Form 8-K
8-K — Avantor, Inc.
Accession: 0001628280-26-034146
Filed: 2026-05-12
Period: 2026-05-07
CIK: 0001722482
SIC: 3826 (LABORATORY ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS)
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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 7, 2026
Avantor, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 001-38912 82-2758923
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Radnor Corporate Center, Building One, Suite 200
100 Matsonford Road
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(610) 386-1700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol Exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value AVTR 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.
Avantor, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 7, 2026. The final voting results for each of the items submitted to a stockholder vote at the 2026 Annual Meeting are set forth below.
1.The stockholders elected nine directors to serve for a one-year term expiring at the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, subject to election and qualification of their successors, based on the following voting results:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker
Non-Votes
Nominee
Simon Dingemans 597,767,916 2,626,150 20,127,404 17,687,677
Emmanuel Ligner 588,992,737 11,392,819 20,135,914 17,687,677
Gregory Lucier 585,865,815 14,527,528 20,128,127 17,687,677
Louise Makin 593,540,559 26,641,131 339,780 17,687,677
Joseph Massaro 590,921,914 29,353,354 246,202 17,687,677
Sanjeev Mehra 596,961,853 3,421,597 20,138,020 17,687,677
Mala Murthy 594,916,679 25,361,252 243,539 17,687,677
Michael Severino 588,864,758 31,415,688 241,024 17,687,677
Gregory Summe 522,018,929 78,326,277 20,176,264 17,687,677
2.The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the 2025 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, based on the following voting results:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker
Non-Votes
Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation 601,462,107 18,474,344 585,019 17,687,677
3.The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, one year as the frequency of the non-binding advisory vote to approve executive compensation, based on the following voting results:
1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstentions Broker
Non-Votes
Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Officer Compensation 605,480,159 9,225 14,892,420 139,666 17,687,677
In accordance with the recommendation of the Company’s Board and based on the results of the advisory vote reported above, the Company’s Board has determined that the Company will hold a stockholder advisory vote on executive compensation on an annual basis until the next required stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory approval of named executive officer compensation, which is
expected to occur at the Company’s 2032 annual meeting of stockholders or until the Board otherwise determines a different frequency for such non-binding votes.
4.The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026, based on the following voting results:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 629,271,458 8,805,313 132,376
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
104
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SIGNATURE
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.
Avantor, Inc.
Date: May 12, 2026 By: /s/ Claudius Sokenu
Name: Claudius Sokenu
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
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