UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

April 312, 2023

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SALISBURY BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Connecticut

(State of other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

001-14854

(Commission

File Number)

06-1514263

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

5 Bissell Street, Lakeville, Connecticut (Address of principal executive offices)		06039 (Zip Code)
	Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 435-9801
	(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ________________________

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share	SAL	NASDAQ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 87.01. ~~Other~~REGULATION ~~Events.~~FD DISCLOSURE

On ~~December~~April 512, ~~2022~~2023, ~~NBT~~Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. ~~(“NBT”)~~will ~~entered~~hold ~~into~~its an2023 ~~Agreement~~Special ~~and~~Meeting ~~Plan~~ of ~~Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Salisbury Bancorp, Inc~~Shareholders. ~~(“Salisbury”), Salisbury~~A ~~Bank~~copy ~~and~~of ~~Trust~~the ~~Company~~presentation ~~(“Salisbury~~is ~~Bank”),~~furnished ~~Salisbury’s~~as ~~subsidiary~~Exhibit ~~bank, and NBT Bank, N~~99.A.1 ~~(“NBT~~hereto ~~Bank”), NBT’s subsidiary bank, pursuant to which Salisbury will merge with~~ and ~~into~~is ~~NBT,~~hereby ~~with~~incorporated by ~~NBT~~reference ~~as the surviving entity~~herein.

InThe ~~connection~~information ~~with~~contained ~~the~~in ~~Merger,~~this ~~NBT~~Item ~~filed a registration~~7.01, ~~statement~~including onExhibit ~~Form~~99.1 ~~S-4~~attached ~~(333-269742) (as amended~~hereto, ~~the~~shall ~~“Registration~~not ~~Statement”)~~be ~~with~~deemed ~~the~~to ~~Securities~~be ~~and Exchange Commission (the~~ “~~SEC~~filed”). Onfor ~~February~~purposes ~~28,~~of ~~2023,~~Section ~~the~~18 ~~Registration~~of ~~Statement was declared effective by~~ the ~~SEC.~~Securities Onand Exchange ~~March~~Act 1of 1934, ~~NBT~~as ~~filed~~amended a(the ~~definitive proxy~~“Exchange ~~statement/prospectus~~Act”) ~~with~~or ~~respect~~otherwise subject to the ~~special~~liabilities ~~meeting~~ of ~~shareholders~~that ofSection, ~~Salisbury~~and ~~scheduled~~is tonot incorporated beby ~~held~~reference oninto ~~April~~any ~~12,~~other ~~2023~~filing ~~at which~~under ~~Salisbury~~the ~~shareholders~~Securities ~~will~~Act beof ~~asked to~~1933, ~~among~~as ~~other things~~amended, ~~vote~~or ~~on a proposal to approve~~ the ~~Merger~~Exchange ~~Agreement (the “Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus”)~~Act.

~~Since~~Important ~~the initial filing of the Registration~~Additional ~~Statement,~~Information six purported shareholders of Salisbury sent demand letters (the “Demand Letters”) requesting that Salisbury provide additional disclosures in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement. In addition, two purported class action lawsuits have been filed against Salisbury, NBT and ~~each~~Where of the members of the board of directors of Salisbury in the Superior Court of the Judicial District of Litchfield, Connecticut (collectively, the “Complaints”). Captioned Reinhardt v. Salisbury Bancorp, Inc., et. al. (LLI-CV-23-6032958S), filed on March 17, 2023, and Parshall v. Salisbury Bancorp, Inc., et. al. (LLI-CV23-6033021), filed on March 28,2023, each of the Complaints alleges that the named directors of Salisbury breached their fiduciary duties by approving the Merger Agreement through an unfair and flawed process and by failing to ~~make~~Find complete and accurate disclosures regarding this process and that Salisbury and NBT aid and abetted the alleged breaches. Each of the Complaints seeks to enjoin the merger and requests attorneys’ fees and damages in an unspecified amount. NBT and Salisbury believe these allegations are without merit and intend to defend against them vigorously.It

