---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-063807"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BXC"
cik: "0001301787"
company_name: "BlueLinx Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-19T20:01:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T20:04:11.743967+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BlueLinx director Mitchell B. Lewis fails re-election vote; Board unanimously rejects resignation

## Summary
- Lewis received 2,604,527 votes 'for' vs. 3,325,567 'against'; did not get majority of votes cast.
- ISS and Glass Lewis recommended against Lewis due to his Nominating Committee role and non-independence under their guidelines.
- Board rejected Lewis's resignation after considering factors; he resigned as Nominating Committee Chair.
- Marietta Edmunds Zakas named new Chairman of the Nominating Committee.
- All other director nominees re-elected; proposals on auditor ratification, say-on-pay, and 2021 Plan amendment approved.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-063807
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BXC
- cik: 0001301787
- company_name: BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-19T20:01:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1301787/000110465926063807/0001104659-26-063807-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1301787/000110465926063807/tm2614957d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  BlueLinx Holdings Inc. shareholders approved Approve an amendment to the 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: (4) approve an amendment to the Company's 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2021 Plan") to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1301787/000110465926063807/0001104659-26-063807-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  BlueLinx Holdings Inc. shareholders approved Election of nine directors to hold office until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: Nominees For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Christina M. Corley 5,761,068 173,346 737 1,198,409 Anuj Dhanda 5,080,318 849,611 5,222 1,198,409 Kim S. Fennebresque 5,503,150 430,576 1,425 1,198,409 Keith A. Haas 5,643,086 288,263 3,802 1,198,409 Mitchell B. Lewis 2,604,527 3,325,567 5,057 1,198,409 Shyam K. Reddy 5,774,261 156,801 4,089 1,198,409 J. David Smith 5,761,556 172,864 731 1,198,409 Carol B. Yancey 5,768,008 166,699 444 1,198,409 Marietta Edmunds Zakas 5,620,269 313,317 1,565 1,198,409
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1301787/000110465926063807/0001104659-26-063807-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  BlueLinx Holdings Inc. shareholders approved Approve an advisory, non-binding resolution regarding the executive compensation described in the Proxy Statement at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: (3) approve an advisory, non-binding resolution regarding the executive compensation described in the Company's Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1301787/000110465926063807/0001104659-26-063807-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  BlueLinx Holdings Inc. shareholders approved Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: (2) ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's current fiscal year ending January 2, 2027
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1301787/000110465926063807/0001104659-26-063807-index.htm

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