrual loans during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

[In Thousands, Except Share Data]

The following tables present, by class of loans, the carrying value of collateral dependent nonaccrual loans and type of collateral as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.


	March 31, 2025
(In Thousands)	Real Estate		Business Assets		Other		Total
Agriculture and farmland loans	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Construction		204		—		—		204
Commercial & industrial loans		5,840		440		—		6,280
Commercial real estate loans
Multifamily		—		—		—		—
Owner occupied		9,653		—		—		9,653
Non-owner occupied		7,205		—		—		7,205
Residential real estate loans
First liens		2,080		—		—		2,080
Second liens and lines of credit		488		—		—		488
Municipal		—		—		—		—
Consumer		—		—		—		—
	$	25,470	$	440	$	—	$	25,910

	December 31, 2024
(In Thousands)	Real Estate		Business Assets		Other		Total
Agriculture and farmland loans	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Construction		9		—		—		9
Commercial & industrial loans		—		132		—		132
Commercial real estate loans
Multifamily		—		—		—		—
Owner occupied		9,752		—		—		9,752
Non-owner occupied		4,329		—		—		4,329
Residential real estate loans
First liens		1,975		—		—		1,975
Second liens and lines of credit		482		—		—		482
Municipal		—		—		—		—
Consumer		—		—		—		—
	$	16,547	$	132	$	—	$	16,679

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

[In Thousands, Except Share Data]

The following tables present an aging analysis of the recorded investment of past due loans at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.


		March 31, 2025
(In Thousands)		30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		90 Days or Greater Past Due		Total Past Due		Current		Total Loans
Agriculture and farmland		$	892	$	—	$	—	$	892	$	65,792	$	66,684
Construction			—		—		204		204		136,217		136,421
Commercial & industrial			6,241		—		400		6,641		250,661		257,302
Commercial real estate
Multifamily			401		313		—		714		215,202		215,916
Owner occupied			—		170		9,606		9,776		463,119		472,895
Non-owner occupied			—		2,943		352		3,295		642,498		645,793
Residential real estate
First liens			992		428		595		2,015		376,405		378,420
Second liens and lines of credit			178		120		223		521		79,384		79,905
Municipal			1		—		—		1		3,011		3,012
Consumer			—		—		—		—		17,097		17,097
Total		$	8,705	$	3,974	$	11,380	$	24,059	$	2,249,386	$	2,273,445

	December 31, 2024
(In Thousands)		30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		90 Days or Greater Past Due		Total Past Due		Current		Total Loans
Agriculture and farmland		$	23	$	—	$	—	$	23	$	67,718	$	67,741
Construction			197		—		166		363		152,256		152,619
Commercial & industrial			41		—		90		131		245,702		245,833
Commercial real estate
Multifamily			314		—		—		314		211,464		211,778
Owner occupied			334		660		8,768		9,762		467,980		477,742
Non-owner occupied			—		—		398		398		627,839		628,237
Residential real estate
First liens			686		317		1,220		2,223		371,246		373,469
Second liens and lines of credit			191		119		276		586		76,127		76,713
Municipal			—		—		—		—		3,886		3,886
Consumer			7		1		48		56		17,030		17,086
Total		$	1,793	$	1,097	$	10,966	$	13,856	$	2,241,248	$	2,255,104

Credit Quality Information

The following tables represent credit exposures by internally assigned grades as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The grading analysis estimates the capability of the borrower to repay the contractual obligations of the loan agreements as scheduled or at all.

The Company’s internally assigned grades are as follows:

Pass – loans that are protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or by the value of the underlying collateral. There are four sub-grades within the Pass category to further distinguish the loan.

Special Mention – loans where a potential weakness or risk exists, which could cause a more serious problem if not corrected.

Substandard – loans that have a well-defined weakness based on objective evidence and are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Bank will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful – loans classified as Doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in a Substandard asset. In addition, these weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable, based on existing circumstances.

Loss – loans classified as a Loss are considered uncollectible and are immediately charged against allowances.

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

[In Thousands, Except Share Data]

The following tables present the classes of the loan portfolio summarized by the internal risk rating system as of March 31, 2025.


	March 31, 2025
	Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
(In Thousands)	2025		2024		2023		2022		2021		Prior		Revolving loans amortized cost basis		Revolving loans converted to term		Total
Agriculture and farmland
Pass	$	511	$	10,928	$	1,026	$	13,523	$	8,619	$	25,900	$	5,230	$	32	$	65,769
Special mention		—		—		—		—		—		179		250		—		429
Substandard or lower		—		—		—		—		—		486		—		—		486
Total Agriculture and farmland	$	511	$	10,928	$	1,026	$	13,523	$	8,619	$	26,565	$	5,480	$	32	$	66,684
Agriculture and farmland
Current period gross charge-offs		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Construction
Pass		6,783		38,591		40,666		17,619		17,739		6,601		8,218		—		136,217
Special mention		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Substandard or lower		—		—		204		—		—		—		—		—		204
Total Construction		6,783		38,591		40,870		17,619		17,739		6,601		8,218		—		136,421
Construction
Current period gross charge-offs		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Commercial & industrial
Pass		14,296		38,759		22,913		16,633		17,653		15,920		117,844		246		244,264
Special mention		—		—		—		4,391		78		—		1,007		—		5,476
Substandard or lower		—		—		41		384		23		265		6,849		—		7,562
Total Commercial & industrial		14,296		38,759		22,954		21,408		17,754		16,185		125,700		246		257,302
Commercial & industrial
Current period gross charge-offs		—		74		—		—		—		—		—		—		74
Commercial real estate - Multifamily
Pass		150		34,152		17,836		82,440		49,215		30,712		816		—		215,321
Special mention		—		—		—		595		—		—		—		—		595
Substandard or lower		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total Commercial real estate - Multifamily		150		34,152		17,836		83,035		49,215		30,712		816		—		215,916
Commercial real estate - Multifamily
Current period gross charge-offs		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

[In Thousands, Except Share Data]


	March 31, 2025
	Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
(In Thousands)	2025		2024		2023		2022		2021		Prior		Revolving loans amortized cost basis		Revolving loans converted to term		Total
Commercial real estate - Owner occupied
Pass		4,110		53,437		55,980		98,534		82,506		142,746		15,407		—		452,720
Special mention		—		—		—		362		1,959		5,603		296		—		8,220
Substandard or lower		—		—		—		9,272		—		2,609		74		—		11,955
Total Commercial real estate - Owner occupied		4,110		53,437		55,980		108,168		84,465		150,958		15,777		—		472,895
Commercial real estate - Owner occupied
Current period gross charge-offs		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Commercial real estate - Non-owner occupied
Pass		36,865		78,727		48,572		185,578		109,035		158,731		9,381		—		626,889
Special mention		—		—		—		—		1,523		6,322		—		—		7,845
Substandard or lower		—		724		—		—		3,910		6,277		74		74		11,059
Total Commercial real estate - Non-owner occupied		36,865		79,451		48,572		185,578		114,468		171,330		9,455		74		645,793
Commercial real estate - Non-owner occupied
Current period gross charge-offs		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Municipal
Pass		—		67		344		—		336		2,176		89		—		3,012
Special mention		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Substandard or lower		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total Commercial real estate - Municipal		—		67		344		—		336		2,176		89		—		3,012
Municipal
Current period gross charge-offs		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total
Pass	$	62,715	$	254,661	$	187,337	$	414,327	$	285,103	$	382,786	$	156,985	$	278	$	1,744,192
Special mention		—		—		—		5,348		3,560		12,104		1,553		—		22,565
Substandard or lower		—		724		245		9,656		3,933		9,637		6,997		74		31,266
Total	$	62,715	$	255,385	$	187,582	$	429,331	$	292,596	$	404,527	$	165,535	$	352	$	1,798,023

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[In Thousands, Except Share Data]

The following tables present the classes of the loan portfolio summarized by the internal risk rating system as of December 31, 2024.


	December 31, 2024
	Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
(In Thousands)	2024		2023		2022		2021		2020		Prior		Revolving loans amortized cost basis		Revolving loans converted to term		Total
Agriculture and farmland
Pass	$	11,357	$	1,040	$	13,682	$	8,761	$	4,780	$	21,105	$	5,320	$	—	$	66,045
Special mention		—		10		—		51		—		1,387		248		—		1,696
Substandard or lower		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total Agriculture and farmland	$	11,357	$	1,050	$	13,682	$	8,812	$	4,780	$	22,492	$	5,568	$	—	$	67,741
Agriculture and farmland
Current period gross charge-offs		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Construction
Pass		38,681		54,929		17,645		18,952		1,226		8,567		12,422		—		152,422
Special mention		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Substandard or lower		—		197		—		—		—		—		—		—		197
Total Construction		38,681		55,126		17,645		18,952		1,226		8,567		12,422		—		152,619
Construction
Current period gross charge-offs		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Commercial & industrial
Pass		36,194		23,645		18,632		18,880		10,145		8,154		115,655		—		231,305
Special mention		301		153		4,606		88		—		363		7,023		—		12,534
Substandard or lower		74		51		384		47		—		299		1,139		—		1,994
Total Commercial & industrial		36,569		23,849		23,622		19,015		10,145		8,816		123,817		—		245,833
Commercial & industrial
Current period gross charge-offs		—		—		—		—		20		7		125		—		152
Commercial real estate - Multifamily
Pass		34,006		11,064		84,497		49,859		19,451		11,232		685		—		210,794
Special mention		—		—		984		—		—		—		—		—		984
Substandard or lower		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total Commercial real estate - Multifamily		34,006		11,064		85,481		49,859		19,451		11,232		685		—		211,778
Commercial real estate - Multifamily
Current period gross charge-offs		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—

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[In Thousands, Except Share Data]


	December 31, 2024
	Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
(In Thousands)	2024		2023		2022		2021		2020		Prior		Revolving loans amortized cost basis		Revolving loans converted to term		Total
Commercial real estate - Owner occupied
Pass		52,566		56,674		101,351		83,703		48,003		99,600		15,120		—		457,017
Special mention		—		—		365		1,984		416		5,608		262		—		8,635
Substandard or lower		—		—		9,327		—		—		2,632		131		—		12,090
Total Commercial real estate - Owner occupied		52,566		56,674		111,043		85,687		48,419		107,840		15,513		—		477,742
Commercial real estate - Owner occupied
Current period gross charge-offs		—		—		—		—		23		6		—		—		29
Commercial real estate - Non-owner occupied
Pass		78,928		60,584		187,113		111,191		48,512		120,340		8,535		—		615,203
Special mention		744		—		—		1,536		3,352		3,073		—		—		8,705
Substandard or lower		—		—		—		3,931		—		324		74		—		4,329
Total Commercial real estate - Non-owner occupied		79,672		60,584		187,113		116,658		51,864		123,737		8,609		—		628,237
Commercial real estate - Non-owner occupied
Current period gross charge-offs		—		—		—		—		—		54		—		—		54
Municipal
Pass		71		356		—		350		939		2,088		82		—		3,886
Special mention		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Substandard or lower		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total Commercial real estate - Municipal		71		356		—		350		939		2,088		82		—		3,886
Municipal
Current period gross charge-offs		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total
Pass	$	251,803	$	208,292	$	422,920	$	291,696	$	133,056	$	271,086	$	157,819	$	—	$	1,736,672
Special mention		1,045		163		5,955		3,659		3,768		10,431		7,533		—		32,554
Substandard or lower		74		248		9,711		3,978		—		3,255		1,344		—		18,610
Total	$	252,922	$	208,703	$	438,586	$	299,333	$	136,824	$	284,772	$	166,696	$	—	$	1,787,836

The Company considers the performance of the loan portfolio and its impact on the allowance for credit losses. The Company monitors small balance, homogeneous loans, such as home equity, residential mortgage, and consumer loans based on delinquency status rather than the assignment of loan specific risk ratings. The Company will evaluate credit quality based on

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[In Thousands, Except Share Data]

the aging status of the loan. The following tables present the amortized cost of these loans based on payment activity, by origination year, as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.


	March 31, 2025
	Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
(In Thousands)	2025		2024		2023		2022		2021		Prior		Revolving loans amortized cost basis		Revolving loans converted to term		Total
Residential real estate - First liens
Performing	$	6,357	$	29,358	$	49,722	$	85,343	$	79,985	$	111,338	$	14,159	$	69	$	376,331
Nonperforming		—		—		—		—		166		1,923		—		—		2,089
Total Residential real estate - First liens	$	6,357	$	29,358	$	49,722	$	85,343	$	80,151	$	113,261	$	14,159	$	69	$	378,420
Residential real estate - First liens
Current period gross charge-offs		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Residential real estate - Second liens and lines of credit
Performing		—		2,731		1,524		947		229		1,245		72,741		—		79,417
Nonperforming		—		—		—		—		—		215		273		—		488
Total Residential real estate - Second liens and lines of credit		—		2,731		1,524		947		229		1,460		73,014		—		79,905
Residential real estate - Second liens and lines of credit
Current period gross charge-offs		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Consumer and other
Performing		832		1,888		3,716		1,767		163		183		8,548		—		17,097
Nonperforming		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total Consumer and other		832		1,888		3,716		1,767		163		183		8,548		—		17,097
Consumer and other
Current period gross charge-offs		—		10		7		—		—		1		—		—		18
Total
Performing	$	7,189	$	33,977	$	54,962	$	88,057	$	80,377	$	112,766	$	95,448	$	69	$	472,845
Nonperforming		—		—		—		—		166		2,138		273		—		2,577
Total	$	7,189	$	33,977	$	54,962	$	88,057	$	80,543	$	114,904	$	95,721	$	69	$	475,422

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[In Thousands, Except Share Data]


	December 31, 2024
	Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
(In Thousands)	2024		2023		2022		2021		2020		Prior		Revolving loans amortized cost basis		Revolving loans converted to term		Total
Residential real estate - First liens
Performing	$	28,532	$	48,601	$	86,197	$	82,086	$	35,962	$	78,244	$	11,583	$	—	$	371,205
Nonperforming		—		—		—		219		29		2,016		—		—		2,264
Total Residential real estate - First liens	$	28,532	$	48,601	$	86,197	$	82,305	$	35,991	$	80,260	$	11,583	$	—	$	373,469
Residential real estate - First liens
Current period gross charge-offs		—		—		—		—		—		4		—		—		4
Residential real estate - Second liens and lines of credit
Performing		2,643		940		985		349		61		1,666		68,937		650		76,231
Nonperforming		—		—		—		—		—		294		188		—		482
Total Residential real estate - Second liens and lines of credit		2,643		940		985		349		61		1,960		69,125		650		76,713
Residential real estate - Second liens and lines of credit
Current period gross charge-offs		—		—		—		—		—		9		—		—		9
Consumer and other
Performing		2,610		4,433		1,863		113		52		67		7,900		—		17,038
Nonperforming		—		—		—		—		—		48		—		—		48
Total Consumer and other		2,610		4,433		1,863		113		52		115		7,900		—		17,086
Consumer and other
Current period gross charge-offs		—		6		4		6		1		18		150		—		185
Total
Performing	$	33,785	$	53,974	$	89,045	$	82,548	$	36,075	$	79,977	$	88,420	$	650	$	464,474
Nonperforming		—		—		—		219		29		2,358		188		—		2,794
Total	$	33,785	$	53,974	$	89,045	$	82,767	$	36,104	$	82,335	$	88,608	$	650	$	467,268

Modifications to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty

The Company may modify loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty by providing principal forgiveness, term extension, interest rate reduction or an other-than-insignificant payment delay. When principal forgiveness is provided, the amount of forgiveness is charged off against the allowance for credit losses. The Company may also provide multiple types of modifications on an individual loan.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company provided a payment delay to a Non Owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate borrower experiencing financial difficulty. At March 31, 2025, the amortized cost basis of the loan was $2,994 and the borrower is performing in accordance with the modified terms.

During the first six months of 2024, the Company provided a payment delay to a Non Owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate borrower experiencing financial difficulty. At March 31, 2025, the amortized cost basis of the loan is $3,910 and has been placed on non-accrual.

The Company has not committed to lend any additional funds at both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 to the borrowers noted above.

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[In Thousands, Except Share Data]

DEPOSITS

Deposit accounts are summarized as follows:


	March 31, 2025					December 31, 2024
(Dollars in Thousands)	Amount		%			Amount		%
Demand, noninterest-bearing	$	646,002		26.55	%	$	658,646		27.89	%
Demand, interest-bearing		577,170		23.71			525,173		22.25
Money market and savings		553,240		22.73			540,030		22.88
Time deposits, $250 and over		166,441		6.84			164,901		6.99
Time deposits, other		387,226		15.91			368,217		15.60
Brokered time deposits		103,615		4.26			103,615		4.39
	$	2,433,694		100.0	%	$	2,360,582		100.0	%

The above table does not include deposits that are held for sale at December 31, 2024 related to the New Jersey Branch Sale.

The brokered deposits outstanding at March 31, 2025 mature in the second quarter of 2025.

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[In Thousands, Except Share Data]

BORROWINGS

Borrowings and subordinated debt were as follows:


(in Thousands)	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
Long-term borrowings	$	40,000	$	40,000
Short-term borrowings		—		10,000
Note payable		559		565
Subordinated debt		62,129		61,984
Total	$	102,688	$	112,549

Subordinated Notes Sale - 2022

On April 8, 2022, LINKBANCORP entered into Subordinated Note Purchase Agreements (the “Agreements”) with certain institutional accredited investors (the “Purchasers”) and, pursuant to the Agreements, issued to the Purchasers $20,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 4.50% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”). The investors included a related party entity that is controlled by a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, which purchased $7,000 in principal amount of the note. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company contributed $15,000 of the subordinated note proceeds to the Bank as equity capital, the impact of which can be seen within Note 9 Regulatory Capital Requirements later in this document.

The Notes, which mature on April 15, 2032, bear interest at a fixed annual rate of 4.50% for the period up to but excluding April 15, 2027 (the “Fixed Interest Rate Period”). From April 15, 2027 until maturity or redemption (the “Floating Interest Rate Period”), the interest rate will adjust to a floating rate equal to a benchmark rate, which is expected to be the then-current three-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"), plus 203 basis points. The Company will pay interest in arrears semi-annually during the Fixed Interest Rate Period and quarterly during the Floating Interest Rate Period. The Notes constitute unsecured and subordinated obligations of the Company and rank junior in right of payment to any senior indebtedness and obligations to general and secured creditors. Subject to limited exceptions, the Company cannot redeem the Notes before the fifth anniversary of the issuance date.

The Notes are intended to qualify at the holding company level as Tier 2 capital under the capital guidelines of the Federal Reserve Board. The Agreements and Notes contain customary subordination provisions, representations and warranties, covenants, and events of default.

Subordinated Notes - Gratz Merger

As part of the Gratz Merger, the Company assumed Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes with a carrying value of $20.1 million. The notes (the "Merger Subordinated Notes") mature October 1, 2030 and will initially bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.0% until October 1, 2025. From October 1, 2025 to the stated maturity date or early redemption date, the interest rate will reset semi-annually to an annual floating rate equal to the then-current three-month term SOFR plus a spread of 475 basis points, but no less than 5.0%. The Company may redeem the Merger Subordinated Notes, in whole or in part, on or after October 1, 2025, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Merger Subordinated Notes are also redeemable in whole or in part upon the occurrence of specific events defined within the indenture.

The Gratz Merger Subordinated Notes may be included in Tier I capital (subject to certain limitations) under current regulatory guidelines and interpretations.

Subordinated Notes - Partners Merger

As part of the Partners Merger, the Company assumed Subordinated Notes with a total carrying value of $22.0 million with one tranche having a face value of $4.5 million and the other with face value of $18.1 million. The first tranche that has a face value of $4.5 million bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.875%. These notes mature in April 2028.

The second tranche that has a face value of $18.1 million bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.0% which began on June 25, 2022 to but excluding July 1, 2025, payable semi-annually in arrears. From and including July 1, 2025 to but excluding July 1, 2030, or up to an early redemption date, the interest rate shall reset quarterly to an interest rate per annum equal to the then current three-month SOFR plus 590 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears. Beginning on July 1, 2025 through maturity, the subordinated notes may be redeemed, at the Company’s option, on any scheduled interest payment date. The subordinated notes will mature on July 1, 2030. The subordinated notes are subject to customary representations, warranties and covenants made by the Company and the purchasers.

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[In Thousands, Except Share Data]

Note Payable - Partners Merger

As part of the Partners Merger, the Company assumed a one-half undivided interest in 410 William Street, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Partners purchased a one-half interest in the land for cash, plus additional settlement costs, and assumption of one-half of the remaining deed of trust loan on December 14, 2012. Partners indemnified the indemnities, who are the personal guarantors of the deed of trust loan in the amount of $886 thousand, which was one-half of the outstanding balance of the loan as of the purchase date. The Company has a remaining obligation under the note payable of $559 thousand as of March 31, 2025. The loan was refinanced on April 30, 2015 with a twenty-five year amortization. The interest rate is fixed at 3.60% for the first 10 years, and then becomes a variable rate of 3.0% plus the 10 year Treasury rate until maturity.

Borrowings - FHLB

The Company had $40.0 million in long-term FHLB Advances outstanding at both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The FHLB Advance has a fixed rate of 4.827% and will mature on February 20, 2026.

The Company had $0 and $10,000 in short-term FHLB Advances outstanding as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

At March 31, 2025, the Company had remaining available capacity with FHLB, subject to certain collateral restrictions, of approximately $735.7 million.

Available Lines of Credit

The Company and Bank have available unsecured lines of credit, with interest based on the daily Federal Funds rate, with seven correspondent banks totaling $77.0 million at March 31, 2025. There were no borrowings under these lines of credit at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Management uses its best judgment in estimating the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments; however, there are inherent weaknesses in an estimation technique. Therefore, for substantially all financial instruments, the fair value estimates herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts The Company could have realized in a sales transaction on the dates indicated. The estimated fair value amounts have been measured as of their respective year-ends and have not been re-evaluated or updated for purposes of these financial statements subsequent to those respective dates. As such, the estimated fair values of these financial instruments subsequent to the respective reporting dates may be different than the amounts reported at each year-end.

The Company uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. In accordance with the fair value measurements accounting guidance (FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements), the fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value is best determined based upon quoted market prices. However, in many instances, there are no quoted market prices for the Company’s various financial instruments. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. Accordingly, the fair value estimates may not be realized in an immediate settlement of the instrument.

The Company uses a consistent definition of fair value, which focuses on exit price in an orderly transaction (that is, not a forced liquidation or distressed sale) between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. If there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability, a change in valuation technique or the use of multiple valuation techniques may be appropriate. In such instances, determining the price at which willing market participants would transact at the measurement date under current market conditions depends on the facts and circumstances and requires the use of significant judgment. The fair value guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active

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markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

The following disclosures show the hierarchal disclosure framework associated with the level of pricing observations utilized in measuring assets and liabilities at fair value. The three broad levels of pricing are as follows:


	Level I:	Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reported date.

	Level II:	Pricing inputs are other than the quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date. The nature of these assets and liabilities includes items for which quoted prices are available but traded less frequently and items that are fair-valued using other financial instruments, the parameters of which can be directly observed.

	Level III:	Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

This hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available.

The estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments that are not required to be measured or reported at fair value are as follows:


	At March 31, 2025				At December 31, 2024
(In Thousands)	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (Level 1)	$	220,182	$	220,182	$	166,100	$	166,100
Securities held to maturity (Level 2)		28,083		26,764		31,508		30,284
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses (Level 3)		2,247,322		2,250,242		2,229,314		2,231,057
Accrued interest receivable (Level 1)		9,545		9,545		9,870		9,870
Restricted investments in bank stock (Level 1)		4,780		4,780		5,209		5,209
Cash surrender value of life insurance (Level 1)		52,507		52,507		52,079		52,079
Financial liabilities:
Non-maturity deposits (Level 1)		1,776,412		1,776,412		1,723,849		1,723,849
Time Deposits (Level 3)		657,282		655,882		636,733		634,875
Long-term borrowings (Level 3)		40,000		40,280		40,000		40,256
Short-term borrowings (Level 1)		—		—		10,000		10,000
Note payable (Level 3)		559		559		565		565
Subordinated Notes (Level 3)		62,129		60,700		61,984		60,251
Accrued interest payable (Level 1)		2,581		2,581		1,865		1,865

The following tables present the assets reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at their fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, by level within the fair value hierarchy. Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The Company’s available-for-sale investment securities are reported at fair value. These securities are valued by an independent third party. The valuations are based on market data. The valuations utilize evaluated pricing models that vary by asset and incorporate available trade, bid and other market information. For securities that do not trade on a daily basis, their evaluated pricing applications apply available information such as benchmarking and matrix pricing. The market inputs normally sought in the evaluation of securities include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes (only obtained from market makers or broker/dealers recognized as market participants), issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bid, offers and reference data. For certain securities additional inputs may be used or some market inputs may not be applicable. Inputs are prioritized differently on any given day based on market conditions.

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	March 31, 2025
(In Thousands)	Level I		Level II		Level III		Total
Assets:
US Government Agency securities	$	—	$	13,273	$	—	$	13,273
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		—		47,465		—		47,465
Mortgage backed securities in government-sponsored entities		—		98,045		—		98,045
Other securities		—		400		—		400
Total	$	—	$	159,183	$	—	$	159,183

Derivative	$	—	$	—	$	689	$	689

	December 31, 2024
(In Thousands)	Level I		Level II		Level III		Total
Assets:
US Government Agency Securities	$	—	$	13,073	$	—	$	13,073
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		—		47,201		—		47,201
Mortgage backed securities in government-sponsored entities		—		84,783		—		84,783
Other securities		—		533		—		533
Total	$	—	$	145,590	$	—	$	145,590

Derivative	$	—	$	—	$	1,654	$	1,654

For financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, the fair value measurements by level within the fair value hierarchy used as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are presented in the table below.


	March 31, 2025
(In Thousands)	Level I		Level II		Level III		Total
Loans individually evaluated	$	—	$	—	$	31,280	$	31,280

	December 31, 2024
(In Thousands)	Level I		Level II		Level III		Total
Loans individually evaluated	$	—	$	—	$	21,519	$	21,519

The following tables provide information describing the valuation processes used to determine nonrecurring fair value measurements categorized within Level III of the fair value hierarchy:

          
         March 31, 2025

          
         Quantitative Information About Level III Fair Value Measurements

         (In Thousands)

         Fair Value

         Valuation
Techniques

         Unobservable
Input

         Range (Weighted
Average)

Loans individually evaluated

31,280

Appraisal of
collateral

(1

)

Liquidation
expenses

10

          
         December 31, 2024

          
         Quantitative Information About Level III Fair Value Measurements

         (In Thousands)

         Fair Value

         Valuation
Techniques

         Unobservable
Input

         Range (Weighted
Average)

Loans individually evaluated

21,519

Appraisal of
collateral

(1

)

Liquidation
expenses

10

(1)

Fair value is generally determined through independent appraisals of the underlying collateral, which include various Level III inputs that are not identifiable.

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

[In Thousands, Except Share Data]

Appraisals may be adjusted by management for qualitative factors, such as economic conditions, aging, and/or estimated liquidation expenses incurred when selling the collateral. The range and weighted average of appraisal adjustments and liquidation expenses are presented as a percentage of the appraisal.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The LINKBANCORP, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2019 Plan") authorized the issuance or delivery to participants of up to 450,000 shares of LINKBANCORP common stock pursuant to grants of incentive and non-statutory stock options. The Plan is administered by the members of LINKBANCORP’s Compensation Committee (the "Committee"). Unless the Committee specified a different vesting schedule, awards under the Plan were granted with a vesting rate of 20 percent per year. Vesting may be accelerated under certain conditions or at the discretion of the Committee at any time. Employees and directors of LINKBANCORP or its subsidiaries were eligible to receive awards under the plan, except that nonemployees were not granted incentive stock options. Stock options are either “incentive” stock options or “nonqualified” stock options. Incentive stock options have certain tax advantages and must comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. The 2019 Plan was frozen such that no new awards would be granted under the 2019 Plan following receipt of shareholder approval of the LINKBANCORP, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan described within this footnote.

