Root Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
$ROOT
Property-Casualty Insurers
Finance
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 4, 2025
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company's 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on June 4, 2025. The following are the voting results on proposals considered and voted upon at the 2025 Annual Meeting.
1.Election of Class II Directors
The stockholders elected each of Jerri DeVard and Nancy Kramer as Class II directors, each to serve terms expiring on the date of the Company's 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until each such director's successor has been duly elected, or if sooner, until the director's death, resignation or removal, by the following votes:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Jerri DeVard | 29,029,141 | 1,556,216 | 103,235 | 3,574,162 | ||||||||||
| Nancy Kramer | 29,973,381 | 614,214 | 100,997 | 3,574,162 | ||||||||||
2.Ratification of Independent Auditor for 2025
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2025, by the following votes:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||
| 34,070,397 | 75,296 | 117,061 | ||||||
3.Approval, on an advisory basis, of named executive officer compensation
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation, by the following votes:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 28,243,200 | 2,313,897 | 131,495 | 3,574,162 | ||||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ROOT, INC. | ||||||||
| Dated: June 6, 2025 | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Megan Binkley | |||||||
| Megan Binkley | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||