AAON Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Industrial Machinery/Components
Industrials
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): May 12, 2026
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 12, 2026, at the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders (i) elected each of the nominees listed below to the Company's Board of Directors to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until their respective successors are elected and qualified; (ii) ratified the selection of Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, a resolution on the compensation of AAON's named executive officers as set forth in the Proxy Statement; (iv) approved, on an advisory basis, a resolution to conduct future say on pay advisory votes on an annual frequency; and (v) approved the proposal to amend the Company's Articles of Incorporation to increase the maximum size of the Board from nine to eleven directors. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
(i) The voting results with respect to the election of each director were as follows:
| Nominees | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Caron A. Lawhorn | 63,511,892 | 2,173,737 | 34,823 | 7,094,863 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen O. LeClair | 57,224,022 | 8,470,311 | 26,119 | 7,094,863 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| David R. Stewart | 63,477,854 | 2,206,457 | 36,141 | 7,094,863 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(ii) The voting results with respect to the ratification of the selection of Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 71,064,229 | 1,692,536 | 58,550 | — | |||||||||||||||||
(iii) The voting results to approve, on an advisory basis, a resolution on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as set forth in the Proxy Statement were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 63,496,580 | 2,148,606 | 75,266 | 7,094,863 | |||||||||||||||||
(iv) The voting results to approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers were as follows:
| One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstain | |||||||||||||||||
| 64,209,213 | 44,436 | 1,297,811 | 168,992 | |||||||||||||||||
(v) The voting results to approve the proposal to amend the Company's Articles of Incorporation to increase the maximum size of the Board from nine to eleven directors were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||
| 72,417,102 | 359,357 | 38,856 | ||||||||||||
Item 8.01 Other Events.
The Company announced that the Board of Directors has declared its next regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share or $0.40 annually. The next cash dividend will be payable on June 26, 2026, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 5, 2026.
A copy of the Company's press release announcing the quarterly cash dividend is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Press Release Announcing Quarterly Cash Dividend | ||||||||||||||
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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.
| AAON, INC. | |||||||||||
| Date: | May 18, 2026 | By: | /s/ Luke A. Bomer | ||||||||
| Luke A. Bomer, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||||||