PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 10, 2026
ePlus inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-34167
54-1817218
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
13595 Dulles Technology Drive
Herndon, Virginia20171-3413
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(703) 984-8400
(Registrant's telephone number, including area 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 par value
PLUS
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 ☐
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation
or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On September 10, 2026, ePlus inc. (“ePlus”) held
its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), as further
described in Item 5.07 below, at which ePlus’ stockholders approved an
amendment to ePlus’ Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to
increase ePlus’ authorized shares of common stock from 50,000,000 shares to
75,000,000 shares (the “Amendment”). The Amendment was filed with the State of
Delaware on September 10, 2026, and became effective on September 10, 2026. A
copy of the Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of ePlus inc. was held on September 10, 2026. There were present, in person or by proxy, holders of 24,855,694 shares of our common stock, or 95.14% of all shares of common stock eligible to be voted at the meeting. The final voting results on all matters are disclosed below.
1. Election of the following directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified (included as Proposal 1 in the Proxy Statement). Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the shareholders as follows:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
Melissa J. Ballenger
23,319,974
478,023
14,792
1,042,905
Renée Bergeron
23,247,857
550,093
14,839
1,042,905
Bruce M. Bowen
23,483,662
317,487
11,640
1,042,905
John E. Callies
22,825,941
975,196
11,652
1,042,905
Ira A. Hunt, III
23,054,307
746,794
11,688
1,042,905
John M. Lutz
23,673,363
127,786
11,640
1,042,905
Mark P. Marron
23,552,618
248,643
11,528
1,042,905
Maureen F. Morrison
23,046,403
755,033
11,353
1,042,905
Michael J. Portegello
23,524,985
276,164
11,640
1,042,905
Each nominee was elected a director of ePlus.
2. Advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in our Proxy Statement (included as Proposal 2 in the Proxy Statement). The proposal was approved by a vote of shareholders as follows:
For:
22,592,717
Against:
886,920
Abstain:
333,152
Broker non-votes:
1,042,905
3. Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered accounting firm for fiscal year 2027 (included as Proposal 3 in the Proxy Statement). The proposal was approved by a vote of shareholders as follows:
For:
24,465,420
Against:
389,077
Abstain:
1,197
4. Approval to amend ePlus' Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock. The proposal was approved by a vote of shareholders as follows:
For:
24,394,825
Against:
453,182
Abstain:
7,687
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) The following exhibits are filed as part of this
report:
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Certificate of Amendment to the ePlus inc. Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (filed herewith)
104
Cover Page Interactive Date File (embedded within the
Inline XBRL document)
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.