8-K
filed May 20, 2026, 4:05 PM ET
ticker MSEX
CIK 0000066004
other
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.15
Middlesex Water shareholders elect directors and approve say-on-pay and auditor
MIDDLESEX WATER CO
- Elected Class II director Robert Hoglund (14.1M for, 0.15M withheld) and Class III directors Bershad, Cosgrove, McKoy (13.6M, 13.6M, 11.4M for).
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed: 13.25M for, 0.98M against, 63,689 abstain.
- Ratification of independent auditor approved: 16.63M for, 98,839 against, 36,298 abstain.
- All proposals received majority support; no changes to board composition.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
MIDDLESEX WATER CO shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-19
Exact text from the filing
3. Ratification of the Appointment by the Audit Committee of the Board of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 16,632,847 98,839 36,298 0
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
MIDDLESEX WATER CO shareholders approved Advisory approval of named executive officer compensation at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-19
Exact text from the filing
2. Approval, on a advisory basis, of the Company’s Named Executive Officers Compensation as disclosed in the 2026 Proxy Statement For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 13,250,940 982,607 63,689 2,470,748
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
MIDDLESEX WATER CO shareholders approved Election of Directors: one Class II director and three Class III directors at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-19
Exact text from the filing
1. Election of Directors To elect one Class II director to serve for a period of two years and three Class III directors to serve for a period of three years to our Board of Directors (the “Board”) and until their successors are elected and qualified. For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Class II Robert Hoglund 14,146,401 150,835 2,470,748 Class III Joshua Bershad, M.D. 13,598,978 698,258 2,470,748 James F. Cosgrove, Jr. 13,630,988 666,248 2,470,748 Vaughn L. McKoy 11,393,674 2,903,562 2,470,748
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