06/15/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/15/2026 15:09
On June 15, 2026, Helios Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company, upon recommendation of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), approved the amendment and restatement of the Helios Technologies, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2023 Plan").
The amendment and restatement of the 2023 Plan modifies the terms of the 2023 Plan to increase the shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company ("Common Stock") available for awards thereunder by 1,000,000 shares. The Board approved the Amendment upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board, after consideration of its alignment with the Company's compensation philosophy and long-term incentive objectives. Other than such share increase, the amended and restated 2023 Plan does not make any other material changes to the 2023 Plan.
The foregoing description of the amended and restated 2023 Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the amended and restated 2023 Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Four proposals described fully in the 2026 Proxy Statement of the Company were presented for approval at the Annual Meeting. As of the record date, 33,046,358 shares of Common Stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 29,462,603 shares of Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy; therefore, a quorum was present.
The shareholders of the Company voted on the following three matters:
Proposal 1. Election of Directors
Laura Dempsey Brown, Cariappa Chenanda and Alexander Schuetz were elected as directors to serve for a term expiring on the date of the Company's 2029 Annual Meeting. Laura Dempsey Brown, Cariappa Chenanda and Alexander Schuetz were previously elected to serve as directors for a term expiring on the date of the Annual Meeting. Ian Walsh was elected as director to serve for a term expiring on the date of the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting. All directors serve until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation, removal from office or death. The votes cast for and withheld were as follows:
|
Director |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
|
Laura Dempsey Brown |
26,201,933 |
1,547,698 |
20,407 |
1,692,565 |
|
Cariappa Chenanda |
26,433,807 |
1,315,789 |
20,442 |
1,692,565 |
|
Alexander Schuetz |
26,372,584 |
1,377,098 |
20,356 |
1,692,565 |
|
Ian Walsh |
26,661,742 |
1,086,395 |
21,901 |
1,692,565 |
Proposal 2. Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm to audit the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ending January 2, 2027, as disclosed in the Company's 2026 Proxy Statement, received the following votes:
|
For |
28,894,546 |
|
Against |
303,496 |
|
Abstain |
264,561 |
|
Broker Non-Votes |
N/A |
Proposal 3. Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation
The proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's 2026 Proxy Statement, received the following votes:
|
For |
27,181,272 |
|
Against |
345,922 |
|
Abstain |
242,844 |
|
Broker Non-Votes |
1,692,565 |
Proposal 4. Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the Helios Technologies, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan
The proposal to approve the amendment and restatement of the Helios Technologies, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, received the following votes:
|
For |
26,814,607 |
|
Against |
713,697 |
|
Abstain |
241,734 |
|
Broker Non-Votes |
1,692,565 |
(d) Exhibits
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