--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001104659-24-024496" form_type: "8-K" ticker: null cik: "0001378992" company_name: "BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC." filed_at: "2024-02-15T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-06T00:57:59.000061+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.3 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Berry Global shareholders approve charter amendments; all director nominees elected at annual meeting ## Summary - Shareholders approved amendment to include officer exculpation provision (86.5M for, 16.2M against). - Shareholders approved amendment making U.S. federal courts exclusive forum for federal securities law claims (86.2M for, 15.7M against). - All 11 director nominees elected with strong support; votes ranged from 96.1M to 102.4M for. - Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor for fiscal 2024 (104.9M for, 2.0M against). - Bylaws amended to align with charter changes, update proxy rules, and make administrative updates. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001104659-24-024496 - form_type: 8-K - cik: 0001378992 - company_name: BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC. - filed_at: 2024-02-15T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.3 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465924024496/0001104659-24-024496-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465924024496/tm245810d3_8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-024496 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-024496.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-024496.txt ## Key facts - Governance Changes BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC.: Amended and restated bylaws effective February 14, 2024 to conform with charter amendment, revise advance notice procedures, address universal proxy rules, update meeting administration, and make ministerial changes (effective 2024-02-14). - Change: bylaw amendment - Effective: 2024-02-14 source text: The Board also approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (as so amended and restated, the “Bylaws”), effective as of February 14, 2024. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465924024496/0001104659-24-024496-index.htm - Governance Changes BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC.: Amended certificate of incorporation to add officer exculpation provision and designate U.S. federal courts as exclusive forum for federal securities law claims (effective 2024-02-14). - Change: charter amendment - Effective: 2024-02-14 source text: On February 14, 2024, Berry Global Group, Inc. (the “Company”), amended its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) to include an officer exculpation provision and to make the United States federal courts the exclusive forum for any federal securities law claims (the “Charter Amendment”). evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465924024496/0001104659-24-024496-index.htm - Shareholder Votes BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC. shareholders approved Approval of a proposal to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to include an officer exculpation provision at the 2024-02-14 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-02-14 source text: Item 4: Approval of a proposal to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to include an officer exculpation provision. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 86,482,300 16,172,550 107,677 4,175,638 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465924024496/0001104659-24-024496-index.htm - Shareholder Votes BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2024-02-14 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-02-14 source text: Item 1: Election of Directors. Name Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining Broker Non-Votes B. Evan Bayh 99,548,416 3,151,473 62,638 4,175,638 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465924024496/0001104659-24-024496-index.htm - Shareholder Votes BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending September 28, 2024 at the 2024-02-14 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-02-14 source text: Item 2: Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending September 28, 2024. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 104,865,157 2,012,972 60,036 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465924024496/0001104659-24-024496-index.htm - Shareholder Votes BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC. shareholders approved Approval of a proposal to amend the exclusive forum provision in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to make the United States federal courts the exclusive forum for any federal securities law claims at the 2024-02-14 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-02-14 source text: Item 5: Approval of a proposal to amend the exclusive forum provision in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to make the United States federal courts the exclusive forum for any federal securities law claims. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 86,233,928 15,706,311 822,288 4,175,638 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465924024496/0001104659-24-024496-index.htm - Shareholder Votes BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC. shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory, non-binding basis, of the Company’s executive compensation at the 2024-02-14 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-02-14 source text: Item 3: Approval, on an advisory, non-binding basis, of the Company’s executive compensation. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 98,068,227 4,628,097 66,203 4,175,638 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465924024496/0001104659-24-024496-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.