skwd-20260511
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 11, 2026 (May 5, 2026)
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Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 001-41591 (Commission File Number) | 14-1957288 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||||||
800 Gessner Road, Suite 600 Houston, Texas | 77024-4284 | |||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||
(713) 935-4800 | ||||||||
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | ||||||||
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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:
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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 | SKWD | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Emerging growth company | o | ||||
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. o
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 5, 2026, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (the "Company"), held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The following actions were taken at the Annual Meeting, for which proxies were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The following director nominees as disclosed in the proxy statement were elected by the vote set forth below:
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
Peter C. Hearn | 34,790,416 | 901,506 | 2,359,528 | ||||||||
Gena Ashe | 25,679,644 | 10,012,278 | 2,359,528 | ||||||||
The compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement was approved in an advisory vote, as set forth below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
33,368,427 | 2,308,030 | 15,465 | 2,359,528 | ||||||||
The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified by the vote set forth below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
37,739,694 | 289,410 | 22,346 | --- | ||||||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP, INC. | ||||||||||||||
Date: | May 11, 2026 | /s/ Patricia A. Ryan | ||||||||||||
Patricia A. Ryan | ||||||||||||||
Chief Legal Officer | ||||||||||||||