---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001421517-23-000106"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ERII"
cik: "0001421517"
company_name: "Energy Recovery, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-06-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T02:51:04.612150+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Energy Recovery shareholders elect all directors, approve proposals at 2023 annual meeting

## Summary
- Five directors elected with 91.9% to 99.2% of votes cast in favor (broker non-votes excluded).
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed: 89.4% for, 5.4% against, 5.2% abstain.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor approved with 99.4% of votes for.
- Shareholders selected annual frequency for say-on-pay (98.1%); company will hold annual votes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001421517-23-000106
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ERII
- cik: 0001421517
- company_name: Energy Recovery, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-06-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1421517/000142151723000106/0001421517-23-000106-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1421517/000142151723000106/erii-20230608.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001421517-23-000106.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Energy Recovery, Inc. shareholders approved Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation at the 2023-06-08 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-08
  source text: Proposal 2 – Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. This proposal was approved.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1421517/000142151723000106/0001421517-23-000106-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Energy Recovery, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2023-06-08 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-08
  source text: Proposal 3 – Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023. This proposal was approved.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1421517/000142151723000106/0001421517-23-000106-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Energy Recovery, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-06-08 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-08
  source text: The stockholders elected five (5) Directors of the Board to serve for a one-year term until the 2024 Annual Meeting or a respective successor is elected and qualified or until the director’s earlier death, resignation, or removal.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1421517/000142151723000106/0001421517-23-000106-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Energy Recovery, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory Vote on Frequency of Executive Compensation Advisory Vote at the 2023-06-08 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-08
  source text: Based upon the results set forth in Proposal 4 above, the Company has determined that the frequency of executive compensation will be submitted to the stockholders annually.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1421517/000142151723000106/0001421517-23-000106-index.htm

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