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

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)	April 28, 2023 (April 28, 2023)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 24, 2023 (February 23, 2023)

Malvern Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania	000-54385	45-5307782
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
42 E. Lancaster Avenue, Paoli, Pennsylvania		19301
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

42 E. Lancaster Avenue, Paoli, Pennsylvania		19301
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(610) 644-9400

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): ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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): ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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	MLVF	NASDAQ

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 ☐

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. ☐

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

Malvern Bancorp, Inc. (athe “Company”) ~~The~~held ~~Annual~~a ~~Meeting~~special meeting of ~~Shareholders~~shareholders on April 28, 2023 (the “~~Annual~~Special Meeting”) ofrelated ~~Malvern~~to ~~Bancorp,~~the ~~Inc~~Company’s proposed merger with First Bank. (At the ~~“Company”)~~close ~~was~~of ~~held~~business on ~~February~~March 2310, 2023, the record date of the Special Meeting, there was a total of 7,664,765 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. 5,756,920 shares of common stock were represented at the Special Meeting, therefore a quorum was present.

~~(b)~~At ~~There~~the ~~were~~Special ~~7,633,828~~Meeting ~~shares of common stock of~~ the Company’s ~~eligible~~shareholders ~~to be~~ voted aton ~~the~~three ~~Annual~~proposals ~~Meeting~~(collectively, ~~and~~the 6“Proposals”),~~392,559~~ ~~shares~~as ~~were~~more ~~represented~~specifically described in ~~person~~the orCompany’s byjoint proxy atstatement/offering ~~the~~circular, ~~Annual~~dated ~~Meeting~~March 30, ~~which~~2023. ~~constituted~~All aProposals ~~quorum~~received tothe ~~conduct~~necessary ~~business~~votes atfrom the ~~Annual~~Company’s ~~Meeting~~shareholders to pass such Proposals.

~~The~~Set ~~proposals~~forth ~~voted~~below ~~upon~~are at the ~~Annual~~final ~~Meeting,~~results ~~all~~ of ~~which~~shareholder ~~were~~votes ~~approved, and the final voting results~~ for ~~each~~all ~~proposal, were as follows:~~Proposals.

Proposal 1. ~~Election~~– ofTo ~~directors~~Adopt ~~for~~The aAgreement ~~one-year~~And ~~term~~Plan ~~expiring~~Of inMerger ~~2024:~~

NOMINEES	FOR		WITHHOLD		BROKER NON-VOTE
Howard Kent		3,767,154		1,225,442		1,399,963
Julia D. Corelli		4,302,883		689,713		1,399,963
Norman Feinstein		4,448,806		543,790		1,399,963
Andrew Fish		4,866,674		125,922		1,399,963
Cynthia F. Leitzell		4,457,283		535,313		1,399,963
Stephen P. Scartozzi		4,866,383		126,213		1,399,963
Anthony C. Weagley		4,931,667		60,929		1,399,963

A proposal to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 13, 2022, by and among Malvern Bank, National Association (“Malvern Bank”), the Company, and First Bank (the “merger agreement”), providing for the merger of the Company with and into First Bank (through a newly created merger subsidiary of First Bank), immediately followed by the merger of Malvern Bank with and into First Bank (collectively, the “merger”), whereby the shareholders of the Company will receive, for each outstanding share of Company common stock that they own at the effective time of the merger, 0.7733 shares of First Bank common stock and $7.80 in cash, subject to adjustment as described in the merger agreement (the “Malvern merger proposal”), was approved by the requisite number of votes cast by shareholders, as indicated below:

2. To adopt a non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
5,700,737		55,991		192		0

FOR			AGAINST				ABSTAIN				BROKER NON-VOTE
3,301,278				1,644,206				47,112				1,399,963

Proposal 2 – To Approve Executive Compensation In Connection With The Merger

3.A Toproposal ~~ratify~~to ~~the~~approve, ~~appointment~~on ofan ~~Wolf~~advisory &(non-binding) ~~Company~~basis, ~~P.C.~~the asmerger-related compensation payments that will or may be paid to the named executive officers of the Company’s ~~independent~~in ~~registered~~connection ~~public~~with ~~accounting~~the ~~firm~~transactions ~~for~~contemplated by the ~~fiscal~~merger ~~year~~agreement, ~~ending~~was ~~September~~approved 30by the requisite number of votes cast by shareholders, ~~2023.~~as indicated below:

FOR		AGAINST			ABSTAIN
For	Against		Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
6,316,216			50,594			25,749
4,983,423	669,695		103,802	0

Proposal 3 – To Adjourn The Special Meeting

A proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting, if necessary and appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in favor of the Malvern merger proposal, was approved by the requisite number of votes cast by shareholders, as indicated below:

For		Against		Abstain
5,615,878		140,581		461

Although Proposal 3 was approved, the adjournment of the Special Meeting was not necessary because the Company’s shareholders approved Proposal 1.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

MALVERN BANCORP, INC.

	MALVERN BANCORP, INC.


Dated: April 28, 2023	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Gangemi
		Joseph D. Gangemi
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: February 24, 2023	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Gangemi
		Joseph D. Gangemi
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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