~~While~~In ~~NBT~~connection ~~and~~with ~~Salisbury~~the proposed ~~believe~~transaction, ~~that~~NBT filed with the ~~Complaints~~ Securities and ~~the~~Exchange ~~Demand~~Commission ~~Letters~~(“SEC”) ~~lack~~a ~~merit~~registration ~~and~~statement on Form S-4 that included ~~the~~a ~~disclosures~~proxy ~~set~~statement ~~forth~~of inSalisbury that also constitutes a prospectus of NBT (the ~~Definitive~~“proxy ~~Proxy~~statement/prospectus”), ~~Statement~~which proxy statement/~~Prospectus~~prospectus ~~comply~~was ~~fully~~mailed ~~with~~or ~~applicable~~otherwise disseminated to Salisbury’s shareholders. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE ~~law~~URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4, inTHE ~~order~~PROXY toSTATEMENT/PROSPECTUS ~~moot~~INCLUDED ~~plaintiffs’~~WITHIN ~~unmeritorious~~THE ~~disclosure~~REGISTRATION ~~claims~~STATEMENT ON FORM S-4, ~~avoid~~AND ~~nuisance~~ANY ~~and~~OTHER ~~possible~~RELEVANT ~~expense~~DOCUMENTS ~~and~~FILED ~~provide~~OR ~~additional~~TO ~~information~~BE FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS toTO ~~Salisbury’s~~THOSE ~~shareholders~~DOCUMENTS, ~~NBT~~BECAUSE ~~and~~THEY ~~Salisbury~~WILL ~~have~~CONTAIN ~~determined~~IMPORTANT toINFORMATION ~~voluntarily~~ABOUT ~~supplement~~THE COMPANY, SALISBURY AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. You may obtain a free copy of the ~~Definitive~~registration ~~Proxy~~statement, ~~Statement~~including the proxy statement/~~Prospectus as~~prospectus ~~described~~and inother ~~this~~relevant ~~Current~~documents ~~Report~~filed onby ~~Form~~NBT and ~~8-K.~~Salisbury ~~Nothing~~with inthe ~~Current~~SEC, ~~Report~~without oncharge, ~~Form~~at ~~8-K~~the ~~shall~~SEC’s bewebsite ~~deemed~~at anwww.sec.gov. ~~admission~~Copies of the ~~legal~~documents ~~necessity~~filed by NBT with the SEC are available free of charge on NBT’s website at www.nbtbancorp.com or ~~materiality~~by ~~under~~directing ~~applicable~~a ~~laws~~request ofto ~~any~~NBT ofBancorp ~~the~~Inc., ~~disclosures~~52 ~~set~~South ~~forth~~Broad Street, ~~herein~~Norwich, NY 13815, attention: Corporate Secretary, telephone (607) 337-6141. ToCopies of the ~~contrary,~~documents ~~NBT~~filed ~~and~~by Salisbury ~~specifically~~with ~~deny~~the ~~all~~SEC ~~allegations~~are ~~that~~available ~~any~~free ~~additional~~of ~~disclosure~~charge ~~was~~on Salisbury’s website at www.salisburybank.com or isby ~~required~~directing a request to Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. , 5 Bissell Street, P.O. Box 1868, Lakeville, CT 06039-1868, attention: Corporate Secretary, telephone (860) 453-3432.

*No ~~* * * * * * * * *~~Offer

~~SUPPLEMENT~~This TOcommunication ~~DEFINITIVE~~does not ~~PROXY~~constitute ~~STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS~~an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and otherwise in accordance with applicable law.

~~The~~Participants ~~following information supplements the Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus and should be read~~ in ~~connection with the Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which should be~~ read in its entirety. To the extent that information herein differs from or updates information contained in the Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the information contained herein supersedes the information contained in the Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus. All page references in the information below are to pages in the Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and terms used below have the meanings set forth in the Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus, unless otherwise defined below. New text within restated language from the Definitive Proxy Statement is highlighted with bold, underlined text and removed language within restated language from the Definitive Proxy Statement is indicated by strikethrough text. Without admitting in any way that the disclosures below are material or otherwise required by law, Salisbury and NBT make the following supplemental disclosures:Solicitation

~~The~~NBT ~~section~~and Salisbury and their respective directors and executive officers and other members of ~~the~~management ~~Definitive~~and ~~Proxy~~employees ~~Statement/Prospectus~~may ~~entitled~~be deemed to be participants in the ~~“Proposal~~solicitation ~~1—The~~of ~~Merger—Background~~proxies in respect of the ~~Merger”~~proposed transaction. You can find information about NBT’s executive officers and directors in NBT’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 6, 2023. You can find information about Salisbury’s executive officers and directors in Salisbury’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 8, 2022. Additional information regarding the interests of such potential participants is ~~amended~~included in the proxy statement/prospectus and ~~supplemented~~other asrelevant ~~follows:~~documents filed with the SEC when they become available. You may obtain free copies of these documents from NBT or Salisbury using the sources indicated above.

