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 (Date of earliest event reported): November 15, 2022

Pioneer Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland
   
001-38991
 
83-4274253
 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)       (Commission File No.)    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
 
652 Albany Shaker Road, Albany, New York
 
12211
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (518) 730-3025

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
 
Trading
Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01
 
PBFS
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Pioneer Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on November 15, 2022.  The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the stockholders through the solicitation of proxies, and the proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 14, 2022. All proposals were approved by the Company’s stockholders.  The final results of the stockholder vote were as follows:

1. Election of directors for three-year terms.

   
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Eileen C. Bagnoli
 
19,376,885
 
3,267,537
 
1,346,333
Madeline Taylor
 
19,944,867
 
2,699,555
 
1,346,333
             


2.   
The ratification of the appointment of Bonadio & Co., LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
21,930,536
2,012,325
47,894


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)  Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
 
Description
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.


 
PIONEER BANCORP, INC.
   
   
   
DATE: November 16, 2022
By:      /s/ Thomas L. Amell
 
Thomas L. Amell
 
President and Chief Executive Officer