06/26/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/26/2024 15:03
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Three proposals described fully in the 2024 Proxy Statement of Helios Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") were presented for approval at the Company's 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") held on June 6, 2024. As of the record date, 33,159,682 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 30,048,809 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy; therefore, a quorum was present.
The shareholders of the Company voted on the following three matters:
Proposal 1. Election of Directors
Josef Matosevic was elected as a director to serve for a term expiring on the date of the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting. Josef Matosevic was previously elected to serve as a director for a term expiring on the date of the Annual Meeting. Josef Matosevic will serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation, removal from office or death. The votes cast for and withheld were as follows:
Director |
For |
Against |
Withhold |
Broker Non-Votes |
Josef Matosevic |
27,639,161 |
1,427,362 |
72,287 |
910,002 |
Proposal 2. Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm to audit the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ending December 28, 2024, as disclosed in the Company's 2024 Proxy Statement, received the following votes:
For |
29,646,700 |
Against |
365,410 |
Abstain |
36,699 |
Broker Non-Votes |
N/A |
Proposal 3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's 2024 Proxy Statement, received the following votes:
For |
18,241,497 |
Against |
10,559,159 |
Abstain |
338,151 |
Broker Non-Votes |
910,002 |