Shareholder Vote

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): April 28, 2022     THE GORMAN-RUPP COMPANY (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)       Ohio (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)   1-6747   34-0253990 (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employee Identification No.)   600 South Airport Road , Mansfield , Ohio   44903 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code) (419) 755-1011 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)     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 Exchange Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of exchange on which registered Common Shares, without par value   GRC   New York Stock Exchange 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 annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company was held on April 28, 2022 virtually via webcast (“Annual Meeting”). As of the record date, there were a total of 26,079,115 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 19,761,767 shares of Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy; therefore, a quorum was present. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results on each such matter.   1. Fix the number of Directors of the Company at nine and to elect nine Directors to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:   Name    For      Withheld      Broker Non-Votes   Donald H. Bullock, Jr.      16,799,509        895,170        2,067,088   Jeffrey S. Gorman      17,341,294        356,385        2,064,088   M. Ann Harlan      17,144,983        552,696        2,064,088   Scott A. King      17,563,796        133,882        2,064,088   Christopher H. Lake      16,819,836        874,843        2,067,088   Sonja K. McClelland      17,610,691        86,988        2,064,088   Vincent K. Petrella      17,610,448        87,231        2,064,088   Kenneth R. Reynolds      17,260,604        434,075        2,067,088   Rick R. Taylor      17,074,152        620,527        2,067,088     2. Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named Executive Officers. The voting results were as follows:   For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 17,049,211   575,867   72,601   2,064,088   3. Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accountants for the Company during the year ending December 31, 2022. The voting results were as follows:   For   Against   Abstain 19,178,140   577,346   6,281 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.   THE GORMAN-RUPP COMPANY By   /s/ Brigette A. Burnell   Brigette A. Burnell   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary April 29, 2022