(Mark One) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 LINKBANCORP, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last report: NA Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:None Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YES☐NO☒ Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. YES☐NO☒ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during thepreceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past90 days. YES☒NO☐ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of RegulationS-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files). YES☒NO☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerginggrowth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2of the Exchange Act. Large Accelerated Filer☐Non-Accelerated Filer☐ 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 revisedfinancial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control overfinancial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its auditreport.☐ If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflectthe correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES☐NO☒ The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the Registrant, based on the closing price of the shares of commonstock as reported on NASDAQ as of June 30, 2025 was $189,523,764. For this purpose, executive officers and directors of the Registrant are considered affiliates. The number of shares of Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding as of March 9, 2026 was 37,467,596.DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE LINKBANCORP, Inc. ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K INDEX PART I Item 1.BusinessItem 1A.Risk FactorsItem 1B.Unresolved Staff CommentsItem 1C.CybersecurityItem 2.PropertiesItem 3.Legal ProceedingsItem 4.Mine Safety Disclosures PART II Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of EquitySecurities37Item 6.Reserved37Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations38Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk52Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data52Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure108Item 9A.Controls and Procedures109Item 9B.Other Information109Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections109 PART III Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance110Item 11.Executive Compensation113Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters119Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence121Item 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services121 PART IV 123126 Item 15.Exhibits, Financial Statement SchedulesItem 16.Form 10-K Summary Forward Looking Statements This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"), which can be identified by the use of words suchas “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “seek,” “expect” or words of similar meaning, or future orconditional verbs, such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may.” A forward-looking statement is neither a prediction nor aguarantee of future events. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: •statements of our goals, intentions and expectations;•stat