Leslie's shareholders approve board declassification, elect directors

Leslie's, Inc.

Shareholders approved declassification of Board via adoption of Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with 162.2M for, 98.6K against.
Class II directors James Ray, Jr. and John Strain elected; Ray received 109.3M for, 52.9M withheld; Strain 160.1M for, 2.2M withheld.
Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor for FY2023 passed with 162.5M for, 3.2M against, 21.2K abstain.
Non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation approved: 156.0M for, 3.3M against, 3.3M abstain, 3.5M broker non-votes.
Certificate of Incorporation became effective March 16, 2023; deletes obsolete provisions and declassifies the Board.

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Governance Changes SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.9

Leslie's, Inc.: Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation adopted, declassifying the Board of Directors and deleting obsolete provisions (effective 2023-03-16).

Change: charter amendment
Effective: 2023-03-16

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On March 16, 2023, the Company filed the Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) which became effective on such date.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

Leslie's, Inc. shareholders approved Non-Binding, Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation at the 2023-03-16 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-03-16

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Non-Binding, Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 156,049,712 2,914,960 3,311,260 3,461,901

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

Leslie's, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2023 at the 2023-03-16 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-03-16

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Ratification of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2023. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 162,469,208 3,247,439 21,186 —

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

Leslie's, Inc. shareholders approved Adoption of Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Leslie's, Inc., which declassifies the Company's Board of Directors at the 2023-03-16 meeting.

Proposal: charter amendment
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-03-16

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Adoption of Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Leslie’s, Inc. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 162,164,452 98,568 12,912 3,461,901

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

Leslie's, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Class II Directors at the 2023-03-16 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-03-16

Exact text from the filing

Election of Class II Directors. Director Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes James Ray, Jr. 109,331,795 52,944,137 3,461,901 John Strain 160,106,098 2,169,834 3,461,901

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