--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000071829-23-000049" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "NPKI" cik: "0000071829" company_name: "NPK International Inc." filed_at: "2023-05-18T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-14T21:41:34.627698+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.5 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Newpark Resources stockholders approve equity plan increase and elect directors at 2023 annual meeting ## Summary - Stockholders approved 1,200,000 share increase under 2015 equity plan (16.5M total); 39M for, 22.9M against. - All seven director nominees elected; Claudia Meer received lowest support at ~59.7M votes. - Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation passed (62.7M for); shareholders favored annual frequency (57.6M). - Deloitte & Touche LLP ratified as 2023 auditor; Non-Employee Directors' Restricted Stock Plan and ESPP amendment also approved. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000071829-23-000049 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: NPKI - cik: 0000071829 - company_name: NPK International Inc. - filed_at: 2023-05-18T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - 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/71829/000007182923000049/0000071829-23-000049-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/71829/000007182923000049/nr-20230518.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000071829-23-000049 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000071829-23-000049.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000071829-23-000049.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes NPK International Inc. shareholders approved Approval of our Amended and Restated 2014 Non-Employee Directors' Restricted Stock Plan at the 2023-05-18 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-18 source text: Proposal 6: Approval of our Amended and Restated 2014 Non-Employee Directors' Restricted Stock Plan : The stockholders of the Company approved the amendment and restatement of our 2014 Non-Employee Directors' Restricted Stock Plan. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/71829/000007182923000049/0000071829-23-000049-index.htm - Shareholder Votes NPK International Inc. shareholders approved An advisory vote on named executive officer compensation at the 2023-05-18 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-18 source text: Proposal 2: An advisory vote on named executive officer compensation : The stockholders of the Company approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers as described in the Company's Proxy Statement. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/71829/000007182923000049/0000071829-23-000049-index.htm - Shareholder Votes NPK International Inc. shareholders approved Approval of the Employee Plan at the 2023-05-18 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-18 source text: Proposal 5: Approval of the Employee Plan : The stockholders of the Company approved the Employee Plan. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/71829/000007182923000049/0000071829-23-000049-index.htm - Shareholder Votes NPK International Inc. shareholders approved An advisory vote on the frequency of holding future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation at the 2023-05-18 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-18 source text: Proposal 3: An advisory vote on the frequency of holding future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation : The stockholders of the Company approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the holding of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation every year. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/71829/000007182923000049/0000071829-23-000049-index.htm - Shareholder Votes NPK International Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2023-05-18 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-18 source text: Proposal 4: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm : The stockholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2023. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/71829/000007182923000049/0000071829-23-000049-index.htm - Shareholder Votes NPK International Inc. shareholders approved Election of seven director nominees at the 2023-05-18 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-18 source text: Proposal 1: Election of Directors : The stockholders of the Company elected each of the following director nominees for a term that will continue until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/71829/000007182923000049/0000071829-23-000049-index.htm - Shareholder Votes NPK International Inc. shareholders approved Approval of an amendment to our Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan at the 2023-05-18 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-18 source text: Proposal 7: Approval of an amendment to our Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan : The stockholders of the Company approved the amendment of our Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/71829/000007182923000049/0000071829-23-000049-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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