{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"137705","rtpr_id":"nGNX6mK0QD-20260908","ticker":"QNBC","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["QNBC"],"title":"QNB Corp. Announces the Execution of a Strategic Repositioning","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-08T12:00:01.190Z","article_body":"Quakertown, PA, Sept. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QNB Corp. (NASDAQ: QNBC)\n(the “Company”), parent company of QNB Bank (the “Bank”), today\nannounced the execution of a strategic repositioning of a portion of its\navailable for sale (“AFS”) securities portfolio.  The Company sold $254.4\nmillion in book value of AFS securities with a weighted-average yield of\n1.59%, representing approximately 46.8% of the total securities portfolio.\n The Company also unwound $162.0 million in notional amount of pay-fixed\nswaps. The Company estimates the AFS sales and swaps unwind will result in a\nnet pre-tax loss of approximately $26.2 million, which will be included in the\nCompany’s financial results for the third quarter of 2026.\n\nNet proceeds are being used to purchase high-yielding, low-risk AFS securities\nand to fund loan growth, with a blended, expected weighted-average yield of\napproximately 5.45%.  This repositioning is expected to have a positive\nimpact on the Company’s tangible common equity-to-tangible assets ratio, and\nis expected to be accretive to earnings, net interest margin, and return on\naverage assets in future periods. The Company expects to recover the estimated\npre-tax loss in under 4 years.\n\nThe sales had no impact on shareholders’ equity or book value per share as\nof the date of the sale, as unrealized losses on AFS securities are already\naccounted for as a deduction to shareholders’ equity.  Furthermore, the\nCompany and the Bank capital levels remain above the Company’s internal\nminimums and those required to be categorized as well-capitalized by our bank\nregulators.\n\n \n\nAbout QNB Corp.\n\nQNB Corp. (NASDAQ: QNBC) (the “Company”) is the holding company for QNB\nBank, which is headquartered in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. QNB Bank (the\n“Bank”) currently operates fourteen branches in Bucks, Lehigh, and\nMontgomery Counties, along with two loan production offices in Montgomery and\nBerks Counties. The Bank offers banking services, borrowing solutions, and\ncash management tools to commercial, small business, and personal customers in\nthe communities it serves. In addition, the Company provides securities and\nadvisory services under the name of QNB Financial Services through a\nregistered Broker/Dealer and Registered Investment Advisor, and title\ninsurance as a member of Laurel Abstract Company LLC. More information about\nQNB Corp. and QNB Bank is available at QNBBank.com.\n\n \n\nForward Looking Statement\n\nThis press release may contain forward-looking statements as defined in the\nPrivate Securities Litigation Act of 1995. Actual results and trends could\ndiffer materially from those set forth in such statements due to various\nfactors. Such factors include the possibility that increased demand or prices\nfor the Company’s financial services and products may not occur, changing\neconomic and competitive conditions, technological developments, and other\nrisks and uncertainties, including those detailed in the Company’s filings\nwith the Securities and Exchange Commission, including \"Item 1A. Risk\nFactors,\" set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal\nyear ended December 31, 2025. You should not place undue reliance on any\nforward-looking statements. These statements speak only as of the date of this\npress release, even if subsequently made available by the Company on its\nwebsite or otherwise. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise\nthese statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date\nof this press release.\n\nThe Company disclaims any duty to revise or update the forward-looking\nstatements, whether written or oral, to reflect actual results or changes in\nthe factors affecting the forward-looking statements, except as specifically\nrequired by law.\n\nDavid W Freeman\nQNB Corp.\n215-538-5600 x-5619\ndfreeman@QNBbank.com\n\nJeffrey Lehocky\nQNB Corp.\n215-538-5600 x-5716\njlehocky@QNBbank.com\n\nTina McDonald\nQNB Corp.\n215-538-5600 x-5757\ntmcdonald@QNBbank.com\n\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX6mK0QD-20260908","title":"QNB Corp. Announces the Execution of a Strategic Repositioning","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"QNBC","created":"2026-09-08T12:00:01.190Z","tickers":["QNBC"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Quakertown, PA, Sept. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QNB Corp. (NASDAQ: QNBC)\n(the “Company”), parent company of QNB Bank (the “Bank”), today\nannounced the execution of a strategic repositioning of a portion of its\navailable for sale (“AFS”) securities portfolio.  The Company sold $254.4\nmillion in book value of AFS securities with a weighted-average yield of\n1.59%, representing approximately 46.8% of the total securities portfolio.\n The Company also unwound $162.0 million in notional amount of pay-fixed\nswaps. The Company estimates the AFS sales and swaps unwind will result in a\nnet pre-tax loss of approximately $26.2 million, which will be included in the\nCompany’s financial results for the third quarter of 2026.\n\nNet proceeds are being used to purchase high-yielding, low-risk AFS securities\nand to fund loan growth, with a blended, expected weighted-average yield of\napproximately 5.45%.  This repositioning is expected to have a positive\nimpact on the Company’s tangible common equity-to-tangible assets ratio, and\nis expected to be accretive to earnings, net interest margin, and return on\naverage assets in future periods. The Company expects to recover the estimated\npre-tax loss in under 4 years.\n\nThe sales had no impact on shareholders’ equity or book value per share as\nof the date of the sale, as unrealized losses on AFS securities are already\naccounted for as a deduction to shareholders’ equity.  Furthermore, the\nCompany and the Bank capital levels remain above the Company’s internal\nminimums and those required to be categorized as well-capitalized by our bank\nregulators.\n\n \n\nAbout QNB Corp.\n\nQNB Corp. (NASDAQ: QNBC) (the “Company”) is the holding company for QNB\nBank, which is headquartered in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. QNB Bank (the\n“Bank”) currently operates fourteen branches in Bucks, Lehigh, and\nMontgomery Counties, along with two loan production offices in Montgomery and\nBerks Counties. The Bank offers banking services, borrowing solutions, and\ncash management tools to commercial, small business, and personal customers in\nthe communities it serves. In addition, the Company provides securities and\nadvisory services under the name of QNB Financial Services through a\nregistered Broker/Dealer and Registered Investment Advisor, and title\ninsurance as a member of Laurel Abstract Company LLC. More information about\nQNB Corp. and QNB Bank is available at QNBBank.com.\n\n \n\nForward Looking Statement\n\nThis press release may contain forward-looking statements as defined in the\nPrivate Securities Litigation Act of 1995. Actual results and trends could\ndiffer materially from those set forth in such statements due to various\nfactors. Such factors include the possibility that increased demand or prices\nfor the Company’s financial services and products may not occur, changing\neconomic and competitive conditions, technological developments, and other\nrisks and uncertainties, including those detailed in the Company’s filings\nwith the Securities and Exchange Commission, including \"Item 1A. Risk\nFactors,\" set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal\nyear ended December 31, 2025. You should not place undue reliance on any\nforward-looking statements. These statements speak only as of the date of this\npress release, even if subsequently made available by the Company on its\nwebsite or otherwise. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise\nthese statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date\nof this press release.\n\nThe Company disclaims any duty to revise or update the forward-looking\nstatements, whether written or oral, to reflect actual results or changes in\nthe factors affecting the forward-looking statements, except as specifically\nrequired by law.\n\nDavid W Freeman\nQNB Corp.\n215-538-5600 x-5619\ndfreeman@QNBbank.com\n\nJeffrey Lehocky\nQNB Corp.\n215-538-5600 x-5716\njlehocky@QNBbank.com\n\nTina McDonald\nQNB Corp.\n215-538-5600 x-5757\ntmcdonald@QNBbank.com\n\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-08T12:00:01.229127412Z","server_sent_at_ms":1788868801229},"received_at":"2026-09-08T12:00:01.318Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"126580","press_release_id":"137705","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Banks","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":["Q3 2026 headline results will include a ~$26.2M pre-tax loss, which will look weak on its face","Payback (under 4 years) assumes reinvestment at ~5.45% blended yield; 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