~~1. The~~Forward ~~following supplemental disclosure replaces in its~~Looking ~~entirety the fourth full paragraph beginning on p. 33 of the Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus:~~Statements

OnThis ~~September 13,~~report contains forward-looking ~~2022,~~statements ~~another~~as ~~institution~~defined ~~(“Institution~~in ~~B”)~~the ~~entered~~Private ~~into~~Securities aLitigation ~~confidentiality~~Reform ~~agreement~~Act ~~with~~of 1995. Such forward-looking statements about NBT and Salisbury and their industry involve substantial risks and uncertainties. ~~This~~Statements ~~confidentiality~~other than statements of current or historical fact, including ~~agreement~~statements ~~included~~regarding aNBT’s ~~twelve~~or ~~(12)~~Salisbury’s –future ~~month~~financial ~~standstill~~condition, ~~provision~~results asof ~~well~~operations, asbusiness aplans, ~~fallaway~~liquidity, ~~provision~~cash flows, ~~but~~projected ~~did~~costs, ~~not~~and ~~contain~~the aimpact of any laws or regulations applicable to NBT or Salisbury, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “~~don’t~~anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “intends,” ~~ask~~“plans,” ~~don’t~~“projects,” ~~waive~~“may,” ~~provision.~~“will,” ~~The~~“should” ~~three~~and other ~~institutions~~similar ~~contacted~~expressions are byintended Mrto identify these forward-looking statements. ~~Cantele~~ ~~indicated~~Such ~~that~~statements ~~they~~are ~~were~~subject ~~not interested~~to infactors ~~exploring~~that acould ~~strategic~~cause ~~transaction~~actual ~~with~~results ~~Salisbury~~to atdiffer materially ~~that~~from ~~time~~anticipated results.

Among the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those described in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to the following: (1) the businesses of NBT and Salisbury may not be combined successfully, or such combination may take longer to accomplish than expected; (2. ) the cost savings from the merger may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; (3) operating ~~The~~costs, customer loss and business disruption following ~~supplemental~~the ~~disclosure~~merger, isincluding ~~added~~adverse ~~after~~effects on relationships with employees, may be greater than expected; (4) governmental approvals of the ~~first~~merger ~~paragraph~~may not be obtained, or adverse regulatory conditions may be imposed in connection with governmental approvals of the merger; (5) the shareholders of Salisbury may fail to approve the merger; (6) the possibility that the merger may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events; (7) diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities; (8) the possibility that the parties may be unable to achieve expected synergies and operating efficiencies in the merger within the expected timeframes or at all and to successfully integrate Salisbury’s operations and those of NBT; (9) such integration may be more difficult, time consuming or costly than expected; (10) revenues following the proposed transaction may be lower than expected; (11) NBT’s and Salisbury’s success in executing their respective business plans and strategies and managing the risks involved in the foregoing; (12) the potential dilution caused by NBT’s issuance of additional shares of its capital stock in connection with the proposed transaction; (13) changes in general economic conditions, including changes in market interest rates and changes in monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government; (14) legislative and regulatory changes; and (15) uncertainty as to the extent of the duration, scope, and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on pNBT, Salisbury and the proposed transaction. 35Further ofinformation about these and other relevant risks and uncertainties may be found in NBT’s and Salisbury’s respective Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the ~~Definitive~~fiscal ~~Proxy~~year ~~Statement/Prospectus:~~ended December 31, 2022 and in subsequent filings with the SEC.

OnForward-looking ~~November~~statements speak ~~30,~~only ~~2022,~~as ~~NBT~~of ~~delivered~~the ~~to each~~date ofthey ~~Todd~~are ~~Rubino~~made. NBT and ~~John~~Salisbury ~~Davies~~do annot ~~offer~~undertake, ~~letter~~and ~~that~~specifically ~~set~~disclaim ~~forth~~any ~~certain~~obligation, ~~terms~~to publicly release the result of aany ~~proposed~~revisions ~~employment~~which ~~agreement~~may ~~that~~be ~~NBT~~made ~~intends~~ to ~~enter~~any ~~into~~forward-looking ~~with~~statements ~~each~~to reflect the occurrence of ~~Messrs~~anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements. ~~Davies~~You ~~and~~are ~~Rubino~~cautioned ifnot ~~they~~to ~~accept~~place ~~employment~~undue ~~with~~reliance ~~NBT~~on these forward-looking statements.

