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): November 21, 2017

Equitable Financial Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Maryland	32-0467709
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

113 North Locust Street
Grand Island, NE	68801
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(308) 382-3136

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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

On November 21, 2017, Equitable Financial Corp. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the stockholders through the solicitation proxies, and the proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 19, 2017. The final results of the stockholder vote are as follows:

The stockholders elected each director nominated to serve for a three-year term as follows:


	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Thomas E. Gdowski	1,081,681	973,239	950,810

Vincent J. Dugan	1,081,056	973,864	950,810

William B. Westering	1,081,433	973,487	950,810

The stockholders approved the ratification of the appointment of BKD, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending June 30, 20187 as follows:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non‑Votes
2,968,369	14,775	22,586	0

Item 8.01Other Events.

On November 21, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized a stock repurchase program pursuant to which the Company intends to repurchase up to 168,446 shares, or 5% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock.

The repurchase program permits shares to be repurchased in open market or private transactions, through block trades and pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

Repurchases will be made at management’s discretion at prices management considers to be attractive and in the best interests of both the Company and its shareholders, subject to the availability of stock, general market conditions, the trading price of the stock, alternative uses for capital and the Company’s financial performance. Open market purchases will be conducted in accordance with the limitations set forth in Rule 10b-18 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act and other applicable legal requirements.

The repurchase program may be suspended, terminated or modified at any time for any reason, including market conditions, the cost of repurchasing shares, the availability of alternative investment opportunities, liquidity and other factors deemed appropriate. These factors also may affect the timing and amount of share repurchases. The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to purchase any particular number of shares.

Certain statements contained herein constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may be identified by words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” and similar expressions. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the Company’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors. Factors that could cause such differences to exist include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, changes in interest rates, regulatory considerations and competition. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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.


	EQUITABLE FINANCIAL CORP.

Dated: November 28, 2017	By:	/s/ Thomas E. Gdowski
		Thomas E. Gdowski
		President and CEO

Dated: November 28, 2017	By:	/s/ Darcy M. Ray
		Darcy M. Ray
		Chief Financial Officer

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