---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-251779"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MERC"
cik: "0001333274"
company_name: "MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC."
filed_at: "2026-06-01T21:26:15+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T21:28:52.293876+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.0
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.0
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mercer International shareholders elect all director nominees, approve say-on-pay, ratify PwC

## Summary
- All nine director nominees elected with over 44.7M votes for each; no significant opposition.
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 42.2M for vs 2.7M against.
- Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for fiscal 2026 passed with 51.0M for.
- Annual meeting held June 1, 2026; all three proposals passed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-251779
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MERC
- cik: 0001333274
- company_name: MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.
- filed_at: 2026-06-01T21:26:15+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.0
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.0
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000119312526251779/0001193125-26-251779-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000119312526251779/d118466d8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 799a2ca9685b45d0a319e1131fc21beb2a460d42
  claim: MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. shareholders approved Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2026-06-01 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 3: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026 was ratified, and the voting results are set forth below: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 51,015,419 175,603 524,952 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000119312526251779/0001193125-26-251779-index.htm
- claim_id: 8d0358dc6485c0c00cae0fc54fb0edfc5789c7e3
  claim: MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. shareholders approved Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation at the 2026-06-01 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The non-binding resolution approving the Company’s executive compensation was approved, and the voting results are set forth below: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 42,232,601 2,708,877 100,174 6,674,322
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000119312526251779/0001193125-26-251779-index.htm
- claim_id: fc5ddd9cd033d8c3579b0543f901dd76a7de737d
  claim: MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-06-01 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 1: Election of Directors. All of the nine nominees for the Company’s board of directors were elected, and the voting results are set forth below: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Juan Carlos Bueno 44,714,550 268,081 59,021 6,674,322 William D. McCartney 44,739,177 232,435 70,040 6,674,322 James Shepherd 44,752,469 243,557 45,626 6,674,322 Linda J. Welty 44,763,981 234,704 42,967 6,674,322 Rainer Rettig 44,718,716 277,212 45,724 6,674,322 Alice Laberge 44,761,485 234,688 45,479 6,674,322 Janine North 44,724,623 271,562 45,467 6,674,322 Thomas Kevin Corrick 44,779,753 216,328 45,571 6,674,322 Markwart von Pentz 44,781,076 213,460 47,116 6,674,322
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000119312526251779/0001193125-26-251779-index.htm

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