Shareholder Vote

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 Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2025 ALLIENT INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) ​ ​ ​ Colorado 0-04041 84-0518115 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) ​ 495 Commerce Drive Amherst , New York 14228 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code) ( 716 ) 242-8634 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered Common stock ALNT NASDAQ ​ Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): ☐   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ​ 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 ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.       ☐ ​ ​ ​ Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. Allient Inc. (“the Company”) held its annual stockholders’ meeting on May 7, 2025. At the annual meeting, the stockholders of the Company (i) elected the six director nominees, (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation awarded to the Company’s Named Executive Officers, (iii) voted, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation to be one year, and (iv) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2025 fiscal year. ​ The tables below are calculated based on 16,948,472 shares of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock on the record date of March 12, 2025. ​ ​ The results of the voting for the six director nominees were as follows: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Nominee For Against Abstentions Broker Non-votes Robert B. Engel 11,837,987 100,750 8,327 2,765,229 Richard D. Federico 11,523,125 411,282 12,657 2,765,229 Steven C. Finch 11,814,083 128,909 4,072 2,765,229 Nicole R. Tzetzo 11,320,513 510,917 115,634 2,765,229 Richard S. Warzala 11,703,566 238,604 4,894 2,765,229 Michael R. Winter 11,656,669 274,814 15,581 2,765,229 ​ ​ The results for the advisory vote on executive compensation were as follows: ​ ,222 For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 11,484,011 451,520 11,533 2,765,229 ​ ​ ​ The results for the advisory vote on frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation were as follows: ​ ,222 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstentions 11,211,495 4,328 728,538 2,703 ​ As a result of the stockholder advisory vote and other factors, the Company will hold future non-binding advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers on an annual basis, until the next non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of such votes on executive compensation. ​ ​ The results of the voting for the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2025 fiscal year were as follows: ​ For Against Abstentions 14,538,665 104,569 69,059 ​ 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. Date: May 9, 2025 ALLIENT INC. By: /s/ James A. Michaud James A. Michaud Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer ​