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accession: "0000950170-24-132289"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AOUT"
cik: "0001808997"
company_name: "American Outdoor Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-12-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T11:35:21.607957+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AOUT shareholders approve elimination of supermajority voting provisions at annual meeting

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-132289
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AOUT
- cik: 0001808997
- company_name: American Outdoor Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-12-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000095017024132289/0000950170-24-132289-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000095017024132289/aout-20241125.htm

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