UNITED GUARDIAN INC 8-K

What Happened
United-Guardian, Inc. filed an 8-K reporting the certified results of its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held May 13, 2026. Seven director nominees were elected to the board (vote totals below). Shareholders also approved, on a non-binding basis, annual advisory votes on executive compensation and ratified Grassi & Co., CPAs P.C. as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026.

Key Details

• Director elections (For / Against / Abstained / Broker non-votes):
  • Ken Globus: 2,300,653 / 385,055 / 6,960 / 945,034
  • Lawrence F. Maietta: 2,269,236 / 324,776 / 98,656 / 945,034
  • Arthur M. Dresner: 2,532,497 / 61,445 / 98,726 / 945,034
  • Andrew A. Boccone: 2,498,527 / 95,415 / 98,726 / 945,034
  • S. Ari Papoulias: 2,503,521 / 90,421 / 98,726 / 945,034
  • Catherine Kolinski: 2,525,859 / 71,585 / 95,224 / 945,034
  • Donna Vigilante: 2,319,320 / 365,944 / 7,404 / 945,034
• Advisory vote on frequency of executive compensation votes: "Every year" received 2,576,591 votes; Every 2 years 9,558; Every 3 years 85,899; Abstained 20,620; Broker non-votes 945,034.
• Advisory vote to approve executive compensation: For 2,562,179 / Against 115,843 / Abstained 14,646 / Broker non-votes 945,034.
• Ratification of auditor (Grassi & Co., CPAs P.C.) for fiscal 2026: For 3,566,216 / Against 45,290 / Abstained 26,196.

Why It Matters
These results confirm the company’s board composition and show shareholder support for the company’s executive compensation approach (advisory) and for annual say-on-pay votes. The ratification of Grassi & Co. secures the auditor for the 2026 fiscal year. Note the presence of significant broker non-votes on director and advisory items (945,034), which can affect vote totals for contested or close matters.