8-K
filed June 9, 2023, 7:59 PM ET
ticker ARKO
CIK 0001823794
leadership
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.50
ARKO Corp. appoints Friedman and Karet to board; annual meeting votes all pass
ARKO Corp.
- Appointed Avram Friedman (ex-Davidson Kempner) and Laura Karet (ex-Giant Eagle CEO) as directors on June 7, 2023.
- Friedman fills vacancy from Starlette Johnson's resignation; Karet takes new seat expanding board to 8.
- Both join Audit Committee, curing Nasdaq deficiency under Rule 5605(c)(2)(A).
- Annual meeting: Andrew Heyer and Steven Heyer re-elected; say-on-pay, charter amendment, auditor all approved.
- Grant Thornton LLP ratified as independent auditor for 2023; no other matters voted.
Key facts
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
Avram Friedman was appointed as Director at ARKO Corp..
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
On June 7, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of ARKO Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), appointed Mr. Avram (Avi) Friedman as a director, filling the vacancy created by the previously reported resignation of Starlette Johnson.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
Laura Karet was appointed as Director at ARKO Corp..
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
Additionally, on June 7, 2023, the Board expanded its size from seven to eight directors and appointed Ms. Laura Karet as a director to fill the newly-created vacancy.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
ARKO Corp. shareholders approved Election of two directors to hold office until 2024 Annual Meeting at the 2023-06-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-06-07
Exact text from the filing
Votes Votes Broker Director For Withheld Non-Votes Andrew R. Heyer 87,742,948 17,776,202 8,352,081 Steven J. Heyer 89,667,361 15,851,789 8,352,081
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
ARKO Corp. shareholders approved Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 at the 2023-06-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-06-07
Exact text from the filing
Votes Votes Broker For Against Abstentions Non-Votes 113,798,466 72,165 600 —
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
ARKO Corp. shareholders approved Advisory resolution approving compensation of named executive officers at the 2023-06-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-06-07
Exact text from the filing
Votes Votes Broker For Against Abstentions Non-Votes 99,036,636 6,347,980 134,534 8,352,081
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
ARKO Corp. shareholders approved Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to limit liability of officers at the 2023-06-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- charter amendment
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-06-07
Exact text from the filing
Votes Votes Broker For Against Abstentions Non-Votes 94,813,734 10,703,523 1,893 8,352,081
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