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 25, 2017
PROVIDENT BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Massachusetts | 001-37504 | 45-3231576 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
| 5 Market Street, Amesbury, Massachusetts | 01913 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 834-8555
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company held on May 25, 2017, the Company’s shareholders voted on the following matters:
| 1. | The election of the following three individuals to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors for the terms indicated and until their successors have been duly elected: |
| NAME | FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||||||||
| James A. DeLeo (three-year term) | 8,221,179 | 38,277 | 897,088 | |||||||||
| Laurie H. Knapp (three-year term) | 8,125,912 | 133,544 | 897,088 | |||||||||
| Richard L. Peeke (three-year term) | 8,177,381 | 82,075 | 897,088 | |||||||||
| 2. | The ratification of the appointment of Whittlesey & Hadley, P.C. as independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2017: |
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||||||||||
| 8,713,346 | 35,862 | 110,495 | - | |||||||||||
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.
| PROVIDENT BANCORP, INC. | |||
| DATE: May 30, 2017 | By: | /s/ David P. Mansfield | |
| David P. Mansfield | |||
| President and Chief Executive Officer |