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WILLIAM PENN BANCORPORATION

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October 8, 2021

Dear Shareholder:

You are cordially invited to attend the annual meeting of shareholders of William Penn Bancorporation (the “Company”). We will hold the meeting at the Hyatt Place, located at 8000 Crawford Place, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey 08054, on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., local time.

The notice of annual meeting and proxy statement appearing on the following pages describe the formal business to be transacted at the meeting. Directors and officers of the Company, as well as a representative of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C., the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, will be present to respond to appropriate questions of shareholders.

It is important that your shares are represented at this meeting, whether or not you attend the meeting in person and regardless of the number of shares you own. To make sure your shares are represented, we urge you to vote online or via telephone or to complete and mail a proxy card. If you attend the meeting, you may vote in person even if you have previously voted online or via telephone or mailed a proxy card.

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

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10 Canal Street, Suite 104

Bristol, Pennsylvania 19007

(267) 540-8500

NOTICE OF 2021 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

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WILLIAM PENN BANCORPORATION

PROXY STATEMENT

This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of William Penn Bancorporation (the “Company”) to be used at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Company. The Company is the holding company for William Penn Bank (the “Bank”). The annual meeting will be held at the Hyatt Place, located at 8000 Crawford Place, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey 08054, on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., local time. This proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card are being first mailed to shareholders on or about October 8, 2021.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholders Meeting to be held on November 17, 2021

Unless you elect to receive paper copies of our proxy materials, we are sending our shareholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) that will instruct you on how to access the proxy materials and proxy card to vote your shares by telephone or over the Internet. If you would like to receive a paper copy of our proxy materials free of charge, please follow the instructions included in the Notice.

It is anticipated that the Notice will be mailed to shareholders on October 8, 2021.

The Notice, this proxy statement and the Company’s annual report to shareholders for the year ended June 30, 2021 are available online at www.proxyvote.com.

VOTING AND PROXY PROCEDURE

Who Can Vote at the Meeting

You are entitled to vote your shares of Company common stock if the records of the Company show that you held your shares as of the close of business on September 28, 2021. If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other nominees, you are considered the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and these proxy materials are being forwarded to you by your broker, bank or other nominee. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker on how to vote your shares. Your broker, bank or other nominee has enclosed a voting instruction form for you to use in directing it on how to vote your shares.

As of the close of business on September 28, 2021, 15,170,566 shares of Company common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote. Each share of common stock has one vote. The Company’s articles of incorporation generally provide that record holders of the Company’s common stock who beneficially own, either directly or indirectly, in excess of 10% of the Company’s outstanding shares are not entitled to any vote with respect to those shares held in excess of the 10% limit. However, a majority of the Company’s disinterested directors may approve a shareholder acquiring and voting in excess of 10% of the Company’s outstanding shares before the shareholder acquires any shares in excess of the 10% limit.

The Company and the Bank have entered into a written agreement with Tyndall Capital Partners LP and Jeffrey Halis with respect to the voting of their shares of Company common stock. For more information regarding this agreement, see “Shareholder Agreement” below.

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Attending the Meeting

If you are a shareholder as of the close of business on September 28, 2021, you may attend the annual meeting. However, if you hold your shares in street name, you will need proof of ownership to be admitted to the meeting. A recent brokerage statement or letter from a bank, broker or other nominee are all examples of proof of ownership. If you want to vote your shares of Company common stock held in street name in person at the meeting, you will need a written proxy in your name from the broker, bank or other nominee who holds your shares.

Vote Required

The annual meeting will be held only if there is a quorum. A majority of the outstanding shares of Company common stock entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, constitutes a quorum. If you return valid proxy instructions or attend the meeting in person, your shares will be counted for purposes of determining whether there is a quorum, even if you abstain from voting. Broker non-votes also will be counted for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum. A broker non-vote occurs when a broker, bank or other nominee holding shares for a beneficial owner does not vote on a particular proposal because the broker, bank or other nominee does not have discretionary voting power with respect to that item and has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner.

In voting on the election of directors, you may vote in favor of the nominees or withhold votes as to the nominees. There is no cumulative voting for the election of directors. Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast at the annual meeting. “Plurality” means that the nominees receiving the largest number of votes cast will be elected up to the maximum number of directors to be elected at the annual meeting. The maximum number of directors to be elected at the annual meeting is four. In the election of directors, votes that are withheld will have no effect on the outcome of the election.

In voting on the ratification of the appointment of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, you may vote in favor of the proposal, vote against the proposal or abstain from voting. To be approved, this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the annual meeting. In counting votes on this proposal, abstentions and broker non- votes will have no impact on the outcome of the proposal.

Effect of Not Casting Your Vote

If you hold your shares in street name it is critical that you cast your vote if you want it to count in the election of directors (Proposal 1).

Current regulations restrict the ability of your bank or broker to vote your uninstructed shares in the election of directors and other matters on a discretionary basis. Thus, if you hold your shares in street name and you do not instruct your bank or broker how to vote in the election of directors, no votes will be cast on your behalf. These are referred to as broker non-votes. Your bank or broker will, however, continue to have discretion to vote any uninstructed shares on the ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm (Proposal 2). If you are a shareholder of record and you do not cast your vote, no votes will be cast on your behalf on any of the items of business at the annual meeting.

Voting by Proxy

This proxy statement is being sent to you by the Board of Directors of the Company to request that you allow your shares of the Company common stock to be represented at the annual meeting by the persons named in the enclosed proxy card. All shares of Company common stock represented at the meeting by properly executed and dated proxies will be voted according to the instructions indicated on the proxy card. If you sign, date and return a proxy card without giving voting instructions, your shares will be voted as recommended by the Company’s Board of Directors.

