---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001079973-23-001640"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DLPN"
cik: "0001282224"
company_name: "Dolphin Entertainment, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-11-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T22:30:21.903011+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.05
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.05
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dolphin Entertainment shareholders elect 7 directors, ratify Grant Thornton

## Summary
- All seven director nominees elected: O'Dowd, Negrini, Espensen, Famadas, Leo, Stanham, Grillo.
- Ratification of Grant Thornton as independent auditor: 30,089,017 for, 83,692 against, 3,189 abstain.
- Annual meeting turnout: ~80% of votes (30,175,898 shares) present or represented.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001079973-23-001640
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DLPN
- cik: 0001282224
- company_name: Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-11-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.05
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.05
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282224/000107997323001640/0001079973-23-001640-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282224/000107997323001640/dlpn_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered accounting firm at the 2023-11-20 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-11-20
  source text: The shareholders ratified Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered accounting firm by the following votes:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282224/000107997323001640/0001079973-23-001640-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. shareholders approved Election of seven directors: William O'Dowd, IV, Mirta Negrini, Michael Espensen, Nelson Famadas, Anthony Leo, Nicholas Stanham and Claudia Grillo at the 2023-11-20 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-11-20
  source text: The shareholders elected the seven (7) directors by the following votes:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282224/000107997323001640/0001079973-23-001640-index.htm

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