{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001493152-23-013110","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"RAND","cik":"0000081955","company_name":"RAND CAPITAL CORP","filed_at":"2023-04-20T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:42.352189+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-16T23:07:13.757091+00:00","sec_items":["5.07"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.25,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.15,"confidence":"high","headline":"Rand Capital shareholders re-elect all five directors and ratify auditor at 2023 annual meeting","bullets":["Benjamin Godley received 2,118,414 votes for; Adam Gusky 2,100,584; Cari Jaroslawsky 2,118,260; Erland Kailbourne 1,934,033; Robert Zak 2,100,819.","All director nominees re-elected with broker non-votes of 264,829 on each.","Freed Maxick CPAs ratified as independent auditor for FY 2023 with 2,378,150 votes for, 4,471 against, 7,192 abstentions.","No opposition solicitation was made to management's nominees."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-013110","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-013110.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-013110.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-013110.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81955/000149315223013110/0001493152-23-013110-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81955/000149315223013110/form8-k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-16T23:07:13.757091+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"167af3e0967a0e9e9f1280f009a12fe1537a9931","claim":"RAND CAPITAL CORP shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2023-04-19 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"In accordance with the results below, the selection of Freed Maxick CPAs, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 was ratified. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 2,378,150 4,471 7,192 –","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81955/000149315223013110/0001493152-23-013110-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-19"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"c7254f15f258596ba9304e918bcd3ab405bade26","claim":"RAND CAPITAL CORP shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-04-19 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"In accordance with the results below, each nominee listed below was re-elected to serve as a director. Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Benjamin E. Godley 2,118,414 6,570 264,829 Adam S. Gusky 2,100,584 24,400 264,829 Cari L. Jaroslawsky 2,118,260 6,724 264,829 Erland E. Kailbourne 1,934,033 190,951 264,829 Robert M. Zak 2,100,819 24,165 264,829","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81955/000149315223013110/0001493152-23-013110-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-19"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}