1 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 22, 1997 Saratoga Bancorp (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 2-77519-LA 94-2817587 (Commission (IRS Employer File Number) Identification No.) 12000 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road, Saratoga, CA 95070 (Address of principal executive offices and ZIP code) None (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408)973-1111 PAGE 1 OF 3 PAGES 2 Item 5. Other Events. The shareholders of Saratoga Bancorp took the following action at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 22, 1997 at the Corporation's main office located at 12000 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road, Saratoga, California: 1. Approved the election of management's slate of nominees for director, each of whom was an incumbent director, as follows: Votes For Withheld Victor Aboukhater 605,907 None Robert G. Egan 605,907 None William D. Kron 605,907 None John F. Lynch, III 605,907 None V. Ronald Mancuso 605,907 None Richard L. Mount 605,907 None 2. Approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent public accountants for the 1997 fiscal year. Votes in favor of this proposal 768,449 Votes against this proposal 23,838 Votes abstaining 30,447 PAGE 2 of 3 3 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, thereunto duly authorized. SARATOGA BANCORP (Registrant) By: Mary Page Rourke Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Date: May 28, 1997 THIS IS PAGE 3 OF 3 PAGES