On May 26, 2022, the Company's shareholders approved the LINKBANCORP, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2022 Plan"). The 2022 Plan authorizes the issuance or delivery to participants of up to 475,000 shares of the Company's common stock pursuant to grants of restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock options, and non-qualified stock options. The 2022 Plan is administered by the Committee. At least 95% of the awards under the 2022 Plan will vest no earlier than one year after the grant date.

The table below provides details of the Company's stock options at March 31, 2025.


	Number of Shares			Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in ‘000s)
Outstanding, December 31, 2024		591,791		$	9.10		6.0	$	145
Granted		—			—		—		—
Expired/terminated		(10,600	)		9.88		—
Exercised		—			—		—
Outstanding, March 31, 2025		581,191		$	9.09		5.8	$	41
Exercisable at period end		396,391		$	9.75		4.6	$	24

The exercise prices for options outstanding as of March 31, 2025 ranged from $5.45 to $12.98. The Company recognized compensation expense for options of $21 and $30 during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The Company determined the expected lift of the stock options using a simplified method approach allowed for basic share options. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. treasury yield curve in effect as of the grant date. Expected volatility was determined using the calculated value method of an option pricing model that substitutes the historical volatility of an appropriate industry sector index for the expected volatility.

The table below provides details of the Company's restricted stock activity at March 31, 2025.


	Number of Shares		Average Market Price at Grant
Outstanding, December 31, 2024		393,083	$	6.40
Restricted stock units granted		3,000		7.53
Expired/terminated		—
Vested		—
Outstanding, March 31, 2025		396,083	$	6.41

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

[In Thousands, Except Share Data]

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to restricted shares of $356 and $172 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

At March 31, 2025, the total unrecognized stock-based compensation costs totaled $2.0 million and $288 thousand for restricted stock awards and stock options, respectively. These expenses will be recognized ratably as expense through May 2029.

The Company issued stock purchase warrants in connection with its initial stock offering via private placement, giving organizers the right to purchase shares of common stock at the initial offering price of $10 per share. For organizers, the warrants serve as a reward for bearing the financial risk of the Company’s organization by advancing “seed money” for its organizational and pre-opening expenses. The organizers’ warrants are non-voting and are exercisable for a period of ten years from the date of grant. All grants were issued during 2019. These warrants are transferable in accordance with the warrant agreement, but are not puttable to the Company. These shares may be issued from previously authorized but unissued shares of stock. The Board has made no additional authorization to issue any further warrants as of March 31, 2025 and has no current plans for future issuance of warrants. To date, organizers have not exercised any warrants since their issuance. As of March 31, 2025, there were 1,537,484 warrants outstanding with a strike price of $10 and an intrinsic value of $0.

REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS

The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory, and possible additional discretionary, actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Bank’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Bank’s capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk-weightings, and other factors.

The Bank is subject to regulatory capital requirements administered by banking agencies. Capital adequacy guidelines and prompt corrective action regulations involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors and the regulators can lower classifications in certain cases. Failure to meet various capital requirements can initiate regulatory action that could have a direct material effect on the financial statements. As of March 31, 2025, the Bank has met all capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject.

The prompt corrective action regulations provide five classifications, including well capitalized, adequately capitalized, under-capitalized, significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized, although these terms are not used to represent overall financial condition. If an institution is adequately capitalized, regulatory approval is required before the institution may accept brokered deposits. If an institution is undercapitalized, capital distributions are limited, as is asset growth and expansion, and plans for capital restoration are required.

The capital conservation buffer is designed to absorb losses during periods of economic stress. Banking institutions with a ratio of Common Equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets above the minimum but below the conservation buffer will face limitations on dividends, stock repurchases and certain discretionary bonus payments to management based on the amount of the shortfall. Under Basel III rules, banks must hold a capital conservation buffer above the adequately capitalized risk-based capital ratios. The required capital conservation buffer is 2.50%.

The following table presents actual and required capital ratios as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 under the Basel III Capital Rules. Bank capital levels required to be considered well capitalized are based upon prompt corrective action regulations.

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

[In Thousands, Except Share Data]


	March 31, 2025					December 31, 2024
(Dollars in Thousands)	Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio
Total capital
(to risk-weighted assets)
Actual	$	300,631		12.61	%	$	282,736		11.55	%
For capital adequacy purposes		190,666		8.00			195,914		8.00
To be well capitalized		238,333		10.00			244,892		10.00
Tier 1 capital
(to risk-weighted assets)
Actual	$	279,092		11.71	%	$	263,058		10.74	%
For capital adequacy purposes		143,000		6.00			146,935		6.00
To be well capitalized		190,666		8.00			195,914		8.00
Common equity
(to risk-weighted assets)
Actual	$	279,092		11.71	%	$	263,058		10.74	%
For capital adequacy purposes		107,250		4.50			110,201		4.50
To be well capitalized		154,916		6.50			159,180		6.50
Tier 1 capital
(to average assets)
Actual	$	279,092		10.02	%	$	263,058		9.49	%
For capital adequacy purposes		111,433		4.00			110,867		4.00
To be well capitalized		139,292		5.00			138,584		5.00

The federal banking agencies, including the FDIC, issued a rule pursuant to The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2018 to establish for institutions with assets of less than $10 billion a “community bank leverage ratio” (the ratio of a bank’s tier 1 capital to average total consolidated assets) of 9% that qualifying institutions may elect to use in lieu of the generally applicable leverage and risk-based capital requirements under Basel III. If an election to use the community bank leverage ratio capital framework is made, a qualifying bank with less than $10 billion in assets with capital exceeding the specified community bank leverage ratio is considered compliant with all applicable regulatory capital and leverage requirements, including the requirement to be “well capitalized.” As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Bank had not elected to be subject to the alternative framework.

Federal and state banking regulations place certain restrictions on dividends paid by the Bank. The Pennsylvania Banking Code provides that cash dividends may be declared and paid out of accumulated net earnings. In addition, dividends paid by the Bank would be prohibited if the effect thereof would cause the Bank’s capital to be reduced below applicable minimum capital requirements. Loans or advances by the Bank to the Company are limited to 10 percent of the Bank’s capital stock and surplus and must have collateral securing the loans or advances.

The Federal Reserve and the FDIC have adopted a rule that provides a banking organization the option to phase-in over a three-year period the effects of CECL on its regulatory capital upon the adoption of the CECL standard. The Company opted to exercise this phase-in option.

10.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK

The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit. Such commitments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making and monitoring commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. At both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company has an allowance for credit losses for off-balance sheet instruments of $1,857 included within the liabilities section of the balance sheet. There were no corresponding changes to the provision for credit losses for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

[In Thousands, Except Share Data]

At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the following financial instruments were outstanding whose contract amounts represent credit risk:


(In Thousands)	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
Unfunded commitments under lines of credit:
Home equity loans	$	91,167	$	97,677
Commercial real estate, construction, and land development		148,159		161,551
Commercial and industrial		332,514		353,078
Total	$	571,840	$	612,306

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. The Company evaluates each customer’s credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Company upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation. Collateral held varies but may include personal or commercial real estate, accounts receivable, inventory, and equipment.

11.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the composition of earnings per share:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands, except share and per share data)	2025		2024
Net income	$	15,343	$	5,726
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		37,105,480		36,962,005
Net effect of dilutive stock options and warrants		4,693		6,700
Net effect of dilutive restricted stock awards and units		111,766		76,525
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		37,221,939		37,045,230
Net income per common share:
Basic	$	0.41	$	0.15
Diluted	$	0.41	$	0.15

The following is a summary of securities that could potentially dilute basic earnings per common share in future periods that were included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share in the periods presented.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Stock Options		24,791		24,691
Warrants		—		—
Restricted Stock Awards and Units		393,083		384,724
Total dilutive securities		417,874		409,415

The following is a summary of securities that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in future periods that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented.

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

[In Thousands, Except Share Data]


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Stock Options		556,400		511,400
Warrants		1,537,484		1,537,484
Restricted Stock Awards and Units		3,000		—
Total anti-dilutive securities		2,096,884		2,048,884

12. DERIVATIVES

During the second quarter of 2023 the Company entered into a pay fixed / received variable interest rate swap with a notional amount of $75,000 which has a fixed rate of 3.28%, a maturity of five years and is designated against either a mix of one-month FHLB advances or brokered certificates of deposit. The Company will utilize, from time to time, interest rate swap agreements as part of its asset liability management strategy to help manage its interest rate risk position. The notional amount of the interest rate swaps does not represent amounts exchanged by the parties. The amount exchanged is determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the individual interest rate swap agreements. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. At March 31, 2025, the derivative contract is used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with monthly brokered deposits.

For derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk, the gain or loss on the derivative is recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and subsequently reclassified into interest expense in the same period(s) during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Amounts reported in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable-rate debt. The amount reclassified to interest expense was $198 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Comparatively, the amount reclassified to interest expense for three months ended March 31, 2024 was $386 thousand. Over the next 12 months, the Company estimates that an additional $462 thousand will be reclassified as a reduction to interest expense.

