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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-26-036680"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MPAA"
cik: "0000918251"
company_name: "MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA INC"
filed_at: "2026-09-15T21:42:34+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-16T10:07:30.473559+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MPAA shareholders elect 8 directors, approve E&Y, say-on-pay, and equity plan expansion

## Summary
- All 8 director nominees elected at Sept 10, 2026 annual meeting, including Selwyn Joffe, Joseph Ferguson, Anil Shrivastava.
- 2022 Incentive Award Plan amendment approved adding 1,780,111 shares; 5.69M shares voted against (~37% of votes cast).
- Say-on-pay advisory vote passed with 14,007,292 for; 938,440 against.
- Ernst & Young ratified as fiscal 2027 independent auditor with 17,088,251 votes for.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-26-036680
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MPAA
- cik: 0000918251
- company_name: MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA INC
- filed_at: 2026-09-15T21:42:34+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/918251/000114036126036680/0001140361-26-036680-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/918251/000114036126036680/ef20082008_8k.htm

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