3Item 9. ~~The~~01. ~~following~~FINANCIAL ~~supplemental~~STATEMENTS ~~disclosure~~AND ~~replaces in its entirety the fourth full paragraph beginning on page 35 of the Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus:~~EXHIBITS

~~Following~~(a) Not confirmation of the proposed exchange ratio, Between between December 1, 2022 and December 4, 2022, Updike and Hogan Lovells exchanged drafts of and finalized the terms of the merger agreement, the related disclosure schedules, the plan of bank merger and the voting agreementApplicable. ~~In addition, between December 1, 2022 and December 4, 2022, Updike and Hogan Lovells negotiated the terms of a settlement agreement to be entered into with Mr. Cantele.~~

~~The section of the Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus entitled~~(b) Not ~~“Proposal 1—The Merger—Opinion of Janney Montgomery Scott, Financial Advisor to Salisbury” is amended and supplemented as follows:~~Applicable.

4. (c) Not ~~The following supplemental disclosure replaces in its entirety the first full paragraph beginning on page 40 of the Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus:~~Applicable.

Janney has received a fee compensation in the amount of $200,000 from Salisbury for rendering a upon delivery of its written opinion to the board of directors of Salisbury as to the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the merger to shareholders of Salisbury(d) Exhibits. The compensation Janney received from Salisbury upon delivery of its fairness opinion will be credited towards the total estimated completion fee payable to Janney as defined as 1.15% of total deal value, which is $2,346,000 based on a total transaction value of $204,000,000. Further, Salisbury has agreed to indemnify Janney against any claims or liabilities arising out of Janney’s engagement by Salisbury. The opinion has been reviewed by Janney’s compliance officer and fairness committee consistent and with internal policy. Janney has not provided financial services and has not received compensation from Salisbury during the prior two years.

~~5. The~~Exhibit ~~following~~Number ~~supplemental~~99.1 ~~disclosure~~Special ~~replaces~~Meeting ~~in its~~Presentation, ~~entirety~~dated ~~the~~April ~~fourth~~12, ~~fifth and sixth bullet points of the last paragraph beginning on page 40 of the Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus:~~2023

· certain internal financial projections for Salisbury for the years ending December 31, 2022 through December 31, 2025, with reliance upon assumptions concerning Salisbury provided by management of Salisbury, as well as an estimated long-term net income growth rate of 5.0% per year for the years ending December 31, 2026 through December 31, 2028;SIGNATURE

·Pursuant ~~research~~to ~~analyst estimates for NBT for~~ the ~~years ending December 31, 2022 through December 31, 2024, as well as an estimated long-term annual net income growth rate~~ requirements of ~~5.0% per year for~~ the ~~years~~Securities ~~ending~~Exchange ~~December~~Act ~~31,~~of ~~2025 through December 31~~1934, ~~2028;.~~the ~~The~~Registrant ~~table~~has ~~below~~duly ~~sets~~caused ~~forth~~this ~~the~~Report ~~consensus~~to ~~research~~be ~~analyst~~signed ~~estimates~~on ~~for~~its ~~NBT~~behalf ~~for~~by the ~~years~~undersigned ~~ending~~hereunto duly ~~December 31, 2022 through December 31, 2024~~authorized.

For the Quarter Ended,

For the Year Ended,

Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.

(Dollars in Thousands)

12/31/2022

3/31/2023

6/30/2023

9/30/2023

12/31/2023

12/31/2024

12/31/2025

12/31/2026

12/31/2027

12/31/2028

Date: April 12, 2023

By:

/s/ Peter Albero Peter Albero Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

NBTB Projected Income

$40,464

$39,793

$40,420

$40,324

$40,184

$165,109

$173,365

$182,033

$191,135

$200,691

· the pro forma financial impact of the merger on NBT based on certain assumptions related to transaction expenses, cost savings, and purchase accounting adjustments, as provided by senior management and representatives of NBT;. The table below sets forth these assumptions.

