---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001006837-26-000048"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VATE"
cik: "0001006837"
company_name: "INNOVATE Corp."
filed_at: "2026-06-11T20:35:02+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T20:41:40.310493+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.05
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.05
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# INNOVATE Corp. shareholders elect directors, approve say-on-pay and equity plan amendment at annual meeting

## Summary
- All four director nominees elected: Glazer 8.98M for, Gfeller 8.95M, Goldstein 9.04M, Wilkinson 9.04M.
- Say-on-pay advisory proposal approved with ~8.99M for, 256.6K against, 118.5K abstain.
- Amendment to 2014 Omnibus Equity Award Plan increasing shares available approved (9.06M for, 271K against).
- BDO USA, P.C. ratified as auditor for FY2026 with 11.51M for, 332K against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001006837-26-000048
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VATE
- cik: 0001006837
- company_name: INNOVATE Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-06-11T20:35:02+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.05
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.05
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1006837/000100683726000048/0001006837-26-000048-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1006837/000100683726000048/hchc-20260611.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  INNOVATE Corp. shareholders approved Approval of Amendment to Second Amended and Restated 2014 Omnibus Equity Award Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance at the 2026-06-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-11
  source text: Proposal 3: Approval of Amendment to Second Amended and Restated 2014 Omnibus Equity Award Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance thereunder (“ Second A&R 2014 Plan Proposal ”) The stockholders voted to approve an amendment to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2014 Omnibus Equity Award Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance thereunder.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1006837/000100683726000048/0001006837-26-000048-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  INNOVATE Corp. shareholders approved Election of Directors - four nominees at the 2026-06-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-11
  source text: Proposal 1: Election of Directors The stockholders voted to elect the following four nominees as members of the Board of Directors of the Company, each to hold office until the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1006837/000100683726000048/0001006837-26-000048-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  INNOVATE Corp. shareholders approved Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers at the 2026-06-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-11
  source text: Proposal 2: Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers (“ Say on Pay Vote ”) The stockholders voted to approve the non-binding, advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1006837/000100683726000048/0001006837-26-000048-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  INNOVATE Corp. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, P.C., as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-06-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-11
  source text: Proposal 4: Ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, P.C., as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 (“ Accounting Firm Proposal ”) The stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of BDO USA, P.C., as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1006837/000100683726000048/0001006837-26-000048-index.htm

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