---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-232522"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ONTO"
cik: "0000704532"
company_name: "ONTO INNOVATION INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-20T20:01:25+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T21:50:47.681633+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Onto Innovation stockholders re-elect all directors, approve say-on-pay, ratify EY auditor at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- All seven director nominees elected; David B. Miller received 38.8M for, 3.2M against (highest opposition).
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 40.6M for, 1.2M against, 0.2M abstain.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor for FY2026: 44.4M for, 178k against, 147k abstain.
- Broker non-votes were 2.68M for director election and say-on-pay; none for auditor ratification.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-232522
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ONTO
- cik: 0000704532
- company_name: ONTO INNOVATION INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-20T20:01:25+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/704532/000119312526232522/0001193125-26-232522-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/704532/000119312526232522/onto-20260520.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  ONTO INNOVATION INC. shareholders approved Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2026-05-20 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-20
  source text: The stockholders ratified Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, by the following vote: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 44,378,549 178,157 147,375 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/704532/000119312526232522/0001193125-26-232522-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ONTO INNOVATION INC. shareholders approved Election of directors at the 2026-05-20 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-20
  source text: The stockholders elected Stephen D. Kelley, Susan D. Lynch, David B. Miller, Michael P. Plisinski, Stephen S. Schwartz, Christopher A. Seams, and May Su as directors of the Company, each to serve until the next annual meeting. The voting for each director was as follows: Nominee For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Stephen D. Kelley 41,519,539 447,694 54,464 2,682,384 Susan D. Lynch 41,705,037 262,190 54,470 2,682,384 David B. Miller 38,775,556 3,185,107 61,034 2,682,384 Michael P. Plisinski 41,724,970 280,583 16,144 2,682,384 Stephen S. Schwartz 41,523,952 444,091 53,654 2,682,384 Christopher A. Seams 40,522,014 1,479,450 20,233 2,682,384 May Su 41,056,051 904,119 61,527 2,682,384
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/704532/000119312526232522/0001193125-26-232522-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ONTO INNOVATION INC. shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2026-05-20 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-20
  source text: The stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation for the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting, by the following vote: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 40,624,022 1,196,481 201,194 2,682,384
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/704532/000119312526232522/0001193125-26-232522-index.htm

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