Equitable Holdings Schedules Annual Meeting, Seeks Shareholder Votes on Director Slate and Executive Pay
The New York-based insurer has filed definitive additional proxy materials ahead of its September 23 shareholder meeting, with nine directors up for election and an advisory vote on executive compensation.
Annual Meeting Set for Late September
Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH) has filed definitive additional proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission, soliciting shareholder votes ahead of its annual meeting scheduled for September 23, 2026, at 12:00 PM ET (DEFA14A filing, 2026-08-10). The $14 billion market cap financial services company will hold the meeting virtually at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/EQH2026.
Shareholders have until September 22, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET to cast their votes on the proposals, with the company encouraging electronic participation through its proxy voting platform (DEFA14A filing, 2026-08-10).
Board Composition and Director Elections
The filing identifies nine director nominees standing for election to one-year terms expiring at the 2027 annual meeting. The slate includes Douglas Dachille, Francis A. Hondal, Arlene Isaacs-Lowe, Daniel G. Kaye, Joan Lamm-Tennant, Craig MacKay, Mark Pearson, George Stansfield, and Charles G.T. Stonehill (DEFA14A filing, 2026-08-10). The board has recommended votes "For" all nine nominees.
MarginX data shows recent insider activity from Mark Pearson, one of the director nominees, who sold 39,564 shares and an additional 136 shares, while also exercising options for 27,200 shares.
Auditor Ratification and Executive Compensation
Shareholders will vote on two additional proposals beyond director elections. The second proposal seeks ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026, with the board recommending approval (DEFA14A filing, 2026-08-10).
The third item on the ballot is an advisory vote to approve compensation paid to the company's named executive officers, commonly known as a "say-on-pay" vote. The board has recommended shareholders vote in favor of the executive compensation structure (DEFA14A filing, 2026-08-10).
The filing notes that "any such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof will be voted on by the proxies in their discretion" (DEFA14A filing, 2026-08-10).
Document Access and Voting Procedures
Equitable Holdings has made its annual report and proxy statement available online, with shareholders able to request free paper or email copies of the materials through September 9, 2026 (DEFA14A filing, 2026-08-10). The company's filing is addressed from its headquarters at 1345 Avenue of the Americas in New York, with materials directed to the attention of Stella Lee.
The DEFA14A filing confirms that no fee was required for submission to the SEC, and the materials were filed by the registrant itself rather than a third party (DEFA14A filing, 2026-08-10).
MarginX data indicates the annual meeting coincides with a scheduled shareholder and analyst call on the same date, September 23, 2026. The meeting also falls one week after the Federal Reserve's September 16 FOMC rate decision, which includes updated economic projections.
This article was generated by MarginX from the DEFA14A filing on 2026-08-10. It is not investment advice.