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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: November 25, 2025
(Date of earliest event reported)
ARROW FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| New York | 0-12507 | 22-2448962 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 250 Glen Street | Glens Falls | New York | 12801 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 518 | | 745-1000 |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, Par Value $1.00 per share | AROW | NASDAQ Global Select Market |
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| 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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Appointment of Darrin Jahnel as Director. The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Arrow Financial Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Darrin Jahnel as a director of the Company on November 25, 2025. Darrin Jahnel is the founder and CEO of Jahnel Group, a 150-person software consulting firm headquartered in Schenectady, New York. He has more than 25 years of experience in building and scaling technology companies. Beyond Jahnel Group, he founded InfoLink, an R&D tax credit company, and acquired LTI, a 40-person software firm. He will not be joining any committee of the Board at the effective date of his appointment. There are no arrangements between Mr. Jahnel and any other person pursuant to which he was elected to serve as a director. There are no related party transactions between the Company and Mr. Jahnel that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Jahnel will be compensated in accordance with the Company’s director compensation policy as more fully described in the Company’s most recent proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2025.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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| Exhibit No | | Description |
| Exhibit 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
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.
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| | ARROW FINANCIAL CORPORATION |
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| Date: | November 25, 2025 | /s/ Penko Ivanov |
| | Penko Ivanov
Chief Financial Officer |
