# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001228454
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-258583
**Filing Date:** 2026-6
**Character Count:** 41387
**Document Hash:** 6578f23f123baec811a8afca3033e563
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-258583.hdr.sgml**: 20260622

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-258583

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 15

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260605

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260605

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260605

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** BCB BANCORP INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001228454
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 260065262
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NJ
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-296524
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261067217

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 104-110 AVENUE C
- **CITY:** BAYONNE
- **STATE:** NJ
- **ZIP:** 07002
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (201) 823-0700

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 104-110 AVENUE C
- **CITY:** BAYONNE
- **STATE:** NJ
- **ZIP:** 07002

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2026** 

**Registration No. 333-** 

**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549** 

**FORM S-8** 

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

***UNDER***

***THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933***

## BCB BANCORP, INC.
**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)** 

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|:---|:---|
| **New Jersey** | **26-0065262** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction of<br>incorporation or organization)** | **(I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification Number)** |

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**104-110 Avenue C** 

**Bayonne, New Jersey 07002** 

**(Address and zip code of Principal Executive Offices)** 

**BCB Bancorp, Inc. Inducement Award for Restricted Stock** 

**(Full title of the plan)** 

**Ryan Blake** 

**Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer** 

**BCB Bancorp, Inc.** 

**591-595 Avenue C** 

**Bayonne, New Jersey 07002** 

**(Name and Address of agent for service)** 

**(201) 823-0700** 

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

***Copies to:***

**Edward Hogan, Esq.** 

**Stevens & Lee, P.C.** 

**1500 Market Street,** 

**18<sup>th</sup> Floor** 

**Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102** 

**(609) 243-6434** 

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 definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

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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. ☐

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PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

Item 1. Plan Information.

Information required by Item 1 to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 adopted under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.

Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.

Information required by Item 2 to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 adopted under the Securities Act and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

In this Registration Statement, "we," "us," "our" and "the Company" refer to BCB Bancorp, Inc.

The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and made a part hereof; provided, however, that we are not incorporating any information that is deemed "furnished" in accordance with the SEC's rules, including, but not limited to, information under Items 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K including related exhibits:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) our Annual Report on [Form 10-K](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1228454/000122845426000004/bcbp-20251231x10k.htm) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on March 9, 2026;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) our Quarterly Report on [Form 10-Q](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1228454/000122845426000006/bcbp-20260331x10q.htm) for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026, filed with the SEC on May 1, 2026;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on [January 7, 2026](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1228454/000119312526006261/d59053d8k.htm) , [January 16, 2026](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1228454/000119312526014695/d69266d8k.htm) , [January 30, 2026](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1228454/000119312526031836/d68934d8k.htm) ; [February 24, 2026](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1228454/000119312526066971/d240963d8k.htm) ; [April 22, 2026](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1228454/000119312526168550/d850963d8k.htm) ; [April 28, 2026](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1228454/000119312526187744/d139304d8k.htm) , [May 21, 2026](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1228454/000119312526233580/d133099d8k.htm) , [June 1, 2026](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1228454/000119312526249767/d78402d8k.htm) and [June 3, 2026](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1228454/000119312526255236/d159329d8k.htm) ; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) the description of our common stock contained in [Exhibit 4.3](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1228454/000122845420000004/bcbp-20191231xex4_3.htm) of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on March 11, 2020.

All other documents filed by us after the date of this Registration Statement under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and part of this Registration Statement from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or 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 part of this Registration Statement.

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All information appearing in this Registration Statement is qualified in its entirety by the detailed information, including financial statements, appearing in the documents incorporated herein or therein by reference.

Item 4. Description of Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.

None.

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Section 14A:3-5 of the New Jersey Business Corporation Act establishes provisions that a corporation may (and, unless otherwise provided in the corporation's certificate of incorporation, if the party to be indemnified is successful on the merits or otherwise, must) indemnify any current or former director or officer made party to any threatened, pending or completed civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding by reason of service in the capacity of a director or officer, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses incurred in connection with such proceeding, so long as he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation's best interests (and if a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful). The statute also provides for indemnification of directors and officers by court order.

Article VI of our certificate of incorporation provides that a director or officer of the Company shall not be personally liable to the Company or its shareholders for damages for breach of any duty owed to the Company or its shareholders, except for any breach of duty based upon an act or omission (i) in breach of such person's duty of loyalty to the Company or its shareholders, (ii) not in good faith or involving a knowing violation of law, or (iii) resulting in receipt by such person of an improper personal benefit. If the New Jersey Business Corporation Act is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or officers, then the liability of a director or officer or both of the Company shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the New Jersey Business Corporation Act as so amended. Any amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation, or change in law which authorizes the foregoing shall not adversely affect any then existing right or protection of a director or officer of the Company.

