---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-26-020318"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LINC"
cik: "0001286613"
company_name: "LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T18:32:33.470531+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "low"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Annual meeting votes pass; strategic plan presentation attached but content not disclosed

## Summary
- All 10 director nominees elected; say-on-pay approved with ~94.6% of votes cast.
- Deloitte & Touche ratified as auditor for FY2026 with 99.7% support.
- Shareholder Presentation provided as Exhibit 99.1 but only title slide included in filing.
- No financial or operational updates; material strategic details unavailable.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-26-020318
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LINC
- cik: 0001286613
- company_name: LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: low
- sec_items: 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1286613/000114036126020318/0001140361-26-020318-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1286613/000114036126020318/ef20072864_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-020318.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 7377f0bc9d26747f5b7ddb9cd697beeb5cbccac8
  claim: LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP shareholders approved Election of 10 directors for a one-year term at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal Number 1 : To elect the following 10 individuals named in the Company’s proxy statement as directors of the Company for a one-year term which will expire at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the shareholders as follows: Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes John A Bartholdson 23,626,016 239,935 3,137,471 James J. Burke, Jr. 23,575,182 290,769 3,137,471 Anna Escobedo Cabral 23,599,841 266,110 3,137,471 Kevin M. Carney 23,628,321 237,630 3,137,471 Marta Newhart 23,615,050 250,901 3,137,471 Michael A Plater 23,479,505 386,446 3,137,471 Felecia J. Pryor 23,612,578 253,373 3,137,471 Carlton E. Rose 23,629,625 236,326 3,137,471 Scott M. Shaw 23,647,094 218,857 3,137,471 Sylvia J. Young 23,631,057 234,894 3,137,471
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1286613/000114036126020318/0001140361-26-020318-index.htm
- claim_id: d82eba1c99f281af6a7f34f3134e9b0fa90e2fbe
  claim: LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP shareholders approved Approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal Number 2 : To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement . The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareholders as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 22,584,287 1,159,831 121,833 3,137,471
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1286613/000114036126020318/0001140361-26-020318-index.htm
- claim_id: e0154875c4e6734b1027016d6d1a17d0bd3a5989
  claim: LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP shareholders approved Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal Number 3 : To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareholders as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 26,809,750 69,444 124,228 not applicable
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1286613/000114036126020318/0001140361-26-020318-index.htm

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