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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-22-013054"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WSBF"
cik: "0001569994"
company_name: "Waterstone Financial, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-05-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T09:12:22.555010+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Waterstone Financial shareholders elect directors, ratify auditor, approve exec comp at annual meeting

## Summary
- Shareholders elected Ellen Bartel (16.6M for, 0.9M withheld) and Kristine Rappé (17.1M for, 0.4M withheld) to board through 2025.
- Approved ratification of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP as auditor for FY2022 with 21.1M for, 0.1M against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 16.5M for, 0.7M against, 0.3M abstentions.
- Total shares eligible to vote: 24,197,131 as of record date March 23, 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-013054
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WSBF
- cik: 0001569994
- company_name: Waterstone Financial, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-05-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1569994/000143774922013054/0001437749-22-013054-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1569994/000143774922013054/wsbf20220519b_8k.htm

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