---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000067716-23-000069"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MDU"
cik: "0000067716"
company_name: "MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2023-05-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T05:10:14.032930+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MDU Resources appoints Corvex-affiliated James Gemmel to board, annual meeting votes pass

## Summary
- James H. Gemmel appointed to board on May 9, 2023, per Cooperation Agreement with Corvex; FERC approval received May 1.
- Gemmel joins Audit and Environmental/Sustainability Committees; receives standard non-employee director compensation.
- All ten director nominees elected at Annual Meeting; say-on-pay advisory vote passed with 152M for; say-on-frequency set to annual.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as independent auditor for 2023 approved with 175.6M votes for.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000067716-23-000069
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MDU
- cik: 0000067716
- company_name: MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2023-05-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/67716/000006771623000069/0000067716-23-000069-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/67716/000006771623000069/mdu-20230509.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000067716-23-000069
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000067716-23-000069.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000067716-23-000069.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James H. Gemmel was appointed as director at MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: the FERC Approval was received on May 1, 2023, and in accordance with the terms of the Cooperation Agreement, Mr. Gemmel was appointed to the Board on May 9, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/67716/000006771623000069/0000067716-23-000069-index.htm

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