8-K - AMAL - Equibles

UNITED

STATES

SECURITIESAND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington,D.C. 20549

FORM

8-K

CURRENTREPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR15(d) OF THESECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):April 20, 2022 (April 18, 2022)

AmalgamatedFinancial Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-40136	85-2757101
(State or other jurisdiction<br><br> of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification<br><br> No.)

275Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10001

(Addressof principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including

area code: (212) 895-8988

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, ifchanged since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading<br><br> <br>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 x

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 5.02.	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointmentof Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Directors.

On April 18, 2022, Martin Murrell, the Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Amalgamated Financial Corp. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Amalgamated Bank (the “Bank”), notified the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank that he will resign from the Company and the Bank, effective as of May 17, 2022. Mr. Murrell will be pursuing new opportunities and his departure is not due to any disagreement with the Company or the Bank regarding their respective operations, policies or practices.

Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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:	President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: April 20, 2022