# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001606757
**File Stem:** 0001606757-25-000072
**Filing Date:** 2025-11
**Character Count:** 7100
**Document Hash:** 4520ded44f114262496ed121636020c7
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001606757-25-000072.hdr.sgml**: 20251118

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001606757-25-000072

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251114

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251118

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251118

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Kimball Electronics, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001606757
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS [3672]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 352047713
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** IN
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0630

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-36454
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251494560

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1205 KIMBALL BLVD.
- **CITY:** JASPER
- **STATE:** IN
- **ZIP:** 47546
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 812-634-4000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1205 KIMBALL BLVD.
- **CITY:** JASPER
- **STATE:** IN
- **ZIP:** 47546

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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) November 14, 2025

![keilogoonelinecolorcmyk2revi.jpg](ke-20251114_g1.jpg)

**KIMBALL ELECTRONICS, INC.**

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| Indiana | 001-36454 | 35-2047713 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| incorporation) | Number) | |

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|:---|:---|
| 1205 Kimball Boulevard, Jasper, Indiana | 47546 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |

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Registrant's telephone number, including area code <u>(812) 634-4000</u>

Not Applicable <br> (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))

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| **Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:** | **Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:** | **Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:** |
| **<u>Title of each Class</u>** | **<u>Trading Symbol</u>** | **<u>Name of each exchange on which registered</u>** |
| Common Stock, no par value | KE | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (Section 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Section 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. □

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**Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders**

At the Annual Meeting of Share Owners of the Company held on November 14, 2025, the Share Owners voted on the following items:

1. The Board of Directors (the "Board") is divided into three classes with approximately one-third of the directors up for election each year, with Class II standing for election at this meeting. Director nominees are elected by a majority of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at the meeting. The Share Owners voted to reelect each of the Class II nominees for director as follows:

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| **Class II Nominees for Directors to serve a three-year term** | **Votes For** | **Votes<br>Withheld** | **Broker<br>Non-Votes** | **Percentage of Votes Cast in Favor** |
| Michele A. M. Holcomb, PhD | 18231454 | 681693 | 2715452 | 96% |
| Tom G. Vadaketh | 18718355 | 194792 | 2715452 | 99% |
| Holly A. Van Deursen | 18494741 | 418406 | 2715452 | 98% |

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2. The Share Owners voted to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026 as follows:

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| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstaining** | **Percentage of Votes Cast in Favor** |
| 20926348 | 676428 | 25823 | 97% |

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3. The Share Owners approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's Named Executive Officers as follows:

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| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstaining** | **Broker<br>Non-Votes** | **Percentage of Votes Cast in Favor** |
| 18229506 | 357968 | 325673 | 2715452 | 98% |

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**Item 8.01 Other Events**

*Board Chair, Committee Appointments*

On November 14, 2025, the Board, at its regular meeting held after the annual Share Owners' meeting, maintained its Committee and Chairperson appointments from the prior year. Robert J. Phillippy will continue as Chairperson of the Board. The current compositions of the Board's Committees are listed in the table below:

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| **Director** | **Audit Committee** | **Nominating and ESG Committee** | **Talent, Culture, Compensation Committee** |
| Michele A. M. Holcomb | | Chair | |
| Gregory J. Lampert | X | X | |
| Colleen C. Repplier | | X | X |
| Gregory A. Thaxton | X | | X |
| Tom G. Vadaketh | Chair | | |
| Holly A. Van Deursen | | | Chair |

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Each of the three Committees reports directly to the Board and is comprised entirely of independent Directors.

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**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits**

**(d) Exhibits**

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

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| Exhibit | |
| <u>Number</u> | <u>Description</u> |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL) |

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

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| | KIMBALL ELECTRONICS, INC. |
| By: | /s/ Douglas A. Hass |
|  | DOUGLAS A. HASS<br>Chief Legal & Administrative Officer, Secretary |

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Date: November 18, 2025