--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001493152-23-045580" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "FATAQ" cik: "0001705012" company_name: "Fat Brands, Inc" filed_at: "2023-12-20T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-07T09:54:07.850131+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.25 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # FAT Brands annual meeting results and re-issuance of excess equity awards ## Summary - Stockholders elected all 14 director nominees; all four proposals passed including equity plan amendment. - After the meeting, Compensation Committee re-issued excess stock option and restricted stock awards to officers. - Re-issued awards include 225,000 restricted shares and options at $11.43 and $5.37 per share, expiring 2031 and 2033. - Recipients include CFO Kenneth Kuick, Allen Sussman, Andrew Wiederhorn, Mason Wiederhorn, Taylor Wiederhorn, Thayer Wiederhorn, and Robert Rosen. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001493152-23-045580 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: FATAQ - cik: 0001705012 - company_name: Fat Brands, Inc - filed_at: 2023-12-20T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.25 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.02, 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705012/000149315223045580/0001493152-23-045580-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705012/000149315223045580/form8-k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-045580 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-045580.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-045580.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Fat Brands, Inc shareholders approved Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Named Executive Officers at the 2023-12-14 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-14 source text: 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 1,742,731,549 120,440,884 5,274,423 241,309,341 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705012/000149315223045580/0001493152-23-045580-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Fat Brands, Inc shareholders approved Amendment and Restatement of the Company’s 2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan at the 2023-12-14 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-14 source text: Amendment and Restatement of the Company’s 2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. The proposal to approve an amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) was approved. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes 1,759,415,962 107,881,459 1,151,414 241,307,361 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705012/000149315223045580/0001493152-23-045580-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Fat Brands, Inc shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2023-12-14 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-14 source text: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The proposal to ratify the selection of Macias Gini & O’Connell, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 was approved. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes 2,096,040,426 13,226,548 489,223 N/A evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705012/000149315223045580/0001493152-23-045580-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Fat Brands, Inc shareholders approved Election of 14 nominees for director to hold office until the 2024 Annual Meeting at the 2023-12-14 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-14 source text: Election of Directors. Stockholders elected 14 nominees for director to the Company’s Board of Directors to hold office until the 2024 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 John S. Allen 1,863,001,370 5,447,487 241,307,339 Donald J. Berchtold 1,692,523,130 175,925,727 241,307,339 Tyler B. Child 1,686,088,274 182,360,584 241,307,339 Lynne L. Collier 1,696,641,350 171,807,508 241,307,339 Mark Elenowitz 1,819,982,608 48,466,230 241,307,339 James G. Ellis 1,863,593,456 4,855,401 241,307,339 Peter R. Feinstein 1,863,566,299 4,882,538 241,307,339 Matthew H. Green 1,862,777,659 5,671,199 241,307,339 John C. Metz 1,715,131,424 153,317,414 241,307,339 Carmen Vidal 1,697,540,968 170,907,889 241,307,339 Andrew A. Wiederhorn 1,690,647,333 177,801,525 241,307,339 Mason A. Wiederhorn 1,690,673,079 177,775,779 241,307,339 Taylor A. Wiede evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705012/000149315223045580/0001493152-23-045580-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.