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): March 7, 2024

ESSA Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Pennsylvania
001-33384
20-8023072
(State or Other Jurisdiction)
(Commission File No.)
(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)
 
Identification No.)
     
200 Palmer Street, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
 
18360
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (570) 421-0531

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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
ESSA
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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):


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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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On March 7, 2024, the Annual Meeting of Stockholder of ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was held at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the stockholders through the solicitation of proxies. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 25, 2024 (the “Proxy Statement”).

The matters considered and voted on by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the votes of the stockholders were as follows:

Proposal 1 – Election of Two Directors

The stockholders elected the following director who was nominated to serve for a term of one year.

   
For
 
Withheld
         
Robert C. Selig, Jr.
 
7,449,748
 
162,134

 The stockholders elected the following director who was nominated to serve for a term of three years.

   
For
 
Withheld
         
Philip H. Hosbach, IV
 
6,837,678
 
774,204

Proposal 2 – Approval of the ESSA Bancorp, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan

The stockholders approved the ESSAP Bancorp, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan.

For
 
Against
 
Abstain

 

 

 7,139,682    398,273    73,927

Proposal 3 –Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants

The stockholders approved the ratification of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
           
8,316,572
 
355,959
 
60,094
 



Proposal 4 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the resolution regarding the executive compensation described in the Proxy Statement as follows:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain

 

 

 6,402,684    1,064,307    144,891


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.



   
ESSA BANCORP, INC.
 
 
DATE:  March 7, 2024
By:  
 /s/ Gary S. Olson 
   
Gary S. Olson, President and
   
Chief Executive Officer