Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc 8-K, filed May 19, 2025
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS)
8-K
2025-05-19
For: 2025-05-14
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About this 8-K
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc filed this 8-K on May 19, 2025, reporting on events of May 14, 2025.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 14, 2025, the Company held its Annual Meeting. As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 153,285,643 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 133,981,220 shares were represented in person or by proxy. Set forth below is a brief description of each matter acted upon by the stockholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results for each such proposal. These proposals are set out in more detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement.
1. The stockholders considered a proposal to elect each of the individuals named below as directors to serve until the next annual meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each to serve until the next annual meeting, based upon the following votes:
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| Scott Anderson | 106,447,422 | 7,358,275 | 20,175,523 | |||||||||||
| Bradley Boyd | 113,292,060 | 513,637 | 20,175,523 | |||||||||||
| Eric DeMarco | 112,352,064 | 1,453,633 | 20,175,523 | |||||||||||
| Bobbi Doorenbos | 109,635,862 | 4,169,835 | 20,175,523 | |||||||||||
| William Hoglund | 104,949,052 | 8,856,645 | 20,175,523 | |||||||||||
| Scot Jarvis | 102,507,084 | 11,298,613 | 20,175,523 | |||||||||||
| Deanna Lund | 104,055,712 | 9,749,985 | 20,175,523 | |||||||||||
| Amy Zegart | 94,991,526 | 18,814,171 | 20,175,523 | |||||||||||
2. The stockholders considered a proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 28, 2025. This proposal was approved based upon the following votes:
| For | 132,849,062 | ||||
| Against | 952,990 | ||||
| Abstain | 179,168 | ||||
3. The stockholders considered a proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as presented in the Company’s Proxy Statement. This proposal was approved based upon the following votes:
| For | 104,098,742 | ||||
| Against | 9,368,910 | ||||
| Abstain | 338,045 | ||||
| Broker Non-Votes | 20,175,523 | ||||
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatting Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL). | |||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 19, 2025
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
By: /s/ Marie Mendoza
Marie Mendoza
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary