---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001486957-23-000020"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BWXT"
cik: "0001486957"
company_name: "BWX Technologies, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T16:31:23.758021+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BWXT stockholders elect nine directors, approve say-on-pay, and ratify auditor at 2023 annual meeting

## Summary
- All nine director nominees elected with strong support; votes for ranged 75.6M to 81.9M.
- Advisory vote on 2022 executive compensation approved with 81.5M for, 0.6M against.
- Frequency of say-on-pay set to annual (80.5M votes for one year) consistent with board recommendation.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor for 2023 received 84.8M for, 0.3M against.
- No material dissent or close votes on any proposal; outcome aligns with proxy statement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001486957-23-000020
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BWXT
- cik: 0001486957
- company_name: BWX Technologies, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1486957/000148695723000020/0001486957-23-000020-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1486957/000148695723000020/bwxt-20230505.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  BWX Technologies, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve the 2022 compensation of our named executive officers at the 2023-05-03 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-03
  source text: Proposal 2 : Advisory vote to approve the 2022 compensation of our named executive officers: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 81,508,665 647,897 363,746 2,711,435
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1486957/000148695723000020/0001486957-23-000020-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  BWX Technologies, Inc. shareholders approved Election of nine directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified at the 2023-05-03 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-03
  source text: Proposal 1 : Election of nine directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Nominee Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Jan A. Bertsch 80,472,422 1,998,336 49,550 2,711,435 Gerhard F. Burbach 81,752,824 692,429 75,055 2,711,435 Rex D. Geveden 81,899,183 600,851 20,274 2,711,435 James M. Jaska 75,644,131 6,832,460 43,717 2,711,435 Kenneth J. Krieg 81,819,174 651,211 49,923 2,711,435 Leland D. Melvin 81,868,111 598,347 53,850 2,711,435 Robert L. Nardelli 80,403,631 2,067,390 49,287 2,711,435 Barbara A. Niland 79,687,954 2,783,573 48,781 2,711,435 John M. Richardson 81,881,605 585,922 52,781 2,711,435
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1486957/000148695723000020/0001486957-23-000020-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  BWX Technologies, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers at the 2023-05-03 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-03
  source text: Proposal 3 : Advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers: 1 YEAR 2 YEARS 3 YEARS Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 80,456,458 189,785 1,805,893 68,172 2,711,435
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1486957/000148695723000020/0001486957-23-000020-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  BWX Technologies, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-05-03 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-03
  source text: Proposal 4 : Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 84,835,540 316,226 79,977
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1486957/000148695723000020/0001486957-23-000020-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.