---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-036086"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HTO"
cik: "0000766829"
company_name: "H2O AMERICA"
filed_at: "2026-05-18T21:46:51+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T10:09:50.833472+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# H2O America shareholders elect all nine director nominees, approve say-on-pay and auditor at 2026 meeting

## Summary
- All nine board nominees elected; votes for each ranged from 34.2M to 35.3M with broker non-votes of 3.3M.
- Advisory say-on-pay passed: 34.5M for, 0.9M against, 0.1M abstain.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as independent auditor approved: 38.4M for, 0.3M against, 60,408 abstain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-036086
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HTO
- cik: 0000766829
- company_name: H2O AMERICA
- filed_at: 2026-05-18T21:46:51+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/766829/000162828026036086/0001628280-26-036086-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766829/000162828026036086/sjw-20260513.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  H2O AMERICA shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-13 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-13
  source text: the election of the nine nominees listed in the Company's 2026 proxy statement to serve on the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766829/000162828026036086/0001628280-26-036086-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  H2O AMERICA shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2026-05-13 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-13
  source text: Ratification of appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 38,440,303 267,952 60,408 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766829/000162828026036086/0001628280-26-036086-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  H2O AMERICA shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement at the 2026-05-13 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-13
  source text: Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 34,474,021 908,548 96,246 3,289,848
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766829/000162828026036086/0001628280-26-036086-index.htm

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