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The Board of Directors recommends that you vote:

If any matter not described in this proxy statement is properly presented at the annual meeting, the persons named in the proxy card will use their judgment to determine how to vote your shares. This includes a motion to adjourn or postpone the meeting to solicit additional proxies. If the annual meeting is postponed or adjourned, your shares of Company common stock may also be voted by the persons named in the proxy card on the new meeting date, unless you have revoked your proxy. The Company does not know of any other matters to be presented at the annual meeting.

You may revoke your proxy at any time before the vote is taken at the annual meeting. To revoke your proxy, you must either advise the Corporate Secretary of the Company in writing before your Company common stock has been voted at the annual meeting, deliver a later-dated valid proxy or attend the meeting and vote your shares in person. Attendance at the annual meeting will not in itself constitute revocation of your proxy.

If your Company common stock is held in street name, you will receive instructions from your broker, bank or other nominee that you must follow to have your shares voted. Your broker, bank or other nominee may allow you to deliver your voting instructions by telephone or by the Internet. Please see the instruction form provided by your broker, bank or other nominee that accompanies this proxy statement. If you wish to change your voting instructions after you have returned your voting instruction form to your broker, bank or other nominees, you must contact your broker, bank or other nominee.

Participants in the Bank’s ESOP and 401(k) Plan

If you are a participant in the William Penn Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the “ESOP”) or hold shares of Company common stock through the William Penn Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the “401(k) Plan”), you will receive a voting instruction form from each plan that reflects all shares you may vote under these plans.

All shares held by the ESOP are voted by the ESOP trustees, but each participant in the ESOP may direct the trustees on how to vote the shares of Company common stock allocated to his or her account. Unallocated shares and allocated shares for which no timely voting instructions are received will be voted by the ESOP trustees as directed by the ESOP Committee consisting of all of the outside directors of the Board of Directors of the Company.

Under the terms of the 401(k) Plan, you are entitled to direct the trustee how to vote the shares of Company common stock credited to your account in the 401(k) Plan. The 401(k) Plan trustee will vote all shares for which it does not receive timely instructions from participants in the same proportion on each of the proposals as the shares held by participants in the 401(k) Plan voted for and against (or withheld) on each proposal for which voting instructions were timely received.

The deadline for returning your voting instruction forms to the trustees of the ESOP and 401(k) Plan is November 14, 2021.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

General

The Company periodically reviews its corporate governance policies and procedures to ensure that the Company meets the highest standards of ethical conduct, reports results with accuracy and transparency and maintains full compliance with the laws, rules and regulations that govern the Company’s operations. As part of this periodic corporate governance review, the Board of Directors reviews and adopts best corporate governance policies and practices for the Company.

Corporate Governance Policies and Procedures

The Company has adopted a corporate governance policy to govern certain of its activities including, but not limited to: (1) the duties and responsibilities of each director; (2) the composition, duties and responsibilities and operation of the Board of Directors; (3) the selection of the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; (4) the establishment and operation of Board committees; (5) succession planning; (6) convening executive sessions of independent directors; (7) the Board of Directors’ interaction with management and third parties; (8) the distribution of Board materials in advance of meetings; (9) the review of director compensation; (10) the evaluation of the performance of the Board of Directors and of the Chief Executive Officer; and (11) the orientation of new directors and continuing education.

Code of Ethics and Business Conduct

The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct that is designed to ensure that the Company’s directors, executive officers and employees meet the highest standards of ethical conduct. The Code of Ethics and Business Conduct requires that the Company’s directors, executive officers and employees avoid conflicts of interest, comply with all laws and other legal requirements, conduct business in an honest and ethical manner and otherwise act with integrity and in the Company’s best interests.Under the terms of the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, directors, executive officers and employees are required to report any conduct that they believe in good faith to be an actual or apparent violation of the Code.

As a mechanism to encourage compliance with the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, the Company has established procedures to receive, retain and treat complaints received regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters. These procedures ensure that individuals may submit concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters in a confidential and anonymous manner. The Code of Ethics and Business Conduct also prohibits the Company from retaliating against any director, executive officer or employee who reports actual or apparent violations of the Code.

Meetings and Committees of the Board of Directors

The Company conducts business through meetings of its Board of Directors and its committees. The Company’s Board of Directors held 12 regular meetings and two special meetings during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. No director attended fewer than 75% of the total meetings of the Company’s Board of Directors and committees on which such director served.

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The following table identifies our standing committees and their members as of September 28, 2021. All members of the Audit Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Compensation Committee are independent in accordance with the listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.

Audit Committee. The Audit Committee meets periodically with our independent registered public accounting firm and management to review accounting, auditing, internal control structure and financial reporting matters. The Board of Directors has determined that Craig Burton and D. Michael Carmody, Jr. are “audit committee financial experts,” as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Burton and Mr. Carmody are independent under the listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. The Audit Committee acts under a written charter, a copy of which is available on the Company’s website (www.williampenn.bank). The report of the Audit Committee appears in this proxy statement under the heading “Proposal 2 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm—Audit Committee Report.”

Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee is responsible for human resource policies, salaries and benefits, incentive compensation, executive development and management succession planning. It also handles policies relating to nondiscriminatory employment practices, including those related to hiring, compensation and promotion. The Compensation Committee reviews all compensation components for our President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as reviews our executive and employee compensation programs and director compensation. The committee considers our financial performance, shareholder return, competitive market values, and the compensation of our President and Chief Executive Officer over recent years when determining appropriate compensation for the President and Chief Executive Officer. In setting executive compensation, the committee ensures that a significant portion of compensation is connected to and aligned with the long-term interest of shareholders. In its oversight of employee compensation programs, prior to making its recommendation to the board, the committee reviews recommendations from the President and Chief Executive Officer and Human Resources Manager. Decisions by the Compensation Committee with respect to the compensation levels are approved by the full board of directors. The Compensation Committee acts under a written charter, a copy of which is available on the Company’s website (www.williampenn.bank).

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for the annual selection of the Board of Directors’ nominees for election as directors and developing and implementing policies and practices relating to corporate governance, including implementation of and monitoring adherence to the Company’s corporate governance policy. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee acts under a written charter, a copy of which is available on the Company’s website (www.williampenn.bank).

