--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-24-140036" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "DIN" cik: "0000049754" company_name: "Dine Brands Global, Inc." filed_at: "2024-05-16T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-01T21:57:22.329632+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.1 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Dine Brands shareholders elect all 10 directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay, reject climate and pork proposals ## Summary - All 10 director nominees elected; highest vote count 12,032,307 for Matthew T. Ryan, lowest 10,518,104 for Caroline W. Nahas. - Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor for fiscal 2024 passed with 13,439,797 for, 166,246 against. - Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 11,175,494 for, 925,090 against. - Stockholder proposal on climate change policies and disclosures failed: 4,784,535 for, 7,081,598 against. - Stockholder proposal on group-housed pork failed: 3,221,538 for, 8,630,597 against. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-24-140036 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: DIN - cik: 0000049754 - company_name: Dine Brands Global, Inc. - filed_at: 2024-05-16T23:59:59+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/49754/000119312524140036/0001193125-24-140036-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49754/000119312524140036/d838980d8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-140036 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-140036.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-140036.txt ## Source-grounded claims - claim_id: 3666592ca9247cbcc3bce2e18c7ec704c20160da claim: Dine Brands Global, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2024-05-14 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Proposal One: Election of Directors. The nominees listed below were elected to serve as directors for a one-year term with the respective votes set forth opposite their names: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Howard M. Berk 10,651,188 1,451,360 36,912 1,480,210 Richard J. Dahl 11,526,051 577,084 36,325 1,480,210 Michael C. Hyter 11,863,364 239,726 36,370 1,480,210 Caroline W. Nahas 10,518,104 1,585,206 36,150 1,480,210 Douglas M. Pasquale 11,702,016 417,767 19,677 1,480,210 John W. Peyton 11,856,609 244,803 38,048 1,480,210 Martha C. Poulter 11,984,999 118,445 36,016 1,480,210 Matthew T. Ryan 12,032,307 70,885 36,268 1,480,210 Arthur F. Starrs 11,997,543 104,997 36,920 1,480,210 Lilian C. Tomovich 10,738,266 1,365,244 35,950 1,480,210 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49754/000119312524140036/0001193125-24-140036-index.htm - claim_id: 410baf20cca801a4ca7906a99429c540e4776b2d claim: Dine Brands Global, Inc. shareholders rejected A Stockholder Proposal Regarding Group-Housed Pork at the 2024-05-14 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Proposal Five: A Stockholder Proposal Regarding Group-Housed Pork. The stockholders did not approve the proposal regarding group-housed pork. The voting results are set forth below: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 3,221,538 8,630,597 287,325 1,480,210 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49754/000119312524140036/0001193125-24-140036-index.htm - claim_id: 6cfcc25a655cac444169bbf3b4b076039a88a8df claim: Dine Brands Global, Inc. shareholders rejected A Stockholder Proposal Regarding Climate Change Policies and Climate Change Risk Disclosures at the 2024-05-14 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Proposal Four: A Stockholder Proposal Regarding Climate Change Policies and Climate Change Risk Disclosures. The stockholders did not approve the proposal regarding climate change policies and climate change risk disclosures. The voting results are set forth below: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 4,784,535 7,081,598 273,327 1,480,210 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49754/000119312524140036/0001193125-24-140036-index.htm - claim_id: a3fb3b135a0e0d3653e7690aaf2ca4f406d0d3c7 claim: Dine Brands Global, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Corporation's Independent Auditor for the 2024 Fiscal Year at the 2024-05-14 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Proposal Two: Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Corporation's Independent Auditor for the 2024 Fiscal Year. The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor of the Corporation for the 2024 fiscal year. The voting results are set forth below: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 13,439,797 166,246 13,627 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49754/000119312524140036/0001193125-24-140036-index.htm - claim_id: dab2b0ae47ec2b54de26cb7762b0813f3663da1e claim: Dine Brands Global, Inc. shareholders approved Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Corporation's Named Executive Officers at the 2024-05-14 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Proposal Three: Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Corporation's Named Executive Officers. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Corporation's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The voting results are set forth below: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 11,175,494 925,090 38,875 1,480,210 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49754/000119312524140036/0001193125-24-140036-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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