---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000026172-26-000018"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CMI"
cik: "0000026172"
company_name: "CUMMINS INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-14T18:44:55+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T18:46:10.338467+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cummins 2026 annual meeting results: all director nominees elected, shareholder proposals defeated

## Summary
- All 11 director nominees elected with 95%+ support; Matthew Tsien received highest votes (106.6M for).
- Say-on-pay approved with 101.9M for (95.3% of votes cast, excluding broker non-votes).
- Ratification of PwC as auditor for 2026 passed with 113.9M for (93.8% of votes cast).
- 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan approved with 102.6M for (96.1% of votes cast).
- Shareholder proposals for Chair/CEO separation (24M for) and charitable-report (1.9M for) both defeated.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000026172-26-000018
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CMI
- cik: 0000026172
- company_name: CUMMINS INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-14T18:44:55+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26172/000002617226000018/0000026172-26-000018-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26172/000002617226000018/cmi-20260512.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  CUMMINS INC shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal to Adopt a Policy for Separation of the Roles of Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer at the 2026-05-12 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-12
  source text: 5. Shareholder Proposal to Adopt a Policy for Separation of the Roles of Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 24,007,807 82,570,309 623,144 14,244,942
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26172/000002617226000018/0000026172-26-000018-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  CUMMINS INC shareholders approved Approval of the Company's 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan at the 2026-05-12 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-12
  source text: 4. Approval of the Company's 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 102,647,695 4,155,893 397,672 14,244,942
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26172/000002617226000018/0000026172-26-000018-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  CUMMINS INC shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal Requesting a Report on the Company's Charitable Support at the 2026-05-12 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-12
  source text: 6. Shareholder Proposal Requesting a Report on the Company's Charitable Support For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 1,881,650 104,240,231 1,079,379 14,244,942
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26172/000002617226000018/0000026172-26-000018-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  CUMMINS INC shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2026 at the 2026-05-12 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-12
  source text: 3. Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2026 For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 113,910,556 7,338,022 197,624 —
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26172/000002617226000018/0000026172-26-000018-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  CUMMINS INC shareholders approved Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers at the 2026-05-12 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-12
  source text: 2. Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 101,865,982 4,995,353 339,925 14,244,942
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26172/000002617226000018/0000026172-26-000018-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  CUMMINS INC shareholders approved Election of Eleven Directors for a One-Year Term to Expire at the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at the 2026-05-12 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-12
  source text: 1. Election of Eleven Directors for a One-Year Term to Expire at the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Name For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Jennifer W. Rumsey 101,443,390 5,261,855 496,015 14,244,942 Gary L. Belske 105,239,392 1,751,706 210,162 14,244,942 Bruno V. Di Leo Allen 104,496,790 2,494,436 210,034 14,244,942 Daniel W. Fisher 105,664,671 1,328,505 208,084 14,244,942 Carla A. Harris 100,606,556 6,389,670 205,034 14,244,942 Thomas J. Lynch 102,900,496 4,096,281 204,483 14,244,942 William I. Miller 99,983,877 7,022,677 194,706 14,244,942 Kimberly A. Nelson 105,522,089 1,474,821 204,350 14,244,942 Karen H. Quintos 102,388,988 4,596,070 216,202 14,244,942 John H. Stone 105,646,356 1,363,006 191,898 14,244,942 Matthew Tsien 106,581,920 436,853 182,487 14,244,942
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26172/000002617226000018/0000026172-26-000018-index.htm

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