{"url_path":"/sec/esab/8-k/2026-05-12/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":"2026-05-12","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1877322/0001877322-26-000036-index.html","accession_number":"0001877322-26-000036","cik":"0001877322","ticker":"ESAB","issuer_name":"ESAB Corp","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1877322/0001877322-26-000036-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001877322","primary_entity_name":"ESAB Corp"},"word_count":278,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.\n\nOn May 8, 2026, ESAB Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which three proposals were submitted to the Company’s stockholders. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2026. The final results for each proposal are set forth below:\n\nProposal 1: Election of Directors\n\nThe Company’s stockholders elected nine directors to the Company’s Board of Directors (to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified). The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:\n\nNomineeForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes\n\nMitchell P. Rales57,357,369194,67330,1691,082,690\n\nShyam P. Kambeyanda57,442,055111,47128,6851,082,690\n\nMelissa Cummings57,398,314155,30628,5911,082,690\n\nRhonda L. Jordan56,424,8891,120,58136,7411,082,690\n\nRobert S. Lutz57,362,347189,26530,5991,082,690\n\nSébastien Martin57,504,23847,84530,1281,082,690\n\nStephanie M. Phillipps57,155,807397,95428,4501,082,690\n\nDidier Teirlinck57,395,164156,79430,2531,082,690\n\nRajiv Vinnakota55,756,2491,795,69030,2721,082,690\n\nProposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Accounting Firm\n\nThe Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:\n\nForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes\n\n58,527,946107,98928,966–\n\nProposal 3: Advisory Vote on the Executive Compensation of the Named Executive Officers\n\nThe Company’s stockholders approved, by non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:\n\nForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes\n\n53,998,5293,548,56235,1201,082,690\n\n2\n\nSIGNATURES\n\nPursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.\n\nDate: May 12, 2026\n\nESAB CORPORATION\n\nBy:/s/ Curtis E. Jewell\n\nName:Curtis E. Jewell\n\nTitle:SVP, General Counsel"}