Article VII of our certificate of incorporation sets forth circumstances under which our directors, officers, employees and agents may be insured or indemnified against liability which they incur in their capacities as such. It provides that we shall indemnify our officers, directors, employees and agents and former officers, directors, employees and agents, and any other persons serving at our request as an officer, director, employee or agent of another corporation, association, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement) incurred in connection with any pending or threatened action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, with respect to which such officer, director, employee, agent or other person is party, or is threatened to be made a party, to the full extent permitted by the New Jersey Business Corporation Act. The indemnification provided herein (i) shall not be deemed exclusive of any other right to which any person seeking indemnification may be entitled under any by-law,

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agreement, or vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in any other capacity, and (ii) shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and the administrators of any such person. We shall have the power, but shall not be obligated, to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person or persons enumerated above against any liability asserted against or incurred by them or any of them arising out of their status as corporate directors, officers, employees, or agents whether or not we would have the power to indemnify them against such liability under the provisions of this article.

We shall, from time to time, reimburse or advance to any person referred to in Article VII of our certificate of incorporation the funds necessary for payment of expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding referred to in this article, upon receipt of a written undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay such amount(s) if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the director or officer establishes that the director's or officer's acts or omissions (i) constitute a breach of the director's or officer's duty of loyalty to us or our shareholders, (ii) were not in good faith, (iii) involved a knowing violation of law, (iv) resulted in the director or officer receiving an improper personal benefit, or (v) were otherwise of such a character that New Jersey law would require that such amount(s) be repaid.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Exhibits

Exhibits:

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|:---|:---|
| Number | Description |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1 | [Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 7, 2025).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1228454/000122845425000003/bcbp-20241231xex3_1.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2 | [Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2025).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1228454/000119312525035152/d926010dex31.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3 | [Specimen Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Form 8-K-12g3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2003)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1228454/000094337403000158/form8-k2003.txt) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4 | [Description of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2020)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1228454/000122845420000004/bcbp-20191231xex4_3.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1 | [Opinion and consent of Stevens & Lee, P.C.](d103823dex51.htm) |
| 10.1 | [BCB Bancorp, Inc. Restricted Stock Inducement Award Agreement from the Company to Thomas M. O'Brien dated June 5, 2026.](d103823dex101.htm) |
| 23.1 | [Consent of Wolf & Company, P.C.](d103823dex231.htm) |
| 23.2 | [Consent of Stevens & Lee, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1).](d103823dex51.htm) |
| 24.1 | [Powers of Attorney of Directors and Officers (included on signature page).](#tx103823_sig) |
| 107.1 | [Filing Fee Table](d103823dexfilingfees.htm) |

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Item 9. Undertakings

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES

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 Bayonne, State of New Jersey, on June 5, 2026.

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| **BCB BANCORP, INC.** | **BCB BANCORP, INC.** |
| By: | /s/ Ryan Blake |
|  | Ryan Blake |
|  | Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Secretary |

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Ryan Blake, Jawad Chaudhry and Edward Hogan, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, severally, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange 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 might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or their or his 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 and the foregoing Power of Attorney have been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date(s) indicated.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Name** | **Capacities** | **Date** |
| /s/ Thomas M. O'Brien<br> Thomas M. O'Brien | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director<br>(Principal Executive Officer) | June 5, 2026 |
| /s/ Jawad Chaudhry<br> Jawad Chaudhry | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<br>(Principal Financial Officer) | June 5, 2026 |
| /s/ Karen Duran<br> Karen Duran | Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer<br>(Principal Accounting Officer) | June 5, 2026 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Mark D. Hogan | Chairman of the Board |  |
| /s/ Ryan Blake<br> Ryan Blake | Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Secretary and Director | June 5, 2026 |
| /s/ Tara L. French<br> Tara L. French | Vice Chair of the Board | June 5, 2026 |
| /s/ Judith Q. Bielan<br> Judith Q. Bielan | Director | June 5, 2026 |
| /s/ Gerald Werdann<br> Gerald Werdann | Director | June 5, 2026 |
| /s/ Joseph Lyga<br> Joseph Lyga | Director | June 5, 2026 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> James Rizzo | Director |  |
| /s/ Michael J. Widmer<br> Michael J. Widmer | Director | June 5, 2026 |
| /s/ Vincent DiDomenico<br> Vincent DiDomenico, Jr. | Director | June 5, 2026 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> John Pulomena | Director |  |

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## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1**![LOGO](g103823g0603203857942.jpg)

1500 Market Street, 18<sup>th</sup> Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19102

(609) 243-9111

www.stevenslee.com

June 5, 2026

Board of Directors

BCB Bancorp, Inc.

