---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-060251"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DUK"
cik: "0001326160"
company_name: "Duke Energy CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-13T20:15:31+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-13T21:58:07.663318+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Duke Energy shareholders reject supermajority voting elimination at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-060251
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DUK
- cik: 0001326160
- company_name: Duke Energy CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-13T20:15:31+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326160/000110465926060251/0001104659-26-060251-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326160/000110465926060251/tm2614506d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-060251.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-060251.txt

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