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): September 12, 2019

PROVIDENT BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland	333-232018	Applied For
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer 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)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
None

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).

Emerging growth company x

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. x

Item 8.01 Other Events

On September 12, 2019, Provident Bancorp, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (“Old Provident”), announced that Provident Bancorp, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“New Provident”), had commenced a community offering as part of its stock offering in connection with the mutual-to-stock conversion of Provident Bancorp. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

On September 17, 2019, Old Provident announced that New Provident had ended the community offering. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Press Release dated September 12, 2019
99.2	Press Release dated September 17, 2019

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: September 18, 2019	By:	/s/ Carol L. Houle
		Carol L. Houle
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer