---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001990354-26-000028"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WAY"
cik: "0001990354"
company_name: "Waystar Holding Corp."
filed_at: "2026-06-03T22:07:42+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T10:08:46.274369+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Waystar shareholders re-elect four Class II directors, ratify KPMG as auditor at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- Four Class II directors re-elected: Demichiei (175.7M for, 1.7M withheld), Driscoll (153.5M for, 23.9M withheld), Moskowitz (172.3M for, 5.1M withheld), Young (176.9M for, 0.5M withheld).
- Ratification of KPMG as independent auditor for FY2026 passed: 180.9M for, 7,071 against, 15,975 abstain.
- Advisory vote selects 'one year' frequency for future say-on-pay votes: 176.0M one year, 1.3M three years, 4,742 two years.
- Company will hold annual advisory votes on executive compensation until at least 2032.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001990354-26-000028
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WAY
- cik: 0001990354
- company_name: Waystar Holding Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-06-03T22:07:42+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1990354/000199035426000028/0001990354-26-000028-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1990354/000199035426000028/way-20260601.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001990354-26-000028
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001990354-26-000028.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001990354-26-000028.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Waystar Holding Corp. shareholders approved Advisory vote on frequency of future say-on-pay votes at the 2026-06-01 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-01
  source text: 3. A frequency of "one year" was selected, on a non-binding advisory basis, as the recommended frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as set forth below. One Year Two Years Three Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 176,047,038 4,742 1,285,275 82,193 3,488,788
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1990354/000199035426000028/0001990354-26-000028-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Waystar Holding Corp. shareholders approved Election of four Class II directors at the 2026-06-01 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-01
  source text: 1. Each of the following four directors were re-elected to the Company's Board of Directors as Class II directors, to serve until the Company's annual meeting of stockholders in 2029 and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Each director received the number of votes set forth below. Name For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Robert A. Demichiei 175,709,113 1,710,135 3,488,788 John Driscoll 153,505,736 23,913,512 3,488,788 Paul G. Moskowitz 172,273,095 5,146,153 3,488,788 Lauren Young 176,923,242 496,006 3,488,788
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1990354/000199035426000028/0001990354-26-000028-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Waystar Holding Corp. shareholders approved Ratification of KPMG LLP as independent auditor for fiscal year 2026 at the 2026-06-01 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-01
  source text: 2. The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was approved as set forth below. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 180,884,990 7,071 15,975 N/A
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1990354/000199035426000028/0001990354-26-000028-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.