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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Mercury Systems (MRCY)

Mercury Systems shareholders elect four directors; Ballhaus named chairman

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 shareholder Written later

At its October 22, 2025 annual meeting, Mercury Systems shareholders elected William L. Ballhaus, Lisa S. Disbrow and Howard L. Lance as Class I directors for three-year terms ending in 2028, and elected Jean Bua as a Class II director for a one-year term ending in 2026. The board also named Ballhaus chairman, Barry R. Nearhos lead independent director, and set the membership of its committees, which matters to shareholders because it sets who oversees the company's audit, compensation and governance functions.

Key points

  • Ballhaus, Disbrow and Lance elected to three-year Class I terms ending 2028; Bua elected to a one-year Class II term ending 2026
  • On October 22, 2025, the board named Ballhaus Chairman and Barry R. Nearhos Lead Independent Director
  • 2025 Long Term Incentive Plan vote: 45,628,561 for, 9,229,049 against, 76,699 abstain
  • KPMG LLP ratified as independent auditor for fiscal 2026: 56,369,114 for, 626,733 against

The filing

CompanyMercury Systems (MRCY)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 28, 2025, 4:17 PM ET
Accession number0001049521-25-000057

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change5.07 Shareholder Vote Results8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:00 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 28, 2025.

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