UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
14A
(RULE
14a-101)
SCHEDULE
14A INFORMATION
Proxy
Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange
Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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Preliminary
Proxy Statement |
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Confidential,
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Definitive
Proxy Statement |
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Definitive
Additional Materials |
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Soliciting
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NEW ENGLAND BANCORP, INC. |
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WESTERN
NEW ENGLAND BANCORP, INC.
Important
Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 11, 2022
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This
communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet or by mail.
We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
The
Notice and Proxy Statement and Annual Report to Shareholders are available at www.viewproxy.com/WNEB/2022.
If
you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting
a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed below on or before May 2, 2022, to facilitate timely delivery.
Important
information regarding the Internet availability of the Company’s proxy materials, instructions for accessing your proxy
materials and voting online and instructions for requesting paper or e-mail copies of your proxy materials are provided on the
reverse side of this Notice.
SHAREHOLDERS
ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTE IN PERSON.
To
the Shareholders of WESTERN NEW ENGLAND BANCORP, INC.
Notice
is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Western New England Bancorp, Inc., will be held on
May
11, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel, One Monarch Place, Springfield, MA 01144 for the following
purposes:
Item
1 Election of the following directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2025 annual meeting
of shareholders:
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G. Fitzgerald ● Paul C. Picknelly |
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2 Consideration and approval of a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation of the
Company’s named executive officers.
Item
3 Ratification of the appointment of Wolf & Company, P.C., as the Company’s independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.
Note:
Consideration of any other business properly brought before the Annual Meeting, and any adjournment
or postponement thereof.
The
proxy will be voted for all of the nominees listed in proposal 1 and for proposals 2 and 3.
The
Securities and Exchange Commission rules permit us to make our proxy materials available to our shareholders via the Internet.
Material
for this annual meeting and future meetings may be requested by one of the following methods:
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to www.viewproxy.com/WNEB/2022. Have the 11-digit control number available when you access the
website and follow the instructions.
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requests@viewproxy.com
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If requesting material by e-mail, please send a blank e-mail with the company name and your 11-digit control number (located below)
in the subject line. No other requests, instructions or other inquiries should be included with your e-mail requesting material.
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You
must use the 11-digit control number located in the box below to vote via Internet or to request proxy materials.
WESTERN
NEW ENGLAND BANCORP, INC.
MEETING
LOCATION
Sheraton
Springfield Monarch Place Hotel
One
Monarch Place
Springfield,
MA 01144
PROXY
MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO VIEW OR RECEIVE
The
following proxy materials are available to you to review:
| ● | The
Company’s 2021 Annual Report |
| ● | The
Company’s Notice and 2022 Proxy Statement |
HOW
TO ACCESS YOUR PROXY MATERIALS
View
Online:
Have
your 11-digit control number in hand and visit
http://www.viewproxy.com/WNEB/2022
Request
and Receive a Paper or E-Mail Copy:
By
Internet: http://www.viewproxy.com/WNEB/2022
By Telephone: 1-877-777-2857 TOLL FREE
By
E-Mail: requests@viewproxy.com. Please include “Western New England Bancorp, Inc.” and your 11-digit control number
in the subject line; do not include any other text or message in the e-mail.
VOTING
METHODS
Via
Internet: Go to http://www.AALvote.com/WNEB.
Have
your 11-digit control number available and follow the prompts.
Your
electronic vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed, dated and
returned a proxy card.
Via
Mail: Request a paper copy of the materials which includes a proxy card. Follow the instructions on the proxy card for voting
by mail.
Via
Telephone: Request a paper copy of the materials, which includes a proxy card. Follow the instructions on the proxy card for voting
by telephone.
In
Person: You may vote your shares in person at the 2022 Annual Meeting.