---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-154297"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GTLS"
cik: "0000892553"
company_name: "CHART INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2023-05-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T15:24:32.922472+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chart Industries shareholders elect all 10 directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay

## Summary
- All 10 director nominees elected; Michael L. Molinini received the most withheld votes (1,065,101).
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor: 39,196,917 for, 16,029 against, 16,954 abstain.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved with 33,943,116 for (89.4% of votes cast, excluding broker non-votes).
- Stockholders prefer annual say-on-pay frequency: 36,845,314 for 1-year vs. 9,819 for 2-year and 647,417 for 3-year.
- Company will continue to hold annual advisory vote on executive compensation consistent with stockholder preference.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-154297
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GTLS
- cik: 0000892553
- company_name: CHART INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2023-05-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- 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/892553/000119312523154297/0001193125-23-154297-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312523154297/d447484d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  CHART INDUSTRIES INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2023-05-25 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-25
  source text: Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation 36,845,314 9,819 647,417 24,637
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312523154297/0001193125-23-154297-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  CHART INDUSTRIES INC shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s executive compensation at the 2023-05-25 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-25
  source text: Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Company’s Executive Compensation 33,943,116 3,556,611 27,460 1,702,713
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312523154297/0001193125-23-154297-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  CHART INDUSTRIES INC shareholders approved Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-05-25 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-25
  source text: Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 39,196,917 16,029 16,954 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312523154297/0001193125-23-154297-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  CHART INDUSTRIES INC shareholders approved Election of ten directors for a term of one year at the 2023-05-25 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-25
  source text: Election of Directors For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Jillian C. Evanko 36,961,433 565,754 1,702,713 Andrew C. Cichocki 37,487,153 40,034 1,702,713 Paula M. Harris 36,898,487 628,700 1,702,713 Linda A. Harty 36,689,133 838,054 1,702,713 Paul E. Mahoney 37,466,587 60,600 1,702,713 Singleton B. McAllister 36,652,497 874,690 1,702,713 Michael L. Molinini 36,462,086 1,065,101 1,702,713 David M. Sagehorn 36,900,272 626,915 1,702,713 Spencer S. Stiles 37,465,958 61,229 1,702,713 Roger A. Strauch 36,851,242 675,945 1,702,713
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312523154297/0001193125-23-154297-index.htm

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