8-K
filed May 13, 2026, 4:15 PM ET
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materiality 0.15
Wolverine World Wide Announces 2026 Annual Meeting Voting Results
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/
- Four directors elected: Cheryl Abel-Hodges, William Gerber, Nicholas Long, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson each received over 68.9M votes for.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 69,069,775 for and 2,434,949 against.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor for fiscal 2026 approved with 74,640,247 for and 2,194,145 against.
- Shareholder climate change proposal rejected: 7,440,753 for, 62,995,443 against.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/ shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2026 at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-07
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2026 The shareholders ratified the Audit Committee’s appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026. The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to this proposal: For Against Abstentions 74,640,247 2,194,145 164,644 The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP was a routine matter and, therefore, there were no broker non-votes relating to this matter.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/ shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal Regarding New Climate Change Policies or Practices at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-07
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 4: Shareholder Proposal Regarding New Climate Change Policies or Practices The shareholders rejected the shareholder proposal regarding new climate change policies or practices. The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to this proposal: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 7,440,753 62,995,443 1,262,366 5,300,474
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/ shareholders approved Election of Directors for Terms Expiring in 2029 at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-07
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 1: Election of Directors for Terms Expiring in 2029 The shareholders elected four candidates nominated by the Board of Directors to serve as directors of the Company for three-year terms expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2029 or until their respective successors, if any, have been elected and qualified. The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to each candidate: Candidate For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Cheryl Abel-Hodges 71,313,385 223,705 161,472 5,300,474 William K. Gerber 69,438,539 2,098,329 161,694 5,300,474 Nicholas T. Long 68,914,931 2,622,294 161,337 5,300,474 Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 70,393,564 1,131,725 173,273 5,300,474
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/ shareholders approved Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-07
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 2: Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Summary Compensation Table, and the related compensation tables, notes, and narrative in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting. The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to this proposal: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 69,069,775 2,434,949 193,838 5,300,474
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