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Minimum Qualifications. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has adopted a set of criteria that it considers when it selects individuals to be nominated for election to the Board of Directors. First, a candidate must meet the eligibility requirements set forth in the Company’s Bylaws, which include an age limitation, a stock ownership requirement and a requirement that the candidate not have been subject to certain criminal or regulatory actions. A candidate also must meet any qualification requirements set forth in any Board or committee governing documents.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider the following criteria in selecting nominees: contributions to the range of talent, skill and expertise appropriate for the Board; financial, regulatory and business experience; knowledge of the banking and financial services industries; familiarity with the operations of public companies and ability to read and understand financial statements; familiarity with the Company’s market area and participation in and ties to local businesses and local civic, charitable and religious organizations; personal and professional integrity, honesty and reputation; ability to represent the best interests of the shareholders of the Company and the best interests of the Bank; ability to devote sufficient time and energy to the performance of his or her duties; independence; current equity holdings in the Company; and any other factors the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee deems relevant, including age, diversity, size of the Board of Directors and regulatory disclosure obligations. In its consideration of diversity, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee seeks to create a Board that is strong in its collective knowledge and that has a diverse set of skills and experience with respect to management and leadership, vision and strategy, accounting and finance, business operations and judgment, industry knowledge and corporate governance.

In addition, prior to nominating an existing director for re-election to the Board of Directors, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider and review an existing director’s Board and committee attendance and performance; length of Board service; experience, skills and contributions that the existing director brings to the Board; and independence.

Director Nomination Process. The process that the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee follows when it identifies and evaluates individuals to be nominated for election to the Board of Directors is as follows:

For purposes of identifying nominees for the Board of Directors, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee relies on personal contacts of the committee members and other members of the Board of Directors, as well as their knowledge of members of the communities served by the Bank. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also will consider director candidates recommended by shareholders in accordance with the policy and procedures set forth below. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has not previously used an independent search firm to identify nominees.

In evaluating potential nominees, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee determines whether the candidate is eligible and qualified for service on the Board of Directors by evaluating the candidate under the selection criteria set forth above. In addition, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will conduct a check of the individual’s background and interview the candidate to further assess the qualities#of the prospective nominees and the contributions he or she would make to the Board.

Consideration of Recommendations by Shareholders. It is the policy of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to consider director candidates recommended by shareholders who appear to be qualified to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may choose not to consider an unsolicited recommendation if no vacancy exists on the Board of Directors and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not perceive a need to increase the size of the Board of Directors. In order to avoid the unnecessary use of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s resources, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider only those director candidates recommended in accordance with the procedures set forth below.

Procedures to be Followed by Shareholders. To submit a recommendation for a director candidate to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, a shareholder should submit the following information in writing,

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addressed to the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, care of the Corporate Secretary, at the main office of the Company:

In order for a director candidate to be considered for nomination at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders, the recommendation must be received by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee at least 120 calendar days prior to the date the Company’s proxy statement was released to shareholders in connection with the previous year’s annual meeting, advanced by one year.

Board Leadership Structure and Risk Oversight

Currently, Kenneth J. Stephon serves as our Chairman of the Board and as our President and Chief Executive Officer. Our Board of Directors believes that potential efficiencies result from having the President and Chief Executive Officer also serve in the role of Chairman of the Board and that our President and Chief Executive Officer, as the director most familiar with our current business operations and industry, is therefore best able to identify the strategic priorities to be discussed by the Board. The Chairman of the Board has no greater nor lesser vote on matters considered by the Board than any other director, and the Chairman does not vote on any related party transaction. All of our directors, including the Chairman, are bound by fiduciary obligations, imposed by law, to serve the best interests of our shareholders.

In connection with Mr. Stephon’s appointment as Chairman of the Board, our Board of Directors appointed William J. Feeney to serve as our lead independent director. As lead independent director, Mr. Feeney provides leadership to (and reports to) the Board of Directors that is focused on enhancing effective corporate governance, providing a source of Board leadership complementary to, collaborative with and independent of the leadership of the Chairman of the Board and President and Chief Executive Officer, and promoting best practices and high standards of corporate governance.

A fundamental part of our risk management is not only understanding the risks we face and what steps management is taking to manage those risks, but also understanding what level of risk is appropriate for us. The involvement of the full Board of Directors in setting our business strategy is an important aspect of its assessment of management’s tolerance for risk and its determination of the appropriate level of risk for us. While the Board of Directors has the ultimate oversight responsibility for the risk management process, various committees of the Board also have responsibility for risk management. In particular, the Audit Committee focuses on financial risk by providing oversight of the quality and integrity of our financial reporting and internal controls, as well as our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Our Compensation Committee reviews our compensation policies and practices to help ensure there is a direct relationship between pay levels and corporate performance and return to shareholders.

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Attendance at the Annual Meeting

The Board of Directors encourages directors to attend the annual meeting of shareholders. All directors serving on the Board of Directors at the time of the annual meeting attended the annual meeting of shareholders of William Penn Bancorp, Inc., the predecessor company of the Company, in 2020.

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STOCK OWNERSHIP

The following table provides information as of September 28, 2021 about the persons known to the Company to be the beneficial owners of more than 5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. A person may be considered to beneficially own any shares of common stock over which he or she has, directly or indirectly, sole or shared voting or investment power.

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The following table provides information as of September 28, 2021 about the shares of Company common stock that may be considered to be beneficially owned by each director or nominee for director of the Company, by those named executive officers of the Company listed in the Summary Compensation Table and all directors and executive officers of the Company as a group. A person may be considered to beneficially own any shares of common stock over which he or she has directly or indirectly, sole or shared voting or investment power. Unless otherwise indicated, none of the shares listed are pledged as security and each of the listed individuals has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown. As of September 28, 2021, none of our directors or executive officers beneficially owned more than 1% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock and the number of shares beneficially owned by all directors and executive officers as a group totaled 2.70% of our outstanding shares.

