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 16, 2019

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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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

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, no par value		PVBC		The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company held on May 16, 2019, the Company’s shareholders voted on the following matters:

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
David P. Mansfield (three-year term)	8,044,181	355,417	789,791
Lisa DeStefano (three-year term)	7,606,228	793,370	789,791
Jay E. Gould (three-year term)	8,139,884	259,714	789,791

The ratification of the appointment of Whittlesey PC as independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2019:

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
9,070,053		117,907		1,429		-

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 17, 2019	By:	/s/ David P. Mansfield
		David P. Mansfield
		President and Chief Executive Officer

Provident Bancorp, Inc. 8-K