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): July 31, 2025

Avidia Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland	001-42775	33-4239888
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

42 Main Street, Hudson, Massachusetts			01749
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

(800) 508-2265

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

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

Common stock, $0.01 par value per share		AVBC		The New York Stock Exchange
Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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 8.01 Other Events.

On July 31, 2025, Avidia Bancorp, Inc., the stock holding company of Avidia Bank, closed its initial public offering in connection with the mutual-to-stock conversion of Assabet Valley Bancorp, the former mutual holding company of Avidia Bank. For further information, reference is made to the press release filed as an exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description

99.1

Press Release dated July 31, 2025

104

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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.

	Avidia Bancorp, Inc.


Date: July 31, 2025	By: /s/ Jonathan Nelson Jonathan Nelson Chief Financial Officer

Avidia Bancorp, Inc. 8-K