Shareholder Vote

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, 2019 SIEBERT FINANCIAL CORP. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) New York 0-5703 11-1796714 (State or other jurisdiction of    incorporation)     (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number) 120 Wall Street, New York, NY      10005 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:     (212) 644-2400 (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 ☐             Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act ☐             Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act ☐             Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act   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 SIEB The Nasdaq Capital Market   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      ☐   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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.   Siebert Financial Corp. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2019 Annual Meeting”) on July 30, 2019. At the 2019 Annual Meeting, the following proposals were submitted by the Company’s Board of Directors to a vote of the Company’s shareholders and the final results of the voting on the proposals are noted below.   Proposal No. 1 - The election of the persons named below as directors to hold office until the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2020 and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.   Name   For Nominee   Authority Withheld From Nominee   Broker Non-Votes               Gloria E. Gebbia   23,864,872   132,420   — Charles A. Zabatta   23,959,027   38,265   — Francis V. Cuttita   23,957,328   39,964   — Andrew H. Reich   23,864,353   132,939   — Jerry M. Schneider   23,958,849   38,443   —   Proposal No. 2 – Non-binding advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the compensation tables and narrative discussion, was approved, on an advisory basis, and the votes were cast as follows: For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 23,969,227   26,152   1,913   —     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. Dated:  July 31, 2019           By: /s/ Andrew H. Reich       Andrew H. Reich       Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary