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

~~June~~July 236, 2026

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

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Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Virginia (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	001-41633 (Commission File Number)	92-0289417 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
100 S. Fairfax Street Alexandria, VA 22314
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(703) 666-3555
(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	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.50	BHRB	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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

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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. ☐

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

OnAs ~~June~~previously ~~22,~~disclosed ~~2026,~~on atits ~~the~~Current ~~organizational~~Report ~~meeting~~on ofForm ~~the~~8-K ~~Board~~filed ofwith ~~Directors~~the ~~following~~U.S. ~~the~~Securities ~~2026~~and ~~Annual~~Exchange ~~Meeting~~Commission ofon ~~Shareholders~~January 28, 2026, Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (the “Company”) ~~appointed~~announced ~~Roy E. Halyama,~~ the ~~Company’s~~retirement ~~current~~of ~~Executive~~H. ~~Vice~~Charles ~~President and Chief Financial Officer~~Maddy, III as the President of the Company and ~~the President of~~ Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company (the “Bank”) effective ~~July 1, 2026. Mr. Halyama’s appointment is in conjunction with the previously announced retirement of H. Charles Maddy, III as the President of the Company and the Bank, effective~~ June 30, 2026.

~~Mr.~~Existing ~~Halyama,~~Retirement age 58, has successfully served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since joining the Company in 2021. From 2019 to 2021, Mr. Halyama served as Chief Financial Officer for an affiliate of PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His previous experience also includes a corporate finance role at a regional bank in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and several accounting, finance and investment roles over the course of sixteen years at regional and large financial institutions in Ohio and New York. Mr. Halyama earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Accounting and an MBA, Finance at The Ohio State University.Benefits

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Separation Agreement

In connection with Mr. Maddy’s retirement, on July 6, 2026, the Company, the Bank and Mr. Maddy entered into a Separation and Release of Claims (the “Separation Agreement”), pursuant to which, in exchange for Mr. Maddy’s execution and non-revocation of the Separation Agreement, and his compliance with the obligations set forth in the Separation Agreement, including a general waiver and release of any claims against the Company and its affiliates and compliance with covenants relating to confidentiality, non-disparagement, non-competition and non-solicitation, Mr. Maddy is entitled to: (i) a cash severance benefit equal to $558,334.40, which is the value of Mr. Maddy’s base salary for the remaining ten (10) month term of his Employment Agreement, payable in a lump sum payment; (ii) the transfer of ownership of a Company vehicle with a fair value of $58,400; (iii) subject to Mr. Maddy’s timely election of COBRA continuation coverage, the Company’s payment of the COBRA coverage necessary to continue medical, dental and vision coverage for Mr. Maddy and his eligible dependent for ten (10) months; and (iv) accelerated vesting of the 6,673.32 unvested performance-based restricted stock units (“PRSUs”) awarded to Mr. Maddy on May 6, 2024, and January 23, 2025, under the Burke & Herbert Bank 2024-2025 Merger Incentive Plan that would have otherwise vested had Mr. Maddy remained employed with the Company through the applicable vesting dates. One (1) share of the Company’s common stock will be delivered to Mr. Maddy with respect to each such PRSU, subject to applicable withholding, by no later than March 15, 2027.

In connection with his retirement, Mr. Maddy received a retirement gift equal in value to approximately $35,375.

The foregoing is only a summary of the material terms of the Separation Agreement, does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Separation Agreement, which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026.

Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) The following exhibits are being filed herewith:


Exhibit No.						Description
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

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 on this ~~23rd~~7th day of ~~June~~July, 2026.

Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. By: /s/ ~~Roy~~Kirtan E.Parikh ~~Halyama~~ Name: ~~Roy~~Kirtan E.Parikh ~~Halyama~~ Title: Executive Vice President, CFO

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