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Hubbell 8-K Report, Executive Changes (May 7, 2025)

Reports
Leadership Changes·Shareholder Matters·Corporate Changes+1
Filing Date
Filed May 7, 2025
Period End
May 6, 2025
Security
HUBB
In the record · 2016–202610-K1110-Q338-K110

HUBB filed 11 annual reports (10-K), 33 quarterly reports (10-Q) and 110 current reports (8-K) between 2016 and 2026.

  1. Deal closed8-K · Feb ’18Feb ’18
  2. Leadership change8-K · Mar ’20Mar ’20
  3. Leadership change8-K · Feb ’22Feb ’22
  4. Material agreement8-K · Jun ’26Jun ’26

Summary

Summary of the 8-K filed May 7, 2025. Cited figures are marked; the original filing is the authoritative source.

On May 6, 2025, Hubbell Incorporated held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, where shareholders approved the Hubbell Incorporated Incentive Award Plan, an amendment and restatement of the Second Amended and Restated 2005 Incentive Award Plan.

Key changes include an increase of 620,000 shares available for issuance, bringing the total to 1,749,789 shares as of March 7, 2025; elimination of limits on full value awards and per-person annual awards; an increase in the Independent Directors' annual grant date fair value limit from $500,000 to $1,000,000a; a higher threshold (change in a majority of the Board) for triggering a Change in Control; and an extension of the plan term to 2035. Shareholders also approved an amendment and restatement of the Certificate of Incorporation that moves uncontested director elections from a plurality to a majority voting standard, with plurality retained for contested elections. Amended and Restated By-Laws, effective May 6, 2025, adopt the same majority voting change and add provisions allowing shareholder meetings to be held solely by remote communication and requiring notices to include a separate voting record date when applicable.

All director nominees were elected to serve until the 2026 annual meeting. Shareholders approved the say-on-pay advisory vote with 39,612,315 votes in favor against 4,552,048 against and 258,141 abstentions, and ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 with 41,108,452 votes in favor and 6,850,513 against. The Incentive Award Plan was approved with 41,926,594 votes in favor and 2,340,787 against.

Key Highlights

  1. Shareholders approved the Hubbell Incorporated Incentive Award Plan, extending the plan term to 2035 and adding 620,000 shares for a total of 1,749,789 shares available for issuance.
  2. The Independent Directors' maximum aggregate annual grant date fair value limit was raised from $500,000 to $1,000,000.
  3. The Change in Control definition now requires a change in a majority of the Board, up from the prior one-third threshold.
  4. Uncontested director elections moved from a plurality to a majority voting standard, effective May 6, 2025 through charter and by-law amendments.
  5. The say-on-pay proposal received 39,612,315 affirmative votes versus 4,552,048 negative votes.
  6. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was ratified as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2025, with 41,108,452 affirmative votes.
  7. All ten director nominees were elected to serve until the 2026 annual meeting.

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. What changed in the Incentive Award Plan?

    The restated plan renamed the plan, added 620,000 shares for a total of 1,749,789 available as of March 7, 2025, eliminated limits on full value awards and per-person annual awards, raised the Independent Directors' annual grant limit to $1,000,000, tightened the Change in Control trigger to a majority Board change, removed outdated Section 162(m) provisions, and extended the term to 2035.

  2. Did shareholders change how directors are elected?

    Yes. Uncontested elections, where the number of nominees does not exceed the number of seats, now use a majority voting standard. Contested elections continue to use a plurality standard. The change took effect May 6, 2025 upon shareholder approval of the amended certificate of incorporation.

  3. How did shareholders vote on executive compensation?

    Shareholders approved the advisory say-on-pay proposal with 39,612,315 affirmative votes, 4,552,048 negative votes, 258,141 abstentions, and 3,565,772 broker non-votes.

  4. Which auditor was ratified for 2025?

    Shareholders ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2025, with 41,108,452 affirmative votes, 6,850,513 negative votes, and 29,311 abstentions.

  5. What other by-law changes were approved?

    The Amended and Restated By-Laws, effective May 6, 2025, allow the Board to hold shareholder meetings solely by remote communication and require written meeting notices to state the voting record date when it differs from the notice record date, in addition to the majority voting change.