The Company recorded $689 thousand and $1.65 million within other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets , which represented the fair value of this derivative at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

13. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company's reportable segment is determined by the Chief Executive Officer who is the designated chief operating decision

maker, based upon information about the Company's banking products and services offered. The segment is also distinguished

by the level of information provided to the chief operating decision maker, who uses such information to review performance of

various components of the business, such as branches and products offered, which are then aggregated if operating performance,

products and services, and customers are similar. The chief operating decision maker will evaluate the financial performance of

the Company's business components by evaluating revenue streams, significant expenses, and budget to actual results in

assessing the Company's reportable segment and in the determination of allocating resources. The chief operating decision

maker uses revenue streams to evaluate product pricing and significant expenses to assess performance and return on assets. The

chief operating decision maker uses consolidated net income to benchmark the Company against its competitors. The

benchmarking analysis coupled with the monitoring of budget to actual results are used in assessment performance and in

establishing compensation. Interest income on loans and investments primarily provide the revenues in the banking segment.

Interest expense on deposits and borrowings, provisions for credit losses, and payroll provide significant expenses in the

banking operation.

Accounting policies for segments are the same as those described in Note 1. Segment performance is evaluated using

consolidated net income. Information reported internally for performance assessment by the chief operating decision maker

follows, inclusive of reconciliations of segment totals to the financial statements.


	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2025		2024

Interest Income	$	40,142	$	38,775

Reconciliation of revenue
Other revenues		13,257		1,729
Total consolidated revenues	$	53,399	$	40,504

Interest Expense		14,311		13,891
Segment net interest income and noninterest income	$	39,088	$	26,613

Provision for credit losses		228		40
Salaries and employee benefits		11,156		11,118
Other Expenses		12,361		9,729
Consolidated net income (loss)	$	15,343	$	5,726

Other segment disclosures
Gain on sale of branches	$	11,093	$	—
Interest income	$	40,142	$	38,775
Interest expense	$	14,311	$	13,891
Depreciation	$	417	$	498
Amortization of intangible assets	$	1,084	$	1,207

Other significant noncash items:
Provision for credit loss	$	228	$	40

Total consolidated assets were $2.86 billion and $2.88 billion at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This discussion and analysis reflects the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements and other relevant statistical data and is intended to enhance your understanding of the Company’s consolidated financial condition and results of operations. This Management’s Discussion and Analysis is presented in the following sections:

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Forward Looking Statements

•

Overview and Strategy

•

Sale of New Jersey Solutions Centers

•

Financial Highlights

•

Comparison of Financial Condition at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024

•

Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

•

Liquidity, Commitments, and Capital Resources

•

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

•

Critical Accounting Estimates

•

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Forward Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which can be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “seek,” “expect” or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs, such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may.” A forward-looking statement is neither a prediction nor a guarantee of future events. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

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statements of our goals, intentions and expectations;

•

statements regarding our business plans, prospects, growth and operating strategies;

•

statements regarding the quality of our loan and investment portfolios; and

•

estimates of our risks and future costs and benefits.

These forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change.

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements:

•

inflation and changes in market interest rates that reduce our margins and yields, reduce the fair value of financial instruments or reduce our volume of loan originations, or increase the level of defaults, losses and prepayments on loans we have made and make, whether held in portfolio or sold in the secondary market;

•

general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market area, that are worse than expected;

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competition within our market area that is stronger than expected;

•

changes in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and charge-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses;

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our ability to access cost-effective funding;

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fluctuations in real estate values and both residential and commercial real estate market conditions;

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demand for loans and deposits in our market area;

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our ability to continue to implement our business strategies;

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competition among depository and other financial institutions;

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any future FDIC insurance premium increases, or special assessment may adversely affect our earnings;

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adverse changes in the securities markets;

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changes in laws or government regulations or policies affecting financial institutions, including changes in regulatory fees and capital requirements;

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our ability to manage market risk, credit risk and operational risk;

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our ability to enter new markets successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities;

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the imposition of tariffs or other domestic or international governmental polices impacting the value of the products of our borrowers;

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our ability to successfully integrate into our operations Partners' assets, liabilities or systems we acquired, as well as new management personnel or customers, and our ability to realize related revenue synergies and cost savings within expected time frames and any goodwill charges related thereto;

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changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits;

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our ability to maintain our reputation;

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our ability to prevent or mitigate fraudulent activity;

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changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the bank regulatory agencies, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board;

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our ability to retain key employees and our existing customers;

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a breach in security of our information systems, including the occurrence of a cyber incident or a deficiency in cyber security;

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political instability or civil unrest;

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risks and uncertainties related to a pandemic and resulting governmental and societal response and its effects on our business and operations;

•

acts of war or terrorism;

•

our ability to evaluate the amount and timing of recognition of future tax assets and liabilities;

•

our compensation expense associated with equity benefits allocated or awarded to our employees; and

•

changes in the financial condition, results of operations or future prospects of issuers of securities that we own.

Because of these and other uncertainties, our actual future results may be materially different from the results indicated by these forward-looking statements. We disclaim any obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to reflect future events or developments.

Overview and Strategy

The Company’s core strategy is to further its mission of “positively impacting lives” through community banking by building strong relationships that bring value to its customers, employees, the communities it serves and its shareholders. In pursuing this mission, the Company specifically desires to invest in the development of strong future leaders for the banking industry and our communities, to contribute to economically and socially flourishing communities, and to demonstrate the continued viability and integral role of community banking for our economic and social development.

The Company operates primarily through its wholly-owned subsidiary, LINKBANK, which provides traditional lending, deposit gathering and cash services to retail customers, small businesses and nonprofit organizations. The Bank focuses its lending activities on small businesses, targeted to create a diverse loan portfolio in relation to its underlying collateral and different business segments with unique cash flow generation and varied interest rate sensitivity. The Bank offers a full suite of deposit products and cash management services focused on the small business and nonprofit segments.

Our revenues consist primarily of interest income earned on loans and investments. Interest income is partially offset by interest expense incurred on deposits, borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income is affected by the balances of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and their relative interest rates. Net interest income is typically further reduced by a provision for credit losses.

Non-interest income also contributes to our operating results, consisting of service charges on deposit accounts, earnings on bank-owned life insurance, revenue from the sale of securities, and revenue from the sale of SBA loans and residential mortgage loans to the secondary market and related servicing fees. Non-interest expenses, which include salaries and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment costs, data processing, professional fees, FDIC insurance expense, merger and restructuring expense, intangible amortization, Bank shares tax, and other general and administrative expenses, are the Company’s primary expenditures incurred as a result of operations.

Financial institutions, in general, are significantly affected by economic conditions, competition, and the monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government. Lending activities are influenced by the demand for and supply of housing and commercial real estate, competition among lenders, interest rate conditions, and funds availability. Our operations and lending are concentrated in South Central Pennsylvania in Dauphin, Chester, Cumberland, Lancaster, Northumberland, Schuylkill, and York Counties, the counties of Wicomico, Charles, Anne Arundel, and Worcester counties in Maryland, Sussex county in Delaware, Spotsylvania and Fairfax counties in Virginia, and the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Our operations and lending are influenced by local economic conditions. Deposit balances and cost of funds are influenced by prevailing market rates on competing investments, customer preferences, and levels of personal income and savings in our primary market area. Operations are also significantly impacted by government policies and actions of regulatory authorities. Future changes in applicable law, regulations or government policies may materially impact the Company.

Sale of New Jersey Solutions Centers

Under the Agreement, AHFCU acquired $105.0 million in loans, $2.1 million in fixed assets, and $87.1 million in deposits. The total deposit premium paid by AHFCU was 7% or $6.2 million. With respect to acquired loans, AHFCU paid an amount equal to the principal balances plus any accrued but unpaid interest and late charges on the loans measured as of the closing date. The loans sold had related unamortized loan discounts of $6.7 million which were taken into income concurrent with the sale. The portion of the core deposit intangible asset that was attributable to the deposits sold approximated $1.3 million and was written off concurrent with the sale. AHFCU paid book value for fixed assets, real estate, and other assets located at the owned branches. The Transaction resulted in an after-tax gain, net of transaction costs, of approximately $8.7 million.

Financial Highlights

The following is a summary of the financial highlights as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2025:

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Quarterly Net Income and Net Income Per Share - Net income was $15.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a $9.6 million increase from the same period in 2024 and a $7.8 million increase from the three months ended December 31, 2024 ("Linked Quarter"). Diluted earnings per share was $0.41 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $0.15 per diluted share for the comparable period in 2024.

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Net Interest Income - Net interest income before provision for credit losses increased $947 thousand or 3.81% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. Net interest margin for the first quarter of 2025 was 3.94%, representing a nine basis points decrease over the same period in 2024. Compared to the Linked Quarter, net interest income before provision for credit losses increased $286 thousand and net interest margin increased nine basis points.

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Sale of New Jersey Solutions Centers - The Company successfully executed the sale of the New Jersey operations of the Bank which resulted in an after-tax gain of approximately $8.7 million, recorded within noninterest income.

See the sections below for a complete analysis of the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Comparison of Financial Condition at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024

Total assets at March 31, 2025, were $2.86 billion, a decrease of $17.3 million, or 0.60%, from $2.88 billion at December 31, 2024. The decrease in total assets was primarily due to a decrease in assets held for sale of $94.1 million, from $94.1 million at December 31, 2024 to $0 at March 31, 2025 as a result of the completion of the New Jersey Branch Sale. This decrease was partially

offset by an increase in cash and cash equivalents of $54.1 million, from $166.1 million at December 31, 2024 to $220.2 million at March 31, 2025, an increase in loans held for investment of $18.2 million, from $2.26 billion at December 31, 2024 to $2.27 billion at March 31, 2025, and an increase in securities available-for-sale of $13.6 million, from $145.6 million at December 31, 2024 to $159.2 million at March 31, 2025.

