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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000907471-26-000016"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CASH"
cik: "0000907471"
company_name: "PATHWARD FINANCIAL, INC."
filed_at: "2026-02-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T00:36:08.073314+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.05
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.05
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Pathward Financial shareholders elect three directors, approve Say-on-Pay at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- Elected directors: Douglas J. Hajek, Christopher Perretta, Kendall E. Stork with over 16M votes each.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 16,410,781 for, 647,957 against.
- Shareholders favored one-year frequency for future Say-on-Pay votes; Compensation Committee adopts annual frequency.
- Ratified KPMG LLP as auditor for FY2026 with 19,004,848 votes for, 187,661 against.
- Broker non-votes of 2,117,041 on director elections and advisory proposals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000907471-26-000016
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CASH
- cik: 0000907471
- company_name: PATHWARD FINANCIAL, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-02-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.05
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.05
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/907471/000090747126000016/0000907471-26-000016-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/907471/000090747126000016/cash-20260224.htm

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