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    <div><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">UNITED STATES</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Washington, D.C. 20549</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; 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color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="background: white;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 131.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityFileNumber" id="ct-nonNumeric-91b40b08-6c80-4e6e-883f-00038a57bb43" contextRef="Duration_6_18_2025_To_6_18_2025"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">000-53528</span></ix:nonNumeric></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 54.1pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; 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color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 64.7pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 67.15pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 54.1pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 118.8pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Identification No.)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 181pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 64.7pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 67.15pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 54.1pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 64.7pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 54.1pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 181pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityAddressAddressLine1" id="ct-nonNumeric-a85ec2b9-62a6-4bef-a5b2-f582b21b964f" contextRef="Duration_6_18_2025_To_6_18_2025"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">100 Gateway Drive</span></ix:nonNumeric><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">, </span><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityAddressAddressLine2" id="ct-nonNumeric-38165876-0f4e-40c0-9c23-0f706f93b45b" contextRef="Duration_6_18_2025_To_6_18_2025"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Suite 100</span></ix:nonNumeric></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 64.7pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 67.15pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 54.1pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 64.7pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 54.1pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background: white;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 181pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityAddressCityOrTown" id="ct-nonNumeric-209993ea-f740-4a9c-9d86-41871a34e8f7" contextRef="Duration_6_18_2025_To_6_18_2025"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Bethlehem</span></ix:nonNumeric><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">, </span><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityAddressStateOrProvince" id="ct-nonNumeric-4d4ab7bd-04a0-45df-92f6-ce6d3d6e7046" contextRef="Duration_6_18_2025_To_6_18_2025"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">PA</span></ix:nonNumeric></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 64.7pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 67.15pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="background: white;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 172.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityAddressPostalZipCode" id="ct-nonNumeric-ea1bac2a-c3de-40fa-a1c4-a926b45c850f" contextRef="Duration_6_18_2025_To_6_18_2025"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">18017</span></ix:nonNumeric></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background: white;border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top: solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 181pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">(Address of principal executive offices)</span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 64.7pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 67.15pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="background: white;border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top: solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 172.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">(Zip Code)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 54.15pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 72.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 54.1pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 64.7pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 67.15pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 54.1pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 64.7pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 54.1pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td></tr></table></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code:</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">(</span><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:CityAreaCode" id="ct-nonNumeric-079637a6-7ade-4a47-bc96-ac35df534807" contextRef="Duration_6_18_2025_To_6_18_2025"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">610</span></ix:nonNumeric><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">) </span><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:LocalPhoneNumber" id="ct-nonNumeric-946d596a-7869-471f-a4db-38f0ef089e76" contextRef="Duration_6_18_2025_To_6_18_2025"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">882-8800</span></ix:nonNumeric></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-decoration: underline;">Not Applicable</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</span></p><div style="text-align:center"><table dir="ltr" style="border: none;border-collapse: collapse;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;"><tr style="height: 0.01in;"><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 78pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 78pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 78pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; 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font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 472.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 78pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; 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font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:WrittenCommunications" id="ct-nonNumeric-c27efdfe-6b60-4f53-a801-b88905441f24" contextRef="Duration_6_18_2025_To_6_18_2025" format="ixt:booleanfalse"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: Wingdings 2;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Wingdings 2&quot;">&#163;</span></span></ix:nonNumeric><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 78pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; 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color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 78pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 82.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 472.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:SolicitingMaterial" id="ct-nonNumeric-cda3b403-6068-4a2e-bd41-323137141c6c" contextRef="Duration_6_18_2025_To_6_18_2025" format="ixt:booleanfalse"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: Wingdings 2;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Wingdings 2&quot;">&#163;</span></span></ix:nonNumeric><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 78pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; 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color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 78pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 82.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 472.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:PreCommencementTenderOffer" id="ct-nonNumeric-e91fda8d-963f-40d4-9bb2-14120d6763e8" contextRef="Duration_6_18_2025_To_6_18_2025" format="ixt:booleanfalse"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: Wingdings 2;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Wingdings 2&quot;">&#163;</span></span></ix:nonNumeric><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 472.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 472.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" id="ct-nonNumeric-62c6a762-c725-4101-bf64-f520105cd6fa" contextRef="Duration_6_18_2025_To_6_18_2025" format="ixt:booleanfalse"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: Wingdings 2;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Wingdings 2&quot;">&#163;</span></span></ix:nonNumeric><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 472.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 472.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: </span><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="ct-nonNumeric-baef2356-4c19-4f0d-848f-99b65cf507e4" contextRef="Duration_6_18_2025_To_6_18_2025"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; 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font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 472.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="background: white;border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 472.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; 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color: #000000;display: inline-block;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-indent: 0;width: 1.000in;">Item 5.07.</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 4.05pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">The 2025 annual meeting of the shareholders of Embassy Bancorp, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) was held on June 18, 2025. &#160;Notice of the meeting was mailed to shareholders of record on or about May 8, 2025, together with proxy solicitation materials prepared in accordance with Section&#160;14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 8.05pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">The annual meeting was held (a)&#160;to elect four (4) Class 3 Directors to serve for a 3-year term and until their successors are elected and qualified; (b) to approve an advisory, non-binding resolution regarding executive compensation; (c) to approve an advisory, non-binding proposal on the frequency of future advisory votes regarding executive compensation; 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color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">There was no solicitation in opposition to the nominees of the Board of Directors for election to the Board of Directors and all such nominees were elected.