On April 22, 2021, Citizens & Northern Corporation announced that Director Leonard Simpson had retired from the Company's Board of Directors and from the Board of Directors of Citizens & Northern Bank, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, effective April 22, 2021, upon reaching the mandatory retirement age for Board service, as set forth in the Bylaws of the Company and the Bank. The Board of Directors appointed Helen Santiago as a Director to Class II, effective April 22, 2021, to fill the unexpired term of former Director Simpson until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until her successor is duly elected and has qualified. Ms. Santiago also was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Bank. Ms. Santiago will serve as a member of the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors and as a member of the Trust Committee of the Bank's Board of Directors.