Form 8-K OCTAVE SPECIALTY GROUP For: May 28
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 28, 2026
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Octave Specialty Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 28, 2026 . Represented at the meeting were 36,679,356 shares, or approximately 81% of the Company’s 45,013,592 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. Set forth below are the final voting results for the actions taken by the stockholders at the meeting.
1.The Company’s stockholders elected the seven (7) director nominees named below to a term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting or until their successors are elected and qualified, with each receiving the following votes:
Name | Number of Votes For | Number of Votes Against | Number of Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian D. Haft | 24,999,995 | 4,156,759 | 34,571 | 7,488,031 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lisa G. Iglesias | 24,857,629 | 4,301,165 | 32,531 | 7,488,031 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joan Lamm-Tennant | 22,694,198 | 6,460,996 | 36,131 | 7,488,031 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Claude LeBlanc | 24,992,946 | 4,184,144 | 14,235 | 7,488,031 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kristi A. Matus | 25,009,903 | 4,149,191 | 32,231 | 7,488,031 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael D. Price | 22,769,583 | 6,389,654 | 32,088 | 7,488,031 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey S. Stein | 24,783,213 | 4,188,459 | 219,653 | 7,488,031 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2.The Company’s stockholders approved, by advisory (non-binding) vote, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s 2026 Proxy Statement, with the following vote:
Number of Votes For | Number of Votes Against | Number of Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 19,180,354 | 8,212,127 | 1,798,844 | 7,488,031 | |||||||||||||||||
3.The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 with the following vote:
Number of Votes For | Number of Votes Against | Number of Votes Abstained | ||||||||||||
| 34,213,342 | 136,126 | 2,329,888 | ||||||||||||
4.The Company’s stockholders approved the Company's 2026 Incentive Compensation Plan, as disclosed in the Company’s 2026 Proxy Statement, with the following vote:
Number of Votes For | Number of Votes Against | Number of Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 17,334,060 | 10,059,380 | 1,797,885 | 7,488,031 | |||||||||||||||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant 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.
| Octave Specialty Group, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dated: | May 29, 2026 | By: | /s/ Reid Powell | |||||||||||||||||
| Reid Powell | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel | ||||||||||||||||||||
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