---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000714395-24-000025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GABC"
cik: "0000714395"
company_name: "GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC."
filed_at: "2024-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T03:29:02.743890+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# German American Bancorp announces annual meeting voting results

## Summary
- All four director nominees (Fine, Kelly, Ryan, Wagler) elected with over 17.1M votes each.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 18.1M for, 463K against, 335K abstain.
- Appointment of Crowe LLP as auditor for 2024 ratified with 23.5M votes for, 334K against.
- Approximately 29.6M shares outstanding as of March 8, 2024 record date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000714395-24-000025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GABC
- cik: 0000714395
- company_name: GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.
- filed_at: 2024-05-01T23:59:59+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/714395/000071439524000025/0000714395-24-000025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714395/000071439524000025/gabc-20240429.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. shareholders approved Election of four directors to serve until the 2027 annual meeting at the 2024-04-29 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-04-29
  source text: Proposal 1 – Election of four (4) directors to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders: Director’s Name Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Marc D. Fine 17,195,675 1,731,257 5,186,073 Jason M. Kelly 17,643,685 1,283,247 5,186,073 Christina M. Ryan 18,616,504 310,429 5,186,073 Tyson J. Wagler 18,637,772 289,161 5,186,073
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714395/000071439524000025/0000714395-24-000025-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory basis, of the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 at the 2024-04-29 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-04-29
  source text: Proposal 3 – Approval, on an advisory basis, of the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained 23,500,273 334,110 278,623
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714395/000071439524000025/0000714395-24-000025-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s executive officers named in the compensation disclosures in the annual meeting proxy statement at the 2024-04-29 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-04-29
  source text: Proposal 2 – Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s executive officers named in the compensation disclosures in the annual meeting proxy statement: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 18,128,479 463,299 335,155 5,186,073
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714395/000071439524000025/0000714395-24-000025-index.htm

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