Navigator Holdings (NYSE: NVGS) details 2026 AGM votes on board and PwC
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Filing Sentiment
Form Type
6-K
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Navigator Holdings Ltd. has called its 2026 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for 09:00 A.M. local time on June 15, 2026 at Baker Botts L.L.P. in New York. Shareholders will vote on electing six directors and ratifying PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
The record date is May 4, 2026, when 61,721,879 Common Shares were outstanding, each carrying one vote. Directors are elected by a plurality of votes cast, and auditor ratification requires a majority of votes cast. The board unanimously recommends voting for all director nominees and for PwC. Proxy materials and the 2025 Form 20-F are available on the company’s website.
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Key Figures
Outstanding Common Shares: 61,721,879 shares
AGM date and time: June 15, 2026 09:00 A.M.
Fiscal year end (last reported): December 31, 2025
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Outstanding Common Shares
61,721,879 shares
Voting securities outstanding on record date May 4, 2026
AGM date and time
June 15, 2026 09:00 A.M.
2026 Annual General Meeting in New York
Fiscal year end (last reported)
December 31, 2025
End of fiscal year covered by 2025 Form 20-F
Audit year for PwC ratification
December 31, 2026
Fiscal year for which PwC would serve as auditor
Record date
May 4, 2026
Determines shareholders entitled to notice and vote at AGM
Key Terms
foreign private issuer, record date, independent public accounting firm, broker non-votes, +2 more
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foreign private issuer regulatory
"Form 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13-16"
A foreign private issuer is a company organized outside the United States that meets tests showing it is primarily foreign-controlled and therefore qualifies for a different set of U.S. reporting rules. For investors, that means the company files less frequent or differently formatted disclosures with U.S. regulators and may follow home-country accounting and governance practices, so buying its stock is like dining at a well-reviewed restaurant that follows its home kitchen’s rules instead of the local menu — you get access but should check what standards apply.
record date financial
"The board of directors ... fixed the close of business on May 4, 2026, as the record date"
The record date is the specific day when a company determines which shareholders are eligible to receive a dividend or participate in an upcoming vote. It’s like a cutoff date; if you own the stock on that day, you get the benefits or voting rights. This date matters because it decides who qualifies for certain company benefits.
independent public accounting firm financial
"appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as the Company’s independent public accounting firm"
broker non-votes regulatory
"Abstentions and broker non-votes will not affect the election of directors"
Broker non-votes occur when a brokerage firm is unable to vote on a shareholder’s behalf during a company election or decision because the shareholder has not given specific voting instructions, and the broker is not allowed or chooses not to vote on certain matters. They are important because they can affect the outcome of votes, especially when the results are close, by effectively reducing the total number of votes cast.
plurality of the votes cast regulatory
"Adoption of Proposal One requires the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast"
quorum regulatory
"representing at least a majority of the issued and outstanding Common Shares entitled to vote at the Meeting shall be a quorum"
A quorum is the minimum number of members needed to officially hold a meeting or make decisions. It ensures that decisions are made with enough participation to represent the group’s interests, much like a majority must be present for a vote to be valid. For investors, understanding quorum is important because it affects when and how important company or organization decisions can be legally made.