---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-271280"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HLIO"
cik: "0001024795"
company_name: "HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC."
filed_at: "2026-06-15T21:09:24+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T21:10:11.248817+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Shareholders approve 1M share increase under Helios 2023 Equity Plan

## Summary
- Shareholders voted to amend 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, increasing authorized shares by 1,000,000.
- Laura Dempsey Brown, Cariappa Chenanda, Alexander Schuetz re-elected for 3-year terms; Ian Walsh elected for 1-year term.
- Grant Thornton LLP ratified as auditor for FY ending January 2, 2027.
- Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation passed with 27,181,272 for vs 345,922 against.
- Quorum of 29,462,603 shares represented out of 33,046,358 outstanding.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-271280
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HLIO
- cik: 0001024795
- company_name: HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-06-15T21:09:24+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024795/000119312526271280/0001193125-26-271280-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024795/000119312526271280/hlio-20260615.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: Proposal 3. Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation The proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s 2026 Proxy Statement, received the following votes: For 27,181,272 Against 345,922 Abstain 242,844 Broker Non-Votes 1,692,565
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024795/000119312526271280/0001193125-26-271280-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. shareholders approved Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the Helios Technologies, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: Proposal 4. Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the Helios Technologies, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan The proposal to approve the amendment and restatement of the Helios Technologies, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, received the following votes: For 26,814,607 Against 713,697 Abstain 241,734 Broker Non-Votes 1,692,565
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024795/000119312526271280/0001193125-26-271280-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. shareholders approved Election of Directors Laura Dempsey Brown, Cariappa Chenanda, Alexander Schuetz, and Ian Walsh.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: The votes cast for and withheld were as follows: Director For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Laura Dempsey Brown 26,201,933 1,547,698 20,407 1,692,565 Cariappa Chenanda 26,433,807 1,315,789 20,442 1,692,565 Alexander Schuetz 26,372,584 1,377,098 20,356 1,692,565 Ian Walsh 26,661,742 1,086,395 21,901 1,692,565
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024795/000119312526271280/0001193125-26-271280-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: Proposal 2. Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The proposal to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024795/000119312526271280/0001193125-26-271280-index.htm

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