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The final voting results for the Auditor Ratification Proposal were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 42,711,453 1,309,462 4,099 —","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680873/000168087326000029/0001680873-26-000029-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-06-05"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"751b4febfcec087f6ba31cd4f6c4769d108decd1","claim":"HF Foods Group Inc. shareholders rejected Say-on-Pay Proposal at the 2026-06-05 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"By advisory vote of the stockholders, the Company’s executive compensation for the year ended December 31, 2025 was not approved. The final voting results for the Say-on-Pay Proposal were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 19,545,712 20,055,744 61,225 4,362,333","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680873/000168087326000029/0001680873-26-000029-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-06-05"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"8eecdcdb770f89bd0b9d029e594e142434e40657","claim":"HF Foods Group Inc. shareholders approved Advisory Vote on Say-on-Pay Frequency at the 2026-06-05 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The stockholders approved, on a non-binding and advisory basis, holding the advisory vote on compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers every year. The final voting results for the Say-on-Pay Frequency Proposal were as follows: One Year Two Years Three Years Abstentions 26,643,323 56 13,017,869 1,433","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680873/000168087326000029/0001680873-26-000029-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-06-05"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"e5dea22b1b7ae1f8090e3ded356c0c6e55065a94","claim":"HF Foods Group Inc. shareholders approved Director Election Proposal at the 2026-06-05 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The final voting results for the Director Election Proposal were as follows: Director Nominee Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Xi \"Felix\" Lin 19,629,099 20,020,113 13,469 4,362,333 Richard Diaz 19,913,312 19,687,949 61,420 4,362,333 Dennis Lam 21,792,225 17,280,472 589,984 4,362,333 Jeffery Taylor 19,194,335 20,466,587 1,759 4,362,333","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680873/000168087326000029/0001680873-26-000029-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-06-05"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). 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