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Item 5.07
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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World Acceptance Corporation (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") on August 19, 2026. Of the 4,660,413 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 4,057,996 shares were represented at the Annual Meeting, which constituted a quorum. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders voted on the matters disclosed in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 22, 2026 (the "Proxy Statement"). The final voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
Elected the following six individuals to serve as members of the Company's Board of Directors until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal:
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Votes Cast For
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Votes Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Ken R. Bramlett, Jr.
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3,466,283
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212,702
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379,011
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Scott J. Vassalluzzo
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3,301,501
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377,484
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379,011
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Charles D. Way
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3,488,031
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190,954
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379,011
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Darrell E. Whitaker
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3,514,408
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164,577
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379,011
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Elizabeth R. Neuhoff
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3,642,549
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36,436
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379,011
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Benjamin E. Robinson III
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3,653,187
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25,798
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379,011
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Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
Approved, on an advisory (non-biding) basis, the executive compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as described in the Proxy Statement:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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2,947,606
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708,462
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22,917
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379,011
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Proposal 3 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ratified the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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4,052,458
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1,375
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4,163
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