Form 8-K

8-K — DILLARD'S, INC.

Accession: 0000028917-26-000015

Filed: 2026-06-01

Period: 2026-05-28

CIK: 0000028917

SIC: 5311 (RETAIL-DEPARTMENT STORES)

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 28, 2026

Dillard’s, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

1-6140

71-0388071

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1600 Cantrell Road

Little Rock, Arkansas

72201

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(501) 376-5200

(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 (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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A Common Stock

DDS

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 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Dillard’s, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 28, 2026 in Little Rock, Arkansas. The following matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders, the results of which were as follows:

1. Merger Proposal

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

Approval of (i) the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 20, 2026, as amended on March 25, 2026 (including the plan of merger set forth therein, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, W.D. Company, Inc., an Arkansas corporation (“WDC”), and Alex Dillard, solely in his capacity as the Shareholder Representative, under which WDC will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger, (ii) the Merger and (iii) the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement

14,199,181

28,127

11,540

668,957

2. NYSE Proposal

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

Approval of, for the purposes of complying with Section 312.03(b)(i), Section 312.03(b)(ii) and Section 312.03(c) of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual, the issuance of (i) up to 41,496 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, and (ii) up to 3,985,776 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, in connection with the Merger

14,193,025

35,654

10,169

668,957

3. Election of Directors

Votes For

Votes Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Class A Nominees:

James I. Freeman

9,856,266

396,806

668,957

Rob C. Holmes

10,189,050

64,022

668,957

Reynie Rutledge

10,130,821

122,251

668,957

J.C. Watts, Jr.

10,181,182

71,890

668,957

Nick White

10,113,257

139,815

668,957

Class B Nominees:

Robert C. Connor

3,985,776

William E. (Chip) Connor, II

3,985,776

Alex Dillard

3,985,776

Mike Dillard

3,985,776

William Dillard, II

3,985,776

William Dillard, III

3,985,776

H. Lee Hastings, III

3,985,776

Denise Mahaffy

3,985,776

Drue Matheny

3,985,776

4. Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026

14,892,872

6,730

8,203

5. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

Advisory approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers

14,058,830

169,693

10,325

668,957

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.

DILLARD’S, INC.

Date:

June 1, 2026

By:

/s/ Phillip R. Watts

Name:

Phillip R. Watts

Title:

Senior Vice President, Co-Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer

By:

/s/ Chris B. Johnson

Name:

Chris B. Johnson

Title:

Senior Vice President and Co-Principal Financial Officer

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