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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001157523-22-001726"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FLWS"
cik: "0001084869"
company_name: "1 800 FLOWERS COM INC"
filed_at: "2022-12-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T06:38:17.272858+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# 1-800-FLOWERS annual meeting elects 11 directors, ratifies BDO as auditor

## Summary
- All 11 director nominees elected with over 289M votes for each; broker non-votes ~4.2M.
- Ratification of BDO USA as independent auditor for FY2023: 296M for, 644K against, 32K abstain.
- Meeting held Dec 8, 2022; results filed Dec 9, 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001157523-22-001726
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FLWS
- cik: 0001084869
- company_name: 1 800 FLOWERS COM INC
- filed_at: 2022-12-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084869/000115752322001726/0001157523-22-001726-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084869/000115752322001726/a53035690.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-22-001726.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-22-001726.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  1 800 FLOWERS COM INC shareholders approved Election of directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders at the 2022-12-08 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2022-12-08
  source text: 1. The following nominees for directors were elected to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders: Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Celia R. Brown 291,910,716 693,633 4,187,432 James A. Cannavino 291,566,352 1,037,997 4,187,432 Dina Colombo 292,478,169 126,180 4,187,432 Eugene F. DeMark 291,950,166 654,183 4,187,432 Leonard J. Elmore 289,425,378 3,178,971 4,187,432 Adam Hanft 292,476,653 127,696 4,187,432 Stephanie Redish Hofmann 291,983,597 620,752 4,187,432 Christopher G. McCann 292,422,000 182,349 4,187,432 James F. McCann 291,001,992 1,602,357 4,187,432 Katherine Oliver 292,404,103 200,246 4,187,432 Larry Zarin 291,704,642 899,707 4,187,432
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084869/000115752322001726/0001157523-22-001726-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  1 800 FLOWERS COM INC shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 2, 2023 at the 2022-12-08 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2022-12-08
  source text: 2. The stockholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 2, 2023. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 296,115,647 643,950 32,184 -
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084869/000115752322001726/0001157523-22-001726-index.htm

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