---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-152919"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GPK"
cik: "0001408075"
company_name: "GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO"
filed_at: "2023-05-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T15:49:49.977248+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# GPK shareholders elect all three director nominees and approve say-on-pay at 2023 annual meeting

## Summary
- Three directors re-elected: Michael P. Doss (262M for), Dean A. Scarborough (256M for), Larry M. Venturelli (248M for).
- PricewaterhouseCoopers ratified as auditor with 281M votes for, 240K against.
- Say-on-pay approved with 243.7M for (91.7% of votes cast excluding broker non-votes).
- Advisory vote preferred 1-year frequency for future say-on-pay (259.4M for 1 year).
- Approximately 281M shares represented, 91.5% of eligible shares.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-152919
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GPK
- cik: 0001408075
- company_name: GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO
- filed_at: 2023-05-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408075/000119312523152919/0001193125-23-152919-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408075/000119312523152919/d438504d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO shareholders approved Approval of the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers set forth in the Proxy Statement (Say-on-Pay) at the 2023-05-24 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-24
  source text: 3. Approval of the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers set forth in the Proxy Statement (Say-on-Pay): For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 243,749,369 21,539,614 181,179 15,867,530
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408075/000119312523152919/0001193125-23-152919-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-24 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-24
  source text: 1. Election of Directors: Director For Withheld Michael P. Doss 262,305,723 3,164,439 Dean A. Scarborough 255,690,999 9,779,163 Larry M. Venturelli 248,310,217 17,159,945 There were 15,867,530 Broker Non-Votes for Proposal 1.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408075/000119312523152919/0001193125-23-152919-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of the Say-on-Pay vote on executive compensation at the 2023-05-24 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-24
  source text: 4. Advisory vote on the frequency of the Say-on-Pay vote on executive compensation: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain 259,434,623 53,429 5,922,149 59,961
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408075/000119312523152919/0001193125-23-152919-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO shareholders approved Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm at the 2023-05-24 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-24
  source text: 2. Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm: For Against Abstain/Withhold Broker Non-Votes 280,993,812 240,063 103,817 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408075/000119312523152919/0001193125-23-152919-index.htm

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