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)	May 20, 2025

Catalyst Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Louisiana	001-40893	86-2411762
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


235 N. Court Street, Opelousas, Louisiana	70570
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code	(337) 948-3033

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	CLST	Nasdaq Capital Market

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).

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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a)	An Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 20, 2025.

(b)	There were 4,205,201 shares of common stock of the Company eligible to be voted at the Annual Meeting and 3,567,299 shares represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, which constituted a quorum to conduct business at the meeting.

The items voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the votes for each proposal were as follows:

Election of directors for a three-year term:


	For	Withheld	Broker Non-votes
Todd A. Kidder	2,061,219	567,705	938,375
Kirk E. Kleiser	2,159,843	469,081	938,375

To ratify the appointment of HORNE LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025:


For	Against	Abstain
3,453,898	112,814	587

To adopt a non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-votes
2,310,911	287,138	30,875	938,375

At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company elected each of the nominees as director, adopted the proposal to ratify the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, and adopted the non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are included herein:


Exhibit Number		Description
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File. Embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

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.


		CATALYST BANCORP, INC.

Date:	May 22, 2025	By:	/s/ Joseph B. Zanco
			Joseph B. Zanco
			President and Chief Executive Officer

Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. 8-K