# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001964333
**File Stem:** 0001964333-26-000031
**Filing Date:** 2026-4
**Character Count:** 10761
**Document Hash:** d4c94ea3b9b424c027f76bc4b388699b
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001964333-26-000031.hdr.sgml**: 20260413

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001964333-26-000031

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260413

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260413

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260413

**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:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-41633
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26856542

**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

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**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**

**April 13, 2026**

**Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)**

**___________________________________**

**Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

**___________________________________**

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Virginia**<br>**(State or other jurisdiction of** <br>**incorporation or organization)** | **001-41633**<br>**(Commission File Number)** | **92-0289417**<br>**(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)** |
| **100 S. Fairfax Street**<br>**Alexandria, VA 22314** | **100 S. Fairfax Street**<br>**Alexandria, VA 22314** | **100 S. Fairfax Street**<br>**Alexandria, VA 22314** |
| **(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)** | **(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)** | **(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)** |
| **(703) 666-3555** | **(703) 666-3555** | **(703) 666-3555** |
| **(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)** | **(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)** | **(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))**

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:** | **Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:** | **Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:** |
| **<u>Title of each class</u>** | **<u>Trading Symbol</u>** | **<u>Name of each exchange on which registered</u>** |
| **Common stock, par value $0.50** | **BHRB** | **The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC** |

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**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. ☐**

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**Item 8.01 - Other Events**

On April 13, 2026, Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. ("Burke & Herbert") announced its receipt of all required regulatory approvals or waivers necessary to complete the previously announced merger of LINKBANCORP, Inc. ("LINK") with and into Burke & Herbert. The merger is expected to close on May 1, 2026, pending satisfaction of customary closing conditions. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

**Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits**

(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired. None.

(b) Pro forma financial information. None.

(c) Shell company transactions. None.

(d) The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

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| <u>Exhibit No.</u> | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Description</u> |
| 99.1 | <u>[Joint Press Release, dated April 13, 2026](exhibit991-jointpressrelea.htm)</u> |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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**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 13th day of April, 2026.

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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, CFO |

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## Exhibit 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

![bhb_linkxjointxcorpxmark-02.jpg](bhb_linkxjointxcorpxmark-02.jpg)

**Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. and LINKBANCORP, Inc. Announce Receipt of Regulatory Approvals and Closing Date for Merger**

April 13, 2026 ALEXANDRIA, Va. and CAMP HILL, PA., /Globe Newswire/ -- Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. ("Burke & Herbert") (Nasdaq: BHRB) and LINKBANCORP, Inc. ("LINK") (Nasdaq: LNKB) today announced receipt of all required regulatory approvals or waivers necessary to complete the previously announced merger pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 18, 2025, by and between Burke & Herbert and LINK. The merger is expected to close on May 1, 2026, pending satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

**About Burke & Herbert**

Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. is the financial holding company for Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company. Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company is the oldest continuously operating bank under its original name headquartered in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. With over 75 branches across Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company offers a full range of business and personal financial solutions designed to meet customers' banking, borrowing, and investment needs. Learn more at investor.burkeandherbertbank.com.

**About LINK**

LINKBANCORP, Inc. was formed in 2018 with a mission to positively impact lives through community banking. Its subsidiary bank, LINKBANK, is a Pennsylvania state-chartered bank serving individuals, families, nonprofits and business clients throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia through 24 client solutions centers. LINKBANCORP, Inc. common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "LNKB".

**Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements**

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including with respect to (or based on) the beliefs, goals, intentions, and expectations of Burke & Herbert and LINK regarding the proposed transaction; and the expected timing of completion of the proposed transaction; and other statements that are not historical facts. Forward–looking statements are typically identified by such words as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "outlook," "estimate," "forecast," "project," "will," "should," and other similar words and expressions, and are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, those relating to the terms, timing and closing of the proposed transaction. Additionally, forward–looking statements speak only as of the date they are made; Burke & Herbert and LINK do not assume any duty, and do not undertake, to update such forward–looking statements, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Furthermore, because forward–looking statements are subject to assumptions and uncertainties, actual results or future events could differ, possibly materially, from those indicated in or implied by such forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, many of which are beyond the control of Burke & Herbert and LINK. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the management of Burke & Herbert and LINK and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties outside of the control of the parties. Caution should be exercised against placing undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include the following: the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the right of one or both of the parties to terminate the definitive merger agreement between Burke & Herbert and LINK; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Burke & Herbert or LINK; the possibility that the proposed transaction will not close when expected or at all because required conditions to the closing are not satisfied on a timely basis or at all; the ability of Burke & Herbert and LINK to meet expectations regarding the timing,

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completion and accounting and tax treatments of the proposed transaction; the risk that any announcements relating to the proposed transaction could have adverse effects on the market price of the common stock of either or both parties to the proposed transaction; and the other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of each of Burke & Herbert's and LINK's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and other reports Burke & Herbert and LINK file with the SEC.

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