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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#000000;">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 &#xA7;230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR &#xA7;240.12b-2).</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC</font></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Item 2.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#000000;">On January &nbsp;24, 2020, Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), the holding company for Esquire Bank, National Association, issued a press release announcing its earnings for the quarter ended December &nbsp;31, 2019.&nbsp; A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.&nbsp; The information contained in this Item&nbsp;2.02, including the related information set forth in the press release, is being "furnished" and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Item 9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.</font>
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						<a href="ex-99d1.htm"><font style="display:inline;">Press Release dated January &nbsp;24, 2020.</font></a></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">SIGNATURES</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#000000;">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.</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#000000;">Dated:&nbsp; January &nbsp;24, 2020</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#000000;">/s/ Andrew C. Sagliocca</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#000000;">Andrew C. Sagliocca</font></p>
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8-K Q4 2019
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):  January  24, 2020
Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
001-38131
27-5107901
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)
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):
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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).
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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
Item 2.02     Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January  24, 2020, Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), the holding company for Esquire Bank, National Association, issued a press release announcing its earnings for the quarter ended December  31, 2019.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.  The information contained in this Item 2.02, including the related information set forth in the press release, is being "furnished" and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)     Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release dated January  24, 2020.
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:  January  24, 2020
By:
/s/ Andrew C. Sagliocca
Andrew C. Sagliocca
President and Chief Executive Officer