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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-070055"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GEG"
cik: "0001831096"
company_name: "Great Elm Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-12-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T13:36:08.121670+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Great Elm Group reports 2023 annual meeting results; all director nominees elected

## Summary
- All six director nominees elected: Drapkin, Hugar, Matter, Parmelee, Reese, Scheyer.
- Ratification of Grant Thornton as auditor for FY2024 approved: 26.6M for, 26K against.
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 14.2M for, 4.9M against.
- Broker non-votes of approximately 6.8M shares on director elections and say-on-pay.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-070055
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GEG
- cik: 0001831096
- company_name: Great Elm Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-12-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831096/000095017023070055/0000950170-23-070055-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831096/000095017023070055/geg-20231213.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Great Elm Group, Inc. shareholders approved Election of directors at the 2023-12-13 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-12-13
  source text: Election of directors: Matthew A. Drapkin 12,994,815 6,791,773 12,679 6,828,732 James H. Hugar 15,787,604 3,998,985 12,678 6,828,732 David Matter 15,865,625 3,920,963 12,679 6,828,732 James P. Parmelee 14,341,683 5,444,905 12,679 6,828,732 Jason W. Reese 16,468,139 3,327,449 3,679 6,828,732 Eric J. Scheyer 14,408,683 5,377,905 12,679 6,828,732
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831096/000095017023070055/0000950170-23-070055-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Great Elm Group, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the selection of Grant Thornton LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 at the 2023-12-13 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-12-13
  source text: Ratification of the selection of Grant Thornton LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 26,599,621 26,300 2,078 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831096/000095017023070055/0000950170-23-070055-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Great Elm Group, Inc. shareholders approved Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers at the 2023-12-13 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-12-13
  source text: Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers 14,230,550 4,874,755 693,962 6,828,732
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831096/000095017023070055/0000950170-23-070055-index.htm

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