UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~July~~August 2421, 2025

NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland	001-40589	86-3173858
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)	File Number)	Identification No.)

325 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, New York 10601

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(914) 684-2500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	NECB	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company x

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. ¨

Item 28.0201 ~~Results~~Other ~~of Operations and Financial Condition~~Events.

On ~~July 24~~August 21, 2025, NorthEast Community Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its ~~financial~~Board ~~results~~of ~~for~~Directors ~~the~~has ~~three~~declared ~~and six months~~a ~~ended~~special ~~June~~cash ~~30,~~dividend ~~2025~~of $0.20 Aper ~~copy~~share ofon the Company’s ~~press~~outstanding ~~release~~common isstock. ~~attached~~The special cash dividend will be paid on or about October 6, 2025 to shareholders of record as ~~Exhibit~~of ~~99.1~~the ~~and~~close isof ~~furnished~~business ~~herewith~~on September 8, 2025.

~~The~~A ~~information~~copy ~~contained in this Item 2.02 and in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes~~ of ~~Section 18 of~~ the ~~Securities Exchange Act~~Company’s ofpress ~~1934~~release ~~(the~~is ~~“Exchange~~attached ~~Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933,~~ as ~~amended,~~Exhibit 99.1 ~~or the~~and ~~Exchange~~is ~~Act,~~furnished ~~except as shall be expressly set forth by specific references in such a filing~~herewith.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Other Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

	Number	Description
	99.1	Press Release dated ~~July~~August 2421, 2025
	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
Date: July 25, 2025	By:	/s/ Kenneth A. Martinek
Date: August 22, 2025	By:	/s/ Kenneth A. Martinek
		Kenneth A. Martinek
		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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