---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-022839"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESOA"
cik: "0001357971"
company_name: "Energy Services of America CORP"
filed_at: "2023-02-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T09:01:42.074482+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Energy Services of America holds annual meeting; elects all director nominees, ratifies auditor

## Summary
- All 10 director nominees received majority 'for' votes; broker non-votes totaled 2,725,254 for each.
- Ratification of Baker Tilly US, LLP as auditors: 9,271,766 for, 894,984 against, 425,850 abstain.
- Advisory say-on-pay resolution passed with 6,781,946 for, 1,076,314 against, 9,086 abstain.
- Meeting held February 15, 2023; all proposals approved.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-022839
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESOA
- cik: 0001357971
- company_name: Energy Services of America CORP
- filed_at: 2023-02-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1357971/000110465923022839/0001104659-23-022839-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1357971/000110465923022839/tm237096d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Energy Services of America CORP shareholders approved Election of directors at the 2023-02-15 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-02-15
  source text: 1. The election of directors. For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Marshall T. Reynolds 6,650,719 1,216,627 2,725,254 Jack M. Reynolds 6,661,769 1,205,577 2,725,254 Joseph L. Williams 6,750,947 1,116,399 2,725,254 Douglas V. Reynolds 6,811,026 1,056,320 2,725,254 Frank S. Lucente 6,896,058 971,288 2,725,254 Patrick J. Farrell 6,607,524 1,259,822 2,725,254 Samuel G. Kapourales Charles Abraham Amy E. Abraham Mark S. Prince 6,907,258 6,628,868 6,968,224 6,819,159 960,088 1,238,478 899,122 1,048,187 2,725,254 2,725,254 2,725,254 2,725,254
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1357971/000110465923022839/0001104659-23-022839-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Energy Services of America CORP shareholders approved Advisory, non-binding resolution with respect to executive compensation at the 2023-02-15 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-02-15
  source text: 3. An advisory, non-binding resolution with respect to our executive compensation. For Against Abstain 6,781,946 1,076,314 9,086
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1357971/000110465923022839/0001104659-23-022839-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Energy Services of America CORP shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Baker Tilly US, LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for year ending September 30, 2023 at the 2023-02-15 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-02-15
  source text: 2. The ratification of the appointment of Baker Tilly US, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public auditing firm for the year ending September 30, 2023. For Against Abstain 9,271,766 894,984 425,850
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1357971/000110465923022839/0001104659-23-022839-index.htm

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