--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000062996-26-000016" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "MAS" cik: "0000062996" company_name: "MASCO CORP /DE/" filed_at: "2026-05-14T20:17:22+00:00" generated_at: "2026-05-14T20:18:46.568610+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.55 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Masco shareholders approve special meeting right for 25%+ holders and other charter amendments ## Summary - Charter amendment enabling shareholders owning 25%+ for 1 year to call special meeting approved: 158.6M for, 1.7M against. - All four director nominees elected; notable: O'Herlihy with 162.2M for, 14.2M against. - Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation approved: 161.1M for, 15.0M against. - Shareholder proposal for special meeting right rejected: 75.2M for, 101.0M against. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000062996-26-000016 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: MAS - cik: 0000062996 - company_name: MASCO CORP /DE/ - filed_at: 2026-05-14T20:17:22+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.55 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/62996/000006299626000016/0000062996-26-000016-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/62996/000006299626000016/mas-20260508.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000062996-26-000016 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000062996-26-000016.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000062996-26-000016.txt ## Key facts - Governance Changes MASCO CORP /DE/: Amended Article 8 to enable adoption of stockholders’ right to call a special meeting of stockholders. - Change: charter amendment source text: Amend Article 8 to enable adoption of stockholders’ right to call a special meeting of stockholders evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/62996/000006299626000016/0000062996-26-000016-index.htm - Governance Changes MASCO CORP /DE/: Amended Article 7(b) to move advance notice provisions for stockholder nominations to Bylaws and amend advance notice period. - Change: charter amendment source text: Amend Article 7(b) to move the advance notice provisions for stockholder nominations to the Company’s Bylaws and amend the advance notice period evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/62996/000006299626000016/0000062996-26-000016-index.htm - Governance Changes MASCO CORP /DE/: Amended Bylaws to add special meeting right for qualifying shareholders (25% ownership for at least one year) and update director nomination procedural requirements, plus other clarifying changes (effective 2026-05-08). - Change: bylaw amendment - Effective: 2026-05-08 source text: Effective May 8, 2026, Section 1.02 of the Bylaws is amended to give shareholders owning 25% or more of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding shares, who have owned such shares continuously for at least one year, the ability to request that the Company’s Board call a special meeting of shareholders. Section 1.06 of the Bylaws is amended to include the time period and procedural and information requirements for stockholder nominations of directors. In addition, the Bylaws were amended for certain other clarifying, technical and conforming changes. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/62996/000006299626000016/0000062996-26-000016-index.htm - Governance Changes MASCO CORP /DE/: Amended Article 14 to limit the liability of certain officers as permitted by law. - Change: charter amendment source text: Amend Article 14 to limit the liability of certain officers as permitted by law evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/62996/000006299626000016/0000062996-26-000016-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MASCO CORP /DE/ shareholders approved Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to enable adoption of shareholders’ right to call a special meeting of shareholders at the 2026-05-08 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-08 source text: Proposal 6 : Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to enable adoption of shareholders’ right to call a special meeting of shareholders. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/62996/000006299626000016/0000062996-26-000016-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MASCO CORP /DE/ shareholders approved A non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers at the 2026-05-08 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-08 source text: Proposal 2 : A non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables, and the related material disclosed in the Proxy Statement. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/62996/000006299626000016/0000062996-26-000016-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MASCO CORP /DE/ shareholders approved Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to act as independent auditors for the Company for 2026 at the 2026-05-08 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-08 source text: Proposal 3 : The ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to act as independent auditors for the Company for 2026. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/62996/000006299626000016/0000062996-26-000016-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MASCO CORP /DE/ shareholders rejected Consideration of shareholder proposal on shareholder right to call a special meeting at the 2026-05-08 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2026-05-08 source text: Proposal 7: Consideration of shareholder proposal on shareholder right to call a special meeting. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/62996/000006299626000016/0000062996-26-000016-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MASCO CORP /DE/ shareholders approved Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to move the advance notice provisions for shareholder nominations to the Company’s Bylaws at the 2026-05-08 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-08 source text: Proposal 5 : Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to move the advance notice provisions for shareholder nominations to the Company’s Bylaws. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/62996/000006299626000016/0000062996-26-000016-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MASCO CORP /DE/ shareholders approved Election of four director nominees to serve until the Annual Meeting in 2027 at the 2026-05-08 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-08 source text: Proposal 1 : The election of four director nominees to serve until the Annual Meeting in 2027. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/62996/000006299626000016/0000062996-26-000016-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MASCO CORP /DE/ shareholders approved Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to limit liability of certain officers as permitted by law at the 2026-05-08 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-08 source text: Proposal 4 : Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to limit liability of certain officers as permitted by law. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/62996/000006299626000016/0000062996-26-000016-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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