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): September 25, 2019

PROVIDENT BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Massachusetts

001-37504

45-3231576

(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)

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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

Common Stock, no par value per share

PVBC

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a) A special meeting of the stockholders of Provident Bancorp, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (“Old Provident”), was held on September 25, 2019 to consider and vote upon the Plan of Conversion of Provident Bancorp, a mutual holding company (the “MHC”), and to consider and vote on related matters.

(b) The specific matters considered and voted on by the stockholders at the special meeting and the votes of the stockholders were as follows:

Proposal No. 1

The approval of a Plan of Conversion whereby the MHC and Old Provident will convert and reorganize from the mutual holding company structure to the stock holding company structure.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

8,560,249

9,008

1,533

—

Proposal No. 2

The approval of the adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in the event that there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve the Plan of Conversion.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

8,397,490

171,511

1,789

—

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

Not applicable.

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 26, 2019	By:	/s/ Carol L. Houle
		Carol L. Houle
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Provident Bancorp, Inc. 8-K