---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-24-011859"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FUL"
cik: "0000039368"
company_name: "FULLER H B CO"
filed_at: "2024-04-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T23:40:01.285988+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# H.B. Fuller shareholders elect three directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay

## Summary
- Thomas W. Handley, Ruth S. Kimmelshue, Srilata A. Zaheer elected as directors with 46.3M, 48.7M, 48.9M votes for, respectively.
- Ernst & Young LLP ratified as auditor for FY ending Nov 30, 2024: 50.0M for, 1.4M against, 27K abstain.
- Non-binding advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation passed: 47.8M for, 1.4M against, 166K abstain, 2.1M broker non-votes.
- A quorum of 51.5M shares (94.5% of outstanding) was present at the April 11, 2024 annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-011859
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FUL
- cik: 0000039368
- company_name: FULLER H B CO
- filed_at: 2024-04-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39368/000143774924011859/0001437749-24-011859-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39368/000143774924011859/ful20240411_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  FULLER H B CO shareholders approved Election of three directors at the 2024-04-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-04-11
  source text: On April 11, 2024, H.B. Fuller Company (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) for the purposes of the election of three directors, the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, and a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2024 proxy statement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39368/000143774924011859/0001437749-24-011859-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  FULLER H B CO shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2024 proxy statement at the 2024-04-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-04-11
  source text: The voting results on a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2024 proxy statement were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 47,799,582 1,431,498 166,535 2,065,952
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39368/000143774924011859/0001437749-24-011859-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  FULLER H B CO shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2024 at the 2024-04-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-04-11
  source text: Votes regarding ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2024 were as follows: For Against Abstain 50,031,317 1,405,090 27,160
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39368/000143774924011859/0001437749-24-011859-index.htm

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