Cash and cash equivalents increased $54.1 million, or 32.6%, from $166.1 million at December 31, 2024 to $220.2 million at March 31, 2025. The increase was primarily due to:

Primary Cash Inflows

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Net increase in deposits of $66.2 million;

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Proceeds from sale of New Jersey Branches of $26.2 million;

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Net cash from investment securities (sales, calls, maturities, and principal repayments) of $7.6 million; and

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Cash from operating activities of $2.6 million.

Primary Cash Outflows

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Net increase in cash funding of loans receivable of $20.7 million;

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Purchase of investment securities available for sale of $15.1 million;

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Repayment of short-term borrowings of $10.0 million; and

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Dividends paid of $2.8 million.

Securities available-for-sale increased $13.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025, with a balance of $159.2 million at March 31, 2025 and $145.6 million as of December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to purchases of investment securities of $15.1 million and an increase in the fair value of our securities of $2.1 million as a result of changes in market interest rates. The increase was partially offset by principal repayments totaling $3.7 million.

Securities held to maturity decreased $3.9 million, or 12.2%, to $28.1 million at March 31, 2025 from $32.0 million at December 31, 2024. This decrease was the result of a maturity of $3.0 million and other principal repayments of $893 thousand.

Net loans receivable increased during the three months ended March 31, 2025 as shown in the table below:


(dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			Change			%
Agriculture loans	$	66,684		$	67,741		$	(1,057	)		(1.56	)%
Construction loans		136,421			152,619			(16,198	)		(10.61	)
Commercial loans		257,302			245,833			11,469			4.67
Commercial real estate loans
Multifamily		215,916			211,778			4,138			1.95
Owner occupied		472,895			477,742			(4,847	)		(1.01	)
Non-owner occupied		645,793			628,237			17,556			2.79
Residential real estate loans
First liens		378,420			373,469			4,951			1.33
Second liens and lines of credit		79,905			76,713			3,192			4.16
Consumer and other loans		17,097			17,086			11			0.06
Municipal loans		3,012			3,886			(874	)		(22.49	)
Total Loans		2,273,445			2,255,104			18,341			0.81
Deferred costs		496			645			(149	)		(23.10	)
Allowance for credit losses		(26,619	)		(26,435	)		(184	)		0.70
Total	$	2,247,322		$	2,229,314			18,008			0.81	%

The above table does not include loans that were held for sale at December 31, 2024 related to the New Jersey Branch Sale.

Commercial real estate loans increased $16.8 million during the first three months of 2025. This growth was not attributable to any one significant relationship and was primarily the result of current balances of new loan originations of $41.1 million partially offset by net loan repayment activity. Construction loans decreased $16.2 million during the first three months of 2025 primarily due to

paydowns on existing loans of $29.8 million which was partially offset by originations of $6.8 million and draws on existing loans of $15.5 million. Commercial loans increased $11.5 million from December 31, 2024, resulting from $15.6 million in balances on newly originated loans offset by net loan repayments on existing loans.

The allowance for credit losses-loans increased $184 thousand from $26.4 million at December 31, 2024 to $26.6 million at March 31, 2025. The primary driver of the increased allowance for credit losses-loans was a provision for credit losses of $265 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2025, offset by net charge-offs of $81 thousand. Refer to Note 4 within the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

At March 31, 2025, non-performing loans, which is defined as non-accrual loans, and loans delinquent greater than 90 days and still accruing interest, was $26.0 million or 1.15% of total gross loans. This compares to $17.2 million of non-performing loans at December 31, 2024, which equated to 0.76% of total gross loans. The increase in non-accrual loans was primarily due to three loans put on non-accrual during the quarter with total carrying value of $8.8 million. Two of these loans are non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans and one is a commercial and industrial loan. The Company is in process of obtaining updated appraisals of the underlying collateral but no specific reserve was required as of March 31, 2025. Our allowance for credit losses for loans totaled $26.6 million at March 31, 2025 and represented 1.17% of our total gross loans, compared to $26.4 million or 1.17% of our total gross loans at December 31, 2024. At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had no other real estate owned.

The federal banking regulators have issued guidance for those institutions which are deemed to have concentrations in commercial real estate lending. Pursuant to the supervisory criteria contained in the guidance for identifying institutions with a potential commercial real estate concentration risk, institutions which have (1) total reported loans for construction, land development and other land acquisitions which represent 100% or more of an institution’s total risk-based capital; or (2) total commercial real estate loans representing 300% or more of the institution’s total risk-based capital and the institution’s commercial real estate loan portfolio has increased 50% or more during the prior 36 months are identified as having potential commercial real estate concentration risk. Institutions which are deemed to have concentrations in commercial real estate lending are expected to employ heightened levels of risk management with respect to their commercial real estate portfolios and may be required to hold higher levels of capital. The Company, like many community banks, has a concentration in commercial real estate loans, and the Company has experienced growth in its commercial real estate portfolio in recent years, including through the recently completed Partners Merger.

At March 31, 2025, non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans (including construction, land and land development loans) represented 331.85% of total risk based capital, a decrease compared to 365.65% at December 31, 2024, primarily due to the New Jersey Branch Sale. Construction, land and land development loans represented 45.37% of total risk based capital at March 31, 2025 compared to 55.97% at December 31, 2024. These percentages of non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans to total risk based capital, and construction loans to total risk based capital were calculated using total loans in accordance with prevailing regulatory guidance. Management has implemented and continues to maintain heightened risk management procedures and prudent underwriting criteria with respect to its commercial real estate portfolio. Loan monitoring practices include but are not limited to periodic stress testing analysis to evaluate changes to cash flows and changes in collateral values to determine the loan level of stress over key underwriting metrics such as debt service coverage ratios, and loan-to-value ratios. Nevertheless, we may be required to maintain higher levels of capital as a result of our commercial real estate concentrations, which could require us to obtain additional capital and may adversely affect shareholder returns. The Company's Capital Policy and Capital Plan has established internal minimum targets for regulatory capital ratios that are in excess of well capitalized ratios.

At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had no concentrations of loans in any one industry exceeding 10% of its total loan portfolio. An industry for this purpose is defined as a group of businesses that are engaged in similar activities and have similar economic characteristics that would cause their ability to meet contractual obligations to be similarly affected by changes in economic or other conditions.

Deposits grew by $73.1 million, or 3.1%, to $2.43 billion at March 31, 2025 from $2.36 billion at December 31, 2024. Changes in the deposit types are presented in the table below:


(in thousands)	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		Change			%
Demand, noninterest-bearing	$	646,002	$	658,646	$	(12,644	)		(1.9	)%
Demand, interest-bearing		577,170		525,173		51,997			9.9
Money market and savings		553,240		540,030		13,210			2.4
Time deposits, $250,000 and over		166,441		164,901		1,540			0.9
Time deposits, other		387,226		368,217		19,009			5.2
Brokered deposits		103,615		103,615		—			—
Total deposits	$	2,433,694	$	2,360,582	$	73,112			3.1	%

The above table does not include deposits that were held for sale at December 31, 2024 related to the New Jersey Branch Sale.

The increase of $39.4 million in demand deposits during the first three months of 2025 was primarily the result of new accounts opened during the first three months of 2025, primarily interest-bearing, partially offset by net decreases in existing account balances, with new accounts contributing approximately $22.2 million in balance at March 31, 2025. New accounts opened during the first three months of 2025 also explained the growth in money market and savings accounts, contributing $19.0 million to the overall balance growth of $13.2 million.

The increase of $20.5 million in total time deposits during the first three months of 2025 was primarily the result of new account openings during the first three months of the year, partially offset by decreases in account balances, with new accounts contributing approximately $47.1 million in the balance at March 31, 2025.

The Company has estimated deposits that exceed the FDIC insurance limit of $250,000 of $840.6 million, or 34.5% of total deposits and $807.5 million, or 34.7% of total deposits at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Total uninsured deposits is calculated based on regulatory reporting requirements and reflects the portion of any deposit of a customer at an insured depository institution that exceeds the applicable FDIC insurance coverage for that depositor at that institution and amounts in any other uninsured investment or deposit accounts that are classified as deposits and not subject to any federal or state deposit insurance regime. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the total uninsured deposits includes $39.7 million and $44.2 million, respectively, of municipal deposits that exceed the FDIC insurance limits. These municipal deposits are fully secured with pledged securities from our available for sale securities portfolio.

At both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, long-term borrowings consisted of $40 million in long-term FHLB advances. In the first quarter of 2024, the Company replaced some of its overnight borrowings with a lower cost, $40 million term advance with a fixed interest rate of 4.827%, maturing in February 2026.

At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, short term FHLB advances were $0 and $10 million, respectively.

During the second quarter of 2023, the Company entered into a pay fixed/received variable interest rate swap with a notional amount of $75 million which has a fixed rate of 3.28%, and a maturity of five years. As part of the transaction, the Company will receive an offset to the interest incurred on either a mix of one-month FHLB advances or brokered certificates of deposit at a rate equal to one-month SOFR. Our time deposits balance as of March 31, 2025 contained $75 million of one-month maturity brokered deposits that matured in April 2025. As part of our interest rate swap transaction, the Company has committed to maintain either one-month advances from the FHLB or brokered deposits with a duration of one month through May 2028.

Subordinated debt with a carrying value of $20.1 million was assumed as part of the Gratz Merger. These notes bear interest at a fixed interest rate of 5.0% per year for five years and then float at an index tied to the SOFR. The notes have a term of ten years, with a maturity date of October 1, 2030. The notes are redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, subject to any required regulatory approvals after five years, or October 1, 2025.

