MERC Mercer International Inc. - 8-K

ITEM 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Mercer International Inc. (the “ Company ”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 1, 2026. At this meeting, shareholders were requested to (1) elect a board of directors; (2) approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation; and (3) ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, all of which were described in more detail in the Company’s 2026 Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2026. The results of voting on the matters submitted to the Company’s shareholders are as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of Directors.

All of the nine nominees for the Company’s board of directors were elected, and the voting results are set forth below:

For

Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

Juan Carlos Bueno

44,714,550

268,081

59,021

6,674,322

William D. McCartney

44,739,177

232,435

70,040

6,674,322

James Shepherd

44,752,469

243,557

45,626

6,674,322

Linda J. Welty

44,763,981

234,704

42,967

6,674,322

Rainer Rettig

44,718,716

277,212

45,724

6,674,322

Alice Laberge

44,761,485

234,688

45,479

6,674,322

Janine North

44,724,623

271,562

45,467

6,674,322

Thomas Kevin Corrick

44,779,753

216,328

45,571

6,674,322

Markwart von Pentz

44,781,076

213,460

47,116

6,674,322

Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.

The non-binding resolution approving the Company’s executive compensation was approved, and the voting results are set forth below:

For

Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

42,232,601

2,708,877

100,174

6,674,322

Proposal 3: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026 was ratified, and the voting results are set forth below:

For

Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

51,015,419

175,603

524,952

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