UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of ~~the~~report ~~Securities~~(Date ~~Exchange~~of ~~Act~~earliest ofevent ~~1934~~reported): April 30, 2026

April 29, 2026

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

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Central Pacific Financial Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Hawaii

001-31567

99-0212597

(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

Hawaii

001-31567

99-0212597

(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

220 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii

~~220~~(Address ~~South~~of ~~King~~principal ~~Street,~~executive ~~Honolulu, Hawaii 96813~~ office)

~~(Address~~96813 ~~of principal executive offices and zip code)~~

(Zip Code)

(808) 544-0500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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, No Par Value CPF New York Stock Exchange

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).

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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.

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Item 25.~~02. Results~~07 Submission of ~~Operations~~Matters ~~and~~to ~~Financial~~a ~~Condition~~Vote of Security Holders.

On April 29 30, 2026, Central Pacific Financial Corp. (the "“Company"”) ~~issued~~held aits ~~press~~Annual ~~release~~Meeting ~~regarding~~of ~~its~~Shareholders ~~results~~at ofwhich ~~operations~~the ~~and~~Company’s ~~financial~~shareholders ~~condition~~voted ~~for~~upon and approved (i) the ~~quarter~~election ~~ended~~of ~~March 31,~~ten ~~2026.~~(10) Anominees ~~copy~~as directors; (ii) an advisory (non-binding) shareholder resolution to approve the compensation of the ~~press~~Company’s ~~release~~named isexecutive ~~furnished~~officers ~~herewith~~(“Say-On-Pay”); and (iii) ratification of the appointment of Crowe LLP as ~~Exhibit~~the ~~99.1~~Company’s ~~and~~independent ~~incorporated~~registered ~~herein~~public byaccounting ~~reference~~firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

~~Item~~The ~~7.01. Regulation~~final FDnumber ~~Disclosure~~of votes cast for or against (withheld) and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon, as applicable, are set forth below.

On April 29, 2026, the Company will hold an investor conference call and webcast to discuss financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, including the attached press release and other matters relating to the Company.


		For	Against/Withheld	Abstained	Broker Non-Votes
1.	Nominees as Directors:
	Earl E. Fry	19,958,544	2,736,955	—	1,369,298
	Jason R. Fujimoto	20,291,665	2,403,834	—	1,369,298
	Jonathan B. Kindred	20,226,428	2,469,071	—	1,369,298
	Paul J. Kosasa	20,090,197	2,605,302	—	1,369,298
	Christopher T. Lutes	20,019,074	2,676,425	—	1,369,298
	Arnold D. Martines	19,902,662	2,792,837	—	1,369,298
	Robert K.W.H. Nobriga	20,127,900	2,567,599	—	1,369,298
	Saedene K. Ota	19,993,601	2,701,898	—	1,369,298
	Diane S. L. Paloma	20,268,085	2,427,414	—	1,369,298
	Crystal K. Rose	20,109,334	2,586,165	—	1,369,298



2.	Non-binding advisory vote to approve compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“Say-On-Pay”)	19,880,004	2,800,376	15,119	1,369,298

3.	Ratification of appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.	23,976,091	82,192	6,514	—

The Company has also made available on its website a slide presentation containing certain additional information about the Company's financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 (the "Earnings Supplement"). The Earnings Supplement is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. All information in Exhibit 99.2 is presented as of the particular date or dates referenced therein, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to, and disclaims any duty to, update any of the information provided except as required by law.

The Earnings Supplement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These forward-looking statements relate to the Company’s current expectations and are subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in the attached presentation as well as in the Company’s other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, that actual events and/or results may differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements.

The information provided in Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall the information in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

						Exhibit No.
						99.1						Press release dated April 29, 2026
						99.2						Earnings Supplement
						104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded in the cover page formatted in Inline XBRL)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		~~Central Pacific Financial Corp.~~	Central Pacific Financial Corp.
		~~(Registrant)~~	(Registrant)
Date:	~~April~~May 294, 2026	~~/s/ Dayna N. Matsumoto~~By:	/s/ Glenn K.C. Ching
		Dayna N. Matsumoto
			Glenn K.C. Ching
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
			Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and
			Corporate Secretary

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