--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-23-148148" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "MAT" cik: "0000063276" company_name: "MATTEL INC /DE/" filed_at: "2023-05-18T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-14T21:40:05.737011+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.1 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Mattel reports annual meeting voting results; all directors elected ## Summary - All 11 director nominees elected; Ynon Kreiz received 313M FOR vs 7.9M AGAINST. - Ratification of PwC as auditor approved: 330M FOR, 5.7M AGAINST. - Say-on-pay approved advisory (318M FOR, 2.4M AGAINST); frequency set at 1 year. - Shareholder proposal for independent board chairman defeated: 66M FOR, 254M AGAINST. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-23-148148 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: MAT - cik: 0000063276 - company_name: MATTEL INC /DE/ - filed_at: 2023-05-18T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.1 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63276/000119312523148148/0001193125-23-148148-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63276/000119312523148148/d406335d8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-148148 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-148148.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-148148.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes MATTEL INC /DE/ shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-15 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-15 source text: All of the nominees for director listed in Proposal 1 in Mattel’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2023, were elected by a majority of the votes cast, as follows: Name of Nominee Votes Cast “FOR” Votes Cast “AGAINST” Abstentions Broker Non-Votes R. Todd Bradley 319,276,691 1,608,736 235,621 15,228,618 Adriana Cisneros 319,625,859 1,359,555 135,634 15,228,618 Michael Dolan 315,100,376 5,869,157 151,515 15,228,618 Diana Ferguson 318,424,949 2,561,198 134,901 15,228,618 Prof. Noreena Hertz 320,497,169 486,722 137,157 15,228,618 Ynon Kreiz 313,058,967 7,914,833 147,248 15,228,618 Soren Laursen 319,639,624 1,328,323 153,101 15,228,618 Ann Lewnes 318,620,250 2,282,646 218,152 15,228,618 Roger Lynch 319,981,503 907,510 232,035 15,228,618 Dominic Ng 318,403,811 2,567,285 149,952 15,228,618 Dr. Judy Olian 319,331,868 1,647,345 141,835 15,228,618 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63276/000119312523148148/0001193125-23-148148-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MATTEL INC /DE/ shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on compensation of named executive officers at the 2023-05-15 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-15 source text: Proposal 3, a proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of Mattel’s named executive officers, was approved by the following vote: Votes Cast “FOR” Votes Cast “AGAINST” Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 318,328,599 2,354,964 437,485 15,228,618 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63276/000119312523148148/0001193125-23-148148-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MATTEL INC /DE/ shareholders rejected Stockholder proposal regarding an independent board chairman at the 2023-05-15 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-15 source text: Proposal 5, a stockholder proposal regarding an independent board chairman, was not approved by the following vote: Votes Cast “FOR” Votes Cast “AGAINST” Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 66,493,945 254,318,355 308,748 15,228,618 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63276/000119312523148148/0001193125-23-148148-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MATTEL INC /DE/ shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on frequency of say-on-pay votes at the 2023-05-15 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-15 source text: Proposal 4, a proposal to determine, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the frequency with which stockholders would have an opportunity to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of Mattel’s named executive officers, was determined as follows: Votes Cast for “1 Year” Votes Cast for “2 Years” Votes Cast for “3 Years” Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 315,384,148 385,004 4,680,528 671,368 15,228,618 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63276/000119312523148148/0001193125-23-148148-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MATTEL INC /DE/ shareholders approved Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-05-15 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-15 source text: Proposal 2, a proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Mattel’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023, was approved by the following vote: Votes Cast “FOR” Votes Cast “AGAINST” Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 330,346,421 5,681,871 321,374 N/A evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63276/000119312523148148/0001193125-23-148148-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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