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 4, 2021

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


Pennsylvania
 
001-33384
 
20-8023072
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
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
The 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 4, 2021, 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, 2021 (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 directors who were nominated to serve for a term of three years.

   
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker
non-votes
             
Robert C Selig, Jr.
 
7,050,005
 
436,400
 
1,597,564
             
Philip H. Hosbach, IV
 
6,585,578
 
900,827
 
1,597,564
             

Proposal 2 –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, 2021.

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
           
8,946,020
 
116,402
 
21,547
 

Proposal 3 – 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
 
Broker non-votes
             
6,825,729
 
509,360
 
151,316
 
1,597,564









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 5, 2021
By:  
/s/ Gary S. Olson 
   
Gary S. Olson, President and
   
Chief Executive Officer