{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001493152-22-036450","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"FATAQ","cik":"0001705012","company_name":"Fat Brands, Inc","filed_at":"2022-12-23T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:51.772244+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-20T23:24:41.555726+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","5.07","5.03","9.01"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.6,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.6,"confidence":"high","headline":"FAT Brands stockholders declassify board; controlling stockholder removes director Junger","bullets":["Board declassified: 2.16B votes for, 13M against; directors to be elected annually.","Seven directors elected; after meeting, controlling holder Fog Cutter removed Squire Junger.","Amendment to 2017 Omnibus Plan approved, increasing Class A shares issuable (1.94B for).","Say-on-pay approved (2.17B for); advisory vote set for 1-year frequency.","Baker Tilly ratified as auditor for FY ending Dec 25, 2022 (2.37B for)."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-22-036450","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-22-036450.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-22-036450.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-22-036450.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705012/000149315222036450/0001493152-22-036450-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705012/000149315222036450/form8-k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-20T23:24:41.555726+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"46d29e6043ba37aeea26c40c515f82d6e331b931","claim":"Fat Brands, Inc: Filed Certificate of Amendment to eliminate classified board and provide for annual election of directors (effective 2022-12-20).","evidence_excerpt":"On December 20, 2022, immediately following the vote on proposal 1 at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of FAT Brands Inc. (the “Company”), the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate the three-year, staggered terms of the Company’s directors and provide for the annual election of directors.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705012/000149315222036450/0001493152-22-036450-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Governance Changes","details":[{"label":"Change","value":"charter amendment"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2022-12-20"}],"fact_type":"governance_change"},{"claim_id":"043e67a56383c29c39ae530b70b4aad708789e84","claim":"Fat Brands, Inc shareholders approved Amendment To 2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.","evidence_excerpt":"(3) Amendment To 2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. The proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s 2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to increase the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable under the Plan was approved. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes 1,943,673,606 231,979,386 5,335,955 191,885,875","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705012/000149315222036450/0001493152-22-036450-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"3e2edfcb484ec4c5906121cd6027f4158eee8bb7","claim":"Fat Brands, Inc shareholders approved Advisory Vote On The Frequency Of Future Votes On The Compensation Of Named Executive Officers.","evidence_excerpt":"(5) Advisory Vote On The Frequency Of Future Votes On The Compensation Of Named Executive Officers. The proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the frequency of future votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers received the following votes: One Year Two Years Three Years Abstain 2,162,829,591 7,769,865 5,438,900 4,950,593","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705012/000149315222036450/0001493152-22-036450-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"4d9ed40f009fc3b08adc02d2d58883f7f36fbeda","claim":"Fat Brands, Inc shareholders approved Ratification Of Appointment Of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2022-12-25 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"(6) Ratification Of Appointment Of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The proposal to ratify the selection of Baker Tilly US, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 25, 2022 was approved. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes 2,365,403,067 6,803,993 667,764 191,885,875","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705012/000149315222036450/0001493152-22-036450-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2022-12-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"9a813713ed7f70017f50a782d9989ed986a94b71","claim":"Fat Brands, Inc shareholders approved Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Named Executive Officers.","evidence_excerpt":"(4) Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Named Executive Officers. The proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes 2,165,812,016 9,257,758 5,919,174 191,885,875","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705012/000149315222036450/0001493152-22-036450-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"e1d1c1e27652c06f7da9643110974da15b336363","claim":"Fat Brands, Inc shareholders approved Election of Directors.","evidence_excerpt":"(2) Election of Directors. Stockholders elected seven nominees for director to the Company’s Board of Directors to hold office until the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Name of Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Kenneth J. Anderson 2,173,182,347 7,806,603 191,885,875 Lynne L. Collier 2,174,046,515 6,942,435 191,885,875 Amy V. Forrestal 586,650,412 1,594,338,538 191,885,875 Squire Junger 585,701,352 1,595,287,599 191,885,875 James C. Neuhauser 2,173,182,860 7,806,090 191,885,875 Edward H. Rensi 1,991,915,233 189,073,717 191,885,875 Andrew A. Wiederhorn 2,173,164,437 7,824,513 191,885,875","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705012/000149315222036450/0001493152-22-036450-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"fc254c4f5e7c955d190bb77b45e56a1c39f7e51c","claim":"Fat Brands, Inc shareholders approved Amendment To Certificate Of Incorporation To Declassify Board Of Directors.","evidence_excerpt":"(1) Amendment To Certificate Of Incorporation To Declassify Board Of Directors. The proposal to amend the Company’s certificate of incorporation to declassify the Board of Directors and provide for the annual election of all directors was approved. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes 2,163,592,375 13,086,195 4,310,379 191,885,875","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705012/000149315222036450/0001493152-22-036450-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"charter amendment"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}