UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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 21, 2013
WATERSTONE FINANCIAL, INC.
 (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Federal
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
000-51507 
(Commission
File Number)
20-3598485
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

11200 W. Plank Ct, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
(Address of principal executive offices)

(414) 761-1000
Registrant's telephone number, including area code

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.

Waterstone Financial, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 21, 2013.  The shareholders (i) elected one member of the Company's Board of Directors to serve until 2016; (ii) approved, in an advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers; and (iii) ratified the Audit Committee's selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the year ended December 31, 2013.  There were 31,348,556 outstanding shares eligible to vote as of March 25, 2013, the record date for the 2013 Annual Meeting.
 
The results of the matters submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders were as follows:

(1)
Election of the below named nominee to the Board of Directors of Waterstone Financial, Inc.:

Nominee
Number of Votes For
Number of Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Thomas E. Dalum
27,076,239
228,460
2,447,664


(2)
Advisory vote on executive compensation:

Number of Votes For
Number of Votes Against
Withheld/Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
26,821,825
469,807
13,067
2,447,664


(3)
Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2013:

Number of Votes For
Number of Votes Against
Withheld/Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
29,705,279
41,084
6,000
0





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.
 
 




 
Waterstone Financial, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:  May 24, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ William F. Bruss
 
 
 
 
    Name:  William F. Bruss
 
 
 
 
    Title:  Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary