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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000081061-23-000046"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0000081061"
company_name: "PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INC"
filed_at: "2023-12-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T10:57:25.647379+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Publix adopts amended bylaws creating Executive Chairman role, exclusive forum provisions

## Summary
- Creates Executive Chairman role and removes Vice Chairman officer position.
- Enhances disclosure and procedural requirements for stockholder director nominations and proposals.
- Permits advancement of expenses for directors and officers involved in proceedings.
- Designates state court in Polk County, Florida as exclusive forum for internal affairs claims; federal courts for Securities Act claims.
- Includes administrative, modernizing changes to voting lists, director vacancies, and board committees.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000081061-23-000046
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0000081061
- company_name: PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INC
- filed_at: 2023-12-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81061/000008106123000046/0000081061-23-000046-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81061/000008106123000046/ck0000081061-20231218.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000081061-23-000046
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000081061-23-000046.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000081061-23-000046.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INC: Amended and restated bylaws to create Executive Chairman, remove Vice Chairman, enhance stockholder nomination and proposal procedures, add expense advancement for directors/officers, add exclusive forum provisions, and make administrative changes (effective 2023-12-18).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2023-12-18
  source text: On December 18, 2023, the Board of Directors (Board) of Publix Super Markets, Inc. (Company) approved the adoption of the Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company (New By‐laws), which amend and restate the Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company, dated November 14, 2012 (Existing By‐laws), in their entirety.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81061/000008106123000046/0000081061-23-000046-index.htm

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