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): ~~June 6~~February 1, ~~2018~~2019

Best Hometown Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	0-55652	81-1959486
State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

100 East Clay Street, Collinsville, Illinois 62234

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(618) 345-1121

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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~~ITEM 5~~Item 8.0701 ~~SUBMISSION~~Other ~~OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS~~Events

~~The~~On ~~Annual~~January ~~Meeting~~24, of2019, ~~Stockholders of~~ Best Hometown Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced ~~was~~that ~~held~~the onCompany’s ~~June 6,~~Board ~~2018.~~of ADirectors ~~total~~authorized ofa ~~763~~stock repurchase program. Under the program,~~426~~ ~~shares~~the Company may purchase up to $500,000 of its outstanding common stock ~~were~~over ~~represented~~the next 12 months. The purchases may be made in ~~person~~open-market transactions or byprivately ~~proxy,~~negotiated ~~for~~transactions ~~92.40%~~and ofmay ~~the~~be ~~826,208~~made ~~shares~~from oftime ~~common~~to ~~stock~~time ~~outstanding~~depending on ~~April 24~~market conditions, ~~2018~~share price, trading volume, cash needs and other business factors.

~~The~~On ~~final~~February ~~voting~~1, ~~results~~2019, of the ~~election~~Company ofissued ~~two~~a ~~director~~press ~~nominees~~release ~~presented~~announcing to the ~~Company’s~~share ~~Stockholders~~repurchase atprogram. A copy of the ~~Annual~~press ~~Meeting~~release ~~were~~is furnished as ~~follows:~~Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

~~Proposal~~Item 19.01 —Financial ~~Election~~Statements ofand ~~Two Director Nominees~~Exhibits

Name	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
David W. Gansner	464,268	—	295,208	—
Michael J. Keefe	384,268	—	295,208	—

(d)

Exhibits

The final voting results of the proposal to ratify the appointment of BKD, LLP as independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2018 were as follows:

Exhibit Number	Description

99.1	Press release dated February 1, 2019

Proposal 2 — Ratification of Appointment of Public Accounting Firm

For		Against		Abstain
761,526		1,900		—

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.

Date: June 12, 2018	BEST HOMETOWN BANCORP, INC.
Date: February 1, 2019	BEST HOMETOWN BANCORP, INC.
	By:	/s/ Ronnie R. Shambaugh
	Name:	Ronnie R. Shambaugh
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

3Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description

99.1	Press release dated February 1, 2019

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