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): May 20, 2025

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) 730-3025

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		NASDAQ

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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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 May 20, 2025. 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 April 11, 2025. Proposals 1, 2 and 3 were approved by the Company’s stockholders. The Company’s stockholders recommended one year for Proposal 4. Following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the board of directors of the Company determined to hold an advisory, non-binding stockholder vote on the compensation paid to the named executive officers annually until the next non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of non-binding advisory votes regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

The final results of the stockholder vote were as follows:

1. Election of a director for a three-year term.

		For		Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Eileen C. Bagnoli		20,765,791		1,575,693		1,499,600

2.	The ratification of the appointment of Bonadio & Co., LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025.

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
23,640,901		151,946		48,237		—

3.	The approval of a non-binding advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
20,857,226		1,338,049		146,209		1,499,600

4.	The approval of a non-binding advisory vote as to whether advisory votes on the Company’s named executive officer compensation should be held every year, every two years, or every three years.

One Year		Two Years		Three Years		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
21,812,034		228,991		252,491		47,968		1,499,600

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: May 22, 2025	By:	/s/ Patrick J. Hughes
		Patrick J. Hughes
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Pioneer Bancorp, Inc./MD 8-K