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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001849867-25-000014"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLST"
cik: "0001849867"
company_name: "Catalyst Bancorp, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T18:47:37.686203+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Catalyst Bancorp shareholders elect Kidder and Kleiser, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay

## Summary
- Elected Todd A. Kidder (2,061,219 For) and Kirk E. Kleiser (2,159,843 For) as directors for three-year terms.
- Ratified HORNE LLP as independent auditor for 2025 (3,453,898 For, 112,814 Against, 587 Abstain).
- Non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation passed (2,310,911 For, 287,138 Against, 30,875 Abstain).
- Quorum achieved with 3,567,299 shares represented out of 4,205,201 eligible shares.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001849867-25-000014
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLST
- cik: 0001849867
- company_name: Catalyst Bancorp, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-22T23:59:59+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/1849867/000184986725000014/0001849867-25-000014-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849867/000184986725000014/clst-20250520x8k.htm

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