On January 1, 2023, the Company completed its previously announced merger with Emclaire Financial Corp., a Pennsylvania corporation and registered financial holding company (“Emclaire”), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 23, 2022. The Farmers National Bank of Emlenton, the banking subsidiary of Emclaire, merged with and into The Farmers National Bank of Canfield, the national banking subsidiary of the Company, with Farmers Bank as the surviving bank. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”) Emclaire merged with and into Merger Sub (the “Merger”), with Merger Sub as the surviving entity in the Merger. Promptly following the consummation of the Merger, Merger Sub was dissolved and liquidated and The Farmers National Bank of Emlenton, the banking subsidiary of Emclaire, merged with and into The Farmers National Bank of Canfield, the national banking subsidiary of the Company, with Farmers Bank as the surviving bank. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the merger, each common share, without par value, of Emclaire common shares issued and outstanding was converted into the right to receive, without interest, $40.00 in cash or 2.15 common shares, without par value, of the Company's common shares, subject to an overall limitation of 70% of the Emclaire common shares being exchanged and the remaining 30% of Emclaire common shares being exchanged for the cash. The transaction created expansion for the Company in Pennsylvania and into the Pittsburgh market. The Company issued 4.2 million shares of its common stock along with cash of $33.4 million, which represented a transaction value of approximately $92.6 million based on its closing stock price of $14.12 on December 31, 2022.

In accordance with ASC 805, the Company expensed $268 thousand and $5.0 million of merger related costs, for the Emclaire acquisition, during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2023, respectively. There were no merger related expenses recorded during 2024. The Company recorded goodwill of $72.9 million as a result of the combination. Goodwill represents the future economic benefits arising from net assets acquired that are not individually identified and separately recognized and is attributable to synergies, including the reduction of personnel and overlapping contracts, expected to be derived from the Company’s strategy to enhance and expand its presence in Pennsylvania. The merger offers the Company the opportunity to increase profitability by introducing existing products and services to the acquired customer base as well as add new customers in the expanded market area. The goodwill was determined not to be deductible for income tax purposes.

The following table summarizes the consideration paid for Emclaire and the amounts of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the closing date of the acquisition.


(In Thousands of Dollars)
Consideration
Cash	$	33,440
Stock		59,202
Fair value of total consideration transferred	$	92,642
Fair value of assets acquired
Cash and cash equivalents	$	20,265
Securities available for sale		126,970
Other investments		7,795
Loans, net		740,659
Premises and equipment		14,808
Bank owned life insurance		22,485
Core deposit intangible		19,249
Current and deferred taxes		17,708
Other assets		7,682
Total assets acquired		977,621
Fair value of liabilities assumed
Deposits		875,813
Short-term borrowings		75,000
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities		7,104
Total liabilities		957,917
Net assets acquired	$	19,704
Goodwill created		72,938
Total net assets acquired	$	92,642

The fair value of net assets acquired includes fair value adjustments to certain receivables that were considered performing as of the acquisition date. The fair value adjustments were determined using the income method, discounted cash flow approach. However, the Company believes that all contractual cash flows related to these financial instruments will be collected. As such, these receivables were not considered purchase credit deteriorated (“PCD”) at the acquisition date and were not subject to the guidance relating to PCD loans. Receivables acquired that were not subject to these requirements had a fair value and gross contractual amounts receivable of $714.4 million and $764.8 million on the date of acquisition.

The fair value of purchased financial assets that were classified as PCD loans are discussed in the loan footnote.