---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001475841-26-000030"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NBHC"
cik: "0001475841"
company_name: "National Bank Holdings Corp"
filed_at: "2026-05-12T20:12:07+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-12T20:58:03.562248+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NBHC shareholders approve 2.525M share increase in omnibus plan; all directors elected

## Summary
- Plan amendment reserves 2,525,000 shares for awards, prohibits share recycling from option exercises or tax withholdings.
- All ten director nominees elected with votes for ranging from 35.6M to 37.0M; no departures.
- Shareholders ratified KPMG as auditor for 2026 (38.2M for, 197k against).
- Advisory say-on-pay approved: 34.9M for, 1.6M against, 683k abstain.
- Plan amendment passed with 34.7M for, 1.8M against, 685k abstain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001475841-26-000030
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NBHC
- cik: 0001475841
- company_name: National Bank Holdings Corp
- filed_at: 2026-05-12T20:12:07+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1475841/000147584126000030/0001475841-26-000030-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1475841/000147584126000030/nbhc-20260507x8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  National Bank Holdings Corp shareholders approved Election of ten director nominees.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: Proposal 1: Each of the ten director nominees were elected to the Board, to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, based upon the following votes: Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Ralph W. Clermont 35,609,470 1,526,532 1,248,128 Robert E. Dean 35,580,585 1,555,417 1,248,128 Robin A. Doyle 36,996,280 139,722 1,248,128 Alka Gupta 36,986,988 149,014 1,248,128 Fred J. Joseph 36,115,266 1,020,736 1,248,128 G. Timothy Laney 36,420,382 715,620 1,248,128 Kirk A. McLaughlin 37,040,256 95,746 1,248,128 Patrick G. Sobers 36,553,935 582,067 1,248,128 Micho F. Spring 35,847,460 1,288,542 1,248,128 Art Zeile 36,810,338 325,664 1,248,128
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1475841/000147584126000030/0001475841-26-000030-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  National Bank Holdings Corp shareholders approved Approval of Amended and Restated National Bank Holdings Corporation 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: Proposal 4: The shareholders approved the Amended and Restated National Bank Holdings Corporation 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 34,693,675 1,757,113 685,214 1,248,128
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1475841/000147584126000030/0001475841-26-000030-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  National Bank Holdings Corp shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2026-12-31 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-12-31
  source text: Proposal 2: The shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026, based upon the following votes: For Against Abstain 38,186,525 197,009 596
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1475841/000147584126000030/0001475841-26-000030-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  National Bank Holdings Corp shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation (Say-on-Pay).
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: Proposal 3: The shareholders approved, on an advisory non-binding basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, based upon the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 34,868,918 1,583,310 683,774 1,248,128
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1475841/000147584126000030/0001475841-26-000030-index.htm

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