GETTYSBURG, Pa., April 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ACNB Corporation (NASDAQ: ACNB), financial holding company for ACNB Bank and Russell Insurance Group, Inc., announced today that the Board of Directors approved and declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share of ACNB Corporation common stock payable on June 15, 2021, to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2021. This action marks the Corporation’s 154th consecutive quarterly cash dividend to shareholders since its formation in 1982.
Additionally, the Board of Directors announced the approval of a special cash dividend for the first time in over a decade. The Board declared a special cash dividend of $0.02 per share of ACNB Corporation common stock also payable on June 15, 2021, to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2021.
Speaking on behalf of the Corporation, James P. Helt, President & Chief Executive Officer, stated, “ACNB Corporation has been relentlessly executing on its strategic plan of organic and inorganic growth. Simultaneously, our organization has maintained a strong operational focus on credit quality, customer relationship enhancement, and sustained profitability. We continue to experience a convergence of our strategic initiatives and management discipline. Consequently, we are cautiously optimistic for the remainder of 2021 into 2022.”
Mr. Helt continued, “The regular cash dividend and the special cash dividend for the second quarter of 2021 are a direct result of these efforts. Given our progress thus far in 2021, the Board of Directors believed it was an appropriate time to reward our shareholders, while continuing to be thoughtful about the remainder of this year. With both the regular and special cash dividends to be paid in the second quarter, total dividends paid for the first six months of 2021 will be $0.52 per share, compared to $0.50 per share for the same period of 2020 or a 4% increase. Yet, the dividend payout in the aggregate of more than $4.5 million will still be within all of our internal policies and payout parameters.”
ACNB Corporation and its predecessor, Adams County National Bank, have a unique dividend history. Regular quarterly cash dividends have been paid consistently for over 50 years, even during the financial crisis of 2008 through 2010 or thus far during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“ACNB Corporation has continually focused on and planned for the future. Our shareholders are at the forefront of all of the Board’s considerations,” said Alan J. Stock, Chairman of the Board. “We believe that our Board of Directors and Management team share a culture that will continue to serve us well as we meet the challenges of an ever-changing business environment.”
Mr. Helt concluded, “ACNB Corporation’s capital remains strong, our outlook for 2021 continues to be positive, and we are pleased with our progress to date. Our Board and Management team are dedicated to maintaining this momentum, while delivering results for our customers and shareholders.”
ACNB Corporation, headquartered in Gettysburg, PA, is the $2.6 billion financial holding company for the wholly-owned subsidiaries of ACNB Bank, Gettysburg, PA, and Russell Insurance Group, Inc., Westminster, MD. Originally founded in 1857, ACNB Bank serves its marketplace with banking and wealth management services, including trust and retail brokerage, via a network of 20 community banking offices, located in the four southcentral Pennsylvania counties of Adams, Cumberland, Franklin and York, as well as loan offices in Lancaster and York, PA, and Hunt Valley, MD. As divisions of ACNB Bank operating in Maryland, FCB Bank and NWSB Bank serve the local marketplace with a network of five and six community banking offices located in Frederick County and Carroll County, MD, respectively. Russell Insurance Group, Inc., the Corporation’s insurance subsidiary, is a full-service agency with licenses in 44 states. The agency offers a broad range of property, casualty, health, life and disability insurance serving personal and commercial clients through office locations in Westminster, Germantown and Jarrettsville, MD, and Gettysburg, PA. For more information regarding ACNB Corporation and its subsidiaries, please visit acnb.com.
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