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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
Form 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 20, 2025
 
Waterstone Financial, Inc.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Maryland 001-36271 90-1026709
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File
Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
11200 W Plank Ct, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
(Address of principal executive offices)
414-761-1000
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value   WSBF   The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.
 
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Emerging growth company
 
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
 
 
 
 
Item 5.02 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
The Company held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 20, 2025. The shareholders (i) elected one member of the Company's Board of Directors to serve until 2028; (ii) ratified the selection of Forvis Mazars, LLP as Waterstone Financial, Inc.'s independent registered public accounting firm and (iii) approved, in an advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. There were 19,294,731 outstanding shares eligible to vote as of March 26, 2025, the record date for the 2025 Annual Meeting. The results of the matters submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders were as follows:
 
Proposal 1: "Election of the below named nominee to the Board of Directors of Waterstone Financial, Inc."
 
 
The following votes were cast in the proposal regarding Director Nominee:
 
 
 
Director Nominee
For
Withheld
Ellen S. Bartel
12,079,443
1,950,360
 
Proposal 2: "Ratification of the selection of Forvis Mazars, LLP as the Company's auditors for the year ending December 31, 2025."
 
The following votes were cast:
 
For
Against
Abstain
16,232,100
236,065
17,840
 
Proposal 3: "An advisory, non-binding resolution to approve the executive compensation."
 
The following votes were cast:
 
For
Against
Abstain
12,977,351
928,485
 123,967
 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
    Waterstone Financial, Inc.  
       
Date: May 20, 2025   /s/ William F. Bruss  
    Name:    William F. Bruss  
    Title:    Chief Executive Officer