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PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The Company’s Board of Directors consists of eleven members, all of whom are independent under the current listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market, except for (i) Kenneth J. Stephon, who serves as our President and Chief Executive Officer, (ii) Terry L. Sager, who previously served as our President and Chief Executive Officer, and (iii) Charles Corcoran, who previously served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In determining the independence of its directors, the Board considered transactions, relationships or arrangements between the Company, the Bank and its directors that are not required to be disclosed in this proxy statement under the heading “Transactions with Related Persons.” The Board is divided into three classes with approximately three-year staggered terms, with approximately one-third of the directors elected each year.

Four directors will be elected at the annual meeting to serve for a three-year term, or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified. The Board of Directors’ nominees for election to each serve a three-year term are Charles Corcoran, Christopher M. Molden, William B.K. Parry, Jr. and Vincent P. Sarubbi.

Unless you indicate on the proxy card that your shares should not be voted for the nominees, the Board of Directors intends that the proxies solicited by it will be voted for the election of each of the Board’s nominees. If any nominee is unable to serve, the persons named in the proxy card will vote your shares to approve the election of any substitute proposed by the Board of Directors. Alternatively, the Board of Directors may adopt a resolution to reduce the size of the Board. At this time, the Board of Directors knows of no reason why any nominees might be unable to serve.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the election of Charles Corcoran, Christopher M. Molden, William B.K. Parry, Jr. and Vincent P. Sarubbi.

Information regarding the Board of Directors’ nominees for election at the annual meeting is provided below. Unless otherwise stated, each director has held his or her current occupation for the last five years. The age indicated for each individual is as of June 30, 2021. There are no family relationships among the directors or executive officers. The indicated period of service as a director includes service as a director of the Bank.

Nominees for Election of Directors:

Nominees for a Three-Year Term:

Charles Corcoran retired as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Bank in May 2018. Mr. Corcoran served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from April 2010 until his retirement and, prior to that time, served in various roles at the Bank since 1979. Mr. Corcoran also serves as a director of the William Penn Bank Community Foundation. Mr. Corcoran’s service as our former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, as well as his long history with the Bank, provides the Board of Directors with valuable insight regarding the markets in which we operate. Age 69. Director since 1989.

Christopher M. Molden has served as the President of Molden Development LLC, a real estate development company located in Newtown, Pennsylvania and Oak Island, North Carolina, since June 2016 and has also served as a consultant to Molden Funeral Chapel and Cremation Service, a funeral services company located in Bristol, Pennsylvania, since June 2016. From June 1981 to June 2016, Mr. Molden was the President and Funeral Director of Molden Funeral Chapel in Bristol, Pennsylvania. Prior to joining the Board of Directors in 2020, Mr. Molden served as a director of Fidelity Savings and Loan Association of Bucks County until its merger with the Bank on May 1, 2020. Mr. Molden has extensive ties to our market area, as well as valuable business and leadership experience that he brings to the Board of Directors. Age 62. Director since 2020.

William B.K. Parry, Jr. is President of William B. Parry & Son, Ltd., an insurance agency located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, of which he is also a partial owner. Mr. Parry also serves as President of Bucks County Contributionship, a mutual insurance company located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. As a result of his local business operations, Mr. Parry has extensive ties to our market area, as well as valuable business and leadership experience that he brings to the Board of Directors. Age 73. Director since 1986.

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Vincent P. Sarubbi, Esq. is a partner in the law firm of Archer & Greiner, P.C. at the firm’s Haddonfield, New Jersey office. Before joining Archer & Greiner, P.C., he was appointed by the Governor of New Jersey and served as the Camden County Prosecutor from July 2002 to March 2006. Prior to joining the Board of Directors in 2018, Mr. Sarubbi served as the Chairman of the Board of Audubon Savings Bank until its merger with the Bank on July 1, 2018. Mr. Sarubbi’s extensive legal experience provides the Board of Directors with valuable experience regarding legal matters associated with our operations. Age 61. Director since 2018.

Directors Continuing in Office:

The following directors have terms ending in 2022:

D. Michael Carmody, Jr. is the owner of an accounting firm located in Haddon Heights, New Jersey. He is a certified public accountant and is also a member of the board of directors of the Automobile Association of America-South Jersey located in Voorhees, New Jersey. Prior to joining the Board of Directors in 2018, Mr. Carmody served as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Audubon Savings Bank until its merger with the Bank on July 1, 2018. As a certified public accountant, Mr. Carmody provides the Board of Directors with significant experience regarding financial and accounting matters. Age 65. Director since 2018.

William J. Feeney served as the Chairman of our Board from 2008 until his retirement as Chairman in November 2020. Mr. Feeney is a retired police chief of Northampton Township, Pennsylvania, and is the retired president of KevinBuilt, Inc., a former Plumsteadville, Pennsylvania building contractor, and the former owner of Occasions of Naples, Inc., a floral and gift company located in Naples, Florida. As a former local police chief and building contractor, Mr. Feeney has extensive ties to our market area, as well as valuable business and leadership experience that he brings to the Board of Directors. Age 77. Director since 1985.

Terry L. Sager is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank. She served as President of the Bank from April 2010 until October 2018 and as Chief Executive Officer of the Bank from April 2010 until her retirement in February 2019. Mrs. Sager is also is a certified public accountant and serves on the Board of Directors of Bucks County Contributionship, a mutual insurance company located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Sager’s service as our former President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as her long history with the Bank, provides the Board of Directors with valuable insight regarding the markets in which we operate. Age 60. Director since 2010.

The following directors have terms ending in 2023:

Craig Burton is a certified public accountant and is a Principal in Bee, Bergvall & Co., Certified Public Accountants, located in Warrington, Pennsylvania. As a certified public accountant, Mr. Burton provides the Board of Directors with significant experience regarding financial and accounting matters. Age 72. Director since 1993.

