---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-261986"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARKO"
cik: "0001823794"
company_name: "ARKO Corp."
filed_at: "2026-06-08T21:00:14+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T21:03:36.600223+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ARKO Corp. shareholders re-elect all six director nominees and approve say-on-pay at annual meeting

## Summary
- All six director nominees elected: Sherman K. Edmiston III, Yona Fogel, Avram Friedman, Andrew R. Heyer, Laura Shapira Karet, Arie Kotler.
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation (say-on-pay) passed with 74,199,282 for, 5,966,842 against, 660,455 abstain.
- Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as independent auditor for 2026 approved with 95,991,876 for, 718,988 against, 2,658 abstain.
- Broker non-votes totaled 15,886,943 on director elections and say-on-pay.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-261986
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARKO
- cik: 0001823794
- company_name: ARKO Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-06-08T21:00:14+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823794/000119312526261986/0001193125-26-261986-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823794/000119312526261986/arko-20260604.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  ARKO Corp. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-04
  source text: Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year: Votes Votes Broker For Against Abstentions Non-Votes 95,991,876 718,988 2,658 —
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823794/000119312526261986/0001193125-26-261986-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ARKO Corp. shareholders approved Election of six directors to the Board to hold office until the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-04
  source text: Proposal 1: Election of six directors to the Board to hold office until the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified: Votes Votes Broker Director For Withheld Non-Votes Sherman K. Edmiston III 72,713,274 8,113,305 15,886,943 Yona Fogel 80,691,831 134,748 15,886,943 Avram Friedman 79,218,543 1,608,036 15,886,943 Andrew R. Heyer 60,801,588 20,024,991 15,886,943 Laura Shapira Karet 79,835,177 991,402 15,886,943 Arie Kotler 80,458,273 368,306 15,886,943
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823794/000119312526261986/0001193125-26-261986-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ARKO Corp. shareholders approved Approval of a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2026 Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-04
  source text: Proposal 2: Approval of a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2026 Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting: Votes Votes Broker For Against Abstentions Non-Votes 74,199,282 5,966,842 660,455 15,886,943
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823794/000119312526261986/0001193125-26-261986-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.