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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Werdein Jeffrey M.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O 31 EAST FOURTH STREET

(Street)

DUNKIRK

NEW YORK

14048

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. /MD/ [ LSBK ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP-Commercial Division

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/23/2026

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	04/23/2026		F		302⁽¹⁾	D	$15.85	54,255⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	D
Common Stock								20,000	I	By IRA
Common Stock								7,782⁽⁵⁾	I	By ESOP
Common Stock								2,000	I	By Spouse
Common Stock								1,056	I	By Son

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 Option (Right to Buy)	$10.62							⁽⁶⁾	10/21/2026	Common Stock	23,132		23,132	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reporting person elected to pay for a tax liability by withholding securities incident to the vesting of a security (restricted stock) based on a market price of $15.85 per share.

2. Includes 3,025 shares of unvested restricted stock that were granted on March 18, 2026 and vest in four equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant.

3. Includes 3,063 remaining shares of unvested restricted stock that were granted on March 12, 2025 and were scheduled to vest in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant.

4. Includes 1,717 remaining shares of unvested restricted stock that were granted on April 23, 2024 and were scheduled to vest in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant. 858 shares vested on April 23, 2026.

5. These shares were acquired pursuant to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan Allocation.

6. Options are fully vested.

	/s/ Taylor M. Gilden, pursuant to power of attorney	04/24/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)

EVP-Commercial Division Werdein Jeffrey M. covered exercise/tax liability with 302 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 0.55% to 54,255 units (SEC Form 4)