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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~January~~February 3018, 2026

BCB BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

New Jersey

0-50275

26-0065262

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


104-110 Avenue C
Bayonne, New Jersey		07002
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 823-0700

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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:

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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, no par value

BCBP

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 ☐

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 2 5.02. ~~Results~~Departure of ~~Operations~~Directors ~~and~~or ~~Financial~~Certain ~~Condition~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On(d) ~~January~~Effective March 301, 2026, ~~BCB~~the ~~Bancorp,~~Registrant’s ~~Inc.~~Board ~~(the~~of ~~“Company”),~~Directors ~~the~~has ~~holding~~elected ~~company~~Gerald ~~for~~Werdann, ~~BCB~~age ~~Community Bank~~62, ~~issued~~to serve as a ~~press~~director ~~release~~of (the ~~“Press~~Registrant ~~Release”)~~in ~~reporting~~ the ~~Company’s~~class ~~financial~~whose ~~results~~term expires at ~~and~~the ~~for~~annual ~~the~~meeting ~~quarter~~of ~~and~~shareholders ~~year~~to ~~ended~~be ~~December 31,~~held ~~2025.~~in AApril ~~copy~~2026. ofMr. Werdann fills the ~~Press~~current ~~Release~~vacancy ~~and~~on the ~~accompanying~~Board ~~financial~~caused ~~statements~~by ~~are~~a ~~attached~~recent ~~hereto~~director asretirement. ~~Exhibit~~Mr. Werdann 99also has been nominated for re-election at that annual meeting for a three-year term.1 ~~and~~He ~~are~~will ~~incorporated~~also byserve ~~reference~~as ~~into~~a ~~this~~director ~~Item~~of 2the Registrant’s wholly-owned subsidiary, BCB Community Bank (the “Bank”).~~02.~~

~~The~~Mr. Werdann ~~information~~is ~~provided~~a inCo-Founding ~~Item~~Partner ~~2.02~~ of ~~this~~Werdann ~~report~~DeVito LLC, ~~including~~a ~~Exhibit~~Certified 99Public Accounting and Consulting Firm.1 He is a Rutgers University graduate, ~~shall~~is ~~not~~licensed beas ~~deemed~~a toCertified bePublic ~~“filed”~~Accountant ~~for~~in ~~purposes~~New Jersey and New York, and is a member of ~~Section 18~~the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the ~~Securities~~New ~~Exchange~~Jersey ~~Act~~Society of ~~1934,~~Certified asPublic ~~amended~~Accountants (NJSCPA). Mr. Werdann is also Accredited in Business Valuations (ABV) and Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) by the AICPA.

~~Item~~Mr. Werdann 8will serve on the Registrant’s audit committee, loan committee, and asset and liability committee (ALCO).~~01.~~ ~~Other~~He ~~Events~~will be compensated for his service as a director on the same basis as the other non-employee directors of the Registrant, including board fees and the eligibility to receive stock-based awards and other compensation paid to the Registrant’s directors.

~~The~~Neither ~~Press~~Mr. Werdann ~~Release~~nor ~~also~~his ~~announced~~firm ~~that~~have ~~the~~provided ~~Company’s~~any ~~board~~services ofto ~~directors~~the ~~declared~~Bank anor $0the Registrant.08 ~~per~~In ~~share~~addition, ~~cash~~there ~~dividend.~~have ~~The~~been ~~dividend~~no transactions within the last fiscal year, or any currently proposed transactions, in which the Registrant or the Bank was or is ~~payable~~to onbe ~~February~~a participant and in which Mr. ~~26,~~Werdann ~~2026~~has or had a direct or indirect material interest which would be required to ~~common~~be ~~shareholders~~reported ofunder ~~record~~Item at404(a) of the ~~close~~Securities ofand ~~business~~Exchange onCommission’s ~~February~~Regulation ~~11, 2026~~S-K.

~~Item~~There 9is no arrangement or understanding between Mr.01 Werdann and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director. ~~Financial~~There ~~Statements~~is ~~and~~also ~~Exhibits~~no material plan, contract or arrangement to which Mr. Werdann is a party or in which he participates that was entered into in connection with his election as a director.

(d) Exhibits.

The following Exhibits are attached as part of this report.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated January 30, 2026
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

		BCB BANCORP, INC.
DATE: January 30, 2026	By:	/s/ Jawad Chaudhry
DATE: February 24, 2026	By:	/s/ Ryan Blake
		Jawad Chaudhry
		Ryan Blake
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Secretary
		(Duly Authorized Representative)

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