Form 8-K

8-K — HUBBELL INC

Accession: 0001193125-26-209139

Filed: 2026-05-06

Period: 2026-05-05

CIK: 0000048898

SIC: 3670 (ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS & ACCESSORIES)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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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 5, 2026

HUBBELL INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Connecticut

1-2958

06-0397030

(State or other

jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

40 Waterview Drive

Shelton, Connecticut

06484

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (475) 882-4000

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 — par value $0.01 per share

HUBB

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:

☐

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 (§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.

On May 5, 2026, Hubbell Incorporated (the “Company”), held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following are the voting results on the three proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, all of which were described in the Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2026 in connection with the Annual Meeting.

PROPOSAL 1 - Election of Directors to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders of the Company in 2027 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified:

1a. Edward H. Baine

AFFIRMATIVE

VOTES

NEGATIVE

VOTES

ABSTAINED

VOTES

BROKER NON-

VOTES

44,971,091

279,209

29,349

3,558,812

1b. Gerben W. Bakker

AFFIRMATIVE

VOTES

NEGATIVE

VOTES

ABSTAINED

VOTES

BROKER NON-

VOTES

41,654,803

3,583,827

41,019

3,558,812

1c. Carlos M. Cardoso

AFFIRMATIVE

VOTES

NEGATIVE

VOTES

ABSTAINED

VOTES

BROKER NON-

VOTES

40,458,442

4,789,875

31,332

3,558,812

1d. Debra L. Dial

AFFIRMATIVE

VOTES

NEGATIVE

VOTES

ABSTAINED

VOTES

BROKER NON-

VOTES

45,099,674

143,617

36,358

3,558,812

1e. Anthony J. Guzzi

AFFIRMATIVE

VOTES

NEGATIVE

VOTES

ABSTAINED

VOTES

BROKER NON-

VOTES

40,771,459

4,476,338

31,852

3,558,812

1f. Rhett A. Hernandez

AFFIRMATIVE

VOTES

NEGATIVE

VOTES

ABSTAINED

VOTES

BROKER NON-

VOTES

45,044,858

197,405

37,386

3,558,812

1g. Neal J. Keating

AFFIRMATIVE

VOTES

NEGATIVE

VOTES

ABSTAINED

VOTES

BROKER NON-

VOTES

36,653,808

8,043,281

582,560

3,558,812

1h. Bonnie C. Lind

AFFIRMATIVE

VOTES

NEGATIVE

VOTES

ABSTAINED

VOTES

BROKER NON-

VOTES

43,324,475

1,899,378

55,796

3,558,812

1i. John F. Malloy

AFFIRMATIVE

VOTES

NEGATIVE

VOTES

ABSTAINED

VOTES

BROKER NON-

VOTES

43,909,799

1,332,117

37,733

3,558,812

1j. Jennifer M. Pollino

AFFIRMATIVE

VOTES

NEGATIVE

VOTES

ABSTAINED

VOTES

BROKER NON-

VOTES

43,666,812

1,555,851

56,986

3,558,812

1k. Garrick J. Rochow

AFFIRMATIVE

VOTES

NEGATIVE

VOTES

ABSTAINED

VOTES

BROKER NON-

VOTES

41,974,276

3,268,007

37,366

3,558,812

PROPOSAL 2 - Approval, by non-binding vote, of the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers, as presented in the Company’s 2026 Proxy Statement (“Say on Pay”).

AFFIRMATIVE

VOTES

NEGATIVE

VOTES

ABSTAINED

VOTES

BROKER

NON-VOTES

40,178,603

4,972,204

128,842

3,558,812

PROPOSAL 3 - The ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2026.

AFFIRMATIVE

VOTES

NEGATIVE

VOTES

ABSTAINED

VOTES

BROKER

NON-VOTES

42,197,403

6,611,388

29,670

Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the eleven nominees listed above were elected to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors and Proposal 2 was adopted, and Proposal 3 was approved.

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.

HUBBELL INCORPORATED

By:

/s/ Katherine A. Lane

Name: Katherine A. Lane

Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: May 6, 2026

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