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Loewald re-elected as Class II directors with over 24.5M and 25.5M votes for, respectively.","Grant Thornton LLP ratified as independent auditor for FY2023 with 33.3M votes for, only 9,580 against.","Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation approved (26.6M for vs 531,708 against).","Shareholders recommended a 1-year frequency for future say-on-pay votes (25.4M for 1 year); board adopted annual frequency."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-23-003310","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-23-003310.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-23-003310.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-23-003310.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123494/000117184323003310/0001171843-23-003310-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123494/000117184323003310/f8k_051523.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-15T00:36:30.298061+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"4103e8e6a24ee125b283b2f7bf95087fd7a47cea","claim":"HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC shareholders voted on Recommendation, by Non-Binding Advisory Vote, of the Frequency (One, Two or Three Years) of the Shareholder Vote on the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers at the 2023-05-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 4 –Recommendation, by Non-Binding Advisory Vote, of the Frequency (One, Two or Three Years), of the Shareholder Vote on the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers The Company’s stockholders recommended a frequency of one year for the stockholder vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, by a non-binding advisory vote: Votes For 1 Year Votes For 2 Years Votes For 3 Years Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 25,372,472 24,073 1,498,941 240,001 6,260,898","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123494/000117184323003310/0001171843-23-003310-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-15"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"785a570e83f9c79def8f9479537e5ecbf4448e58","claim":"HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC shareholders approved Approval, by Non-Binding Advisory Vote, of the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers at the 2023-05-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 3 –Approval, by Non-Binding Advisory Vote, of the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers The Company’s stockholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, by a non-binding advisory vote: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 26,568,836 531,708 34,943 6,260,898","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123494/000117184323003310/0001171843-23-003310-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-15"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"9a40d3482ee27745408af7e22822eb0c9a519f87","claim":"HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC shareholders approved Election of Class II Directors for a three-year term at the 2023-05-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The Company’s stockholders elected two Class II Directors for a three-year term, such term to continue until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2026 and until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Name Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Katherine A. Eade 24,519,192 2,616,295 6,260,898 Thomas W. Loewald 25,564,902 1,570,585 6,260,898","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123494/000117184323003310/0001171843-23-003310-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-15"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"c90876f7ef80ccc229ff93c790f5c4b35ef53cb6","claim":"HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-05-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 2 –Ratification of the Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. There were no broker non-votes on this proposal. Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained 33,325,418 9,580 61,387","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123494/000117184323003310/0001171843-23-003310-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-15"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}