---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-26-025971"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BCPC"
cik: "0000009326"
company_name: "BALCHEM CORP"
filed_at: "2026-06-22T20:34:55+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T20:36:08.242556+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Balchem shareholders elect directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- David Fischer and Daniel Knutson elected as Class 3 directors with 25.3M and 26.8M votes for, respectively.
- Ratification of RSM US LLP as independent auditor for FY 2026 passed with 28.7M votes for, 457k against.
- Advisory approval of named executive officer compensation passed with 26.6M votes for, 554k against.
- All proposals passed by wide margins; no material changes to board or governance structure.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-26-025971
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BCPC
- cik: 0000009326
- company_name: BALCHEM CORP
- filed_at: 2026-06-22T20:34:55+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/9326/000114036126025971/0001140361-26-025971-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9326/000114036126025971/ef20076533_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  BALCHEM CORP shareholders approved Advisory approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers at the 2026-06-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-18
  source text: Advisory approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: Votes For Votes Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes 26,636,456 554,019 38,037 1,934,748
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9326/000114036126025971/0001140361-26-025971-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  BALCHEM CORP shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-06-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-18
  source text: The ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026: Votes For Votes Against Abstained 28,671,701 457,235 24,324
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9326/000114036126025971/0001140361-26-025971-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  BALCHEM CORP shareholders approved Election of two Class 3 director nominees to the Board of Directors to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2029 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified at the 2026-06-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-18
  source text: The election of two Class 3 director nominees to the Board of Directors to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2029 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Director Nominee Votes For Votes Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes David Fischer 25,318,402 1,877,390 22,720 1,934,748 Daniel Knutson 26,755,996 439,880 22,636 1,934,748
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9326/000114036126025971/0001140361-26-025971-index.htm

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