--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000028917-26-000015" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "DDS" cik: "0000028917" company_name: "DILLARD'S, INC." filed_at: "2026-06-01T20:13:43+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-01T20:24:51.413095+00:00" event_type: "m_and_a" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.75 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Dillard's shareholders approve merger with W.D. Company, Inc. ## Summary - Merger proposal passed with 14,199,181 votes for and 28,127 against. - All director nominees elected; Class B nominees received 3,985,776 votes each without opposition. - Ratification of KPMG as auditor for 2026 approved with 14,892,872 votes for. - Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 14,058,830 votes for. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000028917-26-000015 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: DDS - cik: 0000028917 - company_name: DILLARD'S, INC. - filed_at: 2026-06-01T20:13:43+00:00 - event_type: m_and_a - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.75 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/28917/000002891726000015/0000028917-26-000015-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/28917/000002891726000015/dds-20260514x8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000028917-26-000015 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000028917-26-000015.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000028917-26-000015.txt ## Source-grounded claims - claim_id: 1ee0f567a64e9900a1a92309d47bdb339ab6dcbe claim: DILLARD'S, INC. shareholders approved Election of Director - William Dillard, II at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: William Dillard, II ​ 3,985,776 ​ - ​ - evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/28917/000002891726000015/0000028917-26-000015-index.htm - claim_id: 3bbfe0fb5e286ac776508c89792481d9f5411026 claim: DILLARD'S, INC. shareholders approved Election of Director - Alex Dillard at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Alex Dillard ​ 3,985,776 ​ - ​ - evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/28917/000002891726000015/0000028917-26-000015-index.htm - claim_id: 3c45c58a1421d7889cf3ac1d4afa78761b86347a claim: DILLARD'S, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 ​ 14,892,872 ​ 6,730 ​ 8,203 ​ - evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/28917/000002891726000015/0000028917-26-000015-index.htm - claim_id: 4bea22e8a6e7cf9f4a5090df983667b5ba5c0f8e claim: DILLARD'S, INC. shareholders approved Advisory approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Advisory approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers ​ 14,058,830 ​ 169,693 ​ 10,325 ​ 668,957 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/28917/000002891726000015/0000028917-26-000015-index.htm - claim_id: 4e2a9ccda46b66c8457d88983cbb65467026880e claim: DILLARD'S, INC. shareholders approved Election of Director - Denise Mahaffy at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Denise Mahaffy ​ 3,985,776 ​ - ​ - evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/28917/000002891726000015/0000028917-26-000015-index.htm - claim_id: 679e9f5f6df85f0eb97759f49517919fccebd5f5 claim: DILLARD'S, INC. shareholders approved Election of Director - H. Lee Hastings, III at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: H. Lee Hastings, III ​ 3,985,776 ​ - ​ - evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/28917/000002891726000015/0000028917-26-000015-index.htm - claim_id: 8a972e1cb528b3726df312b3df608047f6a71d3b claim: DILLARD'S, INC. shareholders approved Election of Director - Drue Matheny at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Drue Matheny ​ 3,985,776 ​ - ​ - evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/28917/000002891726000015/0000028917-26-000015-index.htm - claim_id: 9157272113b2a4d8616f8b5e473cdb0574393e65 claim: DILLARD'S, INC. shareholders approved Approval of, for the purposes of complying with Section 312.03(b)(i), Section 312.03(b)(ii) and Section 312.03(c) of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual, the issuance of (i) up to 41,496 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, and (ii) up to 3,985,776 at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Approval of, for the purposes of complying with Section 312.03(b)(i), Section 312.03(b)(ii) and Section 312.03(c) of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual, the issuance of (i) up to 41,496 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, and (ii) up to 3,985,776 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, in connection with the Merger ​ 14,193,025 ​ 35,654 ​ 10,169 ​ 668,957 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/28917/000002891726000015/0000028917-26-000015-index.htm - claim_id: 9c8014edb49c27bf126effc7e3a457396e1747d3 claim: DILLARD'S, INC. shareholders approved Election of Director - James I. Freeman at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: James I. Freeman ​ 9,856,266 ​ 396,806 ​ 668,957 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/28917/000002891726000015/0000028917-26-000015-index.htm - claim_id: 9d144d9b15fd2b9491aaf18aa707278396944c60 claim: DILLARD'S, INC. shareholders approved Election of Director - Reynie Rutledge at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Reynie Rutledge ​ 10,130,821 ​ 122,251 ​ 668,957 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/28917/000002891726000015/0000028917-26-000015-index.htm - claim_id: 9e6411c1a7785fbda2e9b420272b302cc0de5476 claim: DILLARD'S, INC. shareholders approved Election of Director - William Dillard, III at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: William Dillard, III ​ 3,985,776 ​ - ​ - evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/28917/000002891726000015/0000028917-26-000015-index.htm - claim_id: abbedbd30ab25f238c5479acbf335d4a39c81577 claim: DILLARD'S, INC. shareholders approved Election of Director - William E. (Chip) Connor, II at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: William E. (Chip) Connor, II ​ 3,985,776 ​ - ​ - evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/28917/000002891726000015/0000028917-26-000015-index.htm - claim_id: d04612fb707576201a7795a94227fc04d3637fe6 claim: DILLARD'S, INC. shareholders approved Election of Director - Rob C. Holmes at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Rob C. Holmes ​ 10,189,050 ​ 64,022 ​ 668,957 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/28917/000002891726000015/0000028917-26-000015-index.htm - claim_id: d808a40bf4f408e48100011de7d5d64a9be857a0 claim: DILLARD'S, INC. shareholders approved Election of Director - Robert C. Connor at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Robert C. Connor ​ 3,985,776 ​ - ​ - evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/28917/000002891726000015/0000028917-26-000015-index.htm - claim_id: d9d52792c874668c674d07032c66f041958e2a6e claim: DILLARD'S, INC. shareholders approved Election of Director - Mike Dillard at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Mike Dillard ​ 3,985,776 ​ - ​ - evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/28917/000002891726000015/0000028917-26-000015-index.htm - claim_id: dc387ced3211506850556163d19a5e9866c72428 claim: DILLARD'S, INC. shareholders approved Election of Director - J.C. Watts, Jr. at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: J.C. Watts, Jr. ​ 10,181,182 ​ 71,890 ​ 668,957 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/28917/000002891726000015/0000028917-26-000015-index.htm - claim_id: ec0cae5d573cc7de8971c6d20dfaf36df467567d claim: DILLARD'S, INC. shareholders approved Approval of (i) the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 20, 2026, as amended on March 25, 2026 (including the plan of merger set forth therein, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, W.D. Company, Inc., an Arkansas corporation (“WDC”), and Alex Dillard, solely in his capacity at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Approval of (i) the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 20, 2026, as amended on March 25, 2026 (including the plan of merger set forth therein, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, W.D. Company, Inc., an Arkansas corporation (“WDC”), and Alex Dillard, solely in his capacity as the Shareholder Representative, under which WDC will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger, (ii) the Merger and (iii) the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement ​ 14,199,181 ​ 28,127 ​ 11,540 ​ 668,957 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/28917/000002891726000015/0000028917-26-000015-index.htm - claim_id: fc15b535d2e858f0e628e006e592de960e4fe666 claim: DILLARD'S, INC. shareholders approved Election of Director - Nick White at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Nick White ​ 10,113,257 ​ 139,815 ​ 668,957 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/28917/000002891726000015/0000028917-26-000015-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.