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 16, 2019

 

PROVIDENT BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Massachusetts 001-37504 45-3231576
(State or Other Jurisdiction) (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)   Identification No.)

 

5 Market Street, Amesbury, Massachusetts 01913
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 834-8555

 

Not Applicable

(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):

 

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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  x

 

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.  x

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, no par value   PVBC   The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company held on May 16, 2019, the Company’s shareholders voted on the following matters:

 

1.The election of the following three individuals to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors for the terms indicated and until their successors have been duly elected:

 

NAME  FOR  WITHHELD  BROKER NON-VOTES
David P. Mansfield
(three-year term)
  8,044,181  355,417  789,791
Lisa DeStefano
(three-year term)
  7,606,228  793,370  789,791
Jay E. Gould
(three-year term)
  8,139,884  259,714  789,791

 

2.The ratification of the appointment of Whittlesey PC as independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2019:

 

FOR  AGAINST  ABSTAIN  BROKER NON-VOTES
9,070,053  117,907  1,429  -

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  PROVIDENT BANCORP, INC.  
       
DATE: May 17, 2019 By:   /s/ David P. Mansfield  
    David P. Mansfield  
    President and Chief Executive Officer