8-KCurrent report
Shareholder vote results
✓ VerifiedAt Carpenter Technology's October 6, 2026 Annual Meeting, stockholders elected three directors, ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for fiscal 2027, and approved executive compensation in an advisory vote.
Filed Oct 8, 2026 · 16:31 ET
Summary
- The Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on October 6, 2026.
- Steven E. Karol, Charles D. McLane, Jr., and Tony R. Thene were elected to the Board for a term expiring in 2029.
- Tony R. Thene received 40,852,797 votes for, the most among the three director nominees.
- Stockholders ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2027 with 43,204,988 votes for.
- The advisory vote on named executive officer compensation passed with 40,508,630 votes for and 822,866 against.
Key facts
- Annual Meeting date
- October 6, 2026
From the filing for Annual Meeting date
“The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Carpenter Technology Corporation (the "Company") was held on October 6, 2026.”
- Karol votes for
- 37,240,376
From the filing for Karol votes for
“Steven E. Karol 37,240,376 4,321,375 2,759,289”
- McLane votes for
- 40,512,146
From the filing for McLane votes for
“Charles D. McLane, Jr. 40,512,146 1,049,605 2,759,289”
- Thene votes for
- 40,852,797
From the filing for Thene votes for
“Tony R. Thene 40,852,797 708,954 2,759,289”
- Director term
- term expiring in 2029
From the filing for Director term
“The following nominees were elected to the Board of Directors for a term expiring in 2029:”
- Auditor ratified
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
From the filing for Auditor ratified
“ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2027”
- Auditor votes for
- 43,204,988
From the filing for Auditor votes for
“Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained 43,204,988 943,977 172,075”
- Say-on-pay votes for
- 40,508,630
From the filing for Say-on-pay votes for
“40,508,630 822,866 230,255 2,759,289”
Why it mattersThe vote seats three directors through 2029 and confirms PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor for fiscal 2027, maintaining board and governance continuity.
- Filed
- Oct 8, 2026
- Accepted
- 2026-10-08 20:31Z
- Period
- Oct 6, 2026
- Accession no.
- 0001193125-26-417980
- Size
- 139 KB
- Index
- Filing index