---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-062800"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001680379"
company_name: "Sterling Bancorp, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-05-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T16:10:10.272121+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sterling Bancorp annual meeting elects directors, approves say-on-pay, ratifies auditor

## Summary
- All nine director nominees elected; votes for ranged from 25.9M to 31.0M, with broker non-votes of ~10.9M.
- Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation approved: 24.2M for, 6.8M against, 4.9K abstain.
- Ratification of Crowe LLP as auditor for 2024: 39.6M for, 2.4M against, 7.4K abstain.
- Annual meeting held on May 16, 2024; no other material items voted.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-062800
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001680379
- company_name: Sterling Bancorp, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-05-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680379/000110465924062800/0001104659-24-062800-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680379/000110465924062800/tm2414797d1_8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 383c536d39f99d75a11e59a0e27a1573777e16e9
  claim: Sterling Bancorp, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory, Non-Binding Vote to Approve the Compensation of Named Executive Officers for 2023 at the 2024-05-16 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: VOTES FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 24,196,338 6,844,098 4,933 10,920,844
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680379/000110465924062800/0001104659-24-062800-index.htm
- claim_id: b096243f42f9a449f0d5bada220bef7d8a8053d7
  claim: Sterling Bancorp, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2024 at the 2024-05-16 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: ccounting Firm for 2024 (1) VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST ABSTAIN 39,550,198 2,408,638 7,377 (1) No broker non-votes were received for Proposal 3. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680379/000110465924062800/0001104659-24-062800-index.htm
- claim_id: f0f18449adc93af525268e60961b33736d55c17c
  claim: Sterling Bancorp, Inc. shareholders approved Election of nine director nominees to the Company's Board of Directors at the 2024-05-16 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 1—Election of Directors DIRECTOR NOMINEES VOTES FOR WITHHELD BROKER NON-VOTES Thomas M. O’Brien 31,002,671 42,698 10,920,844 Peggy Daitch 26,330,375 4,714,994 10,920,844 Tracey Dedrick 26,886,367 4,159,002 10,920,844 Michael Donahue 26,477,613 4,567,756 10,920,844 Steven E.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680379/000110465924062800/0001104659-24-062800-index.htm

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