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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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, 2026

Amalgamated Financial Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-40136

85-2757101

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

275 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10001

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 895-8988

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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			AMAL			The Nasdaq Global Market

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. ☐

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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 20, 2026, Amalgamated Financial Corp. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the close of business of March 26, 2026, the record date of the Annual Meeting, an aggregate of 29,850,261 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued and outstanding.

At the Annual Meeting, of the 29,850,261 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, there were present, in person or by proxy, 28,439,354 shares, representing approximately 95.27% of the total outstanding shares. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on three proposals, as described in greater detail in the Definitive Proxy Statement and cast their votes as described below.

Proposal 1. At the Meeting, the vote to elect 13 directors to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified was as follows:

			FOR						AGAINST						ABSTAIN						BROKER NON-VOTE
Lynne P. Fox			27,400,128						317,651						19,159						702,416
Priscilla Sims Brown			27,600,226						110,852						25,860						702,416
Maryann Bruce			27,577,238						140,715						18,985						702,416
Mark A. Finser			27,496,264						221,963						18,711						702,416
Darrell Jackson			27,450,184						264,261						22,493						702,416
Julie Kelly			27,628,735						89,324						18,879						702,416
JoAnn S. Lilek			27,606,872						90,506						39,560						702,416
Meredith Miller			27,419,635						291,785						25,518						702,416
Edgar Romney, Sr.			27,603,718						115,174						18,046						702,416
Julieta Ross			27,565,549						141,721						29,668						702,416
Steven S. SaLoutos			27,623,862						94,233						18,843						702,416
Scott Stoll			27,494,608						223,644						18,686						702,416
Royce “Tony” Wells			27,496,564						224,751						15,623						702,416

Proposal 2. At the Meeting, the vote to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, was as follows:

			FOR						AGAINST						ABSTAIN						BROKER NON-VOTE
			27,060,223						649,682						27,033						702,416

Proposal 3. At the Meeting, the vote to ratify Crowe LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, was as follows:

			FOR						AGAINST						ABSTAIN
			28,268,137						147,851						23,366

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits The following exhibit index lists the exhibits that are either filed or furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.			Description
104			The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in 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 hereunto duly authorized.

						AMALGAMATED FINANCIAL CORP.
						By:			/s/ Priscilla Sims Brown
						Name:			Priscilla Sims Brown
						Title:			Chief Executive Officer
Date: May 22, 2026

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