07/14/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/14/2026 14:05
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
The 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc. (the "Company") was held virtually on July 11, 2026 from Turner, Oregon. A total of 2,990,753 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 60.06% of the shares outstanding and eligible to vote and constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by valid proxies at the Annual Meeting. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors:
All of the nominees for director were elected to serve until the Company's Annual Meeting in the indicated years with the respective votes set forth opposite their names:
| Year | Votes Cast For | Votes Withheld | ||||||
| Term | % of | % of | ||||||
| Nominees for Director | Ends | Number | Votes Cast | Number | Votes Cast | |||
| James W. Bernau | 2029 | 2,111,849 | 91.07% | 207,074 | 8.93% | |||
| Sean M. Cary | 2029 | 2,131,515 | 91.92% | 187,408 | 8.08% | |||
Proposal 2 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors:
The shareholders ratified the appointment of Baker Tilly US, LLP as independent auditors for the 2026 fiscal year by the votes set forth in the following table:
| Votes Cast For | Votes Cast Against | Abstain | |||||||
| % of | % of | % of | Broker | ||||||
| Number | Votes Cast | Number | Votes Cast | Number | Votes Cast | Non-Votes | |||
| 2,924,241 | 97.78% | 21,206 | 0.71% | 45,306 | 1.51% | 0 | |||
Proposal 3-Advisory (Non-Binding) Approval of Company's Executive Compensation:
The Company's shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's Proxy Statement, by the votes set forth in the following table:
| Votes Cast For | Votes Cast Against | Abstain | |||||||
| % of | % of | % of | Broker | ||||||
| Number | Votes Cast | Number | Votes Cast | Number | Votes Cast | Non-Votes | |||
| 1,909,516 | 82.34% | 340,629 | 14.69% | 68,778 | 2.97% | 671,830 | |||