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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 06, 2024

 

 

HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Florida

001-40935

59-2754337

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

7456 16th St E

 

Sarasota, Florida

 

34243

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 941 362-1200

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 


Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock $.001 Par Value

 

HLIO

 

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 


 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Three proposals described fully in the 2024 Proxy Statement of Helios Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) were presented for approval at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) held on June 6, 2024. As of the record date, 33,159,682 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 30,048,809 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy; therefore, a quorum was present.

The shareholders of the Company voted on the following three matters:

Proposal 1. Election of Directors

Josef Matosevic was elected as a director to serve for a term expiring on the date of the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting. Josef Matosevic was previously elected to serve as a director for a term expiring on the date of the Annual Meeting. Josef Matosevic will serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation, removal from office or death. The votes cast for and withheld were as follows:

Director

For

Against

Withhold

Broker Non-Votes

Josef Matosevic

27,639,161

1,427,362

72,287

910,002

Proposal 2. Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The proposal to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm to audit the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ending December 28, 2024, as disclosed in the Company’s 2024 Proxy Statement, received the following votes:

For

29,646,700

Against

365,410

Abstain

36,699

Broker Non-Votes

N/A

Proposal 3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s 2024 Proxy Statement, received the following votes:

For

18,241,497

Against

10,559,159

Abstain

338,151

Broker Non-Votes

910,002

 

 

 

 


 

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date:

June 26, 2024

By:

/s/ Sean Bagan

 

 

 

Sean Bagan
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)