U-Haul Holding Co Reports 2026 Annual Meeting Results

What Happened U-Haul Holding Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on August 20, 2026 and filed an 8-K on August 24, 2026 reporting the vote outcomes. Stockholders elected seven directors — Edward J. Shoen, James E. Acridge, John P. Brogan, James J. Grogan, Richard J. Herrera, Karl A. Schmidt and Roberta R. Shank — and approved the advisory “say-on-pay” vote. Shareholders also voted to hold future advisory votes on executive compensation once every three years, ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, and approved a stockholder proposal to ratify board and management actions for fiscal 2026. A separate stockholder proposal requesting a GHG emissions disclosure for the fleet was not approved.

Key Details

• Meeting date: August 20, 2026; 8-K filed August 24, 2026.
• Directors elected (Votes For / Withheld; broker non-votes 1,050,755):
  • Edward J. Shoen: 13,843,087 For / 2,016,596 Withheld
  • James E. Acridge: 15,202,995 For / 656,688 Withheld
  • John P. Brogan: 13,266,112 For / 2,593,571 Withheld
  • James J. Grogan: 13,813,392 For / 2,046,291 Withheld
  • Richard J. Herrera: 15,239,048 For / 620,635 Withheld
  • Karl A. Schmidt: 15,221,107 For / 638,576 Withheld
  • Roberta R. Shank: 13,812,335 For / 2,047,348 Withheld
• Advisory and other votes:
  • Say-on-pay (Proposal 2): 15,802,133 For / 52,580 Against / 4,970 Abstentions.
  • Advisory vote frequency (Proposal 3): 12,760,662 voted for “once every three years.”
  • Auditor ratification (Proposal 4): Deloitte & Touche LLP ratified 16,903,108 For / 4,996 Against / 2,334 Abstentions.
  • Ratification of board/executive actions for FY2026 (Proposal 5): 11,910,510 For / 3,314,805 Against / 634,368 Abstentions.
  • GHG disclosure proposal (Proposal 6): Failed — 3,158,690 For / 12,683,671 Against / 17,322 Abstentions.

Why It Matters

• Board continuity: All seven director nominees were elected, maintaining the current board slate, which affects governance and strategic oversight.
• Executive compensation oversight: Shareholders approved the company's disclosed executive pay on an advisory basis and chose a three-year interval for future say-on-pay votes, meaning the company will hold these advisory votes less frequently (triennially).
• Auditor continuity: Ratification of Deloitte & Touche, LLP confirms the independent auditor for the coming fiscal year.
• ESG disclosure: The failure of the GHG reporting proposal indicates shareholders did not require the company to produce the requested fleet emissions disclosure at this time — relevant for investors tracking environmental, social and governance developments.