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): December 28, 2021

PDL Community Bancorp

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Federal	001-38224	82-2857928
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2244 Westchester Avenue Bronx, NY		10462
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (718) 931-9000

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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):

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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

PDLB

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 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 85.~~01Other~~07Submission ~~Events~~of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On December 28, 2021, PDL Community Bancorp (“PDL”) ~~and~~held ~~Ponce Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”), the newly formed Maryland corporation that is the proposed holding company for Ponce Bank and Mortgage World Bankers, Inc., issued~~ a ~~press~~special ~~release~~meeting ~~announcing the results~~ of ~~the~~stockholders. ~~Company’s~~The ~~subscription~~items ~~offering,~~voted ~~the~~upon ~~results~~at ~~of PDL’s stockholder vote, and~~ the ~~adjournment of the~~ special meeting ofand ~~Ponce~~the ~~Bank~~votes ~~Mutual~~for ~~Holding~~each ~~Company~~proposal inwere ~~order~~as ~~to continue to solicit additional member votes.~~follows:

A1. ~~copy~~The approval of ~~the~~a ~~press~~plan ~~release~~of isconversion ~~filed~~and asreorganization, ~~Exhibit~~whereby ~~99.1~~Ponce ~~hereto~~Bank Mutual Holding Company (“Ponce Bank MHC”) and isPDL ~~incorporated~~Community ~~herein~~Bancorp, bywill ~~reference~~convert and reorganize from the mutual holding company structure to the stock holding company structure, as more fully described in the attached proxy statement.

For	Against	Withhold/Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
15,242,314	37,667	3,414	0

2. The approval of the funding of the Ponce De Leon Foundation (the “Foundation”) with a contribution equal to 3% of the shares sold in the concurrent offering, up to 416,588 shares of common stock at the adjusted maximum of the shares to be offered, and $1.0 million in cash, for a total contribution of up to $5.2 million.

For	Against	Withhold/Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
15,036,789	237,850	8,696	0

3. The approval of the adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in the event that there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve the plan of conversion and reorganization and/or the funding of the Foundation.

For	Against	Withhold/Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
13,531,362	1,735,033	17.000	0

4. The approval of a provision in Ponce Financial Group, Inc.’s articles of incorporation requiring a super-majority vote of stockholders to approve certain amendments to Ponce Financial Group, Inc.’s articles of incorporation.

For	Against	Withhold/Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
12,655,229	2,604,683	23,483	0

5. The approval of a provision in Ponce Financial Group, Inc.’s articles of incorporation requiring a super-majority vote of stockholders to approve stockholder-proposed amendments to Ponce Financial Group, Inc.’s bylaws.

For	Against	Withhold/Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
12,651,401	2,608,749	23,184	0

6. The approval of a provision in Ponce Financial Group, Inc.’s articles of incorporation to limit the voting rights of shares beneficially owned in excess of 10% of Ponce Financial Group, Inc.’s outstanding voting stock.

For	Against	Withhold/Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
12,702,985	2,554,817	25,533	0

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press release dated December 28, 2021
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL)

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	PDL Community Bancorp
Date: December 28, 2021	By:	/s/ Carlos P. Naudon
Date: January 3, 2022	By:	/s/ Carlos P. Naudon
		Carlos P. Naudon
		President and Chief Executive Officer

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