---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000929638-23-002754"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FRPT"
cik: "0001611647"
company_name: "Freshpet, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-10-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T00:43:58.920178+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Freshpet stockholders elect directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay at 2023 annual meeting

## Summary
- All four director nominees elected: Olu Beck (41.9M for), William Cyr (42.3M for), Leta Priest (38.8M for), David West (42.3M for).
- Ratification of KPMG as auditor for 2023: 45.4M for, 178K against, 41K abstain.
- Say-on-pay approved: 41.2M for, 1.5M against, 46K abstain; 2.96M broker non-votes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000929638-23-002754
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FRPT
- cik: 0001611647
- company_name: Freshpet, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-10-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000092963823002754/0000929638-23-002754-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000092963823002754/a8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Freshpet, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2023-10-10 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-10-10
  source text: (2) Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 was ratified with the following votes: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 45,446,010 178,868 40,998 There were no broker non-votes with respect to this matter.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000092963823002754/0000929638-23-002754-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Freshpet, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-10-10 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-10-10
  source text: (1) Election of Directors. All nominees were elected to serve on the Board of Directors pursuant to the following votes: DIRECTOR FOR WITHHOLD OLU BECK 41,910,123 791,440 WILLIAM B. CYR 42,294,343 407,220 LETA D. PRIEST 38,908,823 3,792,740 DAVID J. WEST 42,316,136 385,427
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000092963823002754/0000929638-23-002754-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Freshpet, Inc. shareholders approved Approval, by Non-Binding Advisory Vote, of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers at the 2023-10-10 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-10-10
  source text: (3) Approval, by Non-Binding Advisory Vote, of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers. The Say-on-Pay advisory proposal to approve executive compensation was approved with the following votes: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 41,159,616 1,495,303 46,643 There were 2,964,313 broker non-votes with respect to this matter.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000092963823002754/0000929638-23-002754-index.htm

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