--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001104659-23-085311" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "BAH" cik: "0001443646" company_name: "Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp" filed_at: "2023-07-28T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-12T22:55:30.040720+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "positive" materiality_score: 0.55 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Booz Allen stockholders approve 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, charter amendment, and elect directors ## Summary - Stockholders approved the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, replacing the prior plan (105.3M for, 2.6M against). - Approved Seventh Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to limit officer liability per Delaware law (88.8M for, 19.1M against). - Adopted amended and restated bylaws with updates to proxy, meeting notice, and universal proxy rule compliance. - All 11 director nominees elected; Ralph Shrader received most votes against (4.5M) but passed with 103.5M for. - Ratified Ernst & Young as FY2024 auditor (113.3M for); say-on-pay approved; frequency set at one year. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001104659-23-085311 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: BAH - cik: 0001443646 - company_name: Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp - filed_at: 2023-07-28T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: positive - materiality_score: 0.55 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.02, 5.03, 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443646/000110465923085311/0001104659-23-085311-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443646/000110465923085311/tm2322176d1_8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-085311 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-085311.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-085311.txt ## Key facts - Governance Changes Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp: Amended and restated bylaws adopted with changes to stockholder meeting notice, proxies, voting lists, adjournment, stockholder proposals, and board meeting notice (effective 2023-07-26). - Change: bylaw amendment - Effective: 2023-07-26 source text: Additionally, on and as effective of July 26, 2023, the Company adopted the amended and restated bylaws (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”). evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443646/000110465923085311/0001104659-23-085311-index.htm - Governance Changes Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp: Seventh amended and restated certificate of incorporation approved to limit officer liability and remove obsolete director class provisions (effective 2023-07-26). - Change: charter amendment - Effective: 2023-07-26 source text: On July 26, 2023 at the Annual Meeting, the holders of the Company’s Class A common stock approved the adoption of the seventh amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”) to limit the liability of certain officers of the Company in specific circumstances as permitted by recent amendments to Delaware law and to remove obsolete provisions related to classes of directors. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443646/000110465923085311/0001104659-23-085311-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp shareholders approved A non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. at the 2023-07-26 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-07-26 source text: Proposal 4: A non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. One Year 106,331,662 Two Years 29,370 Three Years 1,626,507 Abstained 34,091 Broker Non-Votes 7,798,839 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443646/000110465923085311/0001104659-23-085311-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp shareholders approved The approval of the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan. at the 2023-07-26 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-07-26 source text: Proposal 6: The approval of the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan. For 105,286,032 Against 2,645,356 Abstained 90,242 Broker Non-Votes 7,798,839 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443646/000110465923085311/0001104659-23-085311-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-07-26 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-07-26 source text: Proposal 1: Election of Directors Nominees Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes Ralph W. Shrader 103,477,036 4,509,184 35,410 7,798,839 Horacio D. Rozanski 107,186,804 801,673 33,153 7,798,839 Joan Lordi C. Amble 106,146,607 1,829,291 45,732 7,798,839 Melody C. Barnes 107,352,024 627,630 41,976 7,798,839 Michèle A. Flournoy 106,414,185 1,562,003 45,442 7,798,839 Mark Gaumond 104,603,341 3,374,008 44,281 7,798,839 Ellen Jewett 107,791,034 187,032 43,564 7,798,839 Arthur E. Johnson 105,207,196 2,764,975 49,459 7,798,839 Gretchen W. McClain 106,853,022 1,126,683 41,925 7,798,839 Rory P. Read 107,885,295 89,991 46,344 7,798,839 Charles O. Rossotti 104,307,268 3,672,344 42,018 7,798,839 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443646/000110465923085311/0001104659-23-085311-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp shareholders approved The approval of the adoption of the Seventh Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to, among other things, limit the liability of certain officers of the Company as permitted by recent amendments to Delaware law. at the 2023-07-26 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-07-26 source text: Proposal 5: The approval of the adoption of the Seventh Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to, among other things, limit the liability of certain officers of the Company as permitted by recent amendments to Delaware law. For 88,827,286 Against 19,146,321 Abstained 48,023 Broker Non-Votes 7,798,839 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443646/000110465923085311/0001104659-23-085311-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp shareholders approved A non-binding advisory vote on the compensation program for the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of the Proxy Statement. at the 2023-07-26 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-07-26 source text: Proposal 3: A non-binding advisory vote on the compensation program for the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of the Proxy Statement. For 104,762,432 Against 3,160,587 Abstained 98,611 Broker Non-Votes 7,798,839 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443646/000110465923085311/0001104659-23-085311-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp shareholders approved The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024. at the 2023-07-26 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-07-26 source text: Proposal 2: The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024. For 113,292,851 Against 2,496,689 Abstained 30,929 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443646/000110465923085311/0001104659-23-085311-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.