# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001964333
**File Stem:** 0001964333-25-000227
**Filing Date:** 2025-7
**Character Count:** 28474
**Document Hash:** 846e74e9fc4071593e246fa000d06646
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001964333-25-000227.hdr.sgml**: 20250728

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001964333-25-000227

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 5

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250728

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250728

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250728

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001964333
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 920289417
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** VA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-288994
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251155497

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 S. FAIRFAX STREET
- **CITY:** ALEXANDRIA
- **STATE:** VA
- **ZIP:** 22314
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 703-549-6600

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 S. FAIRFAX STREET
- **CITY:** ALEXANDRIA
- **STATE:** VA
- **ZIP:** 22314

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28, 2025

<u>Registration No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

**FORM S-8**

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933**

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.**<br>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | **Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.**<br>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| <br>**Virginia**<br>(State or other jurisdiction of<br>incorporation or organization) | <br>**92-0289417**<br>(I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification No.) |
| <br>**100 S. Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA**<br>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | <br>**22314**<br>(Zip Code) |

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**Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan**

**Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan**

(Full title of the plan)

**Roy E. Halyama, Agent for Service**

**Chief Financial Officer**

**100 S. Fairfax Street**

**Alexandria, VA 22314**

(Name and address of agent for service)

**(703) 684-1655**

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

*Copies to:*

**Amy J. Tawney**

**Bowles Rice LLP**

**600 Quarrier Street**

**Charleston, West Virginia 25301**

**(304) 347-1123**

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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|:---|:---|
| Large accelerated filer ☐ | Accelerated filer ☒ |
| Non-accelerated filer ☐ | Smaller reporting company ☐ |
| | Emerging growth company ☒ |

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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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. ☐

-i-

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**EXPLANATORY NOTE**

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the purpose of registering an additional 2,547,956 shares of common stock, par value $0.50 (the "Common Stock"), of Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (the "Registrant"), 1,273,978 of which are issuable under the Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2023 SIP"), and 1,273,978 of which are issuable under the Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "2023 ESPP") pursuant to the provisions of the 2023 SIP and 2023 ESPP (collectively, the "Plans") that provide for annual automatic increases in the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plans and pursuant to the share counting provisions of the 2023 SIP upon the termination, expiration, cancellation or forfeiture of awards and the withholding of shares for tax obligations or in satisfaction of the exercise price payable upon exercise of awards.

Each of the 2023 SIP and the 2023 ESPP was approved by the Registrant's Board of Directors and shareholders. The 2023 SIP authorizes the issuance of any shares of Common Stock that underlie awards granted under the 2023 SIP and the Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended October 27, 2022 (the "2019 SIP") which (i) terminate, expire, or are cancelled or forfeited, (ii) are withheld in satisfaction of the exercise price of an option or a tax withholding obligation, or (iii) underlie stock appreciation rights which are not delivered upon exercise or settlement. The 2019 SIP terminated upon the adoption of the 2023 SIP with 144,025 Common Shares subject to outstanding awards thereunder.

This Registration Statement is being filed for the purpose of increasing the number of securities of the same class as other securities for which a Registration Statement on Form S-8 of the Registrant relating to the same employee benefit plans set forth herein are effective. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement incorporates by reference the contents of the registration statement on Form S-8 relating to the Plans filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on May 26, 2023 (File No. 333-272221) (the "Prior Registration Statement"), except that provisions in Part II of such Prior Registration Statement are modified as set forth herein.

**PART I — INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS**

Item 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Plan Information</u>.\*

Item 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information</u>.\*

\*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this registration statement as permitted by the rules of the Commission. The documents containing the information specified in Item 1 and 2 of Part I will be sent or given to participants in the 2023 SIP and the 2023 ESPP as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

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**PART II — INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT**

Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents have been filed with the Commission by the Registrant and are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement (excluding any portions of such documents that have been "furnished" but not "filed" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which is referred to herein as the "Exchange Act"):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the Commission on March 17, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001964333/000196433325000105/bhrb-20241231.htm)</u>;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as filed with the Commission on May 9, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1964333/000196433325000180/bhrb-20250331.htm)[;](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1964333/000196433325000180/bhrb-20250331.htm)</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act on <u>[January 24, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001964333/000196433325000014/bhrb-20250124.htm)</u>, <u>[January 29, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1964333/000196433325000043/bhrb-20250123.htm)</u>, <u>[January 30, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1964333/000196433325000048/bhrb-20250123.htm)</u>, <u>[March 6, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1964333/000196433325000074/bhrb-20250306.htm)</u>, <u>[March 19, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1964333/000196433325000122/bhrb-20250314.htm)</u>, <u>[April 21, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1964333/000196433325000132/bhrb-20250421.htm)</u>, <u>[April 25, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1964333/000196433325000146/bhrb-20250425.htm)</u>, <u>[May 23, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001964333/000196433325000185/bhrb-20250522.htm)</u>, and <u>[July](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1964333/000196433325000223/bhrb-20250724.htm)[2](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1964333/000196433325000223/bhrb-20250724.htm)[4](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1964333/000196433325000223/bhrb-20250724.htm)[,](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1964333/000196433325000223/bhrb-20250724.htm)[2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1964333/000196433325000223/bhrb-20250724.htm)</u>;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[The description of the Registrant's common stock, par value $0.50 per share (the](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1964333/000196433324000368/exhibit41-descriptionofthe.htm)["Common Stock") contained in Exhibit 4.2 to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Commission March 17, 2025, including any amendment thereto or report filed for the purpose of further updating such description](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1964333/000196433324000368/exhibit41-descriptionofthe.htm)[;](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1964333/000196433324000368/exhibit41-descriptionofthe.htm)</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement (excluding any documents or portions of such documents that are furnished and any exhibits included with such documents), and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the respective dates on which such documents are filed.

Any statement contained in this Registration Statement or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained or incorporated by reference herein or in any subsequently filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a party of this registration statement.

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**Item 8. EXHIBITS**

**Exhibit** 

**<u>No.</u> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>Description</u>**

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|:---|:---|
| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| 4.1\* | <u>[Articles of Incorporation Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. as amended](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1964333/000196433324000316/bhrb-compiledarticlesofinc.htm)</u> (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed August 13, 2024) |
| 4.2\* | <u>[Bylaws of Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. as amended](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1964333/000196433324000219/bhrb-ex341q202410xq.htm)</u> (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed May 10, 2024) |
| 4.3\* | <u>[Specimen certificate for the Common Stock of Registrant](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1964333/000162828023005393/exhibit41-form10.htm)</u> (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 10/A Registration Statement filed April 3, 2023) |
| 5.1# | <u>[Opinion of Bowles Rice LLP](exhibit51andexhibit232.htm)</u> |
| 23.1# | <u>[Consent of Crowe LLP](exhibit231.htm)</u> |
| 23.2# | <u>[Consent of Bowles Rice LLP](exhibit51andexhibit232.htm)</u> (included in legal opinion contained in Exhibit 5.1) |
| 24# | <u>[Powers of Attorney](#i3fbb465790ca45d7aee4e7b740032e87_7)</u> (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference) |
| 99.1\* | <u>[Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1964333/000196433323000133/burkeherbertfinancialservi.htm)</u> (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's Form S-8 filed on May 26, 2023) |
| 99.2\* | <u>[Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1964333/000196433323000133/burkeherbertfinancialservia.htm)</u> (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Registrant's Form S-8 filed on May 26, 2023)  |
| 107.1# | <u>[Filing Fee Table](bhrb-formsx8july2025xex107.htm)</u> (filed herewith) |

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__________________&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

\*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Previously filed

#&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Filed herewith

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**SIGNATURES**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Alexandria, Commonwealth of Virginia, on this 28th day of July 2025.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.** | **Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.** |
| By: | /s/ Roy E. Halyama |
| Name: | Roy E. Halyama |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |

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**POWERS OF ATTORNEY**

**AND**

**SIGNATURES**

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints David Boyle, Roy E. Halyama, Patrick Huffman, Kirtan Parikh, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each of whom may act alone, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to this registration statement, including post-effective amendments to this registration statement, registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act, and any related registration statements necessary to register additional securities, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents and in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all his or her said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the date indicated.

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Signature** | **Title** | **Date** |
| /s/ David P. Boyle | Chair, Chief Executive Officer and Director | July 28, 2025 |
| David P. Boyle | (Principal Executive Officer) |  |
| /s/ Roy E. Halyama | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | July 28, 2025 |
| Roy E. Halyama | (Principal Financial Officer) |  |
| /s/ Patrick K. Huffman | Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | July 28, 2025 |
| Patrick K. Huffman | (Principal Accounting Officer) |  |
| /s/ H. Charles Maddy, III | President and Director | July 28, 2025 |
| H. Charles Maddy, III |  |  |
| /s/ Mark Anderson | Director | July 28, 2025 |
| Mark Anderson |  |  |
| /s/ Julian F. Barnwell, Jr. | Director | July 28, 2025 |
| Julian F. Barnwell, Jr. |  |  |
| /s/ Oscar M. Bean | Director | July 28, 2025 |
| Oscar M. Bean |  |  |

