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    Esquire Financial Holdings Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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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):  May 29, 2025
     

    Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.
    (Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)



    Maryland
    001-38131
    27-5107901
    (State or other jurisdiction of
    incorporation or organization)
    (Commission File Number)
    (IRS Employer
    Identification No.)

    100 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 100


    Jericho, New York

    11753
    (Address of principal executive offices)
     
    (Zip Code)

    (516) 535-2002
    (Registrant’s telephone number)

    N/A
    (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):

    ☐
    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
    ☐
    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
    ☐
    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
    ☐
    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4c)

    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, $0.01 par value
     
    ESQ
     
    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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

    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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders

    The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 29, 2025.  The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the stockholders through the solicitation of proxies, and the proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting.  Of the 8,431,774 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 7,511,967 shares were present at the meeting in person or by proxy.  The stockholders elected all of the nominees listed in Proposal 1, and approved Proposals 2 and 3. The final results of the stockholders’ vote are as follows:

    1.
    Election of directors:

    For a three-year term
     
    For
     
    Withheld
       
    Broker Non-Votes
                   
    Rena Nigam
     
    5,716,756
     
    846,481
       
    948,730


    For a one-year term
     
    For
     
    Withheld
       
    Broker Non-Votes
                   
    Todd Deutsch
     
    5,659,883
     
    903,354
       
    948,730
                   
    Selig Zises
     
    5,507,639
     
    1,055,598
       
    948,730


    2.
    The approval of the ratification of the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025:

    For
     
    Against
     
    Abstain
     
    Broker Non-votes
                 
    7,424,292
     
    79,644
     
    8,031
     
    —


    3.
    The approval of an advisory vote on executive compensation (“Say-on-Pay”):

    For
     
    Against
     
    Abstain
     
    Broker Non-votes
                 
    6,351,399
     
    169,751
     
    42,087
     
    948,730

    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.


     
    ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
       
       
       
    Dated:  May 29, 2025
    By:       /s/ Andrew C. Sagliocca
     
    Andrew C. Sagliocca
     
    Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President









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