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): ~~April~~May 2728, 2026

HANOVER BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Maryland	001-41384	81-3324480
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


80 East Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, New York	11501
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (516) 548-8500

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:


Title of each class	Trading symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock	HNVR	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). 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 2.02 – Results of Operations and Financial Condition~~

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

~~On April 27, 2026, Hanover Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026.~~

On May 28, 2026, the shareholders of Hanover Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the Hanover Bancorp, Inc. 2026 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The material terms of the Plan are summarized on pages 25 through 31 of the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”), which description is incorporated herein by reference.

The ~~press~~foregoing ~~release~~description ~~issued~~of by the ~~Company~~Plan ondoes ~~April 27,~~not ~~2026~~purport isto ~~furnished~~be ~~herewith~~complete asand ~~Exhibit 99.1. This information~~ is ~~being~~qualified ~~“furnished”~~ in ~~accordance~~its ~~with~~entirety ~~General~~by ~~Instruction B.2.~~reference ofto ~~Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of~~ the ~~Securities~~full ~~Exchange Act~~text of ~~1934, as amended (~~the ~~“Exchange Act”)~~Plan, ora ~~otherwise~~copy ~~subject to the liabilities~~ of ~~that~~which ~~section,~~was ~~nor~~included ~~shall~~as itAppendix A ~~be deemed~~ to ~~be incorporated by reference in any filing under~~ the ~~Securities Act~~Proxy ~~of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing~~Statement.

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

~~Item~~The 9annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company was held on May 28, 2026.01 The –final ~~Financial~~results ~~Statements~~for ~~and~~each ~~Exhibits~~of the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the annual meeting are as follows:

~~(d)~~1. ~~Exhibits~~The following individuals were elected as directors, each for a three-year term, by the following vote:


	FOR	WITHHELD
Michael Katz	4,651,759	174,675
John R. Sorrenti	4,769,855	56,579
Philip Okun	4,642,366	184,068

~~ ExhibitNumber Description~~

There were 903,723 broker non-votes on the proposal.

Exhibit 99.1	Press release issued by the Company on April 27, 2026
Exhibit 104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

2. The Hanover Bancorp, Inc. 2026 Equity Incentive Plan was approved by the shareholders by the following vote:


FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN
4,755,228	27,522	43,684

~~SIGNATURE~~

There were 903,723 broker non-votes on the proposal.

~~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.~~

	HANOVER BANCORP, INC.

Date: April 27, 2026	By:	/s/ Lance P. Burke
		Lance P. Burke
		Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)

3.	The appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified by the shareholders by the following vote:


FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN
5,725,927	2,908	1,322

There were no broker non-votes on the proposal.

SIGNATURE

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.

	HANOVER BANCORP, INC.

Date: June 1, 2026	By:	/s/ Lance P. Burke
		Lance P. Burke
		Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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