{"url_path":"/sec/esq/8-k/2026-06-24/item-9-01","section_key":"item-9-01","section_title":"Item 9.01 ****Financial Statements and Exhibits.**","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":923,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 9.01****Financial Statements and Exhibits.**\n\n \n\n(d) Exhibits.\n\n \n\nExhibit No\n \n Description\n\n[Exhibit 99.1](tm2618659d1_ex99-1.htm)\n \n[Press Release dated June 23, 2026](tm2618659d1_ex99-1.htm)\n\n[Exhibit 99.2](tm2618659d1_ex99-2.htm)\n \n[Press Release dated June 24, 2026](tm2618659d1_ex99-2.htm)\n\nExhibit 104\n \nCover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n**Forward-Looking Statements**\n\n** **\n\nThis Current Report on Form 8-K and\nthe exhibits filed herewith include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform\nAct of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,\nas amended, with respect to Esquire’s and Signature’s beliefs, goals, intentions, and expectations regarding the proposed\ntransaction, revenues, earnings, earnings per share, loan production, asset quality, and capital levels, among other matters; our estimates\nof future costs and benefits of the actions we may take; our assessments of probable losses on loans; our assessments of interest rate\nand other market risks; our ability to achieve our financial and other strategic goals; the expected timing of completion of the proposed\ntransaction; the expected cost savings, synergies and other anticipated benefits from the proposed transaction; and other statements that\nare not historical facts.\n\n \n\nForward-looking statements are\ntypically identified by such words as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “outlook,”\n“estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “should,” and other similar words and expressions,\nand are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, which change over time. These forward-looking statements include, without\nlimitation, those relating to the terms, timing and closing of the proposed transaction.\n\n \n\nAdditionally, forward-looking statements\nspeak only as of the date they are made; Esquire and Signature do not assume any duty, and do not undertake, to update such forward-looking statements,\nwhether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Furthermore,\nbecause forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions and uncertainties, actual results or future events could differ,\npossibly materially, from those indicated in such forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, many of which are beyond\nthe control of Esquire and Signature. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the management of Esquire\nand Signature and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties outside of the control of the parties. Caution should be exercised\nagainst placing undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include\nthe following: the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the right of one or both of the parties\nto terminate the merger agreement; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Esquire or Signature; the possibility\nthat the proposed transaction will not close when expected or at all because conditions to the closing are not satisfied on a timely basis\nor at all, or are obtained subject to conditions that are not anticipated; the ability of Esquire and Signature to meet expectations regarding\nthe timing, completion and accounting and tax treatments of the proposed transaction; the risk that any announcements relating to the\nproposed transaction could have adverse effects on the market price of the common stock of Esquire; the possibility that the anticipated\nbenefits of the proposed transaction will not be realized when expected or at all, including as a result of the impact of, or problems\narising from, the integration of the two companies or as a result of the strength of the economy and competitive factors in the areas\nwhere Esquire and Signature do business; certain restrictions during the pendency of the proposed transaction that may impact the parties’\nability to pursue certain business opportunities or strategic transactions; the possibility that the transaction may be more expensive\nto complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events; diversion of management’s attention from ongoing\nbusiness operations and opportunities; the possibility that the parties may be unable to achieve expected synergies and operating efficiencies\nin the merger within the expected timeframes or at all and to successfully integrate Signature’s operations and those of Esquire;\nsuch integration may be more difficult, time consuming or costly than expected; revenues following the proposed transaction may be lower\nthan expected; Esquire’s and Signature’s success in executing their respective business plans and strategies and managing\nthe risks involved in the foregoing; the dilution caused by Esquire’s issuance of additional shares of its capital stock in connection\nwith the proposed transaction; effects of the announcement, pendency or completion of the proposed transaction on the ability of Esquire\nand Signature to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with their suppliers, and on their operating\nresults and businesses generally; risks related to the potential impact of general economic, political and market factors on the companies\nor the proposed transaction and other factors that may affect future results of Esquire and Signature; and the other factors discussed\nin the “Risk Factors” section of Esquire’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,\n2025, in the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”\nsections of Esquire’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, and other reports Esquire files\nwith the SEC.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n**SIGNATURES**\n\n \n\nPursuant\nto the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by\nthe undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.\n\n \n\n \n**ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.**\n\n \n \n\nDated:  June 24, 2026\nBy:\n/s/ Andrew C. Sagliocca\n\n \n \nAndrew C. Sagliocca\n\n \n \nVice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President"}