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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000929638-22-001515"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FRPT"
cik: "0001611647"
company_name: "Freshpet, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-10-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T05:34:35.285677+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Freshpet stockholders approve special meeting right charter amendment at 2022 annual meeting

## Summary
- Stockholders voted 42.5M for, 4.8K against to adopt Sixth Amended Certificate of Incorporation granting special meeting right.
- All four director nominees (Basto, Coben, George III, Steeneck) re-elected with large majorities.
- Ratification of KPMG as auditor for 2022 approved with 45.1M votes in favor; no broker non-votes.
- Advisory Say-on-Pay proposal passed with 41.3M votes for, 1.2M against, and 2.8M broker non-votes.
- Charter amendment filed and effective October 3, 2022; conforming bylaw amendments effective October 4.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000929638-22-001515
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FRPT
- cik: 0001611647
- company_name: Freshpet, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-10-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000092963822001515/0000929638-22-001515-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000092963822001515/a8k.htm

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