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): May 27, 2021

Bogota Financial Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland
   
001-39180
 
84-3501231
(State or Other Jurisdiction)
   
(Commission File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)
   
Identification No.)
   
 
819 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, New Jersey
 
07666
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (201) 862-0660

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):

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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, par value $0.01
 
BSBK
 
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. [  ]


Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On May 27, 2021, the stockholders of Bogota Financial Corp. (the “Company”) approved the Bogota Financial Corp. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”).  A description of the material terms of the Equity Plan is contained in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company held on May 27, 2021, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2021. A copy of the Equity Plan is being filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held on May 27, 2021.  The final results of the vote on each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders are as follows:

1.
The following individual was elected as a director of the Company for a three-year term or until his successor is duly elected and qualified, by the following vote:

   
For
 
Withhold
 
Broker Non-Votes
             
Joseph Coccaro
 
11,963,419
 
284,685
 
815,763


2.
The Bogota Financial Corp. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan was approved by the following vote:

For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
11,876,919
 
 
352,684
 
18,500
 
815,763


3.
The appointment of Crowe LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 was ratified by the following vote:

For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
12,539,579
 
334,102
 
190,186
 


Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)
Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.  Not applicable.

(b)
Pro Forma Financial Information.  Not applicable.

(c)
Shell Company Transactions.  Not applicable.

(d)
Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description


10.1
Bogota Financial Corp. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2021 (File No. 001-39180))






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.


 
BOGOTA FINANCIAL CORP.
   
   
   
DATE: May 28, 2021
By:         /s/Brian McCourt
 
Brian McCourt
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer