Duke Energy CORP 8-K, filed May 13, 2026
Duke Energy CORP (DUK)
About this 8-K
Duke Energy CORP filed this 8-K on May 13, 2026, reporting on events of May 7, 2026.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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CURRENT REPORT
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SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
| Registrant | Title of each class | Trading
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| Duke Energy | |||
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| Duke Energy | each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 5.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share | ||
| Duke Energy | |||
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
| (a) | Duke Energy Corporation (the “Corporation”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 7, 2026. |
| (b) | At the Annual Meeting, shareholders voted on the following items: (i) election of directors; (ii) ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026; (iii) an advisory vote to approve the Corporation’s named executive officer compensation; and (iv) a management proposal regarding an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Duke Energy Corporation to eliminate supermajority voting requirements. For more information on the proposals, see the Corporation’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on March 20, 2026. Set forth are the final voting results for each of the proposals. |
· Proposal No. 1 – Election of Director Nominees
| Director | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | Votes
Cast FOR Votes Cast FOR + AGAINST | |||||||
| Derrick Burks | 519,072,978 | 6,335,896 | 1,748,453 | 143,394,191 | 98.79 | % | ||||||
| Annette K. Clayton | 519,917,387 | 5,631,105 | 1,608,835 | 143,394,191 | 98.93 | % | ||||||
| Theodore F. Craver, Jr. | 467,063,319 | 57,570,091 | 2,523,917 | 143,394,191 | 89.03 | % | ||||||
| Robert M. Davis | 510,791,969 | 14,539,322 | 1,826,036 | 143,394,191 | 97.23 | % | ||||||
| Caroline Dorsa | 515,516,034 | 9,974,497 | 1,666,796 | 143,394,191 | 98.10 | % | ||||||
| W. Roy Dunbar | 515,993,581 | 9,423,852 | 1,739,894 | 143,394,191 | 98.21 | % | ||||||
| Nicholas C. Fanandakis | 515,070,499 | 9,532,708 | 2,554,120 | 143,394,191 | 98.18 | % | ||||||
| Jeffrey B. Guldner | 520,300,390 | 5,087,962 | 1,768,975 | 143,394,191 | 99.03 | % | ||||||
| John T. Herron | 518,085,417 | 7,359,747 | 1,712,163 | 143,394,191 | 98.60 | % | ||||||
| Idalene F. Kesner | 514,591,964 | 10,912,897 | 1,652,466 | 143,394,191 | 97.92 | % | ||||||
| Michael J. Pacilio | 516,941,148 | 8,453,855 | 1,762,324 | 143,394,191 | 98.39 | % | ||||||
| Harry K. Sideris | 521,709,419 | 3,583,689 | 1,864,219 | 143,394,191 | 99.32 | % | ||||||
| Thomas E. Skains | 500,852,867 | 23,734,150 | 2,570,310 | 143,394,191 | 95.48 | % | ||||||
| William E. Webster, Jr. | 507,680,482 | 17,711,679 | 1,765,166 | 143,394,191 | 96.63 | % | ||||||
Each director nominee was elected to the Board of Directors with the support of a majority of the votes cast.
· Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | Votes
Cast FOR Votes Cast FOR + AGAINST | Votes
Cast FOR Votes Cast FOR + AGAINST + ABSTAIN | |||||||||
| 639,757,086 | 28,434,117 | 2,360,315 | N/A | 95.74 | % | 95.41 | % | |||||||
The ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 received the support of a majority of the shares represented.
· Proposal No. 3 – Advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | Votes
Cast FOR Votes Cast FOR + AGAINST | Votes
Cast FOR Votes Cast FOR + AGAINST + ABSTAIN | |||||||||
| 496,884,668 | 26,030,663 | 4,241,996 | 143,394,191 | 95.02 | % | 94.26 | % | |||||||
The advisory vote to approve the Corporation’s named executive officer compensation received the support of a majority of the shares represented.
· Proposal No. 4 – Management proposal regarding an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Duke Energy Corporation to eliminate supermajority voting requirements
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | Votes
Cast FOR Shares Outstanding | ||||||
| 516,664,589 | 7,507,137 | 2,985,601 | 143,394,191 | 66.39 | % | |||||
The management proposal regarding an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Duke Energy Corporation to eliminate supermajority voting requirements failed to receive the required support of 80% of the shares outstanding.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Not applicable
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION | ||
| Date: May 13, 2026 | By: | /s/ David S. Maltz |
| David S. Maltz | ||
| Vice President, Chief Governance Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||