104-110 Avenue C

Bayonne, New Jersey 07002

Re: Form S-8 Registration Statement

BCB Bancorp, Inc. Inducement Award for Restricted Stock

Ladies and Gentlemen:

BCB Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") has agreed to grant to Thomas M. O'Brien (the "Executive") an Inducement Award for Restricted Stock (the "Award") consisting of 709,220 shares of the common stock, no par value, of the Company (the "Restricted Stock"). Twenty percent of the shares of Restricted Stock will vest on December 31 of each year through December 31, 2030, subject to Mr. O'Brien's continued service with the Company through each such vesting date, except that in certain specified circumstances the Restricted Stock will vest in full. The Company has agreed to register the shares of Restricted Stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by filing a Registration Statement on Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the shares. As counsel to the Company, we have reviewed:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the certificate of incorporation of the Company, as amended;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the bylaws of the Company, as amended;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the Award;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the Registration Statement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the resolutions adopted by the board of directors of the Company relating to the approval of the Award and the Registration Statement; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) a corporate subsistence certificate with respect to the Company issued by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services.

In connection with delivering this opinion letter, we have relied as to matters of material fact upon the representations of members of the Company's management. We have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies, the authenticity of

PENNSYLVANIA \| NEW JERSEY \| DELAWARE \| NEW YORK \| RHODE ISLAND \| FLORIDA

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

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![LOGO](g103823g0603203857942.jpg)

June 5, 2026

the originals of such copies, and that the Registration Statement has been declared effective pursuant to the Securities Act. In connection with this letter, we have concerned ourselves solely with the application of the New Jersey Business Corporation Act, and no opinion is expressed herein concerning the possible effects of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

Based upon our review of the foregoing, it is our opinion that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) the Company has been incorporated under the laws of the State of New Jersey and is subsisting under the laws of such state; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) the shares of Restricted Stock issuable pursuant to the Award, when issued under the terms set forth in the Award, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.

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|  Very truly yours, |
|  /s/ STEVENS & LEE |

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## Exhibit 10.1

**Exhibit 10.1** 

**INDUCEMENT AWARD FOR RESTRICTED STOCK** 

Granted by

**BCB BANCORP, INC.** 

**RESTRICTED STOCK INDUCEMENT AWARD AGREEMENT** 

BCB Bancorp, Inc. (the "**Company**") hereby grants to Thomas O'Brien (the "**Grantee**") this inducement award for restricted stock (the "**Restricted Stock Award**"). The Grantee hereby accepts this Restricted Stock Award, subject to all the terms and provisions of this Restricted Stock Award Agreement (the "**Agreement**"), and agrees that all decisions under and interpretations of this Agreement by the Company's Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company ("**Committee**") will be final, binding and conclusive upon the Grantee and the Grantee's heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns. Except where the context otherwise requires, the term "Company" will include the parent and all present and future subsidiaries of the Company as defined in Section 424(e) and 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (the "**Code**"). Any reference to the "Bank" herein shall refer to BCB Community Bank and any reference to "Employer" shall mean either or both the Company and the Bank.

1. **Name of Grantee:** Thomas M. O'Brien

2. **Date of Grant:** June 5, 2026

3. **Total number of shares of Company common stock, no par value per share, covered by the Restricted Stock Award.** 

709,220 (subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 10 hereof).

4. **Vesting Schedule.** Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this Restricted Stock Award first
becomes earned in accordance with the vesting schedule specified herein.

The Restricted Stock granted under this Agreement shall vest in accordance with the following schedule: twenty percent (20%) of the shares of Restricted Stock will vest on each of December 31, 2026, December 31, 2027, December 31, 2028, December 31, 2029 and December 31, 2030; in each case, subject to the Grantee's continued service with the Employer (whether as an employee, consultant or member of the board of directors of the Company or the Bank), subject to accelerated vesting under Section 9 and 11 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent vesting would vest in a fractional share of Restricted Stock vesting, the number of shares of Restricted Stock vesting should be rounded to the nearest share (with ".5" of a share rounded up).