&#160;The number of votes cast for or withheld, as well as the number of broker non-votes, for each of the nominees for election to the Board of Directors as Class 3 Directors, was as follows:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 8pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: italic;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">An average of 89.18% of the votes cast were voted FOR each of the four nominees for election to the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 8pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; 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color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Broker Non-votes</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left-style: none;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 157.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Bernard M. Lesavoy</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 94.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">5,117,233</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 108pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">730,081</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right-style: none;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 107.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">1,007,269</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="background: #DBE5F1;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left-style: none;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 157.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">David M. Lobach, Jr., Chairman</span></p></td><td style="background: #DBE5F1;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 94.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">5,542,665</span></p></td><td style="background: #DBE5F1;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 108pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">304,649</span></p></td><td style="background: #DBE5F1;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right-style: none;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 107.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">1,007,269</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left-style: none;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 157.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">John C. Pittman</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 94.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">5,085,513</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 108pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">761,801</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right-style: none;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 107.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">1,007,269</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="background: #DBE5F1;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left-style: none;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 157.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">John Yurconic</span></p></td><td style="background: #DBE5F1;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 94.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">5,112,690</span></p></td><td style="background: #DBE5F1;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 108pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">734,623</span></p></td><td style="background: #DBE5F1;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right-style: none;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 107.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">1,007,269</span></p></td></tr></table></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Mr. Lesavoy, Mr. Lobach, Jr., Mr. Pittman, and Mr. Yurconic were elected.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-indent: 0.00in;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;display: inline-block;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-indent: 0;width: 0.168in;">2.</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-decoration: underline;">Non-binding Advisory Vote Regarding Executive Compensation</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: italic;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">85.00% of the votes cast were voted FOR the approval, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company&#8217;s Named Executive Officers. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><div style="padding-left: 0;text-align:left"><table dir="ltr" style="border: none;border-collapse: collapse;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: auto;"><tr style="height: 0.01in;"><td style="background: #FFFFFF;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.5pt;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: #FFFFFF;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.5pt;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: #FFFFFF;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.5pt;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="background: #FFFFFF;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.5pt;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="background: #DBE5F1;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left-style: none;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.5pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">For</span></p></td><td style="background: #DBE5F1;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.5pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Against</span></p></td><td style="background: #DBE5F1;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.5pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Abstain</span></p></td><td style="background: #DBE5F1;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right-style: none;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Broker Non-votes</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left-style: none;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">4,970,449</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">784,735</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">92,130</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right-style: none;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; 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color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">One Year</span></p></td><td style="background: #DBE5F1;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.5pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 93.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Two Year</span></p></td><td style="background: #DBE5F1;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.5pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 93.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Three Year</span></p></td><td style="background: #DBE5F1;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.5pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 93.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Abstain</span></p></td><td style="background: #DBE5F1;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right-style: none;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 93.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Broker Non-votes</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left-style: none;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 93.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">1,238,029</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 93.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">117,130</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 93.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">4,333,696</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 93.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">158,459</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right-style: none;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 93.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">1,007,269</span></p></td></tr></table></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0.50in;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0.50in;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-indent: 0.00in;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;display: inline-block;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-indent: 0;width: 0.168in;">4.</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-decoration: underline;">Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 8.05pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">The proposal to ratify the appointment of Baker Tilly US, LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December&#160;31, 2025 was approved by a majority of the votes cast on the matter. The number of votes cast for and against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes on this proposal, was as follows:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 4.05pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: italic;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">99.32% of the votes cast were voted FOR the ratification the appointment of Baker Tilly US, LLP, as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 4.05pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; 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color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Against</span></p></td><td style="background: #DBE5F1;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.5pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Abstain</span></p></td><td style="background: #DBE5F1;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right-style: none;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Broker Non-votes</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left-style: none;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">6,276,305</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">4,094</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">38,645</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right-style: none;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">535,539</span></p></td></tr></table></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0.50in;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-indent: -0.50in;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;display: inline-block;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-indent: 0;width: 0.500in;">5.