8-K
filed June 1, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
ticker GECC
CIK 0001675033
other
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.15
Directors Kuperschmid and Cohen reelected at Great Elm Capital Corp. annual meeting
Great Elm Capital Corp.
- Mark Kuperschmid reelected with 6,104,023 votes for, 1,162,844 withheld.
- Richard Cohen reelected with 6,100,476 votes for, 1,166,391 withheld.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor passed (9,334,470 for, 519,924 against, 54,374 abstain).
- Broker non-votes totaled 2,641,901 on director elections.
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Great Elm Capital Corp. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-05-29 meeting.
On May 29, 2026, Great Elm Capital Corp. (the “Company”) held its 2026 annual meeting of its stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The results of the voting at the Annual Meeting were as follows: For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Election of director: Mark Kuperschmid 6,104,023 1,162,844 2,641,901 Richard Cohen 6,100,476 1,166,391 2,641,901 For Against Abstain Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 9,334,470 519,924 54,374
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.95
SEC evidence
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Great Elm Capital Corp. shareholders approved Election of director: Richard Cohen at the 2026-05-29 meeting.
On May 29, 2026, Great Elm Capital Corp. (the “Company”) held its 2026 annual meeting of its stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The results of the voting at the Annual Meeting were as follows: For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Election of director: Mark Kuperschmid 6,104,023 1,162,844 2,641,901 Richard Cohen 6,100,476 1,166,391 2,641,901 For Against Abstain Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 9,334,470 519,924 54,374
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.95
SEC evidence
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Great Elm Capital Corp. shareholders approved Election of director: Mark Kuperschmid at the 2026-05-29 meeting.
On May 29, 2026, Great Elm Capital Corp. (the “Company”) held its 2026 annual meeting of its stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The results of the voting at the Annual Meeting were as follows: For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Election of director: Mark Kuperschmid 6,104,023 1,162,844 2,641,901 Richard Cohen 6,100,476 1,166,391 2,641,901 For Against Abstain Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 9,334,470 519,924 54,374
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.95
SEC evidence
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