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5. **Non-Plan Grant: Incorporation of Terms of Plan.** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1 This Restricted Stock Award is made and granted as a stand-alone award, separate and apart from, and outside
of, the BCB Bancorp, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the "**Plan** "), and shall not constitute an award granted under or pursuant to the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms, conditions and definitions set forth in the Plan
shall apply to the Restricted Stock Award as though the Restricted Stock Award had been granted under the Plan and the Restricted Stock Award shall be subject to such terms, conditions and definitions, which are hereby incorporated into this
Agreement by reference. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, this Restricted Stock Award is granted
either by a majority of the Company's independent directors or by the independent compensation committee of the Company's board of directors within the meaning of NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(a)(2).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.2 <u>Employment Inducement Grant</u>. This Restricted Stock Award is intended to constitute an "employment
inducement grant" under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), and consequently is intended to be exempt from the NASDAQ rules regarding stockholder approval of equity compensation plans. This Agreement and the terms and conditions of this Restricted
Stock Award shall be interpreted in accordance with and consistent with such exemption.

6. **Grant of Restricted Stock Award.** 

The Restricted Stock Award will be in the form of issued and outstanding shares of Stock that will be either registered in the name of the Grantee and held by the Company, together with a stock power executed by the Grantee in favor of the Company, pending the vesting or forfeiture of the Restricted Stock, or registered in the name of, and delivered to, the Grantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may in its sole discretion, issue Restricted Stock in any other format (e.g., electronically) in order to facilitate the paperless transfer of such Awards.

If certificated, the certificates evidencing the Restricted Stock Award will bear a legend restricting the transferability of the Restricted Stock. The Restricted Stock awarded to the Grantee will not be sold, encumbered hypothecated or otherwise transferred except in accordance with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement.

7. **Terms and Conditions.** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.1 <u>Voting</u>. The Grantee will have the right to vote the shares of Restricted Stock awarded and shall have voting rights related to the unvested, non-forfeited Restricted Stock, and such voting rights shall be exercised by the Grantee in his discretion on matters which require stockholder vote.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.2 <u>Dividends</u>. No cash dividends or distributions declared with respect to shares of Restricted Stock awarded shall be paid to the Grantee unless and until the Grantee vests in such underlying Restricted Stock Award. Upon the vesting of a Restricted Stock Award, any cash dividends or distributions declared but not paid during the vesting period with respect to such Restricted Stock Award shall be paid to the Grantee within thirty (30) days following the vesting date. Any stock dividends declared on shares of Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Award shall be subject to the same restrictions and shall vest at the same time as the shares of Restricted Stock from which said dividends were derived. All unvested dividends shall be forfeited by the Grantees to the extent their underlying Restricted Stock Awards are forfeited.

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8. **Delivery of Shares.** 

Delivery of shares of Stock under this Restricted Stock Award will comply with all applicable laws (including, the requirements of the Securities Act), and the applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity.

9. **Change in Control.** 

Upon a "Change of Control" (as defined in Section 3(e) of the Employment Agreement by and among the Company, Bank and Grantee, effective as of June 1, 2026 (the "**CEO Employment Agreement**")), if a Purchaser (as defined in Section 3(e) of the CEO Employment Agreement) or its applicable affiliate does not either assume the Restricted Stock and continue its vesting in accordance with its terms and the terms of this Agreement or exchange the Restricted Stock for restricted stock of the Purchaser or its applicable affiliate with substantially the same terms, including remaining vesting schedule, as the Restricted Stock, then the unvested portion of the Restricted Stock will vest immediately in full. If, upon or following (A) a "Change of Control" (as defined in Section 3(e) of the CEO Employment Agreement), or (B) (I) the signing of a definitive agreement for a transaction which, if consummated, would result in a Change of Control, or (II) the public announcement of an event which would result in a Change of Control or (III) the commencement of negotiations that would result in a Change of Control as evidenced by an executed letter of intent which negotiations have not been terminated at the time of the termination of Grantee's employment (any of the events in (A) or (B)(I), B(II), or (B)(III), a "**Vesting Acceleration Event**"), the Company or the Bank or any successor terminates Grantee's employment without Cause (as defined in Section 4(b) of the CEO Employment Agreement) or Grantee resigns for Good Reason (as defined in Section 4(e) of the CEO Employment Agreement), the unvested portion of the Restricted Stock will vest immediately in full upon Grantee's termination of employment.

10. **Adjustment Provisions.** 

This Restricted Stock Award, including the number of shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award, will be adjusted upon the occurrence of the events specified in, and in accordance with the provisions of, Section 3.4 of the Plan.

