--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000109177-23-000034" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "SPB" cik: "0000109177" company_name: "Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc." filed_at: "2023-08-09T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-11T21:18:30.195737+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.15 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Spectrum Brands shareholders approve all five proposals at 2023 annual meeting ## Summary - Elect Sherianne James, Leslie Campbell, Joan Chow, Gautam Patel, Hugh Rovit as directors with 94%-99% approval. - Ratify KPMG as auditor for FY2023 with 98.15% of votes cast (35,215,114 for). - Advisory say-on-pay approved by 95.25% of votes cast (32,271,597 for). - Frequency of future advisory votes set to 'Every Year' with 95.93% support. - Amended & Restated 2020 Omnibus Equity Plan approved with 90.72% of votes cast. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000109177-23-000034 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: SPB - cik: 0000109177 - company_name: Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. - filed_at: 2023-08-09T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.15 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109177/000010917723000034/0000109177-23-000034-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109177/000010917723000034/spb-20230808.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000109177-23-000034 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000109177-23-000034.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000109177-23-000034.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2023-08-08 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-08-08 source text: Proposal 4 . The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the frequency of a future advisory vote on executive compensation of the Company. Based on the results for this proposal, the Company has decided to hold a non-binding advisory vote every year to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers until the next required frequency vote. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Every Year Every Two Years Every Three Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes Approval Percentage 32,493,614 22,219 1,357,642 7,034 1,998,017 95.93% evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109177/000010917723000034/0000109177-23-000034-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Class I and Class II directors at the 2023-08-08 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-08-08 source text: Proposal 1 . The Company’s stockholders elected each of the following persons as Class I and Class II directors, as applicable, of the Company for a term of one year and until his successor is elected and qualified. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Name For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Approval Percentage Sherianne James 32,135,605 1,740,022 4,882 1,998,017 94.86% Leslie L. Campbell 33,446,247 429,249 5,013 1,998,017 98.73% Joan Chow 33,445,872 428,840 5,797 1,998,017 98.73% Gautam Patel 32,421,770 1,453,774 4,965 1,998,017 95.71% Hugh R. Rovit 33,127,289 744,892 8,328 1,998,017 97.80% evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109177/000010917723000034/0000109177-23-000034-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved Approval of the Company's Amended and Restated 2020 Omnibus Equity Plan at the 2023-08-08 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-08-08 source text: Proposal 5 . The Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s Amended and Restated 2020 Omnibus Equity Plan The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Approval Percentage 30,737,669 3,082,104 60,736 1,998,017 90.72% evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109177/000010917723000034/0000109177-23-000034-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory approval of the compensation of the named executive officers at the 2023-08-08 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-08-08 source text: Proposal 3 . The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Approval Percentage 32,271,597 1,575,311 33,601 1,998,017 95.25% evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109177/000010917723000034/0000109177-23-000034-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 at the 2023-08-08 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-08-08 source text: Proposal 2 . The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Approval Percentage 35,215,114 660,343 3,069 — 98.15% evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109177/000010917723000034/0000109177-23-000034-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.