SEC FORM 4

SEC FORM 4SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Golden Robert

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O HANOVER BANCORP, INC.

80 EAST JERICHO TURNPIKE

(Street)

MINEOLA

NEW YORK

11501

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hanover Bancorp, Inc. /MD [ HNVR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/06/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	05/06/2026		M		10,000⁽¹⁾	A	$13	36,268	D
Common Stock								195,358	I	See Footnote 2⁽²⁾
Common Stock								80,769	I	See Footnote 3⁽³⁾
Common Stock								42,771	I	See Footnote 4⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock								25,000	I	See Footnote 5⁽⁵⁾
Common Stock								2,239	I	See Footnote 6⁽⁶⁾
Common Stock								8,846	I	See Footnote 7⁽⁷⁾
Common Stock								30,000	I	See Footnote 8⁽⁸⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Options	$13	05/06/2026		M			10,000	09/01/2019⁽⁹⁾	09/01/2026	Common Stock	10,000	$0.0000	0.0000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 10,000 shares of common stock were acquired from the exercise of stock options on May 6, 2026.

2. 195,358 shares held in trusts for the benefit of the Reporting Person, and of which the spouse of the Reporting Person is a trustee.

3. 80,769 shares held in various trusts for the benefit of the sibling of the Reporting Person, and of which the Reporting Person is a trustee.

4. 42,771 shares held by a limited liability company which is controlled by the Reporting Person.

5. 25,000 shares held by the spouse of the Reporting Person.

6. 2,239 shares held by a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person and his descendants, and of which the Reporting Person and an unrelated third party are trustees.

7. 8,846 shares held in various trusts for the benefit of the children of the Reporting Person, and of which the Reporting Person is a trustee.

8. 30,000 shares held in various trusts for the benefit of the children of the Reporting Person, and of which the spouse of the Reporting Person is a trustee.

9. Stock Options granted pursuant to the 2016 Stock Option Plan are fully vested and exercisable.

	/s/ Robert Golden	05/08/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)

Director Golden Robert exercised 10,000 shares at a strike of $13.00, increasing direct ownership by 38% to 36,268 units (SEC Form 4)