Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. — Capital/Financing Update 2021

Oct 13, 2021

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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 8, 2021
Catalyst Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Louisiana	001-40893	86-2411762
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)
235 N. Court Street , Opelousas , Louisiana		70570
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code	( 337 ) 948-3033
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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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 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. ¨

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	CLST	The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC

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ITEM 8.01 Other Events

On October 8, 2021, Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that, subject to the satisfaction of closing conditions, it expected to close the mutual-to-stock conversion of St. Landry Homestead Federal Savings Bank (the “Bank”) and stock offering of the Company on October 12, 2021.

On October 12, 2021, the Company announced that it had completed its initial public offering and the mutual-to-stock conversion of the Bank. The shares of the Company’s common stock are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on October 13, 2021 under the ticker symbol “CLST.”

The Company sold 5,290,000 shares of common stock at $10.00 per share for gross offering proceeds of $52.9 million. Direct Registration Statements reflecting the shares purchased in the offering and refund checks for any subscribers not receiving all or part of shares ordered (with interest) are expected to be mailed on or about October 13, 2021.

For additional information, reference is made to the Company’s press releases, dated October 8, 2021 and October 12, 2021, included as Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)	Not applicable.
(b)	Not applicable.
(c)	Not applicable.
(d)	Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed herewith.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated October 8, 2021
99.2	Press Release, dated October 12, 2021
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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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.

/s/ Joseph B. Zanco
Joseph B. Zanco
President and Chief Executive Officer

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