{"url_path":"/sec/wms/8-k/2026-07-16/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":"2026-07-16","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604028/0001604028-26-000030-index.html","accession_number":"0001604028-26-000030","cik":"0001604028","ticker":"WMS","issuer_name":"ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604028/0001604028-26-000030-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001604028","primary_entity_name":"ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC."},"word_count":337,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.\n\nThe 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of the Company was held via webcast on July 16, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Stockholders were able to participate in the Annual Meeting and vote via live webcast. Stockholders considered three proposals at the meeting, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on June 3, 2026. The final voting results are reported below.\n\nProposal One: Election of nine directors, including D. Scott Barbour, Anesa T. Chaibi, Michael B. Coleman, Robert M. Eversole, Alexander R. Fischer, Tanya D. Fratto, Kelly S. Gast, Manuel Perez de la Mesa, and Anil Seetharam, to serve for a one-year term until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders, or until his or her successor has been elected and qualified.\n\nThe Company’s stockholders elected each of the nine nominees for director, and the voting results are set forth below:\n\nName For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes\n\nD. Scott Barbour 66,915,010 559,087 137,610 1,838,060 \n\nAnesa T. Chaibi 65,015,665 2,465,788 130,254 1,838,060 \n\nMichael B. Coleman 67,011,857 477,669 122,181 1,838,060 \n\nRobert M. Eversole62,571,357 4,817,812 222,538 1,838,060 \n\nAlexander R. Fischer 60,633,237 6,371,121 607,349 1,838,060 \n\nTanya D. Fratto63,069,295 4,420,516 121,896 1,838,060 \n\nKelly S. Gast 67,296,891 192,263 122,553 1,838,060 \n\nManuel Perez de la Mesa 65,610,486 1,858,122 143,099 1,838,060 \n\nAnil Seetharam65,610,601 1,851,169 149,937 1,838,060 \n\nProposal Two: Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2027.\n\nThe Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP, and the voting results are set forth below:\n\nForAgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes\n\n62,686,3646,631,324132,079—\n\nProposal Three: Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement.\n\nThe Company’s stockholders gave advisory approval of the compensation of the Company’s executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, and the voting results are set forth below:\n\nForAgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes\n\n61,978,4345,183,274449,9991,838,060"}