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): August 27, 2025

Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	0-5286	38-0715562
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)


2700 West Front Street
Statesville, North Carolina		28677
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 704-873-7202

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading
Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $2.50 par value

KEQU

The Nasdaq Global Market

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On August 27, 2025, Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the matters set forth below.

1. The nominees named below were re-elected as Class III directors for three-year terms as follows:


Name of Nominee	For		Withheld	Non-Votes
Margaret B. Pyle		1,633,067	189,229	537,449
Donald F. Shaw		1,730,171	92,125	537,449

2. The appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm of Forvis Mazars, LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2026 was ratified as follows:


For	Against	Abstained
2,356,636	2,119	990

3. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved on an advisory basis as follows:


For	Against	Abstained	Non-Votes
1,448,991	103,177	270,128	537,449

4. An advisory vote on whether the frequency of holding an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers should be every one year, two years, or three years resulted in the following votes:


1 Year	2 Years	3 Years	Abstained	Non-Votes
1,512,884	1,194	306,985	1,233	537,449

In accordance with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors and consistent with the vote of the Company’s stockholders, the Company will include an advisory non-binding vote of the Company’s stockholders on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers in its proxy materials on an annual basis until the occurrence of the next advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers or until the Board of Directors determines that a different frequency is in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders.

Signature

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.

(Registrant)

Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Date: August 29, 2025

/s/ Donald T. Gardner III

Donald T. Gardner III

Vice President, Finance and

Chief Financial Officer

KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORP /DE/ 8-K