Business Description

. Description of Business LINKBANCORP, Inc. (“LINKBANCORP” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on April 6, 2018 and is a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. In October 2018, LINKBANCORP became a bank holding company when it completed the acquisition of Stonebridge Bank, which was subsequently renamed LINKBANK. On September 18, 2021, the Company completed its merger with GNB Financial Services, Inc. (“GNBF”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, The Gratz Bank pursuant to which GNBF merged with and into the Company with the Company as the surviving corporation and LINKBANK merged with and into The Gratz Bank, with The Gratz Bank as the surviving institution (collectively, the "Gratz Merger"). Effective November 4, 2022, The Gratz Bank legally changed its name and began to operate under one brand under the name LINKBANK (the "Bank"). In September 2022, the Company completed its initial public offering ("IPO") whereby it issued and sold 5,101,205 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $7.50 per share and thereafter the Company's common shares began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company received net proceeds of $34.7 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $2.5 million and other offering expenses of $1.1 million. The Company contributed $20.0 million in capital to the Bank in October 2022. On November 30, 2023, the Company completed its merger with Partners Bancorp ("Partners"), and its wholly owned subsidiaries, The Bank of Delmarva and Virginia Partners Bank, pursuant to which Partners merged with and into the Company with the Company as the surviving corporation (the "Partners Merger"). The Bank of Delmarva and Virginia Partners Bank merged with and into LINKBANK with LINKBANK as the surviving bank. In connection with the announcement of the Partners Merger in the first quarter of 2023, LINKBANCORP completed a private placement of $10.0 million with certain directors of LINKBANCORP as well as other accredited investors. On March 31, 2025, the Bank completed the sale of the New Jersey operations of the Bank pursuant to a purchase and assumption agreement (the "Agreement") with American Heritage Federal Credit Union ("AHFCU") pursuant to which AHFCU purchased certain assets and assumed certain liabilities, including all three branch locations. Under the Agreement, AHFCU acquired $105.0 million in loans, $2.1 million in fixed assets, and $87.1 million in deposits. The total deposit premium paid by AHFCU was 7% or $6.2 million. With respect to acquired loans, AHFCU paid an amount equal to the principal balances plus any accrued unpaid interest and late charges on the loans measured as of the closing date. Unamortized loan discounts of $6.7 million were taken into income which was included within the gain on sale. Core deposit intangibles of $1.3 million were written off and included within the gain on sale. AHFCU paid book value for fixed assets, real estate, and other assets located at the owned branches. On December 18, 2025, the Company and Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp., a Virginia corporation ("BHRB"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"). The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, the Company will merge with and into BHRB, with BHRB as the surviving corporation (the "Merger"). The Merger Agreement further provides that immediately following the Merger, the Bank will merge with and into Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company, a Virginia chartered bank and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of BHRB ("B&H Bank"), with B&H Bank as the surviving bank. Shareholders of the Company will receive 0.1350 of a BHRB share of common stock for each share of common stock of the Company that they own. The Merger Agreement was unanimously approved by the board of directors of each of the Company and BHRB. LINKBANCORP has no material operations and conducts no business on its own other than owning the Bank. LINKBANCORP common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the trading symbol “LNKB” and is subject to Nasdaq's rules for listed companies. LINKBANK, a Pennsylvania-chartered, non-Federal Reserve member bank, is subject to regulation and supervision by the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities ("PADOBS") and the FDIC. LINKBANCORP is the Bank’s sole shareholder.…