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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-025407"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RFIL"
cik: "0000740664"
company_name: "R F INDUSTRIES LTD"
filed_at: "2023-09-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T23:07:11.873500+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# RF Industries Announces Stockholder Voting Results from 2023 Annual Meeting

## Summary
- Gerald Garland elected as Class II director with 3,730,182 FOR votes and 1,474,000 WITHHELD.
- Jason Cohenour elected as Class II director with 3,759,774 FOR votes and 1,444,408 WITHHELD.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 4,187,189 FOR, 909,314 AGAINST, 107,679 ABSTAIN.
- Ratification of CohnReznick LLP as auditor approved with 7,434,045 FOR, 7,312 AGAINST, 13,509 ABSTAIN.
- Approximately 72.44% of outstanding shares were present at the meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-025407
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RFIL
- cik: 0000740664
- company_name: R F INDUSTRIES LTD
- filed_at: 2023-09-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/740664/000143774923025407/0001437749-23-025407-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/740664/000143774923025407/rfil20230907_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  R F INDUSTRIES LTD shareholders approved Advisory approval of the compensation of named executive officers at the 2023-09-06 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-09-06
  source text: Proposal 2 : This proposal was approved with 4,187,189 “FOR” votes, 909,314 “AGAINST” votes and 107,679 “ABSTAIN” votes. There were 2,250,684 broker non-votes in connection with this proposal.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/740664/000143774923025407/0001437749-23-025407-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  R F INDUSTRIES LTD shareholders approved Election of Gerald Garland and Jason Cohenour as Class II directors at the 2023-09-06 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-09-06
  source text: Proposal 1 : Gerald Garland and Jason Cohenour were elected as directors on the following vote: ● Gerald Garland was elected with 3,730,182 “FOR” votes and 1,474,000 “WITHHELD” votes; ● Jason Cohenour was elected with 3,759,774 “FOR” votes and 1,444,408 “WITHHELD” votes. In addition, there were 2,250,684 broker non-votes in connection with this proposal.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/740664/000143774923025407/0001437749-23-025407-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  R F INDUSTRIES LTD shareholders approved Ratification of CohnReznick LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending October 31, 2023 at the 2023-09-06 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-09-06
  source text: Proposal 3 : This proposal was approved with 7,434,045 “FOR” votes, 7,312 “AGAINST” votes and 13,509 “ABSTAIN” votes. There are no broker non-votes in connection with this proposal as brokers are entitled to vote on this matter and are included in the number of “FOR” votes.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/740664/000143774923025407/0001437749-23-025407-index.htm

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