mrcy-20251022
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 256-1300
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).
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): October 22, 2025
Mercury Systems, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Massachusetts | 001-41194 | 04-2741391 | ||||||||||||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
| 50 Minuteman Road, | Andover, | Massachusetts | 01810 | |||||||||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||||||||
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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 | MRCY | Nasdaq Global Select Market | ||||||
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
At the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on October 22, 2025 (the “2025 Annual Meeting”), William L. Ballhaus, Lisa S. Disbrow, and Howard L. Lance were elected as Class I Directors for a three-year term ending in 2028. Jean Bua was initially elected to the Board in January 2025 as a Class II Director. Pursuant to our Board Policy, a director elected to the Board other than at an Annual Meeting of Shareholders, or a Special Meeting in lieu of an Annual Meeting, is subject to re-election at the next Annual Meeting. At the 2025 Annual Meeting, Ms. Bua was elected as a Class II Director for a one-year term ending in 2026, at which time all the Class II Directors will be up for re-election for a three-year term.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The final voting results for the 2025 Annual Meeting are as follows:
1. To elect three Class I Directors nominated by the Board of Directors, each to serve for a three-year term, and in each case until their successors have been duly elected and qualified, and to elect one Class II Director nominated by the Board of Directors, to serve for a one-year term, until her successor has been duly elected and qualified:
| Director Nominee | For | Withheld | Non-Votes | Uncast | ||||||||||
| William L. Ballhaus, Class I Director | 53,285,066 | 1,649,243 | 2,109,616 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Lisa S. Disbrow, Class I Director | 52,803,960 | 2,130,349 | 2,109,616 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Howard L. Lance, Class I Director | 51,139,933 | 3,794,376 | 2,109,616 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jean Bua, Class II Director | 54,137,080 | 797,229 | 2,109,616 | 0 | ||||||||||
2. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
| For: | 52,430,029 | ||||
| Against: | 2,468,655 | ||||
| Abstain: | 35,625 | ||||
| Non-Votes: | 2,109,616 | ||||
| Uncast | 0 | ||||
3. To approve the Company’s 2025 Long Term Incentive Plan:
| For: | 45,628,561 | ||||
| Against: | 9,229,049 | ||||
| Abstain: | 76,699 | ||||
| Non-Votes: | 2,109,616 | ||||
| Uncast | 0 | ||||
4. To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026:
| For: | 56,369,114 | ||||
| Against: | 626,733 | ||||
| Abstain: | 48,078 | ||||
| Non-Votes: | 0 | ||||
| Uncast | 0 | ||||
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 22, 2025, in connection with the 2025 Annual Meeting, the Company’s Board of Directors held a meeting at which it elected William L. Ballhaus as Chairman of the Board, Barry R. Nearhos as Lead Independent Director, and determined the composition of the Board committees for the upcoming year. The committees of the Board will be constituted as follows:
Audit Committee: Barry R. Nearhos, Chair; Jean Bua; Lisa S. Disbrow; and Debora A. Plunkett
Government Relations Committee: Lisa S. Disbrow, Chair; Jean Bua; Gerard J. DeMuro; and Debora A. Plunkett
Human Capital and Compensation Committee: Howard L. Lance, Chair; Orlando P. Carvalho; Lisa S. Disbrow; and Scott Ostfeld
M&A and Finance Committee: Orlando P. Carvalho, Chair; Gerard J. DeMuro; Howard L. Lance; and Scott Ostfeld
Nominating and Governance Committee: Barry R. Nearhos, Chair; Orlando P. Carvalho; Howard L. Lance; and Debora A. Plunkett
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: October 28, 2025 | MERCURY SYSTEMS, INC. | |||||||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Stuart H. Kupinsky | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stuart H. Kupinsky | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||||||||||||||
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