AAR CORP. stockholders approve 2026 Stock Plan and elect three Class III directors
At its September 23, 2026 Annual Meeting, AAR CORP. stockholders approved the AAR CORP. 2026 Stock Plan, which allows discretionary grants of stock options, stock awards, and other equity and cash-based awards to employees, non-employee directors, and certain other service providers. Stockholders also elected three Class III directors to terms expiring in 2029, approved fiscal 2026 executive compensation on an advisory basis, and ratified KPMG LLP as the independent auditor for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2027.
Key points
- Stockholders approved the 2026 Stock Plan with 33,805,637 votes for and 1,984,579 against.
- John W. Dietrich, Robert F. Leduc, and Peter Pace were elected as Class III directors, with Pace receiving 33,584,745 votes for and 2,209,353 against.
- Advisory vote on fiscal 2026 executive compensation: 34,285,245 for and 1,475,837 against.
- About 93% of the 40,258,840 shares entitled to vote were present; KPMG LLP ratification received 36,470,764 votes for and 905,880 against.
The filing
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