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): March 7, 2024

ESSA Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Pennsylvania	001-33384	20-8023072
(State or Other Jurisdiction)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification No.)
200 Palmer Street, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania		18360
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (570) 421-0531

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(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common	ESSA	Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On March 7, 2024, the Annual Meeting of Stockholder of ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was held at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the stockholders through the solicitation of proxies. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 25, 2024 (the “Proxy Statement”).

The matters considered and voted on by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the votes of the stockholders were as follows:

Proposal 1 – Election of Two Directors

The stockholders elected the following director who was nominated to serve for a term of one year.

	For	Withheld
Robert C. Selig, Jr.	7,449,748	162,134

 The stockholders elected the following director who was nominated to serve for a term of three years.

	For	Withheld
Philip H. Hosbach, IV	6,837,678	774,204

Proposal 2 – Approval of the ESSA Bancorp, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan

The stockholders approved the ESSAP Bancorp, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan.

For	Against	Abstain
7,139,682	398,273	73,927

Proposal 3 –Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants

The stockholders approved the ratification of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.

For	Against	Abstain
8,316,572	355,959	60,094

Proposal 4 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the resolution regarding the executive compensation described in the Proxy Statement as follows:

For	Against	Abstain
6,402,684	1,064,307	144,891

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.

		ESSA BANCORP, INC.
DATE:  March 7, 2024	By:	/s/ Gary S. Olson
		Gary S. Olson, President and
		Chief Executive Officer