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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-256971"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PBHC"
cik: "0001609065"
company_name: "Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-04T17:26:53+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T17:28:38.441272+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Pathfinder Bancorp shareholders elect four directors and ratify auditor at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- David Ayoub, William Barclay, James Dowd, and John Sharkey elected to three-year terms.
- Ayoub: 2,988,385 for, 169,760 withheld; Barclay: 2,966,515 for, 191,630 withheld.
- Dowd: 3,052,032 for, 106,113 withheld; Sharkey: 2,545,016 for, 613,129 withheld.
- Ratification of Bonadio & Company as independent auditor for FY 2026 approved with 3,981,917 for, 8,109 against, 5,099 abstain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-256971
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PBHC
- cik: 0001609065
- company_name: Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-04T17:26:53+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609065/000119312526256971/0001193125-26-256971-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609065/000119312526256971/pbhc-20260604.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Bonadio & Company, LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-04
  source text: The following table reflects the tabulation of votes with respect to the approval of the ratification of Bonadio & Company, LLP, as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026: For Against Abstain 3,981,917 8,109 5,099
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609065/000119312526256971/0001193125-26-256971-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. shareholders approved Election of four directors, each for a three-year term at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-04
  source text: The following table reflects the tabulation of votes with respect to the election of the four directors at the 2026 Annual Meeting: Number of Votes For Withheld Non Votes Director nominees for a three-year term: David Ayoub 2,988,385 169,760 836,980 William Barclay 2,966,515 191,630 836,980 James Dowd 3,052,032 106,113 836,980 John Sharkey 2,545,016 613,129 836,980
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609065/000119312526256971/0001193125-26-256971-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.