---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001185185-23-001335"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JAKK"
cik: "0001009829"
company_name: "JAKKS PACIFIC INC"
filed_at: "2023-12-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T08:40:11.791993+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Jakks Pacific adopts non-substantive by-law change; shareholders re-elect directors and approve stock plan

## Summary
- Non-substantive by-law amendment clarifies default voting standard for shareholder matters, effective Dec 16, 2023.
- Annual meeting re-elected directors Matthew Winkler (3.74M for) and Lori MacPherson (5.01M for).
- Stockholders approved amendment to 2002 Stock Award and Incentive Plan (4.11M for, 2.48M against).
- Advisory say-on-pay passed (3.37M for, 3.13M against); annual frequency selected with 6.27M votes.
- Ratification of BDO USA as independent auditor approved with 8.05M for, 22.7K against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001185185-23-001335
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JAKK
- cik: 0001009829
- company_name: JAKKS PACIFIC INC
- filed_at: 2023-12-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1009829/000118518523001335/0001185185-23-001335-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1009829/000118518523001335/jakkspacif20231220c_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001185185-23-001335
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001185185-23-001335.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001185185-23-001335.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  JAKKS PACIFIC INC: Amendment to clarify default voting standard, not substantive (effective 2023-12-16).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2023-12-16
  source text: On December 14, 2023, our Board of Directors approved and adopted an amendment (the “Amendment”) to Article I, Section 7 of our Second Amended and Restated By-laws (the “By-laws”), effective December 16, 2023. The Amendment does not make any substantive changes to the By-laws and clarifies the default voting standard used for matters submitted to a shareholder vote.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1009829/000118518523001335/0001185185-23-001335-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.