Additionally, on April 8, 2022, LINKBANCORP issued subordinated debt with a carrying value of $20.0 million. These notes bear interest at a fixed annual rate of 4.50% per year up to April 15, 2027 and then float to an index tied to the three-month SOFR, plus 203 basis points. Subject to limited exceptions, the Company cannot redeem the notes before the fifth anniversary of the issuance date.

Subordinated notes with carrying value of $22.0 million were assumed in the Partners Merger within two tranches of debt issuances. The first tranche has a face value of $4.5 million and bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.875% per year for four years. The second tranche has a face value of $18.05 million and bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.0% per year until it becomes redeemable on July, 1 2025. Subsequent to becoming redeemable, it will bear interest at a variable rate of 90 days SOFR plus 590 basis points.

Total shareholders’ equity increased by $13.8 million, or 4.9%, to $294.1 million at March 31, 2025 from $280.2 million at December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily attributable to net income of $15.3 million for the first three months ended March 31, 2025. This increase was partially offset by dividends of $2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Comparison of Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024

General: Net income was $15.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, or $0.41 per diluted share, an increase of $9.6 million compared to net income of $5.7 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

The increase in net income for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily the result of an increase in other income of $11.5 million due to the sale of the New Jersey solutions centers, and an increase

in interest and dividend income of $1.4 million. Offsetting the increase in net income was an increase in interest expense of $420 thousand, and an increase in non-interest expense of $408 thousand.

Analysis of Net Interest Income

Net interest income represents the difference between the interest the Company earns on its interest-earning assets, such as loans and investment securities, and the expense the Company pays on interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings. Net interest income depends on both the volume of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the interest rates the Company earns or pays on them.

Average Balances, Interest and Average Yields: The following table sets forth certain information relating to average balance sheets and reflects the average annualized yield on interest-earning assets and average annualized cost of interest-bearing liabilities, interest earned and interest paid for the periods indicated. Such yields and costs are derived by dividing income or expense by the average balance of interest-earning assets or interest-bearing liabilities, respectively, for the periods presented. Average balances are derived from daily balances over the periods indicated. The average balances for loans are net of allowance for credit losses, but include non-accrual loans. The loan yields include net amortization of certain deferred fees and costs that are considered adjustments to yields. Yields on earning assets are shown on a fully taxable-equivalent basis assuming a tax rate of 21%.


	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025								2024
(Dollars in thousands)	Avg Bal		Interest (2)			Yield/Rate			Avg Bal		Interest (2)			Yield/Rate
Int. Earn. Cash	$	119,269	$	972			3.31	%	$	82,420	$	898			4.38	%
Securities
Taxable (1)		142,867		1,749			4.96	%		114,896		1,391			4.87	%
Tax-Exempt		43,845		481			4.45	%		42,984		457			4.28	%
Total Securities		186,712		2,230			4.84	%		157,880		1,848			4.71	%
Total Cash Equiv. and Investments		305,981		3,202			4.24	%		240,300		2,746			4.60	%
Total Loans (3)		2,350,031		37,041			6.39	%		2,240,714		36,125			6.48	%
Total Interest-Earning Assets		2,656,012		40,243			6.14	%		2,481,014		38,871			6.30	%
Other Assets		191,469								210,826
Total Assets	$	2,847,481							$	2,691,840
Interest bearing demand	$	545,475	$	3,048			2.27	%	$	424,781	$	1,942			1.84	%
Money market demand		555,663		2,937			2.14	%		587,455		3,174			2.17	%
Time deposits		632,649		6,372			4.08	%		608,192		6,731			4.45	%
Total Borrowings (4)		149,922		1,954			5.29	%		140,621		2,044			5.85	%
Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities		1,883,709		14,311			3.08	%		1,761,049		13,891			3.17	%
Non Int Bearing Deposits		649,440								632,637
Total Cost of Funds	$	2,533,149	$	14,311			2.29	%	$	2,393,686	$	13,891			2.33	%
Other Liabilities		30,229								31,359
Total Liabilities	$	2,563,378							$	2,425,045
Shareholders' Equity	$	284,103							$	266,795
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity	$	2,847,481							$	2,691,840
Net Interest Income/Spread (FTE)				25,932			3.06	%				24,980			3.13	%
Tax-Equivalent Basis Adjustment				(101	)							(96	)
Net Interest Income			$	25,831							$	24,884
Net Interest Margin							3.94	%							4.03	%
(1) Taxable income on securities includes income from available for sale securities and income from certificates of deposits with other banks.
(2) Income stated on a tax equivalent basis which is non-GAAP and is reconciled to GAAP at the bottom of the table.
(3) Includes the balances of nonaccrual loans.
(4) Includes the effect of the interest rate swap, which reduced interest expense by $198 and $386 during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Rate/Volume Analysis

The following table reflects the sensitivity of the Company’s interest income and interest expense to changes in volume and in yields on interest-earning assets and costs of interest-bearing liabilities during the periods indicated.


	Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 vs. 2024 Increase (Decrease) Due To:
(Dollars in thousands)	Rate			Volume			Net
Interest Income:
Int. Earn. Cash	$	(315	)	$	389		$	74
Securities
Taxable		32			326			358
Tax-Exempt		18			6			24
Total Securities		50			332			382
Total Loans		(522	)		1,438			916
Total Interest-Earning Assets		(787	)		2,159			1,372
Interest Expense:
Interest bearing demand		558			548			1,106
Money market demand		(41	)		(196	)		(237	)
Time deposits		(627	)		268			(359	)
Total Borrowings		(224	)		134			(90	)
Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities		(334	)		754			420
Change in Net Interest Income	$	(453	)	$	1,405		$	952

Net Interest Income: Net interest income increased by $947 thousand, or 3.8%, to $25.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $24.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase can be mostly attributed to higher average balances in loans. The increase was partially offset by an increase in interest expense resulting from an increase in average balances of interest bearing liabilities. The net interest margin decreased nine basis points to 3.94% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 from 4.03% for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Interest Income: Interest income increased to $40.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $38.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 primarily due to an increase in interest income on loans as a result of the growth in average loans. The growth in the average balance of interest earning assets which increased $175.0 million to $2.66 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $2.48 billion for the comparable period in 2024 contributed $2.2 million to the increase in interest income. The growth in the average balance of interest earning assets was due primarily to the increase in the average balance of loans which increased $109.3 million to $2.35 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the same period in 2024 contributed $1.4 million to the increase in interest income. This growth was partially offset by a decrease in the average yield on loans which decreased nine basis points on an annualized basis from 6.48% for the three months ended March 31, 2024 to 6.39% for the three months ended March 31, 2025. In general, the lower average yield on the loan portfolio can be attributable to the amount of income recognized from the amortization of net loan discounts. Amortization of net loan discounts recorded as part of purchase accounting adjustments to acquired loans contributed $3.5 million to the increase in interest income during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $4.6 million for the first quarter of 2024. Overall the average yield of interest earning assets decreased 16 basis points on an annualized basis to 6.14% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the same period in 2024.

Interest Expense: Interest expense increased by $420 thousand, or 3.0%, to $14.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $13.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase in interest expense was primarily due to the increase in the average balance of interest bearing liabilities, which increased $122.7 million to $1.88 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $1.76 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase in interest expense was offset by a decrease in the interest rate paid on interest bearing liabilities. The average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities decreased nine basis points on an annualized basis from 3.17% for the three months ended March 31, 2024 to 3.08% for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Amortization, including the disposal of three solution centers and regular amortization, of net discounts on acquired interest bearing liabilities recorded as part of purchase accounting adjustments through the Partners Merger contributed $164 thousand to the increase in interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to amortization

of $1.0 million during the first quarter of 2024.. Interest expense on borrowings was reduced by $198 thousand and $386 thousand during the first quarters of 2025 and 2024, respectively, due to the impact of the interest rate swap.

Provision for Credit Losses: The provision for credit losses is the resulting expense from the allowances for credit losses on loans, unfunded commitments, and held-to-maturity securities. The provision for credit losses was $228 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to a provision of $40 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The majority of the provision for credit losses can be attributable to an increase in forecasted losses on loans at March 31, 2025 when compared to March 31, 2024.

The Company completes a comprehensive quarterly evaluation to determine its provision for credit losses. The evaluation reflects analyses of individual borrowers and historical loss experience, and changes in net loan balances, supplemented as necessary by credit judgment that considers observable trends, conditions, and other relevant environmental and economic factors.

Refer to Note 4 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statement for additional details on the provision for credit losses.

Non-interest Income: Non-interest income increased by $11.5 million to $13.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from $1.7 million recognized during the same period in 2024. The increase was primarily due to the gain on sale of the New Jersey solutions centers of $11.1 million and an increase of $281 thousand in service charges on deposit accounts.

Non-interest Expense: Non-interest expense increased $408 thousand, or 2.1%, to $19.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $19.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase was largely due to: (1) an increase of $486 thousand in other expenses mainly due to a one time accrual of directors fees related to the reduction of the size of the Board of Directors; (2) an increase in FDIC insurance and supervisory fees of $247 thousand; and (3) an increase of $217 thousand in equipment and data processing fees. Based on our analysis of the non-interest expenses incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2025, management identified two specific items that caused total expenses to be incurred at a higher rate than we anticipate in future quarters. The first item identified was recorded within salaries and employee benefits for $490 thousand and represents a bonus accrual recorded in connection with the closing of the New Jersey Branch Sale. The second item was recorded within other expenses for $381 thousand and represents the accrual recorded for expenses to be incurred in connection with our Board of Directors restructuring, whereby the size of the Board will be reduced effective upon our annual shareholders' meeting in May of 2025.

