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Bolton 13,109,347 1,066,702 6,478,308","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/903419/000143774926017369/0001437749-26-017369-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-05-14"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"63bf550e025231cc6366bf5c69bc191b238a9b76","claim":"ALERUS FINANCIAL CORP shareholders approved Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the 2025 compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers at the 2026-05-14 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 2: For the approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the 2025 compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 13,525,678 462,923 187,447 6,478,309","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/903419/000143774926017369/0001437749-26-017369-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-05-14"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"c96db991abcc042a9ddbbcdcb024fef5481b62f7","claim":"ALERUS FINANCIAL CORP shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-05-14 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 3 : The ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 20,405,133 244,190 3,648 1,386","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/903419/000143774926017369/0001437749-26-017369-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-05-14"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). 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