---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000943374-23-000212"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESQ"
cik: "0001531031"
company_name: "Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-05-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T14:28:58.162629+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Esquire Financial annual meeting: directors elected, auditor ratified, say-on-pay approved

## Summary
- Directors Melohn, Mitzman, Waterhouse elected with >5M 'For' votes each.
- Ratification of Crowe LLP as auditor for FY2023 approved: 6,880,986 for, 9,933 against.
- Advisory say-on-pay vote passed: 3,347,411 for vs. 2,681,968 against.
- Stockholders chose '1 Year' frequency for say-on-pay; company will hold annual votes until 2029.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000943374-23-000212
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESQ
- cik: 0001531031
- company_name: Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-05-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1531031/000094337423000212/0000943374-23-000212-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1531031/000094337423000212/form8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved The approval of an advisory vote on executive compensation ("Say-on-Pay") at the 2023-05-25 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-25
  source text: For Against Abstain Broker Non-votes 3,347,411 2,681,968 103,844 759,141
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1531031/000094337423000212/0000943374-23-000212-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved The approval of an advisory vote on the frequency of future Say-on-Pay votes at the 2023-05-25 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-25
  source text: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-votes 5,766,109 32,062 231,647 103,405 759,141
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1531031/000094337423000212/0000943374-23-000212-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved 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, 2023 at the 2023-05-25 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-25
  source text: For Against Abstain Broker Non-votes 6,880,986 9,933 1,445 —
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1531031/000094337423000212/0000943374-23-000212-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved Election of directors at the 2023-05-25 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-25
  source text: For a three-year term For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Joseph Melohn 6,037,361 95,862 759,141 Robert J. Mitzman 5,365,115 768,108 759,141 Kevin C. Waterhouse 5,003,736 1,129,487 759,141
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1531031/000094337423000212/0000943374-23-000212-index.htm

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