--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000950170-23-026442" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "NTGR" cik: "0001122904" company_name: "NETGEAR, INC." filed_at: "2023-06-05T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-14T07:10:33.836677+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.3 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Netgear shareholders approve 2M share increase to equity plan, elect all 8 directors ## Summary - 2,000,000 shares added to 2016 Equity Incentive Plan; approved by 14.06M for vs 10.13M against. - All 8 director nominees elected; Patrick Lo received 23.89M votes for, 281,485 against. - PwC ratified as independent auditor for fiscal 2023 with 25.68M votes for. - Advisory vote on executive compensation approved (23.80M for), 1-year frequency selected (22.23M for). ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000950170-23-026442 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: NTGR - cik: 0001122904 - company_name: NETGEAR, INC. - filed_at: 2023-06-05T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.3 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122904/000095017023026442/0000950170-23-026442-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122904/000095017023026442/ntgr-20230601.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-026442 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-026442.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-026442.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes NETGEAR, INC. shareholders approved Approval of the non-binding advisory proposal regarding executive compensation at the 2023-06-01 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-01 source text: 3. Approval of the non-binding advisory proposal regarding executive compensation: For: 23,796,450 Against: 369,370 Abstain: 36,262 Broker Non-Votes: 1,792,176 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122904/000095017023026442/0000950170-23-026442-index.htm - Shareholder Votes NETGEAR, INC. shareholders approved Election of eight directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders at the 2023-06-01 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-01 source text: 1. The election of eight directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders: For Against Abstain Broker Non-votes Patrick C.S. Lo 23,885,587 281,485 35,010 1,792,176 Sarah S. Butterfass 24,010,830 160,743 30,509 1,792,176 Laura J. Durr 23,961,501 205,312 35,269 1,792,176 Shravan K. Goli 24,021,863 144,800 35,419 1,792,176 Bradley L. Maiorino 24,023,901 142,762 35,419 1,792,176 Janice M. Roberts 22,341,430 1,825,371 35,281 1,792,176 Barbara V. Scherer 23,816,043 350,869 35,170 1,792,176 Thomas H. Waechter 24,011,997 153,566 36,519 1,792,176 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122904/000095017023026442/0000950170-23-026442-index.htm - Shareholder Votes NETGEAR, INC. shareholders approved Approval of an amendment to the NETGEAR, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of NETGEAR, Inc. common stock available for issuance for sale thereunder by 2,000,000 shares at the 2023-06-01 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-01 source text: 5. Approval of an amendment to the NETGEAR, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of NETGEAR, Inc. common stock available for issuance for sale thereunder by 2,000,000 shares: For: 14,064,515 Against: 10,134,367 Abstain: 3,200 Broker Non-Votes: 1,792,176 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122904/000095017023026442/0000950170-23-026442-index.htm - Shareholder Votes NETGEAR, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-06-01 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-01 source text: 2. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023: For: 25,683,749 Against: 302,959 Abstain: 7,550 Broker Non-Votes: - evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122904/000095017023026442/0000950170-23-026442-index.htm - Shareholder Votes NETGEAR, INC. shareholders approved Approval of the non-binding advisory proposal regarding the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2023-06-01 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-01 source text: 4. Approval of the non-binding advisory proposal regarding the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation: 1 Year: 22,228,457 2 Years: 4,333 3 Years: 1,931,636 Abstain: 37,656 Broker Non-Votes: 1,792,176 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122904/000095017023026442/0000950170-23-026442-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.