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): January 19, 2021

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

Maryland
   
001-38991
 
83-4274253
(State or Other Jurisdiction)
   
(Commission File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)
   
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) 730-3999

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


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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 [X]

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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d)  On January 19, 2021, the Board of Directors of Pioneer Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Stacy Hengsterman to the Company’s Board of Directors. Ms. Hengsterman is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Special Olympics New York, the largest Special Olympics Chapter in the United States. Special Olympics New York serves more than 67,000 athletes including both children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
 
 There were no understandings or arrangements with any person regarding this appointment to the Board of the Company.  Ms. Hengsterman has not participated in any transactions with the Company that, in the aggregate, exceed $120,000.   The Board anticipates appointing Ms. Hengsterman to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.

The Boards of Trustees/Directors of Pioneer Bancorp, MHC (the Company’s majority stockholder) and Pioneer Bank also appointed Ms. Hengsterman to their respective boards.



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: January 22, 2021
By:      /s/ Thomas L. Amell
 
Thomas L. Amell
 
President and Chief Executive Officer