---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-015856"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0000788816"
company_name: "OGLETHORPE POWER CORP"
filed_at: "2025-04-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T01:15:41.086344+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Oglethorpe Power elects six directors at annual meeting; Kevin W. Bush named outside director

## Summary
- Elected six directors on March 31, 2025: Bailey, Hendricks, McWhorter, Stephens, Weaver, Bush.
- Kevin W. Bush elected outside director to replace retiring Wm. Ronald Duffey; term expires March 2027.
- New directors Bush, Hendricks, Stephens appointed to audit, compensation, and construction committees.
- Board determined Bush qualifies as an independent audit committee financial expert.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-015856
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0000788816
- company_name: OGLETHORPE POWER CORP
- filed_at: 2025-04-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788816/000162828025015856/0001628280-25-015856-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788816/000162828025015856/opc-20250331.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-015856
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-015856.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-015856.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kevin W. Bush was elected as outside director at OGLETHORPE POWER CORP.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: outside director
  source text: Kevin W. Bush as an outside director
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788816/000162828025015856/0001628280-25-015856-index.htm
- Executive change
  Wm. Ronald Duffey retired as outside director at OGLETHORPE POWER CORP.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: outside director
  source text: the retirement of Wm. Ronald Duffey on March 31, 2025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788816/000162828025015856/0001628280-25-015856-index.htm
- Executive change
  Ronnie M. Hendricks was elected as member at-large director at OGLETHORPE POWER CORP.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: member at-large director
  source text: Ronnie M. Hendricks as a member at-large director
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788816/000162828025015856/0001628280-25-015856-index.htm
- Executive change
  Christopher L. Stephens was elected as director for member group 3 at OGLETHORPE POWER CORP.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director for member group 3
  source text: Christopher L. Stephens as a director for member group 3
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788816/000162828025015856/0001628280-25-015856-index.htm

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