11. **Effect of Termination of Service on Restricted Stock Award.** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11.1 This Restricted Stock Award will vest as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) **Death.** In the event of: (i) Grantee's death during the Employment Period (as defined in
Section 2 of the CEO Employment Agreement), any unvested Restricted Stock will be forfeited, and (ii) if the Grantee's death occurs after the Employment Period and while the Grantee is serving as a director of the Company or Bank,
any unvested Restricted Stock will vest immediately.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) **Disability.** In the event of: (i) Grantee's Disability (as defined in Section 4(d) of the
CEO Employment Agreement) during the Employment Period, any unvested Restricted Stock will be forfeited, and (ii) if the Grantee's Disability occurs after the Employment Period and while the Grantee is serving as a director of the Company
or Bank, any unvested Restricted Stock will vest immediately.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) **Termination for Cause.** If the Grantee's Service has been terminated for Cause (under the terms of
Section 4(a) of the Employment Agreement), any Restricted Stock Award that has not vested as of the date of Termination of Service shall expire and be forfeited.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) **Accelerated Vesting.** Unless the Grantee's employment has previously been terminated by the Company
and the Bank during the Employment Period, if the Bank or any successor does not continue to appoint Grantee as a member of the board of directors of the Company or the Bank or any successor for the two year period following the third anniversary of
the Effective Date (as defined in the first paragraph of the CEO Employment Agreement) or takes action to remove Grantee as a member of the board of directors of the Company or the Bank or any successor during such period, the unvested portion of
the Restricted Stock will vest immediately in full upon such a failure to so appoint, or action taken to remove, Grantee. For purposes of clarity, if the shareholders of the Company do not elect Grantee as a member of the board of directors of the
Company, the unvested portion of the Restricted Stock will not be entitled to accelerated vesting.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) **Other Termination.** Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if, prior to a Vesting
Acceleration Event, the Company or the Bank terminates Grantee's employment without Cause (as defined in Section 4(b) of the CEO Employment Agreement) or the Grantee resigns for Good Reason (as defined in Section 4(e) of the CEO
Employment Agreement), then a percentage of the Restricted Stock which would otherwise vest during the calendar year in which his employment terminates will vest immediately, with such percentage being equal to the number of days during which the
Grantee was employed during such calendar year divided by 365, and all remaining unvested Restricted Stock will be forfeited as of the date of termination.

12. **Miscellaneous**.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12.1 No Restricted Stock Award will confer upon the Grantee any rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the
date on which the individual fulfills all conditions for receipt of such rights, unless specifically noted herein.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12.2 This Agreement may not be amended or otherwise modified unless evidenced in writing and signed by the Company
and the Grantee.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12.3 Restricted Stock Awards are not transferable prior to the time such Awards vest in the Grantee.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12.4 This Restricted Stock Award will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New
Jersey.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12.5 This Restricted Stock Award is subject to all laws, regulations and orders of any governmental authority which
may be applicable thereto and, notwithstanding any of the provisions hereof, the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares of stock hereunder if the issuance of such shares would constitute a violation of any such law, regulation or order or
any provision thereof.

**[Signature Page Follows]** 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and on its behalf as of the date of grant of this Restricted Stock Award set forth above.

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| **BCB BANCORP, INC.** |
| By: Ryan Blake |
| Its: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |

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**GRANTEE'S ACCEPTANCE** 

The undersigned hereby accepts the foregoing Restricted Stock Award and agrees to the terms and conditions hereof.

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| **GRANTEE** |
| Thomas M. O'Brien |

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## 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 BCB Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the "Company") of our reports dated March 9, 2026, relating to the Company's consolidated financial statements and effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting, which appear in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

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|  /s/ Wolf & Company, P.C. |
|  Wolf & Company, P.C. |
|  Boston, Massachusetts |
|  June 5, 2026 |

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## Ex-Filing

?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'? EX-FILING FEES

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| **Calculation of Filing Fee Tables**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**S-8**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**BCB BANCORP INC**  |

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| | **Security Type**  | **Security Class Title**  | **Fee Calculation Rule**  | **Amount Registered**  | **Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit**  | **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price**  | **Fee Rate**  | **Amount of Registration Fee**  |
| 1 | Equity | Common Stock, no par value | Other | 709220 | $11.28 | $8000001.60 | 0.0001381 | $1104.80 |
| Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: |  | $8000001.60  |  | $1104.80  |
| Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  |  |  |  | $0.00  |
| Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  |  |  |  | $1104.80  |

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 **Offering Note** <br>

<sup>1</sup> (1) This registration statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") registers the issuance of 709,220 shares of common stock, no par value (the "Common Stock"), of BCB Bancorp, Inc., which are issuable pursuant to the BCB Bancorp, Inc. Inducement Award For Restricted Stock. Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the number of shares of the Common Stock being registered hereunder includes such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock as may become issuable as a result of any stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. (2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act, based on the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as of a date (June 4, 2026) within five business date prior to filing this Registration Statement.

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| **Rule 457(p)** |
| Fee Offset Claims |
| Fee Offset Sources |

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