--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001089063-23-000119" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "DKS" cik: "0001089063" company_name: "DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC." filed_at: "2023-06-16T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-13T22:18:05.279202+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.25 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Dick's Sporting Goods shareholders approve officer exculpation amendment; all director nominees elected ## Summary - Charter amendment to allow officer exculpation under Delaware law approved by 256.6M votes for, 19.3M against. - All 11 director nominees elected with substantial majorities; highest vote share 275.7M for Anne Fink. - Say-on-pay advisory vote passed with 273.6M for, 2.3M against; company will hold annual advisory votes. - Deloitte & Touche ratified as independent auditor for fiscal 2023 with 279.0M votes for. - Annual meeting held June 14, 2023; all five proposals passed. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001089063-23-000119 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: DKS - cik: 0001089063 - company_name: DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. - filed_at: 2023-06-16T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.25 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1089063/000108906323000119/0001089063-23-000119-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1089063/000108906323000119/dks-20230614.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001089063-23-000119 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001089063-23-000119.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001089063-23-000119.txt ## Key facts - Governance Changes DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC.: Approved and filed an amendment to the Charter to permit exculpation of corporate officers, as permitted by Delaware law (effective 2023-06-14). - Change: charter amendment - Effective: 2023-06-14 source text: On June 14, 2023, the Company filed a Charter Amendment with the Delaware Secretary of State, which became effective upon filing. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1089063/000108906323000119/0001089063-23-000119-index.htm - Shareholder Votes DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. shareholders approved Approval of an Amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to Adopt Provisions Allowing Officer Exculpation under Delaware Law at the 2023-06-14 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-14 source text: Proposal No. 5 - Approval of an Amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to Adopt Provisions Allowing Officer Exculpation under Delaware Law For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 256,556,984 19,280,856 275,139 4,664,637 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1089063/000108906323000119/0001089063-23-000119-index.htm - Shareholder Votes DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. shareholders approved Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Whether an Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers Should be Held Every One, Two, or Three Years at the 2023-06-14 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-14 source text: Proposal No. 3 - Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Whether an Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers Should be Held Every One, Two, or Three Years 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain 274,995,821 32,923 1,040,403 43,832 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1089063/000108906323000119/0001089063-23-000119-index.htm - Shareholder Votes DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-06-14 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-14 source text: Election of Directors Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Vote Mark J. Barrenechea 274,914,728 1,198,251 4,664,637 Emanuel Chirico 273,527,319 2,585,660 4,664,637 William J. Colombo 262,616,689 13,496,290 4,664,637 Anne Fink 275,684,159 428,820 4,664,637 Larry Fitzgerald, Jr. 264,750,900 11,362,079 4,664,637 Lauren R. Hobart 275,479,127 633,852 4,664,637 Sandeep Mathrani 275,666,412 446,567 4,664,637 Desiree Ralls-Morrison 264,763,682 11,349,297 4,664,637 Lawrence J. Schorr 259,074,168 17,038,811 4,664,637 Edward W. Stack 274,182,608 1,930,371 4,664,637 Larry D. Stone 264,215,313 11,897,666 4,664,637 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1089063/000108906323000119/0001089063-23-000119-index.htm - Shareholder Votes DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2023-06-14 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-14 source text: Proposal No. 4 - Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 278,966,316 1,708,343 102,957 — evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1089063/000108906323000119/0001089063-23-000119-index.htm - Shareholder Votes DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. shareholders approved Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Named Executive Officers at the 2023-06-14 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-14 source text: Proposal No. 2 - Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Named Executive Officers For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 273,595,183 2,309,041 208,755 4,664,637 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1089063/000108906323000119/0001089063-23-000119-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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