--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-24-134991" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "PKG" cik: "0000075677" company_name: "PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA" filed_at: "2024-05-09T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-02T07:38:31.933049+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.35 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # PCA shareholders approve all management proposals, reject stockholder bylaw proposal at 2024 annual meeting ## Summary - All 11 director nominees elected; votes for ranged from 61.2M to 76.6M shares. - Second Amended 1999 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan approved: 70.5M for, 6.2M against. - Say-on-pay advisory vote approved: 71.8M for, 4.9M against. - Ratification of KPMG as auditor approved: 80.8M for, 1.8M against. - Stockholder proposal on director resignation bylaw rejected: 12.6M for, 63.8M against. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-24-134991 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: PKG - cik: 0000075677 - company_name: PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - filed_at: 2024-05-09T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.35 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.02, 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312524134991/0001193125-24-134991-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312524134991/d803564d8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-134991 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-134991.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-134991.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA shareholders approved Election of Director: Samuel M. Mencoff at the 2024-05-08 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-08 source text: Mencoff 66,344,693 8,165,851 2,334,435 5,500,434 Roger B. Porter 61,236,883 13,113,239 2,494,857 5,500,434 Thomas S. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312524134991/0001193125-24-134991-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA shareholders approved Election of Director: Donna A. Harman at the 2024-05-08 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-08 source text: Harman 75,034,138 1,774,077 36,764 5,500,434 Mark W. Kowlzan 71,010,084 5,794,306 40,589 5,500,434 Robert C. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312524134991/0001193125-24-134991-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA shareholders approved Approval of Second Amended and Restated 1999 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan at the 2024-05-08 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-08 source text: Approval of Second Amended and Restated 1999 Long - Term Equity Incentive Plan : 70,515,959 votes for, 6,210,977 votes against, 118,043 abstentions and 5,500,434 broker non-votes. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312524134991/0001193125-24-134991-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA shareholders approved Election of Director: Roger B. Porter at the 2024-05-08 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-08 source text: Porter 61,236,883 13,113,239 2,494,857 5,500,434 Thomas S. Souleles 71,190,711 5,612,633 41,635 5,500,434 Paul T. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312524134991/0001193125-24-134991-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA shareholders approved Election of Director: Cheryl K. Beebe at the 2024-05-08 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-08 source text: Beebe 72,134,723 4,673,558 36,698 5,500,434 Duane C. Farrington 76,550,099 255,540 39,340 5,500,434 Karen E. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312524134991/0001193125-24-134991-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA shareholders approved Election of Director: Duane C. Farrington at the 2024-05-08 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-08 source text: Farrington 76,550,099 255,540 39,340 5,500,434 Karen E. Gowland 76,438,524 361,537 44,918 5,500,434 Donna A. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312524134991/0001193125-24-134991-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA shareholders approved Election of Director: Karen E. Gowland at the 2024-05-08 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-08 source text: Gowland 76,438,524 361,537 44,918 5,500,434 Donna A. Harman 75,034,138 1,774,077 36,764 5,500,434 Mark W. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312524134991/0001193125-24-134991-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA shareholders approved Election of Director: Paul T. Stecko at the 2024-05-08 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-08 source text: Stecko 72,779,475 4,025,647 39,857 5,500,434 (b) Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm . evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312524134991/0001193125-24-134991-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA shareholders approved Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2024-05-08 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-08 source text: The audit committee’s appointment of KPMG LLP as PCA’s independent registered public accounting firm was ratified by the following vote: 80,848,054 votes for, 1,830,602 votes against, and 36,757 abstentions. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312524134991/0001193125-24-134991-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA shareholders approved Election of Director: Mark W. Kowlzan at the 2024-05-08 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-08 source text: Kowlzan 71,010,084 5,794,306 40,589 5,500,434 Robert C. Lyons 73,241,311 3,562,391 41,277 5,500,434 Thomas P. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312524134991/0001193125-24-134991-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA shareholders approved Approval of PCA’s Executive Compensation at the 2024-05-08 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-08 source text: Approval of PCA’s Executive Compensation : 71,793,232 votes for, 4,930,720 votes against, 121,018 abstentions and 5,500,434 broker non-votes. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312524134991/0001193125-24-134991-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA shareholders approved Election of Director: Robert C. Lyons at the 2024-05-08 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-08 source text: Lyons 73,241,311 3,562,391 41,277 5,500,434 Thomas P. Maurer 76,127,418 676,192 41,369 5,500,434 Samuel M. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312524134991/0001193125-24-134991-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA shareholders rejected Stockholder Proposal Regarding Director Election Resignation Bylaw at the 2024-05-08 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2024-05-08 source text: Stockholder Proposal Regarding Director Election Resignation Bylaw : 12,644,915 votes for; 63,816,263 votes against; 383,801 abstentions; and 5,500,434 broker non-votes. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312524134991/0001193125-24-134991-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA shareholders approved Election of Director: Thomas P. Maurer at the 2024-05-08 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-08 source text: Maurer 76,127,418 676,192 41,369 5,500,434 Samuel M. Mencoff 66,344,693 8,165,851 2,334,435 5,500,434 Roger B. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312524134991/0001193125-24-134991-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA shareholders approved Election of Director: Thomas S. Souleles at the 2024-05-08 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-08 source text: Souleles 71,190,711 5,612,633 41,635 5,500,434 Paul T. Stecko 72,779,475 4,025,647 39,857 5,500,434 (b) Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm . evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312524134991/0001193125-24-134991-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.