Helios Technologies Inc.

06/26/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/26/2024 15:03

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders Form 8 K

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