Form 8-K
8-K — nVent Electric plc
Accession: 0001628280-26-035972
Filed: 2026-05-18
Period: 2026-05-15
CIK: 0001720635
SIC: 3550 (SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY (NO METALWORKING MACHINERY))
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
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 15, 2026
nVent Electric plc
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Ireland 001-38265 98-1391970
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
The Mille, 1000 Great West Road, 8th Floor (East), London, TW8 9DW, United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 44-20-3966-0279
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary Shares, nominal value $0.01 per share NVT New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
☐ Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
nVent Electric plc (the "Company") held its 2026 annual general meeting of shareholders on May 15, 2026. There were 161,698,299 ordinary shares issued and outstanding at the close of business on March 18, 2026 and entitled to vote at the annual general meeting. A total of 139,815,402 ordinary shares (86.47%) were represented at the annual general meeting.
The items voted upon at the annual general meeting and the results of the vote on each proposal were as follows:
Proposal 1. — Elect Director Nominees
To elect nine director nominees for one-year terms expiring on completion of the 2027 annual general meeting of shareholders. Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the shareholders as follows:
Nominees Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
Sherry A. Aaholm 127,364,382 946,093 83,256 11,421,671
Jerry W. Burris 126,443,185 1,845,669 104,877 11,421,671
Susan M. Cameron 126,697,567 1,594,497 101,667 11,421,671
Michael L. Ducker 121,635,529 6,678,596 79,606 11,421,671
Diane Leopold 127,570,733 740,737 82,261 11,421,671
Danita K. Ostling 128,205,005 104,422 84,304 11,421,671
Nicola Palmer 126,786,602 1,501,367 105,762 11,421,671
Herbert K. Parker 124,384,620 3,926,595 82,516 11,421,671
Beth A. Wozniak 125,646,051 2,645,035 102,645 11,421,671
Proposal 2. — Approve, by Non-Binding Advisory Vote, the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers
To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, by non-binding advisory vote, by shareholders as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
122,528,143 5,685,933 179,655 11,421,671
Proposal 3. — Ratify, by Non-Binding Advisory Vote, the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Independent Auditor of nVent Electric plc and Authorize, by Binding Vote, the Audit and Finance Committee of the Board of Directors to Set the Auditor’s Remuneration
To ratify, by non-binding advisory vote, the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2026 and to authorize, by binding vote, the Audit and Finance Committee of the Board of Directors to set the independent auditor’s remuneration. The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareholders as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions
139,044,641 671,184 99,577
Proposal 4. — Authorize the Board of Directors to Allot and Issue New Shares Under Irish Law
To authorize the Board of Directors to allot and issue new shares under Irish law. The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareholders as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions
137,961,340 1,712,759 141,303
Proposal 5. — Authorize the Board of Directors to Opt Out of Statutory Preemption Rights Under Irish Law
To authorize the Board of Directors to opt out of statutory preemption rights under Irish law. The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareholders as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions
131,149,348 8,500,809 165,245
Proposal 6. — Authorize the Price Range at Which nVent Electric plc Can Re-allot Shares It Holds as Treasury Shares Under Irish Law
To authorize the price range at which the Company can re-allot shares it holds as treasury shares under Irish law. The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareholders as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions
138,788,145 635,133 392,124
SIGNATURE
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, on May 15, 2026.
nVent Electric plc
Registrant
By: /s/ Shawna L. Fullerton
Shawna L. Fullerton
Secretary and Interim General Counsel
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