--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000109563-23-000101" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "AIT" cik: "0000109563" company_name: "APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC" filed_at: "2023-10-24T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-09T13:21:04.890236+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.2 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # AIT shareholders elect Pagano, Schrimsher, Wallace; approve pay plan and auditor ## Summary - Robert J. Pagano, Jr., Neil A. Schrimsher, and Peter C. Wallace elected as directors for three-year terms. - Nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 33.7M for, 1.2M against. - Shareholders voted for annual say-on-pay frequency; company to hold votes every year until next advisory. - 2023 Long-Term Performance Plan approved with 34.0M votes for, 0.98M against. - Deloitte & Touche LLP ratified as independent auditor for fiscal 2024 with 35.6M votes for. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000109563-23-000101 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: AIT - cik: 0000109563 - company_name: APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC - filed_at: 2023-10-24T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.2 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109563/000010956323000101/0000109563-23-000101-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109563/000010956323000101/ait-20231024.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000109563-23-000101 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000109563-23-000101.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000109563-23-000101.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC shareholders approved A nonbinding advisory vote to approve the compensation of Applied's named executive officers as described in Applied's proxy statement dated September 8, 2023 at the 2023-10-24 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-10-24 source text: A nonbinding advisory vote to approve the compensation of Applied's named executive officers as described in Applied's proxy statement dated September 8, 2023: Shares Voted For Shares Voted Against Shares Abstained From Voting Broker Non-Votes 33,735,989 1,184,740 123,362 1,247,853 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109563/000010956323000101/0000109563-23-000101-index.htm - Shareholder Votes APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC shareholders approved Ratification of the Audit Committee's appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Applied's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 at the 2023-10-24 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-10-24 source text: Ratification of the Audit Committee's appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Applied's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. Shares Voted For Ratification Shares Voted Against Ratification Shares Abstained From Voting 35,572,053 699,146 20,745 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109563/000010956323000101/0000109563-23-000101-index.htm - Shareholder Votes APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC shareholders approved Election of three persons to be directors for a term of three years at the 2023-10-24 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-10-24 source text: Election of three persons to be directors for a term of three years: Name Shares Voted For Election Shares As To Which Voting Authority Withheld Broker Non-Votes Robert J. Pagano, Jr. 33,933,237 1,110,854 1,247,853 Neil A. Schrimsher 34,504,495 539,596 1,247,853 Peter C. Wallace 32,480,639 2,563,452 1,247,853 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109563/000010956323000101/0000109563-23-000101-index.htm - Shareholder Votes APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC shareholders approved Approval of the 2023 Long-Term Performance Plan at the 2023-10-24 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-10-24 source text: Approval of the 2023 Long-Term Performance Plan: Shares Voted For Shares Voted Against Shares Abstained From Voting Broker Non-Votes 34,002,345 980,495 61,251 1,247,853 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109563/000010956323000101/0000109563-23-000101-index.htm - Shareholder Votes APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC shareholders approved A nonbinding advisory vote on the frequency of future votes on the compensation of Applied's named executive officers at the 2023-10-24 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-10-24 source text: A nonbinding advisory vote on the frequency of future votes on the compensation of Applied's named executive officers: Shares Voted For Every Year Shares Voted For Every Two Years Shares Voted For Every Three Years Shares Abstained From Voting BrokerNon-Votes 33,803,463 107,769 1,081,683 51,176 1,247,853 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109563/000010956323000101/0000109563-23-000101-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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