8-K
filed May 13, 2026, 4:15 PM ET
ticker DUK
CIK 0001326160
other material
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.15
Duke Energy shareholders reject supermajority voting elimination at 2026 annual meeting
Duke Energy CORP
- All 14 director nominees elected with majority support; Deloitte ratified; say-on-pay approved.
- Proposal to eliminate supermajority voting failed with 66.39% of shares outstanding, below required 80%.
- Shareholder votes on auditor ratification and executive compensation also passed with over 94% support.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Duke Energy CORP shareholders approved Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-07
Exact text from the filing
· Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Votes Cast FOR Votes Cast FOR + AGAINST Votes Cast FOR Votes Cast FOR + AGAINST + ABSTAIN 639,757,086 28,434,117 2,360,315 N/A 95.74 % 95.41 % The ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 received the support of a majority of the shares represented.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Duke Energy CORP shareholders rejected Management proposal regarding an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Duke Energy Corporation to eliminate supermajority voting requirements at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- charter amendment
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-07
Exact text from the filing
· Proposal No. 4 – Management proposal regarding an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Duke Energy Corporation to eliminate supermajority voting requirements For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Votes Cast FOR Shares Outstanding 516,664,589 7,507,137 2,985,601 143,394,191 66.39 % The management proposal regarding an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Duke Energy Corporation to eliminate supermajority voting requirements failed to receive the required support of 80% of the shares outstanding.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Duke Energy CORP shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve the Corporation’s named executive officer compensation at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-07
Exact text from the filing
· Proposal No. 3 – Advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Votes Cast FOR Votes Cast FOR + AGAINST Votes Cast FOR Votes Cast FOR + AGAINST + ABSTAIN 496,884,668 26,030,663 4,241,996 143,394,191 95.02 % 94.26 % The advisory vote to approve the Corporation’s named executive officer compensation received the support of a majority of the shares represented.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Duke Energy CORP shareholders approved Election of Director Nominees at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-07
Exact text from the filing
· Proposal No. 1 – Election of Director Nominees Director For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Votes Cast FOR Votes Cast FOR + AGAINST Derrick Burks 519,072,978 6,335,896 1,748,453 143,394,191 98.79 % Annette K. Clayton 519,917,387 5,631,105 1,608,835 143,394,191 98.93 % Theodore F. Craver, Jr. 467,063,319 57,570,091 2,523,917 143,394,191 89.03 % Robert M. Davis 510,791,969 14,539,322 1,826,036 143,394,191 97.23 % Caroline Dorsa 515,516,034 9,974,497 1,666,796 143,394,191 98.10 % W. Roy Dunbar 515,993,581 9,423,852 1,739,894 143,394,191 98.21 % Nicholas C. Fanandakis 515,070,499 9,532,708 2,554,120 143,394,191 98.18 % Jeffrey B. Guldner 520,300,390 5,087,962 1,768,975 143,394,191 99.03 % John T. Herron 518,085,417 7,359,747 1,712,163 143,394,191 98.60 % Idalene F. Kesner 514,591,964 10,912,897 1,652,466 143,394,191 97.92 % Michael J. Pacilio 516,941,148 8,453,855 1,762,324 143,394,191 98.39 % Harry K. Sideris 521,709,419 3,583,689 1,864,219 143,394,191 99.32 % Thomas E. Skains 500,852,
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