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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-077813"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BURL"
cik: "0001579298"
company_name: "Burlington Stores, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T10:44:35.718683+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Burlington stockholders approve 3.1M-share increase to 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan

## Summary
- Stockholders voted 56.7M for, 2.8M against to amend the plan; additional 3.1M shares authorized.
- All four director nominees elected: Shira Goodman (59.5M for), John Mahoney (58.8M), Laura Sen (59.4M), Paul Sullivan (58.1M).
- Say-on-pay passed with 53.0M for vs 6.5M against, indicating moderate shareholder concerns.
- Ratification of Deloitte as auditor approved with 58.7M for vs 1.7M against.
- Voter turnout approximately 96% of outstanding shares (60.4M shares voted).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-077813
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BURL
- cik: 0001579298
- company_name: Burlington Stores, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579298/000095017025077813/0000950170-25-077813-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579298/000095017025077813/burl-20250520.htm

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