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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
 
May 20, 2026
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
 
NUVERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Minnesota
0-3024
41-0440990
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
27 North Minnesota Street
New Ulm, Minnesota 56073
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
(507) 354-4111
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
 
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 (§230.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company Yes
 
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
On May 20, 2026, Nathan D. Knuth notified the Board of Directors of Nuvera Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) that he was resigning from the Company’s Board of Directors effective at the end of the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders that was held on May 21, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. Mr. Knuth’s resignation was to allow him to spend more time on his other professional commitments and activities, and not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
 
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
The Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 21, 2026, virtually via live webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NUVR2026. Proxies representing 3,597,361 shares, or 68.97% of the 5,215,348 outstanding shares entitled to vote were present at the Annual Meeting, which constituted a quorum. The shareholder voting results for the election of two directors, and the two other matters submitted to shareholders are as follows:
 
Proposal 1. Two directors were elected to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, as follows:
 
Nominees
 
Votes For
   
Votes Withheld
   
Broker Non-Votes
 
                      
James J. Seifert
  2,431,698     265,674     899,989  
Colleen R. Skillings
  2,320,884     376,488     899,989  
 
 
Proposal 2. Shareholders ratified the appointment of Olsen, Thielen & Company, Ltd. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year, as follows:
 
Votes For
   
Votes Against
   
Abstentions
 
                 
3,567,114     7,896     22,351  
 
 
Proposal 3. Shareholders approved a shareholder proposal presented at the Annual Meeting, as follows:
 
Votes For
   
Votes Against
   
Abstentions
   
Broker Non-Votes
 
                       
1,936,182     332,009     402,394     906,346  
 
 

 
 
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.
 
 
 
Nuvera Communications, Inc.
   
 
Date: May 22, 2026
By: /s/    Curtis Kawlewski
Curtis Kawlewski
Chief Financial Officer