Dollars in Millions
Total Credit Mark	$18.0
Credit - Non-PCD Mark	$12.6
Credit - PCD Mark	$5.4
Interest Rate Securities Mark	$30.0
Interest Rate Mark Loans	$23.8
Merger Costs	$18.0
Core Deposit Intangible	$24.0
Cost Savings Estimate	$10.7
Tangible Book Value Dilution – Per Share(1)	$0.49
Earnings Accretion – Per Share(1)	$0.18

(1) Excludes interest rate marks on loans and securities for tangible book value calculation purposes, and all purchase accounting accretion/amortization for earnings per share calculation purposes.

6. The following supplemental disclosure replaces in its entirety the first full paragraph beginning on page 42 of the Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus:

Janney used publicly available information to compare selected financial information for Salisbury with a group of financial institutions selected by Janney for the Salisbury peer valuation comparison. The Salisbury peer group consisted of publicly-traded holding companies, deemed comparable by Salisbury. The Salisbury peer group consisted of the following companies:

Unity Bancorp Inc. ESSA Bancorp Inc. Citizens Financial Services The Bank of Princeton Orange County Bancorp Inc. Penns Woods Bancorp Inc. Norwood Financial Corp. Middlefield Banc Corp. Parke Bancorp Inc. FNCB Bancorp Inc. Bankwell Financial Group Inc. Franklin Financial Services Chemung Financial Corp. SB Financial Group Inc Western New England Bancorp Pathfinder Bancorp Inc. Evans Bancorp Inc. Union Bankshares Inc.

Selected SAL Peers	Price / TBV (%)	Price / LTM EPS (x)	Price / Assets (%)
Unity Bancorp Inc.	132.1	8.0	12.9
Citizens Financial Services	181.0	10.3	12.3
Orange County Bancorp Inc.	206.5	12.8	11.3
Norwood Financial Corp.	203.2	9.2	13.0
Parke Bancorp Inc.	99.6	6.3	13.3
Bankwell Financial Group Inc.	102.6	6.4	8.6
Chemung Financial Corp.	163.9	7.9	8.6
Western New England Bancorp	111.3	9.4	8.5
Evans Bancorp Inc.	157.7	9.7	10.1
ESSA Bancorp Inc.	112.5	10.4	12.0
The Bank Princeton	101.0	8.4	12.7
Penns Woods Bancorp Inc.	128.0	10.6	9.9
Middlefield Banc Corp.	154.7	9.9	12.2
FNCB Bancorp Inc.	139.9	8.0	9.2
Franklin Financial Services	137.5	9.3	7.4
SB Financial Group Inc.	126.2	9.5	8.8
Pathfinder Bancorp Inc.	112.1	8.8	8.2
Union Bankshares Inc.	232.5	8.8	8.5
Average	144.6	9.1	10.4
Median	134.8	9.2	10.0

Note: Market data as of December 2, 2022

7. The following supplemental disclosure replaces in its entirety the first full paragraph beginning on page 43 of the Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus:

Janney used publicly available information to compare selected financial information for NBT with a group of financial institutions selected by Janney for the NBT peer valuation comparison. The NBT peer group consisted of publicly-traded holding companies, as defined by the NBT Investor Presentation filed in July 2022. The NBT peer group consisted of the following companies:

Independent Bank Corp. First Busey Corp. Community Bank System Inc. Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. First Merchants Corp. OceanFirst Financial Corp. First Financial Bancorp. First Commonwealth Financial Park National Corp. Tompkins Financial Corporation WesBanco Inc. Merchants Bancorp Heartland Financial USA Inc. Brookline Bancorp Inc. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. Customers Bancorp Inc. Provident Financial Services Premier Financial Corp. S&T Bancorp Inc.

