Item 5.07Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to Vote
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Octave Specialty Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 28, 2026. Represented at the meeting were 36,679,356 shares, or approximately 81% of the Company’s 45,013,592 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. Set forth below are the final voting results for the actions taken by the stockholders at the meeting.
1. The Company’s stockholders elected the seven (7) director nominees named below to a term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting or until their successors are elected and qualified, with each receiving the following votes:
Name Number of Number of Number of Broker
Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Non-Votes
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Ian D. Haft 24,999,995 4,156,759 34,571 7,488,031
Lisa G. Iglesias 24,857,629 4,301,165 32,531 7,488,031
Joan Lamm-Tennant 22,694,198 6,460,996 36,131 7,488,031
Claude LeBlanc 24,992,946 4,184,144 14,235 7,488,031
Kristi A. Matus 25,009,903 4,149,191 32,231 7,488,031
Michael D. Price 22,769,583 6,389,654 32,088 7,488,031
Jeffrey S. Stein 24,783,213 4,188,459 219,653 7,488,031
2. The Company’s stockholders approved, by advisory (non-binding) vote, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s 2026 Proxy Statement, with the following vote:
Number of Number of Number of Broker
Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Non-Votes
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19,180,354 8,212,127 1,798,844 7,488,031
3. The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 with the following vote:
Number of Votes For Number of Votes Against Number of Votes Abstained
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34,213,342 136,126 2,329,888
4. The Company’s stockholders approved the Company's 2026 Incentive Compensation Plan, as disclosed in the Company’s 2026 Proxy Statement, with the following vote:
Number of Number of Number of Broker
Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Non-Votes
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17,334,060 10,059,380 1,797,885 7,488,031