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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): February 6, 2023
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
BellRing Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) entirely virtually, conducted via a live audio-only webcast on Monday, February 6, 2023. At the Annual Meeting, of the 134,425,726 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 126,811,464 shares were represented, constituting a 94.34% quorum. The final result for each of the matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1: Both of the nominees for director were elected to serve until the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2026 or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:
Nominee | For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | Percentage of Votes Cast For | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Darcy H. Davenport | 113,839,468 | 3,147,751 | 9,824,245 | 97.31% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Elliot H. Stein, Jr. | 84,883,728 | 32,103,491 | 9,824,245 | 72.56% |
Proposal 2: The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023 was ratified by the stockholders, by the votes set forth in the table below:
For | Against | Abstain | Percentage of Votes Cast For | |||||||||||||||||
126,486,595 | 237,141 | 87,728 | 99.74% |
Proposal 3: The increase in the number of authorized shares under the Company’s 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan by 6,000,000 shares, from 2,000,000 shares to 8,000,000 shares, was approved by the stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | Percentage of Votes Cast For | ||||||||||||||||||||||
115,604,981 | 1,327,149 | 55,089 | 9,824,245 | 98.82% |
Proposal 4: The Company's executive compensation as described in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 21, 2022, was approved by the non-binding advisory votes of the stockholders set forth in the table below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | Percentage of Votes Cast For | ||||||||||||||||||||||
115,433,149 | 1,486,428.00 | 67,642 | 9,824,245 | 98.67% |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: February 9, 2023 | BellRing Brands, Inc. | |||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Craig L. Rosenthal | |||||||
Name: | Craig L. Rosenthal | |||||||
Title: | Sr. Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |