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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-23-044219"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FGNX"
cik: "0001591890"
company_name: "FG Nexus Inc."
filed_at: "2023-12-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T15:35:48.151904+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FG Financial Group shareholders elect all six director nominees and ratify auditor at 2023 annual meeting

## Summary
- All six director nominees elected: Cerminara, Govignon, Hayes, Payne, Swets, Wollney, with votes ranging from 6.5M to 6.7M for each.
- BDO USA LLP ratified as auditor for FY2023: 8,164,884 for, 8,170 against, 23,505 abstentions.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed: 6,559,077 for, 286,645 against, 7,467 abstentions, with 1,343,371 broker non-votes.
- No other shareholder proposals or contested items were on the ballot.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-23-044219
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FGNX
- cik: 0001591890
- company_name: FG Nexus Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-12-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- 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/1591890/000149315223044219/0001493152-23-044219-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1591890/000149315223044219/form8-k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  FG Nexus Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-12-06 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-12-06
  source text: On December 6, 2023, FG Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of shareholders. The following matters were considered: 1. Election of Directors Shareholders elected all of the Company’s nominees for director for one-year terms expiring on the next annual meeting of shareholders. The voting results were as follows: FOR WITHHELD BROKER NON- VOTE (1) Mr. D. Kyle Cerminara 6,582,214 270,975 1,343,371 (2) Mr. Richard E. Govignon, Jr. 6,714,968 138,221 1,343,371 (3) Ms. Rita Hayes 6,684,264 168,925 1,343,371 (4) Mr. E. Gray Payne 6,552,029 301,160 1,343,371 (5) Mr. Larry G. Swets, Jr. 6,708,770 144,419 1,343,371 (6) Mr. Scott D. Wollney 6,537,260 315,929 1,343,371
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1591890/000149315223044219/0001493152-23-044219-index.htm

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