On March 23, 2016, John P. Brew, Jr., a director of Embassy Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly owned banking subsidiary, Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley (the Bank), communicated to the company his intent to retire as a director of the company and the Bank, effective March 31, 2016, following fifteen years of service as a director. Mr. Brews decision to retire was not the result of a disagreement with the company on any matter relating to the company or the Banks operations, policies or practices.