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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-24-002952"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UG"
cik: "0000101295"
company_name: "UNITED GUARDIAN INC"
filed_at: "2024-05-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T14:12:06.496976+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# United-Guardian shareholders elect all six directors, approve say-on-pay at 2024 annual meeting

## Summary
- All six director nominees elected with substantial support; Ken Globus received 2,385,320 for, 374,345 against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 2,556,806 for, 173,892 against, 35,205 abstained.
- Frequency of future say-on-pay votes set to every year (2,644,983 votes for, 32,358 every 2 years).
- Ratification of Grassi & Co. as independent auditor for 2024 passed with 3,607,807 for, 16,190 against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-24-002952
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UG
- cik: 0000101295
- company_name: UNITED GUARDIAN INC
- filed_at: 2024-05-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101295/000117184324002952/0001171843-24-002952-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101295/000117184324002952/f8k_051724.htm

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