UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): August 10, 2023

ECB BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland		001-41456		88-1502079
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

419 Broadway, Everett, Massachusetts 02149

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(617) 387-1110

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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, par value $0.01 per share	ECBK	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 (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. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On August 10, 2023, ECB Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding company for Everett Co-operative Bank, issued a press release announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors has authorized a program to repurchase up to 458,762 shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock, which equals approximately 5.0% of shares currently outstanding.

Shares may be repurchased in open market or private transactions or pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For additional information, refer to the press release dated August 10, 2023, which is filed as an exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits

99.1

Press Release dated August 10, 2023

104

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

		ECB BANCORP, INC.


Date: August 10, 2023	By:	/s/ Richard J. O’Neil, Jr.
		Richard J. O’Neil, Jr.
		President and Chief Executive Officer

ECB Bancorp Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits