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): October 19, 2026
 
SENECA BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
Maryland
 
000-56790
 
39-4029114
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
         
35 Oswego Street, Baldwinsville, New York
 
13027
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (315) 638-0233
 
 
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):
 
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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
None
 
None
 
None
 
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 8.01.
Other Events
On October 19, 2026, Seneca Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced it has adopted a stock repurchase program.  Under the repurchase program, the Company may repurchase up to 144,411 shares of its common stock, or approximately 8.0% of the current outstanding shares.  Repurchases are expected to commence after the Company publicly releases its results of operations at and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026.
A copy of the press release announcing the stock repurchase program is included as exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
     
(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.  None.
   
(b) Pro forma financial information.  None.
   
(c) Shell company transactions: None.
   
(d) Exhibits.  
  99.1 Press release dated October 19, 2026
  104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded in the cover page 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.
 
 
 
 
SENECA BANCORP, INC.
   
   
   
DATE: October 19, 2026
By:
/s/ Joseph G. Vitale
 
 
 
 
Joseph G. Vitale
 
President and Chief Executive Officer    



   
 
 
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