Form 8-K
8-K — WILLAMETTE VALLEY VINEYARDS INC
Accession: 0001199835-26-000256
Filed: 2026-07-14
Period: 2026-07-11
CIK: 0000838875
SIC: 2080 (BEVERAGES)
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): July 11, 2026
Willamette
Valley Vineyards, Inc.
(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)
Oregon
001-37610
93-0981021
(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File No.)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
8800 Enchanted
Way SE
Turner, OR 97392
(Address of principal
executive offices)
(503) 588-9463
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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:
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
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(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock,
WVVI
NASDAQ
Capital Market
Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock
WVVIP
NASDAQ
Capital Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an
emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company o
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. o
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
The 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual
Meeting”) of Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc. (the “Company”) was held virtually on July 11, 2026 from Turner, Oregon.
A total of 2,990,753 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 60.06% of the shares outstanding and eligible to vote and constituting
a quorum, were represented in person or by valid proxies at the Annual Meeting. The final results for each of the matters submitted to
a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors:
All of the nominees for director were elected to serve
until the Company’s Annual Meeting in the indicated years with the respective votes set forth opposite their names:
Year
Votes Cast For
Votes Withheld
Term
% of
% of
Nominees for Director
Ends
Number
Votes Cast
Number
Votes Cast
James W. Bernau
2029
2,111,849
91.07%
207,074
8.93%
Sean M. Cary
2029
2,131,515
91.92%
187,408
8.08%
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment
of Independent Auditors:
The shareholders ratified the appointment of Baker
Tilly US, LLP as independent auditors for the 2026 fiscal year by the votes set forth in the following table:
Votes Cast For
Votes Cast Against
Abstain
% of
% of
% of
Broker
Number
Votes Cast
Number
Votes Cast
Number
Votes Cast
Non-Votes
2,924,241
97.78%
21,206
0.71%
45,306
1.51%
0
Proposal 3–Advisory (Non-Binding) Approval of Company’s
Executive Compensation:
The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory
basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement, by the votes
set forth in the following table:
Votes Cast For
Votes Cast Against
Abstain
% of
% of
% of
Broker
Number
Votes Cast
Number
Votes Cast
Number
Votes Cast
Non-Votes
1,909,516
82.34%
340,629
14.69%
68,778
2.97%
671,830
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.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY VINEYARDS, INC.
Date: July 14,
2026
By:
/s/ JAMES W. BERNAU
James W. Bernau
President
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