{"url_path":"/sec/merc/8-k/2026-06-01/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":"2026-06-01","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/0001193125-26-251779-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-251779","cik":"0001333274","ticker":"MERC","issuer_name":"MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/0001193125-26-251779-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001333274","primary_entity_name":"MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC."},"word_count":330,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"ITEM 5.07\n\nSubmission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.\n\nMercer International Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 1, 2026. At this meeting, shareholders were requested to (1) elect a board of directors; (2) approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation; and (3) ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, all of which were described in more detail in the Company’s 2026 Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2026. The results of voting on the matters submitted to the Company’s shareholders are as follows:\n\nProposal 1: Election of Directors.\n\nAll of the nine nominees for the Company’s board of directors were elected, and the voting results are set forth below:\n\n \n\n \n  \nFor\n  \nAgainst\n  \nAbstentions\n  \nBroker Non-Votes\n\nJuan Carlos Bueno\n\n  \n44,714,550\n  \n268,081\n  \n59,021\n  \n6,674,322\n\nWilliam D. McCartney\n\n  \n44,739,177\n  \n232,435\n  \n70,040\n  \n6,674,322\n\nJames Shepherd\n\n  \n44,752,469\n  \n243,557\n  \n45,626\n  \n6,674,322\n\nLinda J. Welty\n\n  \n44,763,981\n  \n234,704\n  \n42,967\n  \n6,674,322\n\nRainer Rettig\n\n  \n44,718,716\n  \n277,212\n  \n45,724\n  \n6,674,322\n\nAlice Laberge\n\n  \n44,761,485\n  \n234,688\n  \n45,479\n  \n6,674,322\n\nJanine North\n\n  \n44,724,623\n  \n271,562\n  \n45,467\n  \n6,674,322\n\nThomas Kevin Corrick\n\n  \n44,779,753\n  \n216,328\n  \n45,571\n  \n6,674,322\n\nMarkwart von Pentz\n\n  \n44,781,076\n  \n213,460\n  \n47,116\n  \n6,674,322\n\nProposal 2: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.\n\nThe non-binding resolution approving the Company’s executive compensation was approved, and the voting results are set forth below:\n\n \n\nFor\n\n \n\nAgainst\n\n \n\nAbstentions\n\n \n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n42,232,601\n\n \n2,708,877\n \n100,174\n \n6,674,322\n\nProposal 3: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.\n\nThe selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026 was ratified, and the voting results are set forth below:\n\n \n\nFor\n\n \n\nAgainst\n\n \n\nAbstentions\n\n \n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n51,015,419\n\n \n175,603\n \n524,952\n \n0\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 hereunto duly authorized.\n\n \n\n \nMERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.\n\nBy:\n \n\n/s/ Richard Short\n\n \nRichard Short\n\n \n \nChief Financial Officer\n\nDate: June 1, 2026"}