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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 18, 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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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:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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.
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 5.07 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of shareholders on June 18, 2026. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders considered and voted on the following four proposals, each of which is described in greater detail in the Proxy Statement mailed to shareholders on or about April 30, 2026: (1) to elect fourteen (14) directors to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of shareholders; (ii) to ratify the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; (iii) to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers; and (iv) to approve a non-binding advisory proposal on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. At the close of business on April 10, 2026, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 15,046,137 shares of the Company’s voting common stock outstanding. At the meeting there were 11,508,176 shares of the Company’s voting common stock represented in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The shareholders elected each of the fourteen (14) persons listed below under Proposal 1 to serve as directors of the Company until the 2027 Annual Meeting of shareholders, ratified the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, and approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. A plurality of the shareholders voted for the one-year option with respect to the frequency of future advisory shareholder votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
The voting results from the Annual Meeting as to the proposals presented to the shareholders were as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors.
Common Stock
Director
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non Votes
Mark G. Anderson
8,856,538
42,572
12,070
2,596,996
Julian F. Barnwell, Jr.
8,834,663
63,541
12,976
2,596,996
Katherine D. Bonnafé
8,823,567
74,227
13,386
2,596,996
David P. Boyle
8,797,624
100,788
12,768
2,596,996
James M. Burke
8,866,672
33,052
11,456
2,596,996
James P. Geary, II
7,430,854
1,466,164
14,162
2,596,996
Georgette R. George
8,599,011
301,223
10,946
2,596,996
S. Laing Hinson
8,817,673
80,783
12,724
2,596,996
Shawn P. McLaughlin
8,848,237
49,484
13,459
2,596,996
Charles S. Piccirillo
8,839,309
60,925
10,946
2,596,996
Diane Poillon
8,860,980
38,048
12,152
2,596,996
Jose D. Riojas
8,839,140
57,963
14,077
2,596,996
Kristen Snyder
8,861,531
37,472
12,177
2,596,996
David H. Wilson, Sr.
8,886,943
12,582
11,655
2,596,996
Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
Common Stock
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non Votes
11,440,762
47,736
19,678
Proposal 3: Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.
Common Stock
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non Votes
8,641,259
215,477
54,444
2,596,996



Proposal 4: Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.
Common Stock
Votes For 1 Year
Votes For 2 Year
Votes For 3 Year
Votes Abstained
Broker Non Votes
4,821,756
73,754
3,934,086
81,584
2,596,996
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 18th day of June, 2026.



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