| 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) | February 17, 2016 | ||||
| Malvern Bancorp, Inc. | |||||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | |||||
| Pennsylvania | 000-54835 | 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) | ||||
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code | (610) 644-9400 | ||||
| Not Applicable | |||||
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | |||||
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) An Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of the Malvern Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on February 17, 2016.
(b) There were 6,558,473 shares of common stock of the Company eligible to be voted at the Annual Meeting and 5,996,725 shares were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, which constituted a quorum to conduct business at the meeting.
The items voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the vote for each proposal were as follows:
1. Election of directors:
| FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTES | |
| Ralph K. Packard | 4,253,727 | 696,065 | 1,046,923 |
Prior to the Annual Meeting, Messrs. F. Claire Hughes, Jr. and Robert C.F. Willson resigned as directors of the Company and withdrew their names from nomination for re-election. Votes cast for either Mr. Hughes or Mr. Willson were disregarded.
2. Non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of our named executive officers:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES |
| 4,821,948 | 121,931 | 5,923 | 1,046,923 |
3. To ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending September 30, 2016.
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN |
| 5,888,875 | 83,819 | 24,031 |
The Company’s nominee was elected as a director, the proposal to adopt a non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of our named executive officers was adopted, and the proposal to ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending September 30, 2016 was adopted by the shareholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting.
| (c) | 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 thereunto duly authorized.
| MALVERN BANCORP, INC. | ||
| Date: February 19, 2016 | By: | /s/Joseph Gangemi |
| Joseph D. Gangemi | ||
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||