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Issuer:     FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP /PA/ (FRAF)
CIK:        0000723646
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-18T20:09:16+00:00
Accession:  0000723646-26-000078
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Franklin Financial amends President Carroll's employment agreement; term extended to 3 years
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- Amendment effective Aug 17, 2026 extends Carroll's term to 3 years with auto-renewal.
- Agreed Compensation defined as highest base salary plus average of last 3 years' cash bonuses.
- Change-in-control severance: lump sum up to 2.99x Agreed Compensation, 2 years benefits continuation.
- Includes appraisal of non-compete/non-solicit for 280G parachute reduction and limited gross-up.
- Carroll promoted to President and COO of the Bank (from EVP/COO).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723646/000072364626000078/0000723646-26-000078-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723646/000072364626000078/fraf-20260818x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000723646-26-000078

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