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accession: "0000794367-26-000038"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "M"
cik: "0000794367"
company_name: "Macy's, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-18T20:52:56+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T20:55:13.063927+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Macy's shareholders approve amended 2024 equity incentive plan at annual meeting

## Summary
- Shareholders elected 10 directors with majority support; Deirdre Connelly received 156M for, 44.5M against.
- Ratification of KPMG as FY2026 auditor approved: 214M for, 10M against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed: 157.7M for, 43M against.
- Amendment and restatement of 2024 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan approved: 184.4M for, 16.4M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000794367-26-000038
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: M
- cik: 0000794367
- company_name: Macy's, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-18T20:52:56+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/794367/000079436726000038/0000794367-26-000038-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/794367/000079436726000038/n-20260515.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000794367-26-000038
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000794367-26-000038.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Macy's, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation at the 2026-05-15 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-15
  source text: 3. Shareholders approved the advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation, as follows:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/794367/000079436726000038/0000794367-26-000038-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Macy's, Inc. shareholders approved Amendment and Restatement of the Macy’s, Inc. 2024 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan at the 2026-05-15 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-15
  source text: 4. Shareholders approved the Amendment and Restatement of the Macy’s, Inc. 2024 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan, as follows:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/794367/000079436726000038/0000794367-26-000038-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Macy's, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending January 30, 2027 at the 2026-05-15 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-15
  source text: 2. Shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as Macy's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 30, 2027, as follows:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/794367/000079436726000038/0000794367-26-000038-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Macy's, Inc. shareholders approved Election of 10 directors to serve for a one-year term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting at the 2026-05-15 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-15
  source text: The annual meeting of shareholders of Macy’s, Inc. was held virtually on May 15, 2026. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at the meeting: 1. Shareholders approved the election of 10 directors to serve for a one-year term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting of Macy's shareholders, as follows:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/794367/000079436726000038/0000794367-26-000038-index.htm

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