Knowles Corp 8-K

What Happened Knowles Corporation (KN) filed an 8‑K on April 29, 2026 reporting the results of its April 28, 2026 Annual Meeting. Stockholders elected eight directors to one‑year terms (Laura Angelini; Keith Barnes; Jason Cardew; Daniel Crowley; Ye Jane Li; Jeffrey S. Niew; Cheryl Shavers; Michael Wishart). Shareholders also approved, on a non‑binding advisory basis, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers, voted to hold future advisory votes on executive compensation annually, and ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026.

Key Details

• Director election vote totals (For / Against / Abstain; broker non‑votes = 3,217,595 for each director):
  • Laura Angelini: 73,512,799 / 5,727,565 / 23,325
  • Keith Barnes: 77,476,015 / 1,760,247 / 27,427
  • Jason Cardew: 78,169,365 / 1,071,219 / 23,105
  • Daniel Crowley: 77,526,603 / 1,713,981 / 23,105
  • Ye Jane Li: 79,049,134 / 187,151 / 27,404
  • Jeffrey S. Niew: 78,789,188 / 450,582 / 23,919
  • Cheryl Shavers: 78,113,798 / 1,125,140 / 24,751
  • Michael Wishart: 79,069,353 / 171,176 / 23,160
• Say‑on‑pay (non‑binding) outcome: For 76,319,324; Against 2,884,254; Abstain 60,111; Broker non‑votes 3,217,595.
• Frequency vote (non‑binding): stockholders recommended annual advisory votes — 1 Year: 72,943,151; 2 Years: 6,186; 3 Years: 6,271,166; Abstain: 43,186.
• Auditor ratification: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ratified as independent auditor for 2026 — For 82,009,035; Against 436,983; Abstain 35,266.

Why It Matters These outcomes confirm board continuity and shareholder support for the company’s executive pay program on an advisory basis, while stockholders opted to review pay annually. Ratification of PwC as auditor provides continuity in external financial oversight. For retail investors, these are governance signals (board composition, oversight and shareholder sentiment on compensation) but do not by themselves change financial results or operations.