Acushnet Holdings Corp. 8-K

What Happened Acushnet Holdings Corp. (GOLF) filed an 8-K on June 11, 2026 reporting the results of its June 8, 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (proxy dated April 17, 2026). Stockholders elected all eight director nominees to the Board and approved a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation for fiscal 2025. Stockholders also ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year.

Key Details

• Director election vote totals (Votes For / Votes Withheld / Broker Non-Votes = 1,644,550 each):
  • David Maher: 49,358,720 / 5,908,407
  • Yoon Soo (Gene) Yoon: 45,661,483 / 9,605,644
  • Leanne Cunningham: 55,023,597 / 243,530
  • Gregory Hewett: 53,979,781 / 1,287,346
  • Ho Yeon (Aaron) Lee: 48,868,118 / 6,399,009
  • Jan Singer: 52,982,557 / 2,284,570
  • Steven Tishman: 54,936,336 / 330,791
  • Keun Chang (Kevin) Yoon: 48,016,459 / 7,250,668
• Say-on-pay (non-binding approval of 2025 named executive officer compensation): For 54,837,719; Against 180,940; Abstained 248,468; Broker Non-Votes 1,644,550.
• Ratification of independent auditor (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP): For 56,349,519; Against 525,358; Abstained 36,800.

Why It Matters Board election outcomes confirm the company’s current board leadership and governance direction; vote totals show varying levels of shareholder support for individual directors. The strong affirmative say-on-pay vote (non-binding) indicates shareholder approval of the company’s 2025 executive compensation approach. Ratification of PwC as the auditor ensures continuity in the company’s external audit oversight for fiscal 2026. These are governance items investors watch for potential impacts on oversight, leadership stability, and financial reporting confidence.