Item 5.02Item 5.02 - Departure/Election of Directors
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan
The annual meeting of the stockholders of Methode Electronics, Inc. (“Methode” or the “Company”) was held on September 16, 2026 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted to approve the Methode Electronics, Inc. 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2026 Plan”). A description of the terms and conditions of the 2026 Plan is set forth in “Proposal Two, Approval of the Methode Electronics, Inc. 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan” in the Company’s 2026 Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”), and such description is incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions set forth herein and in the Proxy Statement are summaries only and are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the 2026 Plan, a copy of which is incorporated by reference to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Director Conditional Resignation and Rejection
Mr. Blom received less than a majority of the votes cast for his election to the Board at the Company’s Annual Meeting. Accordingly, pursuant to the resignation policy set forth in Section 4(b) of the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, Mr. Blom tendered his conditional resignation to the Board.
In accordance with the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board (the “N&G Committee”) considered Mr. Blom’s tendered resignation and recommended that the Board reject the resignation. Subsequently, the Board determined that it was in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders to reject Mr. Blom’s resignation. Mr. Blom did not participate in the N&G Committee’s recommendation, or the Board’s decision, regarding his resignation or future Board service.
In reaching this decision, the N&G Committee and the Board considered a number of factors, including, but not limited to: (1) Mr. Blom’s extensive leadership experience as chief executive officer of a large healthcare system, including on transformations; (2) his experience as a director of public companies; (3) his tenure on the Board and service on the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee; and (4) that proxy advisory firm voting recommendations against Mr. Blom’s election were due to director attendance at Board meetings and that Mr. Blom has attended all of the Board and Committee meetings so far in fiscal 2027.
As a result, Mr. Blom will continue to serve as a member of the Board until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or other removal.
Item 5.07Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to Vote
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on proposals to (i) elect seven (7) directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified; (ii) approve the 2026 Plan; (iii) ratify the Audit Committee's selection of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 1, 2027; and (iv) cast an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation (“Say-on-Pay”).
The voting results for each proposal were as follows:
1. Election of Directors:
Director For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
David P. Blom 7,050,790 21,241,811 47,776 3,778,120
Therese M. Bobek 27,310,497 982,482 47,398 3,778,120
Brian J. Cadwallader 24,957,846 3,335,117 47,414 3,778,120
Bruce K. Crowther 26,211,838 2,080,639 47,900 3,778,120
Jonathan B. DeGaynor 28,114,145 178,012 48,220 3,778,120
Mary A. Lindsey 26,105,332 2,178,732 56,313 3,778,120
Mark D. Schwabero 27,184,536 1,108,421 47,420 3,778,120
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
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2. Approval of the 2026 Plan
27,466,037 812,903 61,437 3,778,120
3. Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
31,607,304 431,620 79,573 --
4. Advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
24,802,391 3,471,604 66,382 3,778,120