---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-259851"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RDVT"
cik: "0001720116"
company_name: "Red Violet, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-05T20:59:41+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T21:07:33.508101+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Red Violet annual meeting: director Steven Rubin reelected despite majority withheld votes

## Summary
- Steven Rubin received 4,346,340 for and 5,343,299 withheld; still elected under plurality standard.
- Say-on-pay advisory vote passed with 8,925,718 for (92.3% of votes cast), 238,311 against, 525,610 abstain.
- Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as auditor approved with 12,083,156 for, 9,602 against, 1,906 abstain.
- All five director nominees (Dubner, Livek, Rubin, Stanton, Strakosch) elected to serve until 2027 annual meeting.
- Approximately 85.7% of outstanding shares (12,094,664 of 14,112,391) represented at the June 3, 2026 meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-259851
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RDVT
- cik: 0001720116
- company_name: Red Violet, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-05T20:59:41+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1720116/000119312526259851/0001193125-26-259851-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1720116/000119312526259851/rdvt-20250610.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Red Violet, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of Independent Public Accounting Firm for 2026 at the 2026-06-03 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-03
  source text: The stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2026. The stockholder vote was as follows: Votes 12,083,156 FOR the resolution Votes 9,602 AGAINST the resolution Votes 1,906 ABSTAIN There were no broker non-votes for this proposal.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1720116/000119312526259851/0001193125-26-259851-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Red Violet, Inc. shareholders approved Say on Pay at the 2026-06-03 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-03
  source text: The stockholders voted to approve, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officers’ compensation for 2025, as described in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting in accordance with Regulation S-K, Item 402. The stockholder vote was as follows: Votes 8,925,718 FOR the resolution Votes 238,311 AGAINST the resolution Votes 525,610 ABSTAIN There were 2,405,025 broker non-votes for this proposal.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1720116/000119312526259851/0001193125-26-259851-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Red Violet, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-06-03 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-03
  source text: The following named persons were elected as Directors of the Company to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2027 or until their successors are elected and qualified. The votes cast were as follows: Director Nominee For Vote Withheld Broker Non-Vote Derek Dubner 8,474,133 1,215,506 2,405,025 William Livek 9,401,190 288,449 2,405,025 Steven Rubin 4,346,340 5,343,299 2,405,025 Lisa Stanton 9,421,726 267,913 2,405,025 Greg Strakosch 9,530,425 159,214 2,405,025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1720116/000119312526259851/0001193125-26-259851-index.htm

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