{"url_path":"/sec/ipdn/8-k/2026-06-23/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":"2026-06-23","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546296/0001437749-26-021462-index.html","accession_number":"0001437749-26-021462","cik":"0001546296","ticker":"IPDN","issuer_name":"Professional Diversity Network, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546296/0001437749-26-021462-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001546296","primary_entity_name":"Professional Diversity Network, Inc."},"word_count":302,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders**\n\n \n\nOn June 23, 2026, Professional Diversity Network, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “**Company**”), held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “**Annual Meeting**”). A total of 7,721,776‎ shares of common stock, 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 stockholders at the Annual Meeting, as set forth in the Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2026, are as follows:\n\n \n\n*Proposal 1*: The Company’s stockholders elected the following seven nominees as directors, to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, by the following vote:\n\n \n\nName\n\n \n\nFor\n\n \n \n\nWithheld\n\n \n \n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n \n\nShaikh Ali Sultan AI Nuaimi\n \n\n1,438,287\n\n \n \n\n 3,990,503\n\n \n \n\n2,292,986\n\n \n\nWai Kee Cheung\n \n\n5,391,471\n\n \n \n\n37,319\n\n \n \n\n2,292,986\n\n \n\nYiran Gu\n \n\n5,391,468\n\n \n \n\n37,322\n\n \n \n\n2,292,986\n\n \n\nHaixia Lu\n \n\n1,438,237\n\n \n \n\n  3,990,553\n\n \n \n\n2,292,986\n\n \n\nSong Tai\n \n\n5,391,482\n\n \n \n\n37,308\n\n \n \n\n2,292,986\n\n \n\nSze Lok Patrick Wong\n \n\n5,391,493\n\n \n \n\n37,297\n\n \n \n\n2,292,986\n\n \n\nHao (Howard) Zhang\n \n\n5,361,491\n\n \n \n\n67,299\n\n \n \n\n2,292,986\n\n \n\n \n\n*Proposal 2*: The Company’s stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of SR CPA & Co. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 by the following vote:\n\n \n\nFor\n\n \n \n\nAgainst\n\n \n \n\nAbstentions\n\n \n\n7,640,342\n\n \n \n\n76,271\n\n \n \n\n5,163\n\n \n\n \n\n*Proposal 3*: The Company’s stockholders voted to ratify, on a non-binding basis advisory, the compensation of our named executive officers by the following vote:\n\n \n\nFor\n\n \n \n\nAgainst\n\n \n \n\nAbstentions\n\n \n \n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n \n\n5,390,165\n\n \n \n\n38,234\n\n \n \n\n391\n\n \n \n\n2,292,986\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n**SIGNATURES**\n\n \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 hereunto duly authorized.\n\n \n\n \n\nProfessional Diversity Network, Inc.\n\n \n \n\nDate: June 23, 2026\n\n*/s/ Bella Gu*\n\n \n\nBella Gu, Chief Financial Officer"}