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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000943374-24-000223"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESQ"
cik: "0001531031"
company_name: "Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-05-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T07:23:06.379348+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Esquire Financial stockholders approve 2024 equity plan, elect directors at annual meeting

## Summary
- Approved 2024 Equity Incentive Plan: 4,256,099 for, 1,920,543 against, 91,729 abstain.
- Elected directors: Coelho, Powers, Sagliocca (3-year) and Nigam (1-year); vote tallies provided.
- Ratified Crowe LLP as independent auditor for FY 2024: 7,246,783 for, 2,116 against, 3,773 abstain.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved: 5,681,302 for, 424,255 against, 162,814 abstain.
- Meeting turnout: 7,252,672 shares voted of 8,292,789 outstanding.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000943374-24-000223
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESQ
- cik: 0001531031
- company_name: Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-05-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1531031/000094337424000223/0000943374-24-000223-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1531031/000094337424000223/form8k.htm

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