hurn-20260508
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
May 8, 2026
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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Huron Consulting Group Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-50976 | 01-0666114 | ||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||||||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification Number) | ||||||
550 West Van Buren Street
Chicago, Illinois
60607
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(312) 583-8700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | HURN | Nasdaq Global Select Market | ||||||
| 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.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 8, 2026 in a virtual meeting format, and a total of 15,777,409 shares were present in person or by proxy. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders acted upon the following matters: (i) the election of eight members of the Board of Directors of the Company to serve terms ending at the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting; (ii) an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers; and (iii) the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The following is a summary of the voting results for each matter presented to stockholders.
Proposal No. 1 - Election of directors.
| Name | Shares For | Shares Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
Joy T. Brown | 14,197,128 | 293,720 | 1,286,561 | |||||||||||||||||
| C. Mark Hussey | 14,296,645 | 194,203 | 1,286,561 | |||||||||||||||||
H. Eugene Lockhart | 13,949,370 | 541,478 | 1,286,561 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter K. Markell | 13,879,007 | 611,841 | 1,286,561 | |||||||||||||||||
| John McCartney | 13,628,101 | 862,747 | 1,286,561 | |||||||||||||||||
James H. Roth | 14,066,110 | 424,738 | 1,286,561 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hugh E. Sawyer | 13,827,952 | 662,896 | 1,286,561 | |||||||||||||||||
| Debra Zumwalt | 12,787,171 | 1,703,677 | 1,286,561 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal No. 2 - An advisory vote to approve the Company's Executive Compensation.
Shares For | Shares Against | Shares Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 14,280,195 | 122,041 | 88,612 | 1,286,561 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal No. 3 - To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
Shares For | Shares Against | Shares Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 15,259,786 | 460,805 | 56,818 | — | |||||||||||||||||
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.
| Huron Consulting Group Inc. | |||||||||||
| (Registrant) | |||||||||||
| Date: | May 12, 2026 | /s/ JOHN D. KELLY | |||||||||
| John D. Kelly | |||||||||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer | |||||||||||