Genasys Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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FORM 8-K
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Genasys Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2026 Annual Meeting”) on March 17, 2026. The number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and eligible to vote as of January 21, 2026, the record date for the 2026 Annual Meeting, was 45,212,311. Of these, a total of 25,083,917 shares were voted, either in person or by proxy. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the 2026 Annual Meeting, as well as the number of votes cast for, against or withheld as to each matter, and, if applicable, the number of abstentions and broker non-votes:
Election of Directors:
The five individuals listed below were elected at the 2026 Annual Meeting to serve for a one-year term on the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”):
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Richard S. Danforth |
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13,145,959 |
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2,224,572 |
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9,713,386 |
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William H. Dodd |
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13,965,420 |
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1,405,111 |
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9,713,386 |
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W. Craig Fugate |
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13,879,560 |
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1,490,971 |
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9,713,386 |
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R. Rimmy Malhotra |
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13,916,633 |
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1,453,898 |
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9,713,386 |
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Susan Lee Schmeiser |
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11,326,368 |
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4,044,163 |
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9,713,386 |
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Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:
The ratification of the appointment of Baker Tilly US, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, was approved by the following votes:
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21,419,235 |
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2,005,498 |
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1,659,184 |
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Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers:
The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in its proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 28, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”), was approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, by the following votes:
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8,844,760 |
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5,107,733 |
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1,418,038 |
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9,713,386 |
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As a result of the 2026 Annual Meeting, all five director nominees were elected to the Board, Baker Tilly US, LLP’s appointment as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026 was ratified and the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement was approved on an advisory, non-binding basis.
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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Genasys Inc. |
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March 18, 2026 |
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/s/ Cassandra L. Hernandez-Monteon |
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Cassandra L. Hernandez-Monteon |