{"url_path":"/sec/adtn/8-k/2026-05-18/item-5-07","section_key":"item-5-07","section_title":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/926282/0001193125-26-228208-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-228208","cik":"0000926282","ticker":"ADTN","issuer_name":"ADTRAN Holdings, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/926282/0001193125-26-228208-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000926282","primary_entity_name":"ADTRAN Holdings, Inc."},"word_count":293,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.\n\nAt the 2026 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected six directors to serve on the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) for a one-year term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified (Proposal 1); (ii) approved the Charter Amendment to limit the liability of certain officers as permitted by Delaware law and to make certain other changes to Section 7.1 thereof (Proposal 2); (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (Proposal 3); and (iv) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 (Proposal 4). The voting results for these proposals are presented in the tables below:\n\nProposal 1 - Election of Directors\n\n \n\n \n\nFor\n\n \n\n \n\nAgainst\n\n \n\n \n\nAbstain\n\n \n\n \n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n \n\nThomas R. Stanton\n\n \n\n \n\n48,261,250\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n4,686,183\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n65,014\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n9,313,693\n\n \n\nH. Fenwick Huss\n\n \n\n \n\n49,570,974\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n3,375,771\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n65,702\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n9,313,693\n\n \n\nGregory J McCray\n\n \n\n \n\n50,408,661\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2,500,847\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n102,939\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n9,313,693\n\n \n\nJacqueline H. Rice\n\n \n\n \n\n48,662,681\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n4,290,891\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n58,875\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n9,313,693\n\n \n\nNikos Theodosopoulos\n\n \n\n \n\n50,543,871\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2,408,380\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n60,196\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n9,313,693\n\n \n\nKathryn A. Walker\n\n \n\n \n\n51,399,106\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1,555,109\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n58,232\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n9,313,693\n\n \n\n## Proposal 2 - Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Limit the Liability of Certain Officers as Permitted by Delaware Law and to Make Certain Other Changes to Section 7.1 Thereof\n\nFor\n\n \n\n \n\nAgainst\n\n \n\n \n\nAbstain\n\n \n\n \n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n \n\n \n\n49,777,494\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n3,184,044\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n50,909\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n9,313,693\n\n \n\nProposal 3 - Advisory Vote Regarding the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers\n\nFor\n\n \n\n \n\nAgainst\n\n \n\n \n\nAbstain\n\n \n\n \n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n \n\n \n\n49,881,975\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n3,077,276\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n53,196\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n9,313,693\n\n \n\nProposal 4 - Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2026\n\nFor\n\n \n\n \n\nAgainst\n\n \n\n \n\nAbstain\n\n \n\n \n\n61,869,565\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n413,517\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n43,058"}