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|:---|:---|:---|
| /s/ Katherine D. Bonnafé | Director | July 28, 2025 |
| Katherine D. Bonnafé |  |  |
| /s/ James M. Burke | Director | July 28, 2025 |
| James M. Burke |  |  |
| /s/ James P. Geary, II | Director | July 28, 2025 |
| James P. Geary, II |  |  |
| /s/ Georgette R. George | Director | July 28, 2025 |
| Georgette R. George |  |  |
| /s/ Gary L. Hinkle | Director | July 28, 2025 |
| Gary L. Hinkle |  |  |
| /s/ S. Laing Hinson | Director | July 28, 2025 |
| S. Laing Hinson |  |  |
| /s/ Shawn P. McLaughlin | Director | July 28, 2025 |
| Shawn P. McLaughlin |  |  |
| /s/ Charles S. Piccirillo | Director | July 28, 2025 |
| Charles S. Piccirillo |  |  |
| /s/ Jose D. Riojas | Director | July 28, 2025 |
| Jose D. Riojas |  |  |
| /s/ Jill S. Upson | Director | July 28, 2025 |
| Jill S. Upson |  |  |

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## Ex-Filing

**Exhibit 107**

**Calculation of Filing Fee Tables**

**Form S-8**

(Form Type)

**Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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| **Table 1-Newly Registered Securities** | **Table 1-Newly Registered Securities** | **Table 1-Newly Registered Securities** | **Table 1-Newly Registered Securities** | **Table 1-Newly Registered Securities** | **Table 1-Newly Registered Securities** | **Table 1-Newly Registered Securities** | **Table 1-Newly Registered Securities** | **Table 1-Newly Registered Securities** |
| **Plan** | **Security Type** | **Security Class <br>Title** | **Fee Calculation <br>Rule or Instruction** | **Amount<br>Registered**<sup>(1)</sup> | **Proposed Maximum <br>Offering Price <br>Per Share** <sup>(2)</sup> | **Maximum Aggregate <br>Offering Price** <sup>(2)</sup> | **Fee Rate** | **Amount of <br>Registration Fee** <sup>(3)</sup> |
| **Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan** | Equity | Common Stock, $0.50 par value  | Rule 457(c) and (h) | 1273978 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$64.48 | $82146101.44 | 0.0001531 | $12576.57 |
| **Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan** | Equity | Common Stock, $0.50 par value | Rule 457(c) and (h) | 1273978 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$64.48 | $82146101.44 | 0.0001531 | $12576.57 |
|  | **Total Offering Amounts** | **Total Offering Amounts** | **Total Offering Amounts** | **Total Offering Amounts** |  | $164292202.88 |  | $25153.14 |
|  | **Total Fees Previously Paid** | **Total Fees Previously Paid** | **Total Fees Previously Paid** | **Total Fees Previously Paid** |  |  |  | $— |
|  | **Total Fee Offsets** | **Total Fee Offsets** | **Total Fee Offsets** | **Total Fee Offsets** |  |  |  | $— |
|  | **Net Fee Due** | **Net Fee Due** | **Net Fee Due** | **Net Fee Due** |  |  |  | $25153.14 |

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1)This Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers an aggregate of 2,547,956 shares of common stock, par value $0.50 ("Common Stock"), of Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (the "Registrant") that are available for issuance pursuant to the Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan and 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (collectively, the "Plans"). Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement shall be deemed to cover an indeterminate number of additional shares that may become issuable by reason of any merger in which the shares are changed or exchanged, stock dividend, stock split, or combination of the shares, or other similar transaction which in the judgment of the Compensation Committee the Registrant necessitates an adjustment to prevent dilution of the benefits or potential benefits to be made available under the Plans.

2)The proposed maximum offering price per share is the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock of the Registrant as reported on NASDAQ Capital Market on July 22, 2025, of $65.09 and $63.86. The proposed maximum aggregate offering price was determined by multiplying the maximum number of shares (2,547,956) that may be granted for the securities being registered by the average offering price of $64.48.

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3)Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rules 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act, the registration is based on the average of the high and low prices of the common stock of the Registrant as reported on NASDAQ Capital Market on July 22, 2025, and computed based on the maximum number of shares (2,547,956) that may be granted for the securities being registered.

## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1 and Exhibit 23.2**

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|:---|:---|
| ![image_1.jpg](image_1.jpg) | 101 South Queen Street<br>Martinsburg, WV 25401<br>125 Granville Square, Suite 400<br>Morgantown, WV 26501<br>501 Avery Street<br>Parkersburg, WV 26101<br>1217 Chapline Street<br>Wheeling, WV 26003<br>Southpointe Town Center<br>1800 Main Street, Suite 200<br>Canonsburg, PA 15317<br>480 West Jubal Early Drive, Suite 130<br>Winchester, VA 22601 |
| **&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Attorneys at Law** | 101 South Queen Street<br>Martinsburg, WV 25401<br>125 Granville Square, Suite 400<br>Morgantown, WV 26501<br>501 Avery Street<br>Parkersburg, WV 26101<br>1217 Chapline Street<br>Wheeling, WV 26003<br>Southpointe Town Center<br>1800 Main Street, Suite 200<br>Canonsburg, PA 15317<br>480 West Jubal Early Drive, Suite 130<br>Winchester, VA 22601 |
|  | 101 South Queen Street<br>Martinsburg, WV 25401<br>125 Granville Square, Suite 400<br>Morgantown, WV 26501<br>501 Avery Street<br>Parkersburg, WV 26101<br>1217 Chapline Street<br>Wheeling, WV 26003<br>Southpointe Town Center<br>1800 Main Street, Suite 200<br>Canonsburg, PA 15317<br>480 West Jubal Early Drive, Suite 130<br>Winchester, VA 22601 |
| **600 Quarrier Street, Charleston, WV 25301 P.O. Box 1386, Charleston, WV 25325-1386**<br>**(304) 347-1100** | 101 South Queen Street<br>Martinsburg, WV 25401<br>125 Granville Square, Suite 400<br>Morgantown, WV 26501<br>501 Avery Street<br>Parkersburg, WV 26101<br>1217 Chapline Street<br>Wheeling, WV 26003<br>Southpointe Town Center<br>1800 Main Street, Suite 200<br>Canonsburg, PA 15317<br>480 West Jubal Early Drive, Suite 130<br>Winchester, VA 22601 |
|  | 101 South Queen Street<br>Martinsburg, WV 25401<br>125 Granville Square, Suite 400<br>Morgantown, WV 26501<br>501 Avery Street<br>Parkersburg, WV 26101<br>1217 Chapline Street<br>Wheeling, WV 26003<br>Southpointe Town Center<br>1800 Main Street, Suite 200<br>Canonsburg, PA 15317<br>480 West Jubal Early Drive, Suite 130<br>Winchester, VA 22601 |
| **T (304) 347-1100**<br>**F (304) 343-3058** | 101 South Queen Street<br>Martinsburg, WV 25401<br>125 Granville Square, Suite 400<br>Morgantown, WV 26501<br>501 Avery Street<br>Parkersburg, WV 26101<br>1217 Chapline Street<br>Wheeling, WV 26003<br>Southpointe Town Center<br>1800 Main Street, Suite 200<br>Canonsburg, PA 15317<br>480 West Jubal Early Drive, Suite 130<br>Winchester, VA 22601 |

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**www.bowlesrice.com**

July 28, 2025

Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.100 S. Fairfax StreetAlexandria, Virginia 22314

Re:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Form S-8 Registration Statement</u>

Ladies and Gentlemen:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This opinion is rendered in connection with the Form S-8 Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") filed by Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (the "Registrant") with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), with respect to the registration of 2,547,956 shares of common stock of Registrant, $0.50 par value ("Shares") 1,273,978 of which are issuable under the Registrant's 2023 Stock Incentive Plan, and 1,273,978 of which are issuable under the Registrant's 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (collectively, the "Plans"), all as set forth in the Registration Statement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have examined the originals, certified copies or copies otherwise identified to our satisfaction as being true copies of the Plans and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for purposes of this opinion.

Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly and validly authorized and reserved for issuance, and that the Shares, when issued under the terms of the Plans (assuming in each case that the individual issuances, grants or awards under the Plans are duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and duly issued, granted or awarded and exercised in accordance with the requirements of law and the Plans), will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

The foregoing opinions are limited to the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia as currently in effect, and no opinion is expressed with respect to such laws as subsequently amended, or any other laws, or any effect that such amended or other laws may have on the opinions expressed herein. The foregoing opinions are limited to matters stated herein, and no opinion is implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated herein. The foregoing opinions are given as of the date hereof and based solely on our understanding of facts in existence as of such

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date after the aforementioned examination, and we undertake no obligation to advise you of any changes in applicable laws after the date hereof or of any facts that might change the opinions expressed herein that we may become aware of after the date hereof.

This opinion is for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Securities Act. We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

Very truly yours,

<u>/s/ Bowles Rice LLP</u>

Bowles Rice LLP

## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1**

**Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. of our report dated March 17, 2025, relating to the consolidated financial statements appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. for the year ended December 31, 2024.

/s/ Crowe LLP

Washington, D.C.

July 28, 2025

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