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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-041641"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AMRC"
cik: "0001488139"
company_name: "Ameresco, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-08T20:33:51+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T20:35:40.261877+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ameresco shareholders approve 3.2M share increase in equity incentive plan

## Summary
- Stockholders approved amendment to 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, increasing shares reserved by 3,200,000 shares of Class A common stock.
- Claire Hughes Johnson and Frank V. Wisneski elected as Class I directors for three-year terms.
- Ratification of RSM US LLP as independent auditor for FY 2026 approved: 121,717,970 votes for.
- Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation passed with 110,846,894 votes for.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-041641
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AMRC
- cik: 0001488139
- company_name: Ameresco, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-08T20:33:51+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488139/000162828026041641/0001628280-26-041641-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488139/000162828026041641/amrc-20260604.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-041641.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Ameresco, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the compensation of named executive officers.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: Proposal 4 : Advisory vote on the approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 110,846,894 6,660,508 28,587 4,608,628
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488139/000162828026041641/0001628280-26-041641-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Ameresco, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2026-12-31 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-12-31
  source text: Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 121,717,970 368,099 58,548 —
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488139/000162828026041641/0001628280-26-041641-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Ameresco, Inc. shareholders approved Approval of amendment to the 2020 Stock Incentive Plan to increase shares available by 3,200,000 shares.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: Proposal 3 : The approval of an amendment to the Company's 2020 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of Class A common stock available thereunder by 3,200,000 shares: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 104,902,485 12,613,679 19,825 4,608,628
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488139/000162828026041641/0001628280-26-041641-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Ameresco, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Claire Hughes Johnson and Frank V. Wisneski as Class I directors.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: Proposal 1: The election of the following nominees for class I directors for a term of three years: Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Claire Hughes Johnson 106,664,410 10,871,579 4,608,628 Frank V. Wisneski 102,026,571 15,509,418 4,608,628
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488139/000162828026041641/0001628280-26-041641-index.htm

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