---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-230735"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LAMR"
cik: "0001090425"
company_name: "LAMAR ADVERTISING CO/NEW"
filed_at: "2026-05-19T20:05:17+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T21:33:25.233169+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lamar shareholders approve 2M share increase in equity plan, 500K in ESPP

## Summary
- 1996 Equity Incentive Plan amended to increase shares from 17.5M to 19.5M, effective June 1, 2026.
- 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan amended to increase shares by 500,000.
- Ten directors elected; KPMG ratified as auditor for FY 2026.
- All five proposals passed with strong majority votes.
- Class A shares outstanding 87.0M; Class B 14.4M; Series AA Preferred 5,719.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-230735
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LAMR
- cik: 0001090425
- company_name: LAMAR ADVERTISING CO/NEW
- filed_at: 2026-05-19T20:05:17+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090425/000119312526230735/0001193125-26-230735-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090425/000119312526230735/d227765d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  LAMAR ADVERTISING CO/NEW shareholders approved Election of Ten Directors to Serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: Proposal 1: Election of Ten Directors to Serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting. The following individuals were elected to serve as directors of the Company: Name of Director Nominees For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Nancy Fletcher 217,608,932.49 848,543 6,932,819 John E. Koerner, III 185,459,814.49 32,997,661 6,932,819 Mitch Landrieu 217,918,581.49 538,894 6,932,819 Marshall A. Loeb 199,744,784.49 18,712,691 6,932,819 Stephen P. Mumblow 186,690,081.49 31,767,394 6,932,819 Thomas V. Reifenheiser 196,302,507.49 22,154,968 6,932,819 Anna Reilly 201,929,909.49 16,527,566 6,932,819 Kevin P. Reilly, Jr. 201,632,877.49 16,824,598 6,932,819 Wendell Reilly 201,930,585.49 16,526,890 6,932,819 Elizabeth Thompson 202,314,538.49 16,142,937 6,932,819
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090425/000119312526230735/0001193125-26-230735-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  LAMAR ADVERTISING CO/NEW shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2026 Fiscal Year at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2026 Fiscal Year. The stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 224,470,869.49 866,596 52,829 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090425/000119312526230735/0001193125-26-230735-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  LAMAR ADVERTISING CO/NEW shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory and non-binding basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: Proposal 3: Approval, on an advisory and non-binding basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the executive compensation as disclosed in the Proxy. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 214,218,385.49 4,075,610 163,480.00 6,932,819
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090425/000119312526230735/0001193125-26-230735-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  LAMAR ADVERTISING CO/NEW shareholders approved Approval of an amendment and restatement of the Company's 1996 Equity Incentive Plan at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: Proposal 4: Approval of an amendment and restatement of the Company’s 1996 Equity Incentive Plan. The stockholders approved the amendment and restatement. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 217,093,545.49 1,290,954 72,976.00 6,932,819
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090425/000119312526230735/0001193125-26-230735-index.htm

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