---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-074022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PLUG"
cik: "0001093691"
company_name: "PLUG POWER INC"
filed_at: "2026-06-15T20:05:26+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T20:06:14.005185+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Plug Power shareholders approve 25M share increase in 2021 Plan, re-elect all Class III directors

## Summary
- Shareholders approved amendment to 2021 Plan, increasing authorized shares by 25M to 116.4M (433M for, 36M against).
- All four Class III nominees elected: Angle, Crespo, Joggerst, Willis (broker non-votes 227.8M).
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 316M for, 152M against; 228M broker non-votes.
- Ratification of Deloitte as independent auditor for FY2026 passed with 687M for, 7.4M against.
- Board rebalanced to three directors per class after Kavita Mahtani resignation; Colin Angle moved from Class III to Class I.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-074022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PLUG
- cik: 0001093691
- company_name: PLUG POWER INC
- filed_at: 2026-06-15T20:05:26+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1093691/000110465926074022/0001104659-26-074022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1093691/000110465926074022/tm2617557d2_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  PLUG POWER INC shareholders approved Approval of amendment to 2021 Stock Option and Incentive Plan to increase reserved shares by 25,000,000 at the 2026-06-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-11
  source text: Proposal 2 - Amendment of the Company’s 2021 Plan to Increase the Number of Shares of the Company’ s Common Stock Reserved Thereunder For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 433,139,144 35,880,440 3,381,569 227,849,439
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1093691/000110465926074022/0001104659-26-074022-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  PLUG POWER INC shareholders approved Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-06-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-11
  source text: Proposal 4 - Ratification of Appointment of Deloitte For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 687,294,075 7,422,638 5,533,879 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1093691/000110465926074022/0001104659-26-074022-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  PLUG POWER INC shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation at the 2026-06-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-11
  source text: Proposal 3 - Non-binding, Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 316,121,092 151,636,506 4,643,555 227,849,439
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1093691/000110465926074022/0001104659-26-074022-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  PLUG POWER INC shareholders approved Election of Colin Angle, Jose Luis Crespo, Patrick Joggerst and Gary K. Willis as Class III Directors at the 2026-06-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-11
  source text: Proposal 1 - Election of Class III Directors Director For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Colin Angle 448,396,182 24,004,971 227,849,439 Jose Luis Crespo 465,721,059 6,680,094 227,849,439 Patrick Joggerst 449,555,955 22,845,198 227,849,439 Gary K. Willis 418,991,121 53,410,032 227,849,439
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1093691/000110465926074022/0001104659-26-074022-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.