Current Report · Items 5.07 · 8-K
Global Industrial Company
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. (a) Global Industrial Company (the "Company") held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") on June 1, 2026. (b) At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following matters: 1. To elect eight directors to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualify;…
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Item 5.07Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to Vote
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) Global Industrial Company (the "Company") held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") on June 1, 2026.
(b) At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following matters:
1. To elect eight directors to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualify;
2. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditor for fiscal year 2026;
3. Advisory (non-binding) vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers; and
4. To approve the Company's Amended and Restated 2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
The following are the final voting results for each of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting:
1. Election of Directors.
Name For Withheld Broker Non-Votes
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Richard B. Leeds 29,030,911 6,185,631 1,269,589
Bruce Leeds 29,046,618 6,169,924 1,269,589
Robert Leeds 29,046,589 6,169,953 1,269,589
Anesa T. Chaibi 29,214,757 6,001,785 1,269,589
Chad M. Lindbloom 34,752,395 464,147 1,269,589
Gary S. Michel 34,920,386 296,156 1,269,589
Paul S. Pearlman 34,188,045 1,028,497 1,269,589
Robert D. Rosenthal 34,397,437 819,105 1,269,589
2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditor for fiscal year 2026.
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
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36,323,196 141,794 21,141 0
3. An advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
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34,706,219 502,371 7,952 1,269,589
4. Approval of the Company's Amended and Restated 2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
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35,192,610 21,112 2,820 1,269,589