Gouverneur Bancorp, Inc./MD/ 8K

Gouverneur Bancorp announced improved fiscal 2026 third quarter and nine-month earnings and a strategic balance sheet optimization involving sales of lower-yielding securities and loans at a realized loss to reinvest in higher-yielding assets, repay borrowings, and enhance future net interest margin and earnings while remaining well-capitalized.

On July 29, 2026, Gouverneur Bancorp, Inc. reported higher net income for its fiscal 2026 third quarter and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2026, and disclosed a strategic balance sheet optimization initiated in July 2026 that involves selling approximately $23.8 million of lower-yielding available-for-sale securities and approximately $20.0 million of lower-yielding loans (with an aggregate estimated pre-tax loss of about $4.0 million) and redeploying the proceeds to purchase shorter-duration, higher-yielding securities, repay Federal Home Loan Bank advances, increase on-balance-sheet liquidity, and fund future higher-yielding loan growth; management expects this repositioning to be earnings-accretive over time, projecting an approximate 51 basis point improvement in net interest margin, an increase of roughly $0.58 in annual earnings per share once fully deployed, an earn-back period of around five years, and the maintenance of well-capitalized regulatory capital ratios, while retaining servicing rights on the sold loans and continuing to evaluate share repurchases and dividends.

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