---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-027927"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NX"
cik: "0001423221"
company_name: "Quanex Building Products CORP"
filed_at: "2023-03-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T14:46:24.421287+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Quanex stockholders elect all nine director nominees, approve say-on-pay, and ratify auditor at 2023 annual meeting

## Summary
- All nine director nominees elected with 82.38% to 98.84% of votes cast in favor.
- Advisory say-on-pay proposal approved with 92.01% of votes cast in favor.
- Stockholders voted 91.11% in favor of holding say-on-pay votes annually.
- Ratification of Grant Thornton as independent auditor for FY2023 approved with 99.07% of votes cast in favor.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-027927
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NX
- cik: 0001423221
- company_name: Quanex Building Products CORP
- filed_at: 2023-03-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1423221/000110465923027927/0001104659-23-027927-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1423221/000110465923027927/tm238341d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Quanex Building Products CORP shareholders approved Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as independent auditor for fiscal year ending October 31, 2023 at the 2023-02-28 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-02-28
  source text: Ratification of Company’s Independent Auditor 30,988,230.965 290,697.861 13,292.622 - 99.07 %
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1423221/000110465923027927/0001104659-23-027927-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Quanex Building Products CORP shareholders approved Advisory vote regarding frequency of future say-on-pay votes at the 2023-02-28 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-02-28
  source text: Advisory Vote Regarding Frequency of Future “Say on Pay” Votes 27,715,254.725 10,485.629 2,684,541.498 10,821.596 871,118
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1423221/000110465923027927/0001104659-23-027927-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Quanex Building Products CORP shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation at the 2023-02-28 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-02-28
  source text: Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation 27,972,174.116 2,428,935.478 19,993.854 871,118 92.01 %
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1423221/000110465923027927/0001104659-23-027927-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Quanex Building Products CORP shareholders approved Election of nine directors for terms expiring at the Company's 2024 Annual Meeting at the 2023-02-28 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-02-28
  source text: At the Annual Meeting, nine directors were elected for terms expiring at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting, with the following tabulation of votes for each nominee : Director Nominee Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Percent of Shares Cast in Favor * Susan F. Davis 25,058,738.523 5,358,044.643 4,320.282 871,118 82.38 % William C. Griffiths 29,814,139.142 583,366.050 23,598.256 871,118 98.08 % Bradley E. Hughes 29,570,883.217 825,447.002 24,773.229 871,118 97.28 % Jason D. Lippert 29,585,180.730 812,067.913 23,854.805 871,118 97.33 % Donald R. Maier 29,555,284.626 842,010.393 23,808.429 871,118 97.23 % Meredith W. Mendes 29,419,589.559 998,062.535 3,451.354 871,118 96.72 % Curtis M. Stevens 28,785,731.090 1,611,434.342 23,938.016 871,118 94.70 % William E. Waltz, Jr. 29,583,489.495 822,859.002 14,754.951 871,118 97.29 % George L. Wilson 30,053,987.958 353,343.360 13,772.130 871,118 98.84 %
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1423221/000110465923027927/0001104659-23-027927-index.htm

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