Form 8-K

8-K — Verisk Analytics, Inc.

Accession: 0001193125-26-234734

Filed: 2026-05-21

Period: 2026-05-19

CIK: 0001442145

SIC: 7374 (SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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 19, 2026

VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-34480

26-2994223

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

545 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ

07310

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 469-3000

(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:

☐

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(s)

Name of each exchange

where registered

Common Stock $.001 par value

VRSK

NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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

The following proposals were submitted to the holders of Common Stock of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (the “Company”) for a vote at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 19, 2026:

The election of eleven members of the Board of Directors each to serve one-year terms;

The advisory, non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“say-on-pay”);

The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2026; and

The shareholder proposal for a shareholder right to act by written consent (the “Shareholder Proposal”).

The results of such votes were as follows:

1. The Company’s shareholders elected each of the eleven nominees to the Board of Directors to serve one-year terms by the following votes:

Name of Nominee

Number of Votes

For

Number of Votes

Against

Number of Votes

Abstaining

Number of Broker

Non-Votes

Jeffrey Dailey

111,664,993

2,215,623

34,371

5,563,823

Bruce Hansen

110,947,832

2,939,939

27,216

5,563,823

Gregory Hendrick

113,422,681

457,695

34,611

5,563,823

Samuel G. Liss

98,604,848

14,651,638

658,501

5,563,823

Pradip K. Patiath

113,480,578

397,076

37,333

5,563,823

Christopher J. Perry

113,399,224

481,210

34,553

5,563,823

Sabra R. Purtill

113,572,313

306,651

36,023

5,563,823

Lee M. Shavel

112,940,685

945,827

28,475

5,563,823

Olumide Soroye

113,493,488

393,000

28,499

5,563,823

Kimberly S. Stevenson

109,941,042

3,880,892

93,053

5,563,823

Therese M. Vaughan

108,078,278

5,810,119

26,590

5,563,823

2. The Company’s shareholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on an advisory, non-binding basis by the following votes:

Number of Votes

For

Number of Votes

Against

Number of Votes

Abstaining

Number of Broker

Non-Votes

106,704,722

4,772,523

2,437,742

5,563,823

3. The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2026 by the following votes:

Number of Votes

For

Number of Votes

Against

Number of Votes

Abstaining

111,298,328

7,675,807

504,675

4. The Company’s shareholders approved the Shareholder Proposal by the following votes:

Number of Votes

For

Number of Votes

Against

Number of Votes

Abstaining

Number of Broker

Non-Votes

59,392,266

52,138,536

2,384,185

5,563,823

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

Description

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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.

VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.

Date: May 21, 2026

By:

/s/ Kathy Card Beckles

Name:

Kathy Card Beckles

Title:

Executive Vice President

and Chief Legal Officer

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