{"url_path":"/sec/aort/8-k/2026-05-15/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":"2026-05-15","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/784199/0001628280-26-035507-index.html","accession_number":"0001628280-26-035507","cik":"0000784199","ticker":"AORT","issuer_name":"ARTIVION, INC.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/784199/0001628280-26-035507-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000784199","primary_entity_name":"ARTIVION, INC."},"word_count":274,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders\n\nAt Artivion, Inc.’s (the “Company” or “Artivion”) 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 12, 2026 (the “Annual Meeting”), Artivion’s stockholders elected each individual that was nominated for election as director of the Company to serve until the next annual meeting or until their successors are elected and qualified. The stockholders also (i) approved, by non-binding vote, the compensation paid to Artivion’s named executive officers, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables, and narrative discussion, and (ii) ratified the preliminary selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2026.\n\nThe final results of the voting on each matter of business at the Annual Meeting are as follows:\n\n(i) Election of Directors\n\nName\n\nVotes For\n\nVotes Withheld\n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\nThomas F. Ackerman\n\n38,066,579\n\n1,252,482\n\n5,607,747\n\nDaniel J. Bevevino\n\n38,110,073\n\n1,208,988\n\n5,607,747\n\nMarna P. Borgstrom\n\n37,419,676\n\n1,899,385\n\n5,607,747\n\nJames W. Bullock\n\n39,238,538\n\n80,523\n\n5,607,747\n\nJeffrey H. Burbank\n\n34,250,202\n\n5,068,859\n\n5,607,747\n\nElizabeth A. Hoff\n\n37,418,885\n\n1,900,176\n\n5,607,747\n\nJ. Patrick Mackin\n\n38,215,070\n\n1,103,991\n\n5,607,747\n\nJon W. Salveson\n\n37,312,804\n\n2,006,257\n\n5,607,747\n\nAnthony B. Semedo\n\n39,241,704\n\n77,357\n\n5,607,747\n\n(ii) Approval, by non-binding vote, of the compensation paid to Artivion’s named executive officers, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables, and narrative discussion\n\nVotes For\n\nVotes Against\n\nVotes Abstain\n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n36,876,134\n\n2,291,059\n\n151,868\n\n5,607,747\n\n(iii) Ratification of the preliminary selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2026\n\nVotes For\n\nVotes Against\n\nVotes Abstain\n\n44,294,062\n\n625,438\n\n7,308\n\n-2-"}