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):  September 29, 2023

1895 BANCORP OF WISCONSIN, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland		001-40609	61-1993378
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
	7001 West Edgerton Avenue, Greenfield, Wisconsin			53220
	(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (414) 421-8200

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	BCOW	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 (§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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On September 29, 2023, the Boards of Directors of 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin, Inc. (the "Company") and PyraMax Bank, FSB (the "Bank") appointed Clarence Harris to the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank, effective September 29, 2023.  Mr. Harris will join the 2025 class of directors of the Company.  Mr. Harris was also appointed to each of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Boards of Directors, effective September 29, 2023.

Mr. Harris, age 70, has 27 years of banking experience and retired in 2019 as Senior Vice President and Division Manager International Sales of US Bank, where he also previously held the positions of Senior Vice President and Division Manager Treasury Management Sales and Branch Manager. There were no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Harris and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Harris was selected as a director. There are no transactions between Mr. Harris and the Company that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

A press release containing additional information is included herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)	Financial statements of businesses acquired.  Not Applicable.
(b)	Pro forma financial information.  Not Applicable.
(c)	Shell company transactions: Not Applicable.
(d)	Exhibits:
	Exhibit No.	Description
	99.1	Press release dated September 29, 2023
	104.1	Cover Page for this Current Report on Form 8-K, 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.

		1895 BANCORP OF WISCONSIN, INC.
DATE: October 2, 2023	By:	/s/ David Ball
		David Ball
		President and Chief Executive Officer