---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001999371-24-005855"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WNEB"
cik: "0001157647"
company_name: "Western New England Bancorp, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-05-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T04:54:58.490041+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# WNEB director retirement and annual meeting results

## Summary
- Director Gregg F. Orlen retired effective May 9, 2024 under age-based policy.
- Shareholders elected Hagan, Masse, Smith as directors for three-year terms.
- Say-on-pay advisory vote passed with 14.0M for, 289k against, 3.27M abstentions.
- Ratification of auditor Wolf & Company, P.C. approved with 16.8M votes for.
- Broker non-votes of 3.27M shares on director elections and say-on-pay.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001999371-24-005855
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WNEB
- cik: 0001157647
- company_name: Western New England Bancorp, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-05-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157647/000199937124005855/0001999371-24-005855-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157647/000199937124005855/wneb-8k_050924.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gregg F. Orlen retired as Director at Western New England Bancorp, Inc..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On May 9, 2024, Western New England Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company” or “WNEB”) (NasdaqGS: WNEB), the holding company for Westfield Bank (the “Bank”) accepted the retirement of Gregg F. Orlen from its Board of Directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157647/000199937124005855/0001999371-24-005855-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Western New England Bancorp, Inc. shareholders approved Non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers at the 2024-05-09 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-09
  source text: Proposal 2: Consideration and approval of a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers . Votes Against Votes Abstain Broker Non-Votes 14,002,320 289,114 393,585 3,271,085
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157647/000199937124005855/0001999371-24-005855-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Western New England Bancorp, Inc. shareholders approved Election of three Directors for a three-year term expiring in 2027 at the 2024-05-09 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-09
  source text: Proposal 1: Consideration and vote upon a proposal to elect three Directors of the Company for a three-year term expiring in 2027.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157647/000199937124005855/0001999371-24-005855-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Western New England Bancorp, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Wolf & Company, P.C. as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 at the 2024-05-09 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-09
  source text: Proposal 3: Consider and vote upon a proposal for the ratification of the appointment by the Company's Board of Directors of Wolf & Company, P.C. as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. Votes Against Votes Abstain Broker Non-Votes 16,769,061 292,835 894,208 —
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157647/000199937124005855/0001999371-24-005855-index.htm

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