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accession: "0001437749-24-017837"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WSBF"
cik: "0001569994"
company_name: "Waterstone Financial, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-05-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T10:53:02.104000+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.05
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.05
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Waterstone Financial shareholders elect directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay at 2024 annual meeting

## Summary
- Shareholders elected Douglas S. Gordon (12.6M for, 1.6M withheld) and Patrick S. Lawton (12.4M for, 1.8M withheld) to 3-year terms.
- FORVIS, LLP ratified as independent auditor for FY2024 with 16.5M for, 0.2M against, 35k abstain.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 13.0M for, 1.1M against, 0.1M abstain.
- Meeting held May 21, 2024; 19.9M shares eligible to vote as of March 27 record date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-017837
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WSBF
- cik: 0001569994
- company_name: Waterstone Financial, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-05-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.05
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.05
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1569994/000143774924017837/0001437749-24-017837-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1569994/000143774924017837/wsbf20240513_8k.htm

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