8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 10, 2026

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At our Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on March 10, 2026, 50,864,001 shares, representing 93.2% of the outstanding common stock of Maximus, Inc. (the "Company") entitled to vote, were represented in person or by proxy. Our shareholders voted as follows:

(a)To elect Anne K. Altman, Bruce L. Caswell, John J. Haley, Jan D. Madsen, Richard A. Montoni, Gayathri Rajan, Raymond B. Ruddy and Michael J. Warren as directors for one-year terms expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

(b)To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our 2026 fiscal year.

(c)To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the compensation discussion and analysis, the compensation tables and any related material contained in the proxy statement.

SIGNATURES

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.

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