---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-019666"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RCKY"
cik: "0000895456"
company_name: "ROCKY BRANDS, INC."
filed_at: "2026-06-05T13:21:34+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T13:22:11.658456+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rocky Brands shareholders elect five directors, approve say-on-pay, ratify Deloitte

## Summary
- Elected directors: Finn, Haning, Jordan, Loveland, Moore (5.2M/5.2M/5.4M/4.8M/4.3M votes for).
- Say-on-pay approved (5.3M for, 148,860 against, 15,118 abstain).
- Deloitte & Touche ratified as auditor for FY2026 (6.8M for, 27K against).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-019666
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RCKY
- cik: 0000895456
- company_name: ROCKY BRANDS, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-06-05T13:21:34+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/895456/000143774926019666/0001437749-26-019666-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895456/000143774926019666/rcky20260602_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  ROCKY BRANDS, INC. shareholders approved Advisory vote on compensation of named executive officers at the 2026-06-03 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-03
  source text: Additionally, the shareholders also voted on and approved on an advisory, nonbinding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers according to the vote tabulation described below: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 5,323,393 148,860 15,118 1,352,955
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895456/000143774926019666/0001437749-26-019666-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ROCKY BRANDS, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2026-06-03 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-03
  source text: Finally, the shareholders ratified the election of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, according to the vote tabulation described below: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 6,802,916 27,072 10,338
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895456/000143774926019666/0001437749-26-019666-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ROCKY BRANDS, 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 directors were elected by the shareholders of the Company to serve until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Shareholders according to the vote tabulation described below: Director Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Michael L. Finn 5,207,939 279,432 1,352,955 G. Courtney Haning 5,228,378 258,993 1,352,955 William L. Jordan 5,395,542 91,829 1,352,955 Curtis A. Loveland 4,802,983 684,388 1,352,955 Robert B. Moore, Jr. 4,274,993 1,212,378 1,352,955
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895456/000143774926019666/0001437749-26-019666-index.htm

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