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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-039720"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LESL"
cik: "0001821806"
company_name: "Leslie's, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-03-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T16:09:15.722393+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Leslie's shareholders approve director removal without cause from 2027, officer exculpation

## Summary
- Shareholders approved removal of directors with or without cause effective at 2027 annual meeting (150.7M for, 1.5M against).
- Approved exculpation of certain officers from liability to fullest extent under Delaware law (145.0M for, 6.7M against).
- Elected three Class I directors (Daniel, McDonell, Naylor) and Class II director Nagler each with >100M votes for.
- Ratified Ernst & Young as independent auditor for FY2025 (158.1M for, 2.0M against); say-on-pay approved (149.4M for).
- Seventh Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with Delaware Secretary of State effective March 12, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-039720
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LESL
- cik: 0001821806
- company_name: Leslie's, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-03-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1821806/000095017025039720/0000950170-25-039720-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1821806/000095017025039720/lesl-20250312.htm

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