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): May 16, 2025     FLOWSERVE CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)       New York   1-13179   31-0267900 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)   5215 N. O’Connor Blvd. , Suite 700 , Irving , Texas   75039 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code) (972) 443-6500 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) N/A (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)     Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $1.25 Par Value   FLS   New York Stock Exchange 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 ( see General Instruction A.2 below):   ☐ 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)) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). 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. On May 16, 2025, the Company held its virtual 2025 Annual Meeting. The number of shares present at the 2025 Annual Meeting was 114,371,672, representing 86.86% of the 131,667,157 shares issued and outstanding that were entitled to vote on March 18, 2025, the record date for the 2025 Annual Meeting. Four items of business were submitted to shareholders at the 2025 Annual Meeting. The voting results for each proposal are set forth below: 1.  Election of Directors . The director nominees listed below were duly elected at the 2025 Annual Meeting for annual terms expiring in 2026 pursuant to the following votes:   Nominee    For      Against      Abstained      Broker Non-Votes   R. Scott Rowe      107,194,066        102,002        76,461        6,999,143                                       Sujeet Chand      107,166,391        130,708        75,430        6,999,143                                       Ruby R. Chandy      107,116,794        152,376        103,359        6,999,143                                       Gayla J. Delly      104,924,368        2,374,587        73,574        6,999,143                                       John L. Garrison      107,200,916        94,898        76,715        6,999,143                                       Cheryl H. Johnson      107,008,695        289,670        74,164        6,999,143                                       Michael C. McMurray      106,697,538        598,710        76,281        6,999,143                                       Thomas B. Okray      106,084,069        1,211,835        76,625        6,999,143                                       Ross B. Shuster      107,208,088        87,860        76,581        6,999,143                                       Kenneth I. Siegel      105,455,343        1,843,583        73,603        6,999,143                                       2.  Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation . The proposal for approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved pursuant to the following votes:   Votes FOR:      104,971,283   Votes AGAINST:      1,853,799   Votes ABSTAINED:      547,447   Broker Non-Votes:      6,999,143   3.  Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 was ratified pursuant to the following votes:   Votes FOR:      105,872,307   Votes AGAINST:      8,387,323   Votes ABSTAINED:      112,042   Broker Non-Votes:      N/A   4.  Shareholder Proposal – Requesting Elimination of the One-Year Holding Period Requirement to Call a Special Shareholder Meeting. The shareholder proposal requesting the elimination of the one-year holding period requirement to call a special shareholder meeting, did not pass, pursuant to the following votes:   Votes FOR:      10,729,566   Votes AGAINST:      96,453,313   Votes ABSTAINED:      189,650   Broker Non-Votes:      6,999,143   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.       FLOWSERVE CORPORATION Dated: May 19, 2025     By:   /s/ Susan C. Hudson       Susan C. Hudson       Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary