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Issuer:     BOSTON BEER CO INC (SAM)
CIK:        0000949870
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-06-01T20:10:15+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-251425
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.01, 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Boston Beer annual meeting: say-on-pay fails, director Joyce sees majority withhold votes
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- Advisory say-on-pay vote: 2,418,918 for vs 3,250,742 against; resolution not approved.
- Class A director Meghan V. Joyce received 2,168,383 for and 3,525,092 withheld (majority opposed).
- Directors Swanson and Jordan elected with fewer withhold votes; all Class B directors elected unanimously.
- Deloitte & Touche LLP ratified as auditor for fiscal 2026 by Class B stockholder.
- Board committee chairs: Swanson (Audit), Jordan (Compensation), Joyce (Nominating/Governance); Nemeth reappointed Lead Director.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/949870/000119312526251425/0001193125-26-251425-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/949870/000119312526251425/sam-20260527.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-251425

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