AOUT shareholders approve elimination of supermajority voting provisions at annual meeting

American Outdoor Brands, Inc.

Shareholders approved amendments to eliminate supermajority voting requirements for charter and bylaw amendments, effective Nov 27, 2024.
All six director nominees elected: Favreau, Gallagher, Gluchowski, Marconi, Monheit, and Murphy.
Grant Thornton LLP ratified as independent auditor for fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 with 10.7M votes for.
Super majority elimination approved with 8.7M votes for vs 342K against; broker non-votes of 1.7M.

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

American Outdoor Brands, Inc.: Eliminated supermajority vote provisions for amending the certificate of incorporation (effective 2024-11-27).

Change: charter amendment
Effective: 2024-11-27

Exact text from the filing

As disclosed in Item 5.07 below, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of American Outdoor Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) held November 25, 2024 (the “2024 Annual Meeting”), stockholders approved certain amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in order to eliminate supermajority vote provisions for amending the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws (the “Approved Certificate Amendments”). These Approved Certificate Amendments were previously approved by the Board, subject to stockholder approval, and became effective upon the filing of the Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company with the Delaware Secretary of State on November 27, 2024.

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

American Outdoor Brands, Inc.: Eliminated supermajority vote provisions for amending the bylaws and made other administrative changes (effective 2024-11-27).

Change: bylaw amendment
Effective: 2024-11-27

Exact text from the filing

As disclosed in Item 5.07 below, at the 2024 Annual Meeting stockholders approved certain amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws in order to eliminate supermajority vote provisions for amending the Company’s Bylaws (the “Approved Bylaws Amendments”). These Approved Bylaws Amendments, along with other administrative changes, were previously approved by the Board, subject to stockholder approval, and became effective immediately upon the filing of the Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company with the Delaware Secretary of State on November 27, 2024.

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