Selected NBTB Peers	Price / TBV (%)	Price / LTM EPS (x)	Price / Assets (%)
Independent Bank Corp.	231.3	22.6	21.2
Community Bank System Inc.	634.8	19.8	22.5
First Merchants Corp.	227.6	12.4	14.5
First Financial Bancorp.	276.3	12.8	15.2
Park National Corp.	276.3	15.9	24.4
WesBanco, Inc.	214.8	13.3	14.5
Heartland Financial USA Inc.	220.1	10.8	10.6
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.	179.6	15.0	13.8
Provident Financial Services	155.1	10.3	12.4
S&T Bancorp Inc.	184.6	12.2	16.0
First Busey Corp.	191.6	11.6	11.3
Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc.	155.1	17.9	12.6
OceanFirst Financial Corp.	143.8	12.3	11.0
First Commonwealth Financial	193.7	10.9	14.3
Tompkins Financial Corporation	253.0	14.2	15.5
Merchants Bancorp	122.1	5.7	9.5
Brookline Bancorp Inc.	135.1	9.9	12.5
Customers Bancorp Inc.	82.4	3.7	5.1
Premier Financial Corp.	194.2	10.1	12.4
Average	214.3	12.7	14.2
Median	193.7	12.3	13.8

Note: Market data as of December 2, 2022

Important Additional Information and Where to Find It

In connection with the proposed transaction, NBT has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4 that includes a proxy statement of Salisbury that also constitutes a prospectus of NBT (the “proxy statement/prospectus”), which proxy statement/prospectus was mailed or otherwise disseminated to Salisbury’s shareholders on or about March 7, 2023. NBT and Salisbury also plan to file other relevant documents with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4, THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS TO BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT NBT, SALISBURY AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. You may obtain a free copy of the registration statement, including the proxy statement/prospectus (when it becomes available) and other relevant documents filed by NBT and Salisbury with the SEC, without charge, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed by NBT with the SEC will be available free of charge on NBT’s website at www.nbtbancorp.com or by directing a request to NBT Bancorp Inc., 52 South Broad Street, Norwich, NY 13815, attention: Corporate Secretary, telephone (607) 337-6350. Copies of the documents filed by Salisbury with the SEC will be available free of charge on Salisbury’s website at www.salisburybank.com or by directing a request to Salisbury Bancorp, Inc., 5 Bissell Street, P.O. Box 1868, Lakeville, CT 06039-1868, attention: Secretary, telephone (860) 453-3432.

No Offer

This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and otherwise in accordance with applicable law.

Participants in Solicitation

NBT and Salisbury and their respective directors and executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction. You can find information about NBT’s executive officers and directors in NBT’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 7, 2022. You can find information about Salisbury’s executive officers and directors in Salisbury’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 8, 2022. Additional information regarding the interests of such potential participants will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents filed with the SEC when they become available. You may obtain free copies of these documents from NBT or Salisbury using the sources indicated above.

Forward Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements about NBT and Salisbury and their industry involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Statements other than statements of current or historical fact, including statements regarding NBT’s or Salisbury’s future financial condition, results of operations, business plans, liquidity, cash flows, projected costs, and the impact of any laws or regulations applicable to NBT or Salisbury, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “may,” “will,” “should” and other similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results.

Among the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those described in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to the following: (1) the businesses of NBT and Salisbury may not be combined successfully, or such combination may take longer to accomplish than expected; (2) the cost savings from the merger may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; (3) operating costs, customer loss and business disruption following the merger, including adverse effects on relationships with employees, may be greater than expected; (4) governmental approvals of the merger may not be obtained, or adverse regulatory conditions may be imposed in connection with governmental approvals of the merger; (5) the shareholders of Salisbury may fail to approve the merger; (6) the possibility that the merger may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events; (7) diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities; (8) the possibility that the parties may be unable to achieve expected synergies and operating efficiencies in the merger within the expected timeframes or at all and to successfully integrate Salisbury’s operations and those of NBT; (9) such integration may be more difficult, time consuming or costly than expected; (10) revenues following the proposed transaction may be lower than expected; (11) NBT’s and Salisbury’s success in executing their respective business plans and strategies and managing the risks involved in the foregoing; (12) the dilution caused by NBT’s issuance of additional shares of its capital stock in connection with the proposed transaction; (13) changes in general economic conditions, including changes in market interest rates and changes in monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government; (14) legislative and regulatory changes; and (15) uncertainty as to the extent of the duration, scope, and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on NBT, Salisbury and the proposed transaction. Further information about these and other relevant risks and uncertainties may be found in NBT’s and Salisbury’s respective Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and in subsequent filings with the SEC.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. NBT and Salisbury do not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.
Date: April 3, 2023	By:	/s/ Richard J. Cantele Richard J. Cantele President and Chief Executive Officer

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