Income Tax Expense: Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025 totaled $3.9 million compared to an income tax expense of $1.6 million for the same period in 2024 as a result of an increase in income before income tax expense. The income tax expense recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was the direct result of our net income adjusted for tax free income and non-deductible merger and branch sale related expenses. We recognized an income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025 at an effective tax rate of 20.1%. As a result of the Partners Merger, the Company now has nexus in states with applicable state corporate income taxes which is adding to the effective tax rate and resulting in a rate greater than our statutory federal tax rate of 21% in some periods. This is compared to income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2024 which resulted in an effective tax rate of 21.8% which is more than our federal statutory rate of 21%.

Liquidity, Commitments, and Capital Resources

The Company’s liquidity, represented by cash and due from banks, is a product of our operating, investing and financing activities. The Company’s primary sources of funds are deposits, principal repayments of securities and outstanding loans, and funds provided from operations. In addition, the Company invests excess funds in short-term interest-earnings assets such as overnight deposits or U.S. agency securities, which provide liquidity to meet lending requirements. While scheduled payments from the amortization of loans and securities and short-term investments are relatively predictable sources of funds, general interest rates, economic conditions and competition greatly influence deposit flows and repayments on loans and mortgage-backed securities.

The Company strives to maintain sufficient liquidity to fund operations, loan demand and to satisfy fluctuations in deposit levels. The Company is required to have enough investments that qualify as liquid assets in order to maintain sufficient liquidity to ensure safe and sound banking operations. Liquidity may increase or decrease depending upon the availability of funds and comparative yields on investments in relation to the return on loans. Our attempts to maintain adequate but not excessive liquidity, and liquidity management is both a daily and long-term function of the Company’s business management. We manage our liquidity in accordance with a board of directors-approved asset liability policy, which is administered by the Company’s asset-liability committee (“ALCO”). ALCO reports interest rate sensitivity, liquidity, capital and investment-related matters on a quarterly basis to the Company’s board of directors.

The Company reviews cash flow projections regularly and updates them in order to maintain liquid assets at levels believed to meet the requirements of normal operations, including loan commitments and potential deposit outflows from maturing certificates of deposit and savings withdrawals. Certificates of deposit due within one year of March 31, 2025, totaled $603.6 million, or 91.8% of

our certificates of deposit, and 24.8% of total deposits. Of these certificates of deposit, $103.6 million are brokered deposits. If these deposits do not remain with us, we will be required to seek other sources of funds, including other deposits and FHLB advances. Depending on market conditions, we may be required to pay higher rates on such deposits or borrowings than we currently pay. We believe, however, based on past experience that a significant portion of such deposits will remain with us. We have the ability to attract and retain deposits by adjusting the interest rates offered. Additionally, management noted that approximately 13.2% of our deposits (measured on a year-to-date average balance) consisted of balances in escrow-type deposits which are distributed among different customers with no customer exceeding our policy limits on size of deposits. While deposits are the Company’s primary source of funds, when needed the Company is also able to generate cash through borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (“FHLB”). At March 31, 2025, the Company had $40.0 million in outstanding FHLB borrowings with a remaining available capacity with FHLB, subject to certain collateral restrictions, of approximately $735.7 million.

In addition to our available borrowing capacity at the FHLB, the Company has lines of credit with multiple financial institutions that provide an available $77.0 million of additional liquidity at March 31, 2025. The Company also maintains available credit at the Federal Reserve Bank's Discount Window of $23.9 million at March 31, 2025.

The following table shows the Company's available liquidity at March 31, 2025.


(In Thousands)
Liquidity Source	Capacity		Outstanding		Available
Federal Home Loan Bank	$	775,676	$	40,000	$	735,676
Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window		23,920		—		23,920
Correspondent Banks		77,000		—		77,000
Total	$	876,596	$	40,000	$	836,596

Consistent with the Company’s goals to operate as a sound and profitable financial institution, the Company actively seeks to maintain the Bank's status as a well-capitalized institution in accordance with regulatory standards. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Bank met the capital requirements to be considered “well capitalized.” See Note 10 within the Notes to the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding our capital resources.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

See Note 11 within the Notes to the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements beginning for more information regarding the Company’s off-balance sheet arrangements.

Critical Accounting Estimates

It is management’s opinion that accounting estimates covering certain aspects of the Company’s business have more significance than others due to the relative importance of those areas to overall performance, or the level of subjectivity required in making such estimate, which have a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities. The judgments and assumptions used by management are based on historical experience and other factors, which are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The more significant areas in which the Company's management applies critical assumptions and estimates include the following:

Allowance for credit losses: The loan portfolio is the biggest asset on the Company's balance sheet. The allowance for credit losses represents management's estimate of credit losses in the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date. A provision for credit losses is recorded to adjust the level of the allowance for credit losses as deemed necessary by management. The allowance for credit losses consists of reserves on loans that share similar risk characteristics, and reserves on loans that do not share similar risk characteristics.

Expected credit losses are estimated over the contractual term of the loan, adjusted for expected prepayments when appropriate. The contractual term excludes expected extensions, renewals, and modifications unless either of the following applies: management has a reasonable expectation at the reporting date that a restructured loan will be executed with an individual borrower or the extension or renewal options are included in the original or modified contract at the reporting date and are not unconditionally cancelable by the Company. Management’s determination of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses is based on periodic evaluations of past events, including historical credit loss experience on financial assets with similar risk characteristics, historical credit losses experienced by peer institutions on financial assets with similar risk characteristics, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the remaining cash flows over the contractual term of the financial assets. This evaluation has subjective components requiring material estimates, including forecasted national economic conditions such as U.S. GDP and U.S civilian unemployment rate, expected default probabilities, the expected loss given default, and the amounts and timing of expected future cash flows. This evaluation is also subject to adjustment through qualitative factor considerations. All of these factors may be susceptible to significant change.

Changes in the Federal Open Market Committee (the "FOMC") median forecasted year over year U.S. civilian unemployment rate, the

year over year change in U.S. GDP, and S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index ("HPI") could have a material impact on the model's estimation of the allowance. FOMC projections are sourced from a quarterly Summary of Projections, which accompanies select FOMC meetings. An immediate "shock" or increase of 25% in the FOMC's projected rate of U.S. civilian unemployment, a decrease of 25% in the FOMC's projected rate of U.S. GDP growth, and 25% decrease in the HPI would increase the model's total calculated allowance by approximately $3.7 million, or 13.9%, to $30.3 million as of March 31, 2025, assuming qualitative adjustments are kept at current levels. An immediate decrease of 25% in the FOMC's projected rate of U.S. civilian unemployment, an increase of 25% in the FOMC's projected rate of U.S. GDP growth, and 25% increase in the HPI would decrease the model's total calculated allowance by approximately $3.6 million, or 13.7%, to $23.0 million as of March 31, 2025, assuming qualitative adjustments are kept at current levels. While management's current evaluation of the allowance for credit losses indicates that the allowance is appropriate, the allowance may need to be increased under adversely different conditions or assumptions. Additionally, changes in those factors and inputs may not occur at the same rate and inputs may be directionally inconsistent, such that improvements in one factor may offset deterioration in others.

Generally, loans that do not share similar risk characteristics are collateral-dependent and impairment is measured through the collateral method. Appraisals of the underlying value of property securing loans are critical in determining impairment. Assumptions used in appraisals could affect the valuation of a property securing a loan and the related allowance determined. Management reviews the assumptions supporting such appraisals to determine that resulting values reasonably reflect amounts realizable on related loans.

When the measurement of these loans is less than the recorded investment in the loan, the shortfall is recorded through the allowance for credit losses. To the extent that actual results differ from management estimates, additional provisions for credit losses may be required that would adversely impact earnings in future periods.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Recently issued accounting standards are included in Note 1 of the Notes to the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management was required to apply judgment in evaluating its controls and procedures. Based on their evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2025, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”)) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations and are operating in an effective manner.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in 13a-15(f) and Rule 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

At March 31, 2025, the Company is not involved in any pending legal proceedings other than routine legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business, which involve amounts in the aggregate believed by management to be immaterial to the financial condition and operating results of the Company.

Item 1A – Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth under Item 1.A. Risk Factors as set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and, Use of Proceeds

None

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable

Item 5. Other Information

During the first quarter of 2025, none of our directors or officers adopted or terminated any contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of Company securities that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) or any “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as that term is used in SEC regulations.

Item 6. Exhibits

EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit Number	Description

3.1	Articles of Incorporation, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form S-4 Registration Statement, filed May 7, 2021

3.2	Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Form 10-K, filed March 31, 2025

3.3	Amended and Restated Bylaws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K, filed December 1, 2023

31.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer as required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

31.2	Certification of Principal Financial Officer as required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

32	Section 1350 Certification

101 INS**	The instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document

101 SCH**	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101 CAL**	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101 DEF**	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101 LAB**	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101 PRE**	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

104	Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page interactive data file does not appear in the interactive date file because its XBRL tags are embedded with the inline XBRL document.

** Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024; (v) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024; and (vi) Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 9, 2025

LINKBANCORP, INC.


By:	/s/ Andrew Samuel
	Andrew Samuel
	Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

By:	/s/ Kristofer Paul
	Kristofer Paul
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)
	(Principal Accounting Officer)