Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.

0001531031 false 0001531031 2026-07-30 2026-07-30 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): July 30, 2026 ​ Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter) ​ - ​ ​ Maryland 001-38131 27- 5107901 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) ​ ​ ​ ​ 100 Jericho Quadrangle , Suite 100 ​ ​ Jericho , New York ​ 11753 (Address of principal executive offices) ​ (Zip Code) ​ ( 516 ) 535-2002 (Registrant’s telephone number) ​ N/A (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-4c) ​ 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, $0.01 par value ESQ 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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). ​ 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. ☐ ​ Item 8.01 Other Events. On July 30, 2026, Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), the financial holding company for Esquire Bank, National Association (“Esquire Bank” or the “Bank”), announced its regular quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share of common stock, payable on September 1, 2026, to each stockholder of record on August 14, 2026. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits . ​ (d) Exhibits. ​ ​ Exhibit No. ​ Description 99.1 ​ Press Release dated July 30, 2026. 104 ​ Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). ​ ​ 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. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Dated: July 30, 2026 By: /s/ Andrew C. Sagliocca ​ Andrew C. Sagliocca ​ Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President ​ ​ ​