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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000042888-26-000101"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GGG"
cik: "0000042888"
company_name: "GRACO INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:06:13.623945+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Graco 2026 Annual Meeting: director elected despite 21% opposition; Say-on-Pay passes with 68% support

## Summary
- Martha Morfitt elected with 106.9M for (78.8%) vs 28.8M against; other three directors each received >95% approval.
- Ratification of Deloitte as auditor for fiscal 2026 approved by 94.2% of votes cast (136.9M for, 8.5M against).
- Advisory Say-on-Pay passed with 68.4% support (92.7M for, 42.8M against); committee will engage with shareholders on compensation concerns.
- Broker non-votes were 9.6M on director elections and the compensation vote, reflecting routine procedural abstentions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000042888-26-000101
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GGG
- cik: 0000042888
- company_name: GRACO INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42888/000004288826000101/0000042888-26-000101-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42888/000004288826000101/ggg-20260424.htm

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