Glenn Davis is the owner of G Davis Properties LLC, an owner and operator of nonresidential real estate located in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, since 2016. Mr. Davis retired as the president and owner of Davis Pontiac, Inc., an automobile dealership located in Richboro, Pennsylvania, in 2007. Mr. Davis is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Auto Dealers Caring for Kids Foundation. As a result of his local business operations, Mr. Davis has extensive ties to our market area, as well as valuable business and leadership experience that he brings to the Board of Directors. Age 69. Director since 1986.

William C. Niemczura is retired and previously served as the Chairman of the Board and President of Fidelity Savings and Loan Association of Bucks County from September 2011 to December 2016. Following his retirement, Mr. Niemczura continued to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Fidelity Savings and Loan Association of Bucks County until its merger with the Bank on May 1, 2020. Mr. Niemczura’s extensive ties to our market area, as well as his banking experience and former service as Chairman and President of Fidelity Savings and Loan Association of Bucks County, provides the Board of Directors with valuable insight regarding the local banking community and the markets in which we operate. Age 75. Director since 2020.

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Kenneth J. Stephon is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank. Mr. Stephon previously served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Bank from July 2018 until October 2018, when he became President. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Bank in February 2019. Mr. Stephon has over 40 years of banking industry experience and previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as a director, of Audubon Savings Bank from October 2013 until its merger with the Bank on July 1, 2018. He also serves as a director of the Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers and the Insured Financial Institutions of the Delaware Valley. He is a graduate of Trenton State College and holds an M.B.A. from Rider University. Mr. Stephon’s extensive banking experience and extensive leadership experience, as well as his history and familiarity with the Bank and Audubon Savings Bank, position him well to continue to serve as our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Age 62. Director since 2018 and Chairman of the Board since November 2020.

PROPOSAL 2 — RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has appointed S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. to be the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, subject to ratification by shareholders. A representative of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. is expected to be present at the annual meeting to respond to appropriate questions from shareholders and will have the opportunity to make a statement should he or she desire to do so.

If the ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm is not approved by a majority of the votes cast at the annual meeting, the Audit Committee will consider other independent registered public accounting firms. In addition, if the ratification of the independent registered public accounting firm is approved by shareholders at the annual meeting, the Audit Committee may also consider other independent registered public accounting firms in the future if it determines that such consideration is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of S.R. Snodgrass as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

Audit and Non-Audit Fees

The following table sets forth the fees billed to the Company for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2021 and 2020 for services provided by S.R. Snodgrass, P.C.

Pre-Approval of Services by the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Audit Committee is responsible for appointing, setting compensation and overseeing the work of the independent registered public accounting firm. In accordance with its charter, the Audit Committee approves, in advance, all audit and permissible non-audit services to be performed by the independent registered public accounting

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firm. Such approval process ensures that the independent registered public accounting firm does not provide any non-audit services to the Company that are prohibited by law or regulation.

In addition, the Audit Committee has established a policy regarding pre-approval of all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm. Requests for services by the independent registered public accounting firm for compliance with the auditor services policy must be specific as to the particular services to be provided. The request may be made with respect to either specific services or a type of service for predictable or recurring services.

Any proposed specific engagement may be presented to the Audit Committee for consideration at its next regular meeting or, if earlier consideration is required, to the Audit Committee or one or more of its members. The member or members to whom such authority is delegated shall report any specific approval of services at the next regular meeting of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee will regularly review summary reports detailing all services being provided to the Company by its independent registered public accounting firm.

During the year ended June 30, 2021, all services were approved, in advance, by the Audit Committee in compliance with these procedures.

Audit Committee Report

The Company’s management is responsible for the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for performing an independent audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and issuing an opinion on the conformity of those financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles. The Audit Committee oversees the Company’s internal control over financial reporting on behalf of the Board of Directors.

In this context, the Audit Committee has met and held discussions with management and the independent registered public accounting firm. Management represented to the Audit Committee that the Company’s consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and the Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the consolidated financial statements with management and the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm all communications required by generally accepted accounting standards.

In addition, the Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent registered public accounting firm required by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and has discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the accounting firm’s independence from the Company and its management. In concluding that the accounting firm is independent, the Audit Committee considered, among other factors, whether the non-audit services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm were compatible with their independence.

The Audit Committee discussed with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm the overall scope and plans for their audit. The Audit Committee meets with the independent registered public accounting firm, with and without management present, to discuss the results of their examination, their evaluation of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, and the overall quality of the Company’s financial reporting process.

In performing all of these functions, the Audit Committee acts only in an oversight capacity. In its oversight role, the Audit Committee relies on the work and assurances of the Company’s management, which has the primary responsibility for financial statements and reports, and of the independent registered public accounting firm who, in its report, expresses an opinion on the conformity of the Company’s financial statements to generally accepted accounting principles. The Audit Committee’s oversight does not provide it with an independent basis to determine that management has maintained appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles or policies, or appropriate internal controls and procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations. Furthermore, the Audit Committee’s considerations and discussions with management and the independent registered public accounting firm do not assure that the Company’s financial statements are presented in accordance with generally

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accepted accounting principles, that the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements has been carried out in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board or that the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is in fact “independent.”

In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors, and the Board has approved, that the audited consolidated financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2021 for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Audit Committee has appointed, subject to shareholder ratification, the selection of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.

Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of William Penn Bancorporation
Craig Burton
D. Michael Carmody, Jr.
Vincent P. Sarubbi

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation Table

The following information is furnished for (i) all individuals serving as the principal executive officer of the Company for the most recently completed fiscal year, (ii) the only other executive officer of the Company whose total compensation for fiscal 2021 exceeded $100,000 and (iii) two former executive officers of the Company whose total compensation for fiscal 2021 exceeded $100,000.

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Annual Incentive Plan

The following table sets forth the threshold, target and maximum award that may be earned by each named executive officer under the William Penn Bank Annual Incentive Plan for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021.

Employment Agreement

The Company and the Bank maintain an employment agreement with Kenneth J. Stephon. The term of Mr. Stephon’s employment agreement is thirty-six months and the agreement automatically extends on each anniversary of the effective date of the employment agreement, unless one party gives the other party notice of its intent not to renew the agreement, at which time the term of the employment agreement becomes fixed at thirty-six months. Unless otherwise extended, the employment agreement with Mr. Stephon will expire on July 1, 2024. Mr. Stephon’s current base salary under his employment agreement is $462,000 and the Compensation Committee of the board of directors annually reviews Mr. Stephon’s base salary. In addition to base salary, the agreement provides that Mr. Stephon is eligible to participate in incentive compensation, determined and payable at the discretion of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Stephon is also entitled to continue participation in any fringe benefit arrangements in which he was participating on the effective date of the employment agreement. In addition, the agreement provides for reimbursement of reasonable travel and other business expenses incurred in connection with the performance of Mr. Stephon’s duties.

If Mr. Stephon’s employment is terminated during the term of his employment agreement, without cause, including a resignation for good reason (as defined in the agreement), but excluding termination for cause or due to death, disability, retirement or following a change in control, Mr. Stephon would be entitled to a non-change in control severance payment equal to the sum of: (i) Mr. Stephon’s base salary due under the remaining term of his employment agreement as of his termination date, plus (ii) two times the highest bonus paid to Mr. Stephon during the term of his employment agreement. Mr. Stephon is also entitled, as severance, to an additional cash payment in an amount equal to a multiple of the Bank’s monthly COBRA charge (i.e. thirty-six months) in effect for the type of bank-provided group health plan coverage in effect for Mr. Stephon (i.e. spouse coverage) on his termination date. Non-change in control severance payments under the employment agreement is subject to the receipt of a signed release of claims from Mr. Stephon within the time frame set forth in the agreement. In addition, Mr. Stephon would receive any unpaid annual bonus for the completed fiscal year and, to the extent there are any outstanding equity plan awards made to Mr. Stephon, the treatment of such awards upon termination would be determined in accordance with the terms of the applicable equity plan and award agreements.

If Mr. Stephon’s employment is terminated during the term of his employment agreement without cause, including a resignation for good reason (as defined in the agreements), within 24 months after a change in control (as also defined in the agreements), Mr. Stephon would be entitled to a payment equal to three times the sum of: (i) his base salary, at the greater of the base salary in effect on the date of the change in control or his termination date, plus (ii) the highest annual bonus paid to him during the three-year period prior to the year in which he terminates employment following a change in control. In addition, Mr. Stephon is entitled to a lump sum cash payment in an after tax amount equal to thirty-six times the Bank’s monthly COBRA charge in effect on his termination date for the type of group health coverage in effect for Mr. Stephon (i.e. family coverage) as of his termination date. In addition, Mr. Stephon would receive any unpaid annual bonus for the completed fiscal year and, to the extent there are any outstanding equity plan

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awards made to Mr. Stephon, the treatment of such awards upon termination would be determined in accordance with the terms of the applicable equity plan and award agreements.

For purposes of Mr. Stephon’s ability to resign and receive a payment under the employment agreements, “good reason” would include the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) a material reduction in his base salary; (ii) a material adverse change in his position that results in a demotion in his status within the Company and Bank; (iii) a change in the primary location at which he is required to perform the duties of his employment to a location that is more than fifty (50) miles from the location of the Bank’s headquarters as of the date of his employment agreement; and (iv) a material breach by the Company and Bank of any written agreement between Mr. Stephon, on the one hand, and any of the Company and the Bank, or any other affiliate of the Company, on the other hand, unless arising from Mr. Stephon’s inability to materially perform his duties contemplated hereunder.

Mr. Stephon’s employment agreements provide for a “best net benefits” approach in the event that severance benefits under the agreements or otherwise result in “excess parachute payments” under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The best net benefits approach reduces an executive’s payments and benefits to avoid triggering the excise tax if the reduction would result in a greater after-tax amount to the executive officer compared to the amount the executive officer would receive net of the excise tax if no reduction were made.

Under the employment agreement, if Mr. Stephon is terminated due to disability, he will remain eligible for long-term disability benefits pursuant to the terms of the Bank’s long-term disability program.

Upon Mr. Stephon’s retirement, he will be entitled to benefits under any retirement plans to which he is a party but shall not be entitled to any amount or benefits under the employment agreement.

The employment agreement provides that, except in the event of a change in control, Mr. Stephon is subject to a one-year non-compete in the event his employment is terminated. The employment agreement further requires that Mr. Stephon not solicit business, customers or employees of the Company and the Bank for one year following termination of employment, except in connection with a change in control. The employment agreement also provides that the Company and the Bank will indemnify Mr. Stephon to the fullest extent legally allowable.

To the extent that a payment is made or a benefit is received from the Bank under Mr. Stephon’s employment agreement, the same payment or benefit will not be paid or received from the Company.

Director Compensation

The following table sets forth the compensation received by non-employee directors for their service on our Board of Directors during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021.

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Director Board Fees. Each director of the Bank also serves on the Board of Directors of the Company. There is no additional compensation paid for service on the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Stephon, who is the only director at this time who is also an employee, is not compensated for his service as a director of the Bank or the

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Company. Non-employees may elect to defer their Board compensation under the William Penn Bank Deferred Compensation Plan. No fees were deferred by directors in fiscal year 2021.

Effective as of November 18, 2020, (i) each non-employee member of our Board of Directors receives an annual retainer of $33,000, (ii) each director receives an additional annual retainer of $12,000 for their service on our Board committees and (iii) our lead independent director receives an additional annual retainer of $5,400. Prior to that time during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, (i) each non-employee director of the Bank received a monthly fee of $2,735 for their service on the Board of Directors of the Bank, (ii) the Chairman of the Board received an additional $375 per month and (iii) non-employee directors received $1,200 for attendance at Board committee meetings.

Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors. The William Penn Bank Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors provides non-employee directors with the opportunity to defer all or part of their annual compensation. Account balances are credited at a rate equal to the highest rate offered on the Bank certificates of deposit as of December 31st of each plan year. The earnings rate for the 2021 plan year was 1.0%. Plan distributions commence on the first day of the first month after the earlier of (1) a participant’s death or (2) the later of (i) a participant’s ceasing for any reason (other than death) to be a member of the board of directors of William Penn Bank or (ii) a participant reaching age 70. The deferred compensation plan is payable either in (1) a lump sum payment, (2) 120 equal monthly payments or (3) equal installments at specified future dates agreed upon by the board and the participant. In the event of death, the payments will be made to a designated beneficiary. The participant may request a withdrawal under the deferred compensation plan for a severe hardship prior to age 70.

Directors Consultation and Retirement Plan. The William Penn Bank Directors Consultation and Retirement Plan provides retirement benefits to the directors of the Bank. The retirement benefit is calculated as the greater of (1) average of the director’s total monthly compensation during the 60 calendar months immediately prior to retirement, exclusive of committee fees, or (2) $900, times a specified percentage based on years of service as a director (if less than 10 years of service — 0%, 10 but less than 15 years — 50%, and 15 or more years — 100%). In the event Mr. Sarubbi or Mr. Carmody (each a former director of Audubon Savings Bank), does not have 15 years of service on the Bank’s Board of Directors as of the date of his retirement after having attained the age of 75, then he shall be deemed to have had 15 years of service as a director for purposes of the plan and be entitled to receive a retirement benefit upon his termination of service as a director calculated as if his retirement benefit percentage reflected 15 years of service as of date of his retirement date.

Participants are eligible for plan benefits upon attainment of ten years of service as a director. Plan benefits are payable for up to 120 months. Upon the death of a participant who is receiving benefit payments under the plan prior to his or her death, the remaining number of benefit payments to be made under the plan shall be paid to the beneficiary after the participant’s death. Upon the death of a participant who is not receiving benefit payments under the plan prior to his or her death, the beneficiary shall receive 120 monthly payments. If a beneficiary dies after the participant but prior to receiving all payments under the plan, then the remaining payments will be paid to the beneficiary’s estate in the form of a lump sum payment.

Upon a change in control of the Bank, if the director experiences a termination of service, then the director shall be presumed to have 15 years of service as of the date of such change in control and shall receive a lump sum payment equal to the present value of the aggregate payments that would have been due the director. Upon a disability, the director shall be presumed to have 10 years of service and shall receive benefits on the first day of the calendar month after the disability.

SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company’s executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of any registered class of the Company’s equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Executive officers, directors and greater than 10% shareholders are required by regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file.

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Based solely on its review of the copies of the reports it has received and written representations provided to the Company from the individuals required to file the reports, the Company believes that each of its executive officers and directors has complied with applicable reporting requirements for transactions in Company common stock during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021.

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR APPROVAL OF RELATED PERSONS TRANSACTIONS

We maintain a Policy and Procedures Governing Related Person Transactions, which is a written policy and set of procedures for the review and approval or ratification of transactions involving related persons. Under the policy, related persons consist of directors, director nominees, executive officers, persons or entities known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of any outstanding class of the voting securities of the Company, or immediate family members or certain affiliated entities of any of the foregoing persons.

Transactions covered by the policy consist of any financial transaction, arrangement or relationship or series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships, in which:

The policy excludes certain transactions, including:

Related person transactions will be approved or ratified by the Audit Committee. In determining whether to approve or ratify a related person transaction, the Audit Committee will consider all relevant factors, including:

A member of the Audit Committee who has an interest in the transaction will abstain from voting on approval of the transaction, but may, if so requested by the chair of the Audit Committee, participate in some or all of the discussion.

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TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act generally prohibits loans by the Bank to its executive officers and directors. However, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act contains a specific exemption from such prohibition for loans by the Bank to its executive officers and directors in compliance with federal banking regulations. Federal regulations require that all loans or extensions of credit to executive officers and directors of insured institutions must be made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons and must not involve more than the normal risk of repayment or present other unfavorable features. The Bank is therefore prohibited from making any new loans or extensions of credit to executive officers and directors at different rates or terms than those offered to the general public. Notwithstanding this rule, federal regulations permit the Bank to make loans to executive officers and directors at reduced interest rates if the loan is made under a benefit program generally available to all other employees and does not give preference to any executive officer or director over any other employee.

In accordance with banking regulations, the Board of Directors reviews all loans made to a director or executive officer in an amount that, when aggregated with the amount of all other loans to such person and his or her related interests, exceed the greater of $25,000 or 5% of the Company’s capital and surplus (up to a maximum of $500,000) and such loan must be approved in advance by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors. Additionally, pursuant to the Company’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, all executive officers and directors of the Company must disclose any existing or emerging conflicts of interest to the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Such potential conflicts of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) the Company conducting business with or competing against an organization in which a family member of an executive officer or director has an ownership or employment interest; and (ii) the ownership of more than 1% of the outstanding securities (or that represents more than 5% of the total assets of the employee and/or family member) of any business entity that does business with or is in competition with the Company.

The aggregate amount of loans by the Bank to its executive officers and directors and their affiliates was $749,858 at June 30, 2021. As of that date, these loans were performing according to their original terms.

Other Transactions. William B.K. Parry, Jr. is President of William B. Parry & Son, Ltd., an insurance agency located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and also maintains a 17.8% ownership interest in the insurance agency. William Penn Bank has purchased certain insurance policies through William B. Parry & Son, Ltd. and, during the year ended June 30, 2021, paid insurance premiums of $245,064 to William B. Parry & Son Ltd. (or insurers represented by William B. Parry & Son, Ltd.), resulting in insurance commissions of $35,084 for the agency for the year ended June 30, 2021.

SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT

On August 4, 2020, the Company and the Bank entered into a written agreement with Tyndall Capital Partners LP and Jeffrey Halis with respect to certain voting and corporate matters. During the term of the agreement, which expires on August 4, 2025, the Tyndall Capital Parties have agreed to vote all shares of Company common stock beneficially owned by the Tyndall Capital Parties in accordance with the recommendations of the Company’s Board of Directors on all proposals at any meeting of the Company’s shareholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the shareholder agreement provides that, with respect to any such proposal that requires only a majority of votes cast by Company shareholders to be approved (as opposed to a proposal requiring a majority or higher percentage of total shares of common stock outstanding), the Tyndall Capital Parties may abstain from voting the shares of Company common stock they beneficially own in lieu of voting such shares in accordance with the recommendation of our board of directors with respect to the proposal.

The shareholder agreement provides that the Tyndall Capital Parties will not acquire any additional shares of Company common stock (except for shares of Company common stock issued in exchange for shares of William Penn Bancorp, Inc. as part of the Company’s second-step conversion and offering) during the term of agreement. The agreement further provides that the Tyndall Capital Parties may not, without the prior written consent of the Company and the Bank, knowingly directly or indirectly, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any block of shares of Company

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common stock that constitutes, in the aggregate, an amount equal to 5.0% or more of the outstanding shares of William Penn Bancorp, Inc. held by shareholders other than William Penn, MHC (after giving effect to the final exchange ratio for the conversion and offering) immediately prior to the effective time of the Company’s second-step conversion and offering, unless the purchaser or transferee of such shares agrees in writing for the benefit of the Company and the Bank, prior to such sale or transfer, to be bound by the terms of the shareholder agreement and to be subject to all obligations of the Tyndall Capital Parties to the Company and the Bank under the shareholder agreement for the remaining term of the shareholder agreement.

During the term of the shareholder agreement, the Tyndall Capital Parties have also agreed, among other things, not to (i) solicit proxies in opposition to any recommendations or proposals of the Board of Directors of the Company, (ii) initiate or solicit shareholder proposals or seek to place any representatives on the Board of Directors of the Company, (iii) oppose any proposal or director nomination submitted by the Board of Directors of the Company to shareholders, (iv) vote for any nominee to the Board of Directors of the Company other than those nominated or supported by the Board of Directors, (v) seek to exercise any control or influence over the management of the Company or the Bank, (vi) propose or seek to effect a merger or sale of the Company or (vii) initiate litigation against the Company or the Bank.

For information regarding the number of shares of Company common stock beneficially owned by the Tyndall Capital Parties, see “Stock Ownership” above.

SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS AND NOMINATIONS

The Company must receive proposals that shareholders seek to include in the proxy statement for the Company’s next annual meeting no later than June 10, 2022. If next year’s annual meeting is held on a date more than 30 calendar days from November 17, 2022, a shareholder proposal must be received by a reasonable time before the Company begins to print and mail its proxy solicitation for such annual meeting. Any shareholder proposals will be subject to the requirements of the proxy rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company’s Bylaws provide that a person may not be nominated for election as a director of the Company unless that person is nominated by or at the direction of the Company’s Board of Directors or by a shareholder who has given appropriate notice to the Company before the meeting. Similarly, a shareholder may not bring business before an annual meeting unless the shareholder has given the Company appropriate notice of their intention to bring that business before the meeting. The Company’s secretary must receive notice of the nomination or proposal not less than 90 days before the annual meeting; provided, however, that if less than 100 days’ notice of prior public disclosure of the date of the meeting is given or made to the shareholders, notice by the shareholder to be timely must be received not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or such public disclosure was made. A shareholder who desires to raise new business must provide certain information to the Company concerning the nature of the new business, the shareholder, the shareholder’s ownership in the Company and the shareholder’s interest in the business matter. Similarly, a shareholder wishing to nominate any person for election as a director must provide the Company with certain information concerning the nominee and the proposing shareholder. A copy of the Company’s Bylaws may be obtained from the Company.

SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS

The Company encourages shareholder communications to the Board of Directors and/or individual directors. Shareholders who wish to communicate with the Board of Directors or an individual director should send their communications to the care of Jonathan T. Logan, Corporate Secretary, William Penn Bancorporation, 10 Canal Street, Suite 104, Bristol, Pennsylvania 19007. Communications regarding financial or accounting policies should be sent to the attention of the Chairperson of the Audit Committee. All other communications should be sent to the attention of the Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

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MISCELLANEOUS

The Company will pay the cost of this proxy solicitation. The Company will reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for reasonable expenses incurred by them in sending proxy materials to the beneficial owners of the Company. In addition to soliciting proxies by mail, directors, officers and regular employees of the Company may solicit proxies personally or by telephone. None of these persons will receive additional compensation for these activities.

For our 2021 annual meeting, to save significant printing and mailing expenses, the Company is furnishing its proxy statement and annual report via the Internet according to the SEC rules for “notice and access” delivery. On October 8, 2021, the Company mailed the Notice to all shareholders, who had not previously elected to receive their proxy materials by mail or electronically, containing instructions on how to access this proxy statement and our annual report and how to vote online. Upon receipt of the Notice, shareholders may choose to request a printed copy of proxy materials at no charge, and this preference will be maintained for future mailings.

To further reduce costs, if you and others who share your address own your shares in “street name,” your broker or other holder of record may be sending only one annual report and proxy statement to your address. This practice, known as “householding,” is designed to reduce our printing and postage costs. However, if a shareholder residing at such an address wishes to receive a separate annual report or proxy statement in the future, he or she should contact the broker or other holder of record. If you own your shares in “street name” and are receiving multiple copies of our annual report and proxy statement, you can request householding by contacting your broker or other holder of record.

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