---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001030894-26-000035"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLS"
cik: "0001030894"
company_name: "CELESTICA INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-19T20:21:58+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T20:23:31.975853+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.05
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.05
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Celestica elects nine directors at 2026 annual meeting; all nominees pass

## Summary
- All nine management nominees elected; support ranged from 92.60% (Koellner) to 99.86% (Colpitts).
- Turnout: 75.9M shares (~66.0% of outstanding) represented at the meeting.
- Auditor appointment (PwC) approved with 92.78% for; say-on-pay passed with 95.19% for.
- Laurette T. Koellner received the highest withhold percentage (7.40%) among directors.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001030894-26-000035
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLS
- cik: 0001030894
- company_name: CELESTICA INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-19T20:21:58+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.05
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.05
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1030894/000103089426000035/0001030894-26-000035-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1030894/000103089426000035/cls-20260519.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001030894-26-000035
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001030894-26-000035.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001030894-26-000035.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  CELESTICA INC shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-19
  source text: Matter 3: Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation For 68,478,147 Against 2,539,538 Abstain 919,400 Broker Non-Votes 3,943,848
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1030894/000103089426000035/0001030894-26-000035-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  CELESTICA INC shareholders approved Approval of Appointment of Auditor and Authority of Board to Fix Auditor Remuneration at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-19
  source text: Matter 2: Approval of Appointment of Auditor and Authority of Board to Fix Auditor Remuneration For 70,403,709 Withheld 5,477,221 Broker Non-Votes 3
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1030894/000103089426000035/0001030894-26-000035-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  CELESTICA INC shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-19
  source text: Matter 1: Election of Directors Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Kulvinder (Kelly) Ahuja 71,583,055 354,035 3,943,843 Robert A. Cascella 67,994,342 3,942,748 3,943,843 Christopher W. Colpitts 71,837,402 99,689 3,943,842 Françoise Colpron 67,276,010 4,661,081 3,943,842 Jill Kale 71,592,159 344,932 3,943,842 Laurette T. Koellner 66,610,878 5,326,212 3,943,843 Amar Maletira 70,781,945 1,155,147 3,943,841 Robert A. Mionis 68,015,476 3,921,616 3,943,841 David Reeder 71,778,785 158,305 3,943,843
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1030894/000103089426000035/0001030894-26-000035-index.htm

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