ROCKY BRANDS, INC. 8-K

What Happened Rocky Brands, Inc. (RCKY) announced the results of its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on June 3, 2026. Shareholders elected five directors to serve until the 2028 Annual Meeting and approved an advisory (nonbinding) vote on executive compensation. Shareholders also ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026.

Key Details

• Director election results (votes For / Withheld / Broker Non-Votes):
  • Michael L. Finn: 5,207,939 / 279,432 / 1,352,955
  • G. Courtney Haning: 5,228,378 / 258,993 / 1,352,955
  • William L. Jordan: 5,395,542 / 91,829 / 1,352,955
  • Curtis A. Loveland: 4,802,983 / 684,388 / 1,352,955
  • Robert B. Moore, Jr.: 4,274,993 / 1,212,378 / 1,352,955
• Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation: For 5,323,393; Against 148,860; Abstain 15,118; Broker Non-Votes 1,352,955.
• Ratification of independent auditor: Deloitte & Touche LLP ratified with For 6,802,916; Against 27,072; Abstain 10,338; Broker Non‑Votes 0.

Why It Matters These results confirm the company’s board composition through the 2028 Annual Meeting and show strong shareholder support for the company's executive compensation program (advisory). Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP ensures continuity of the independent audit for fiscal 2026. The reported broker non‑votes indicate a block of shares that did not vote on certain non‑routine items, but did not prevent the listed proposals from passing.