BCB Bancorp suspends dividend reinvestment plan
BCB Bancorp, Inc. has suspended its 2026 Amended and Restated Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, effective August 6, 2026.
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BCB Bancorp, Inc. has suspended its 2026 Amended and Restated Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, effective August 6, 2026. After that date, the company will no longer accept or process new dividend reinvestments or optional cash purchases, and any unprocessed optional cash investments will be returned to shareholders.
Shares already held in the Plan are unaffected and will remain in Plan accounts, where holders may continue to hold, transfer, or request certificates under existing terms. The company will file a Post-Effective Amendment to its Form S-3D registration statement related to the Plan’s suspension and has provided participants with a formal notice, attached as Exhibit 99.1.
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UNITED STATES
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On July 7, 2026, BCB Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) distributed a notice to the participants in its 2026 Amended and Restated Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”), announcing that the Plan has been suspended in accordance with its terms, effective August 6, 2026. The Company will file a Post-Effective Amendment to its registration statement on Form S-3D for the Plan in connection with the Plan’s suspension. The Post-Effective Amendment will be publicly available on the SEC’s website and will also be provided to Plan participants upon request.
A copy of the Company’s notice sent to Plan participants is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| BCB BANCORP, INC. | ||||||
| DATE: July 8, 2026 | By: | /s/ Ryan Blake | ||||
| Ryan Blake | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Secretary (Duly Authorized Representative) | ||||||
Exhibit 99.1
July 7, 2026
| To: | Participants in the BCB Bancorp, Inc. |
Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan:
Dear Shareholder:
We are writing to inform you that the Board of Directors of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (“BCB Bancorp” or the “Company”) has voted to suspend the Company’s 2026 Amended and Restated Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”), effective as of August 6, 2026 (the “Suspension Date”).
As a result of the suspension of the Plan, no new cash dividend reinvestments or optional cash purchases will be accepted or processed on or after the Suspension Date. Any optional cash investments received but not yet processed as of the Suspension Date will be returned to you. If you currently hold shares in the Plan, those shares will remain registered in your Plan account and will not be affected by the suspension. You may continue to hold, transfer, or request a certificate for such shares in accordance with the Plan’s terms.
If you have any questions regarding the suspension of the Plan or your Plan account, please contact the Plan Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., at P.O. Box 43006, Providence, RI 02940-3006, Attn: Dividend Reinvestment Department, online at www.computershare.com/investor, or by calling (800) 368-5948, or the Company by calling (800) 680-6872.
We thank you for your continued support of BCB Bancorp.
Sincerely,
Thomas M. O’Brien
President and Chief Executive Officer