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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-165644"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VITL"
cik: "0001579733"
company_name: "Vital Farms, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-06-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T02:04:10.190549+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vital Farms stockholders elect three directors and ratify KPMG as auditor at 2023 annual meeting

## Summary
- Matthew O'Hayer, Russell Diez-Canseco, Kelly J. Kennedy re-elected as directors with majority support.
- Proposal to ratify KPMG LLP as independent auditor for FY2023 passed with 37,279,805 votes for, 29,268 against.
- Broker non-votes totaled 2,297,620 on each director election; no other proposals contested.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-165644
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VITL
- cik: 0001579733
- company_name: Vital Farms, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-06-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- 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/1579733/000119312523165644/0001193125-23-165644-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579733/000119312523165644/d469155d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Vital Farms, Inc. shareholders approved Election of three nominees to serve as directors until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders at the 2023-06-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-07
  source text: Proposal No. 1 : Election of three nominees to serve as directors until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. All nominees were elected. The votes were cast as follows: Name Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Matthew O’Hayer 26,595,553 8,461,839 2,297,620 Russell Diez-Canseco 27,225,892 7,831,500 2,297,620 Kelly J. Kennedy 24,904,159 10,153,233 2,297,620
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579733/000119312523165644/0001193125-23-165644-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Vital Farms, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-06-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-07
  source text: Proposal No. 2 : Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The votes were cast as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstained Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP 37,279,805 29,268 45,939
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579733/000119312523165644/0001193125-23-165644-index.htm

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