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accession: "0000714395-25-000018"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GABC"
cik: "0000714395"
company_name: "GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC."
filed_at: "2025-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T04:23:22.500920+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
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source: SEC EDGAR
---

# German American Bancorp annual meeting elects all four director nominees, approves say-on-pay and auditor ratification

## Summary
- Each of the four director nominees (Bawel, Dauby, Ellspermann, McComb) received a plurality of votes cast and was elected.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 21,533,930 votes for, 518,308 against, 310,129 abstentions.
- Crowe LLP ratified as independent auditor for 2025 with 30,034,381 for, 507,177 against, 216,637 abstentions.
- 37,426,102 shares outstanding as of March 7, 2025 record date; broker non-votes were 8,395,828 on director and compensation proposals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000714395-25-000018
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GABC
- cik: 0000714395
- company_name: GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714395/000071439525000018/0000714395-25-000018-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714395/000071439525000018/gabc-20250428.htm

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