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Imbesi elected as Class C directors for three-year terms ending 2026.","Say-on-pay proposal approved with 7,708,981 votes for, 66,322 against; frequency set at 1 year (4,456,707 votes).","Amendment to 2016 Equity Incentive Plan approved with 6,558,980 votes for, 1,404,673 against.","Ratification of Crowe LLP as auditor for FY 2023 approved with 9,275,149 votes for, 800 against."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001750735-23-000060","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001750735-23-000060.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001750735-23-000060.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001750735-23-000060.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750735/000175073523000060/0001750735-23-000060-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750735/000175073523000060/mrbk-20230525.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-14T14:44:52.306896+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"1ed83cde924e39d811fe92b4d2d294ddd9cfb833","claim":"Meridian Corp shareholders approved Proposal to approve an amendment to the Corporation's 2016 Equity Incentive Plan at the 2023-05-25 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"A proposal to approve an amendment to the Corporation's 2016 Equity Incentive Plan. Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained 6,558,980 1,404,673 158,521","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750735/000175073523000060/0001750735-23-000060-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"37243e9a06c943967ff8f777b48501c4968cfd8d","claim":"Meridian Corp shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future say-on-pay votes at the 2023-05-25 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"A non-binding proposal to approve the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation of the named executive officers. 3 Years 2 Years 1 Year Votes Abstained 3,073,409 50,570 4,456,707 541,489","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750735/000175073523000060/0001750735-23-000060-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"45ef552c6ce8861ceceda5be1656376ae2849875","claim":"Meridian Corp shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the named executive officers at the 2023-05-25 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"A non-binding say-on-pay proposal to approve the compensation of the named executive officers. Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained 7,708,981 66,322 346,871","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750735/000175073523000060/0001750735-23-000060-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"cd24ca44e681d4cb762ce3f6785613eac3eb296a","claim":"Meridian Corp shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Crowe LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023 at the 2023-05-25 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"A proposal to ratify the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750735/000175073523000060/0001750735-23-000060-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"fb0c1713929f24cbe2cd2fb5c8b521e2b528d577","claim":"Meridian Corp shareholders approved Election of three Class C directors to serve a three-year term expiring in 2026 at the 2023-05-25 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The shareholders of the Corporation elected the following Class C directors to each serve a three-year term expiring in 2026 by the following vote: Director Name Votes For Votes Withheld Christopher J. Annas 7,351,249 770,926 Edward J. Hollin 6,928,385 1,193,790 Anthony M. Imbesi 6,947,290 1,174,885","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750735/000175073523000060/0001750735-23-000060-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}