{"url_path":"/sec/esq/8-k/2026-06-24/item-5-07","section_key":"item-5-07","section_title":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-24","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1531031/0001104659-26-077082-index.html","accession_number":"0001104659-26-077082","cik":"0001531031","ticker":"ESQ","issuer_name":"Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1531031/0001104659-26-077082-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001531031","primary_entity_name":"Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc."},"word_count":327,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to a\nVote of Security Holders**\n\n** **\n\nOn June 23, 2026, Esquire Financial Holdings,\nInc. (“Esquire”) held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). The primary purpose of the Special\nMeeting was to consider and approve the issuance of Esquire common stock to holders of Signature Bancorporation, Inc. (“Signature”)\ncommon stock pursuant to the merger agreement by and between Esquire, Esquire Merger Sub, Inc., a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of\nEsquire, and Signature, as more fully described in the joint proxy statement/prospectus dated May 6, 2026 and mailed to Esquire’s\nstockholders on or about May 11, 2026. At the close of business on April 29, 2026, the record date for the Special Meeting, there were\n8,639,431 shares of Esquire’s common stock outstanding. At the special meeting there were 6,586,054 shares of Esquire’s common\nstock represented in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum.\n\n \n\nThe voting results from the Special Meeting\nas to the proposals presented to the shareholders were as follows:\n\n \n\n**Proposal 1: Esquire Share Issuance Proposal**. A\nproposal to approve the issuance of Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. common stock to holders of Signature Bancorporation, Inc. common\nstock pursuant to the merger agreement, as more fully described in the joint proxy statement/prospectus (the “Esquire Share Issuance\nProposal”).\n\n \n\nVotes For  \nVotes Against  \nAbstentions  \nBroker Non-Votes \n\n 6,568,618  \n 9,444  \n 7,992  \n — \n\n \n\nThe Esquire Share Issuance Proposal was approved\nby Esquire stockholders.\n\n \n\n**Proposal 2: Esquire Adjournment Proposal**.\nA proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if, immediately prior to such adjournment,\nthere are not sufficient votes to approve the Esquire Share Issuance Proposal, or to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the joint\nproxy statement/prospectus is timely provided to Esquire’s stockholders:\n\n** **\n\nVotes For  \nVotes Against  \nAbstentions  \nBroker Non-Votes \n\n 6,522,681  \n 62,866  \n 507  \n — \n\n \n\nNo adjournment of the Special Meeting was\ndetermined to be necessary or appropriate and, accordingly, the Special Meeting was not adjourned and proceeded to conclusion."}