Form 8-K

8-K — Medline Inc.

Accession: 0002046386-26-000037

Filed: 2026-06-12

Period: 2026-06-11

CIK: 0002046386

SIC: 3841 (SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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): June 11, 2026

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Medline Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

001-43022

(Commission File Number)

33-1845288

(IRS Employer Identification Number)

3 Lakes Drive

Northfield, IL 60093

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(847) 949-5500

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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)

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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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

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share

MDLN

Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 June 11, 2026, Medline Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) for the purposes of (i) electing the 12 director nominees named in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2026; (ii) approving, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation; (iii) approving the frequency of holding advisory votes to approve the Company’s executive compensation; and (iv) ratifying the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

Stockholders were entitled to one vote per share of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”) held and one vote per share of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class B Common Stock”) held on the matters presented at the Annual Meeting. The Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock voted as a single class on all matters presented at the Annual Meeting. The final results of the stockholder vote are set forth below.

Item 1. Election of Directors. Stockholders elected each of the 12 nominees to serve as a director of the Company for a one-year term expiring at the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders as follows:

Director

Shares For

Shares Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Charles N. Mills

1,190,578,539

4,959,993

15,907,427

Joseph P. Baratta

1,187,349,612

8,188,920

15,907,427

Jacob D. Best

1,184,283,692

11,254,840

15,907,427

Todd M. Bluedorn

1,191,284,106

4,254,426

15,907,427

James M. Boyle

1,191,290,295

4,248,237

15,907,427

Richard A. Galanti

1,187,400,373

8,138,159

15,907,427

Patrick J. Healy

1,191,257,516

4,281,016

15,907,427

Andrew J. Mills

1,190,955,225

4,583,307

15,907,427

Robert R. Schmidt

1,151,561,782

43,976,750

15,907,427

Anushka M. Sunder

1,188,360,787

7,177,745

15,907,427

Thomas W. Sweet

1,187,354,719

8,183,813

15,907,427

Stephen H. Wise

1,187,346,890

8,191,642

15,907,427

Item 2. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation. Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation as follows:

Shares For

Shares Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

1,189,280,399

6,203,145

54,988

15,907,427

Item 3. Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Votes on Executive Compensation. Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, a frequency of one year for future advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation as follows:

One Year

Two Years

Three Years

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

1,195,424,539

19,303

61,335

33,355

15,907,427

Item 4. Ratification of the Selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Auditor for Fiscal Year 2026. Stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2026 as follows:

Shares For

Shares Against

Abstentions

1,211,242,117

156,205

47,637

The Company has decided, going forward, to hold an advisory stockholder vote on the Company’s executive compensation every year, consistent with the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Company to stockholders.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 12, 2026

MEDLINE INC.

By:

/s/ Alex M. Liberman

Name: Alex M. Liberman

Title: Chief Legal Officer

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