# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001531031
**File Stem:** 0000943374-26-000216
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 5773
**Document Hash:** 67941db3d96cbd671c24711390fc12e5
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000943374-26-000216.hdr.sgml**: 20260528

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000943374-26-000216

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 11

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260528

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260528

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260528

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001531031
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-38131
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261035567

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 JERICHO QUADRANGLE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 100
- **CITY:** JERICHO
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 11753
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (800) 996-0213

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 JERICHO QUADRANGLE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 100
- **CITY:** JERICHO
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 11753

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### UNITED STATES

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### Washington, D.C. 20549

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### FORM 8-K

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#### 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 28, 2026

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## Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.

#### (Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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| **100 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 100** |  |
| **Jericho, New York** | **11753**<br>|
| **(Address of principal executive offices)** | **(Zip Code)** |

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(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)

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☐ 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:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading**<br> **Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value<br>| ESQ<br>| NASDAQ<br>|

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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 (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. ☐

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**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 28, 2026. 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 8,637,034 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 7,625,348 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:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Election of directors:

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| *For a three-year term* | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Raymond Kelly | 6,165,991 | 64,040 | 1,395,317 |
| Robert J. Mitzman | 4,873,358 | 1,356,673 | 1,395,317 |
| Kevin C. Waterhouse | 5,879,631 | 350,400 | 1,395,317 |

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| *For a two-year term* | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Todd Deutsch | 5,968,414 | 261,617 | 1,395,317 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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, 2026:

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| | | | |
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| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-votes |
| 7472223 | 17282 | 135843 |  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. The approval of an advisory vote on executive compensation ("Say-on-Pay"):

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| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-votes |
| 6055238 | 164334 | 10459 | 1395317 |

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#### 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.

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|  |  | **ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.** |
| Dated: May 28, 2026 | By: <br>| <u>/s/ Andrew C. Sagliocca</u> |
|  |  | Andrew C. Sagliocca |
|  |  | Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President |

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