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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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):               November 21, 2023                   J. W. Mays, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)     New York   1-3647   11-1059070 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)   9 Bond Street . Brooklyn , New York   11201-5805 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code) Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code         ( 718 ) 624-7400         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):   ¨ Written communication 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 communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ¨ Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 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. ¨ This Report Contains 3 Pages.         Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. (a) The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on November 21, 2023. (b) The shareholders elected all of the Company’s nominees for directors and ratified the appointment of Prager Metis CPA’s, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2023. A. Fixing Number of Directors at seven:                       For: 1,277,851         Against: 54,049         Abstain: 71         Non-Votes 87,975                   B. Election of Directors:                       Name Shares For Shares Withheld Non-Votes     Jennifer L. Caruso 1,277,525 54,446 87,975     Robert L. Ecker 1,277,525 54,446 87,975     Mark S. Greenblatt 1,277,525 54,446 87,975     Steven Gurney-Goldman 1,277,550 54,421 87,975     John J. Pearl 1,277,526 54,445 87,975     Dean L. Ryder 1,275,099 56,872 87,975     Lloyd J. Shulman 1,277,524 54,447 87,975               C. Ratification of Prager Metis CPA’s, LLP:                     For: 1,365,531         Against: 54,414         Abstain: 1         Non-Votes 0                   D. Advisory Vote of Resolution Approving Compensation of Named Executive Officers:               For: 1,277,272         Against: 54,688         Abstain: 11         Non-Votes 87,975                   E. Advisory Vote of Proposal on Frequency of Future Executive Compensation Advisory Votes:               Choice 1 - Every One Year: 1,267,787         Choice 2 - Every Two Years: 530         Choice 3 - Every Three Years 9,637         Abstain: 54,017                 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.   J.W. MAYS, INC.   (Registrant)       Dated:  November 22, 2023 By:   Mark Greenblatt   Mark Greenblatt   Vice President,   Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Director