{"url_path":"/sec/www/8-k/2026-05-13/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":"2026-05-13","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110471/0001628280-26-034603-index.html","accession_number":"0001628280-26-034603","cik":"0000110471","ticker":"WWW","issuer_name":"WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110471/0001628280-26-034603-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000110471","primary_entity_name":"WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/"},"word_count":421,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.07\n\nSubmission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.\n\nOn May 7, 2026, the Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The Company’s shareholders voted upon four proposals at the Annual Meeting and the final results of the shareholder vote on each proposal were as follows:\n\nProposal 1: Election of Directors for Terms Expiring in 2029\n\nThe shareholders elected four candidates nominated by the Board of Directors to serve as directors of the Company for three-year terms expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2029 or until their respective successors, if any, have been elected and qualified. The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to each candidate:\n\nCandidate\n\nFor\n\nAgainst\n\nAbstentions\n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\nCheryl Abel-Hodges\n\n71,313,385\n\n223,705\n\n161,472\n\n5,300,474\n\nWilliam K. Gerber\n\n69,438,539\n\n2,098,329\n\n161,694\n\n5,300,474\n\nNicholas T. Long\n\n68,914,931\n\n2,622,294\n\n161,337\n\n5,300,474\n\nKathleen Wilson-Thompson\n\n70,393,564\n\n1,131,725\n\n173,273\n\n5,300,474\n\nProposal 2: Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation\n\nThe shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Summary Compensation Table, and the related compensation tables, notes, and narrative in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting. The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to this proposal:\n\nFor\n\nAgainst\n\nAbstentions\n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n69,069,775\n\n2,434,949\n\n193,838\n\n5,300,474\n\nProposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2026\n\nThe shareholders ratified the Audit Committee’s appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026. The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to this proposal:\n\nFor\n\nAgainst\n\nAbstentions\n\n74,640,247\n\n2,194,145\n\n164,644\n\nThe proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP was a routine matter and, therefore, there were no broker non-votes relating to this matter.\n\nProposal 4: Shareholder Proposal Regarding New Climate Change Policies or Practices\n\nThe shareholders rejected the shareholder proposal regarding new climate change policies or practices. The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to this proposal:\n\nFor\n\nAgainst\n\nAbstentions\n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n7,440,753\n\n62,995,443\n\n1,262,366\n\n5,300,474\n\n2\n\nSIGNATURES\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\nDated: May 13, 2026\nWOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.\n\n(Registrant)\n\n  \n\n  \n\n /s/ David A. Latchana\n\n David A. Latchana\n\n Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary\n\n3"}