---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-061484"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVAH"
cik: "0001832332"
company_name: "Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-05-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T16:49:24.767317+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.0
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.0
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Aveanna Healthcare shareholders elect three Class III directors, ratify EY, approve say-on-pay

## Summary
- Elected Sheldon M. Retchin, Erica G. Schwartz, and Jeff Shaner as Class III directors with ≥94% of votes cast.
- Ratified Ernst & Young as independent auditor for FY2024 with 99.7% of votes cast in favor.
- Approved non-binding advisory say-on-pay resolution with 99.9% of votes cast in favor (excl. broker non-votes).
- Broker non-votes of 8.4M shares were present on director election and say-on-pay proposals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-061484
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVAH
- cik: 0001832332
- company_name: Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-05-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.0
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.0
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1832332/000095017024061484/0000950170-24-061484-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1832332/000095017024061484/avah-20240516.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 27344c3f8a7a35665110a2f1a7b8eb7b516ec405
  claim: Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved Approval of a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Company's 2024 Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting at the 2024-05-16 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 3: Approval of a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Company's 2024 Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting: Votes Votes Broker For Against Abstentions Non-Votes 169,424,014 119,091 21,953 8,364,952
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1832332/000095017024061484/0000950170-24-061484-index.htm
- claim_id: 5d65299d8feb39283f53e4eab01fa6cbcef5c23f
  claim: Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved Election of three Class III directors at the 2024-05-16 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 1: Election of three Class III directors to the Board of Directors of the Company for three-year terms to hold office until the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified: Votes Votes Broker Director For Withheld Non-Votes Sheldon M. Retchin 164,264,106 5,300,876 8,365,028 Erica G. Schwartz 168,460,462 1,104,520 8,365,028 Jeff Shaner 163,330,989 6,230,969 8,368,052
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1832332/000095017024061484/0000950170-24-061484-index.htm
- claim_id: e578e19d2ebdb88f4e506c4ff13594872bb7008d
  claim: Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 28, 2024 at the 2024-05-16 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 28, 2024: Votes Votes Broker For Against Abstentions Non-Votes 177,333,031 94,541 502,438 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1832332/000095017024061484/0000950170-24-061484-index.htm

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