</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-decoration: underline;">Approval of a non-binding shareholder proposal recommending the Board pursue a sale of the Company</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 4.05pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: italic;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">78.27% of the votes cast were voted AGAINST the non-binding shareholder proposal recommending the Board pursue a sale of the Company. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 4.05pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><div style="padding-left: 0;text-align:left"><table dir="ltr" style="border: none;border-collapse: collapse;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: auto;"><tr style="height: 0.01in;"><td style="background: #FFFFFF;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.5pt;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; 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color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">For</span></p></td><td style="background: #DBE5F1;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.5pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Against</span></p></td><td style="background: #DBE5F1;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.5pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Abstain</span></p></td><td style="background: #DBE5F1;border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right-style: none;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Broker Non-votes</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left-style: none;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">1,248,638</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">4,576,854</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 5.4pt;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">21,822</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-left: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;border-right-style: none;border-top: solid #95B3D7 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 5.4pt;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">1,007,269</span></p></td></tr></table></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; 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font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 227.95pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 79.8pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 79.8pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 42.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td colspan="6" style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 317.45pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-transform: uppercase;">Embassy Bancorp, Inc.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 79.8pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 79.8pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 42.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 77.7pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td colspan="4" style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 239.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 79.8pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 79.8pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 42.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 77.7pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td colspan="4" style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 239.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 79.8pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 79.8pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 42.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td colspan="6" style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 317.45pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 159.6pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Date:  June 20, 2025</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 42.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 48.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">By:</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 184.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">/s/ Judith A. Hunsicker</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 79.8pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 79.8pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 42.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 48.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Name:</span></p></td><td colspan="4" style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top: solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 259.6pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Judith A. Hunsicker</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 79.8pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 79.8pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 42.5pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 48.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Title: </span></p></td><td colspan="4" style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 259.6pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; 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emyb-20250618x8k
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
June 18, 2025
EMBASSY BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania
000-53528
26-3339011
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
Identification No.)
100 Gateway Drive
,
Suite 100
Bethlehem
,
PA
18017
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(
610
)
882-8800
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
£
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
£
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
£
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
£
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the
Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(§240. 12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
£
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended
transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to
Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
£
‎
Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders.
The 2025 annual meeting of the shareholders of Embassy Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") was held on June 18, 2025.  Notice of the meeting was mailed to shareholders of record on or about May 8, 2025, together with proxy solicitation materials prepared in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
The annual meeting was held (a) to elect four (4) Class 3 Directors to serve for a 3-year term and until their successors are elected and qualified; (b) to approve an advisory, non-binding resolution regarding executive compensation; (c) to approve an advisory, non-binding proposal on the frequency of future advisory votes regarding executive compensation; (d) to ratify the appointment of Baker Tilly US, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025; and (e) a non-binding shareholder proposal recommending the Board pursue a sale of the Company.
1.
Election of Directors
There was no solicitation in opposition to the nominees of the Board of Directors for election to the Board of Directors and all such nominees were elected. The number of votes cast for or withheld, as well as the number of broker non-votes, for each of the nominees for election to the Board of Directors as Class 3 Directors, was as follows:
An average of 89.18% of the votes cast were voted FOR each of the four nominees for election to the Company's Board of Directors.
Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-votes
Bernard M. Lesavoy
5,117,233
730,081
1,007,269
David M. Lobach, Jr., Chairman
5,542,665
304,649
1,007,269
John C. Pittman
5,085,513
761,801
1,007,269
John Yurconic
5,112,690
734,623
1,007,269
Mr. Lesavoy, Mr. Lobach, Jr., Mr. Pittman, and Mr. Yurconic were elected.
2.
Non-binding Advisory Vote Regarding Executive Compensation
85.00% of the votes cast were voted FOR the approval, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-votes
4,970,449
784,735
92,130
1,007,269
3.
Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes Regarding Executive
Compensation
74.11% of the votes cast were voted to approve, on an advisory basis, a three year frequency for future advisory votes regarding executive compensation.
One Year
Two Year
Three Year
Abstain
Broker Non-votes
1,238,029
117,130
4,333,696
158,459
1,007,269
4.
Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Baker Tilly US, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025 was approved by a majority of the votes cast on the matter. The number of votes cast for and against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes on this proposal, was as follows:
99.32% of the votes cast were voted FOR the ratification the appointment of Baker Tilly US, LLP, as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-votes
6,276,305
4,094
38,645
535,539
5.
Approval of a non-binding shareholder proposal recommending the Board pursue a sale of the Company
78.27% of the votes cast were voted AGAINST the non-binding shareholder proposal recommending the Board pursue a sale of the Company.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-votes
1,248,638
4,576,854
21,822
1,007,269
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Embassy Bancorp, Inc.
Date:  June 20, 2025
By:
/s/ Judith A. Hunsicker
Name:
Judith A. Hunsicker
Title:
First Executive, Chief Operating
and Financial Officer