---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000768899-26-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TBI"
cik: "0000768899"
company_name: "TrueBlue, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-14T21:33:20+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T10:06:00.170458+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# TrueBlue shareholders elect nine directors, approve say-on-pay and plan amendment at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- All nine director nominees elected with 19.8M to 24.7M votes for; highest withheld was William C. Goings with 5.2M withheld.
- Advisory say-on-pay passed: 18,365,258 for (73.8% of votes cast), 6,501,307 against, 74,296 abstain.
- Amendment and restatement of 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan approved: 21,838,694 for, 3,087,008 against, 15,159 abstain.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor for FY 2026: 26,346,521 for, 715,040 against, 7,576 abstain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000768899-26-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TBI
- cik: 0000768899
- company_name: TrueBlue, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-14T21:33:20+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/768899/000076889926000022/0000768899-26-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/768899/000076889926000022/tbi-20260511.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  TrueBlue, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on compensation of the company’s named executive officers at the 2026-05-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-11
  source text: (b) Advisory vote on compensation of the company’s named executive officers: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 18,365,258 6,501,307 74,296 2,128,276
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/768899/000076889926000022/0000768899-26-000022-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  TrueBlue, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to be the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2026 at the 2026-05-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-11
  source text: (d) Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to be the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2026: For Against Abstain 26,346,521 715,040 7,576
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/768899/000076889926000022/0000768899-26-000022-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  TrueBlue, Inc. shareholders approved Approval of the amendment and restatement of the company’s 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan at the 2026-05-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-11
  source text: (c) Approval of the amendment and restatement of the company’s 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 21,838,694 3,087,008 15,159 2,128,276
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/768899/000076889926000022/0000768899-26-000022-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  TrueBlue, Inc. shareholders approved Election of nine nominees for director to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at the 2026-05-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-11
  source text: On May 11, 2026, TrueBlue, Inc. held its annual meeting of shareholders. A total of 27,069,137 shares of the company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote were present at the annual meeting in person or by proxy . At the annual meeting, the shareholders voted to: (a) elect each o f the nine nominees for director to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, (b) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers, (c) approve the amendment and restatement of the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan, and (d) ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP to be the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2026. The voting results were as follows: (a) Election of Directors: Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes William C. Goings 19,775,201 5,165,660 2,128,276 William Greenblatt 24,716,905 223,956 2,128,276 Kim Harris Jones 20,303,776 4,637,085 2,128,276 R. Chris Kreidler 22,549,545 2,391,
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/768899/000076889926000022/0000768899-26-000022-index.htm

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