---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001517375-26-000042"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SPT"
cik: "0001517375"
company_name: "Sprout Social, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-20T20:27:07+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T20:28:44.869719+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sprout Social shareholders re-elect directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- Peter Barris re-elected as Class I director with 85,977,758 votes for; Karen Walker re-elected with 75,654,474 votes for.
- Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor for FY2026 passed with 102,421,538 votes for.
- Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation approved with 87,252,163 votes for.
- All three proposals received majority support; broker non-votes totaled 12,011,329 on director elections and say-on-pay.
- Meeting held May 20, 2026; results certified by Inspector of Election.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001517375-26-000042
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SPT
- cik: 0001517375
- company_name: Sprout Social, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-20T20:27:07+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517375/000151737526000042/0001517375-26-000042-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517375/000151737526000042/spt-20260520.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Sprout Social, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve compensation of named executive officers at the 2026-05-20 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-20
  source text: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 87,252,163 3,206,115 50,896 12,011,329
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517375/000151737526000042/0001517375-26-000042-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Sprout Social, Inc. shareholders approved Election of two Class I directors to serve until the 2029 annual meeting at the 2026-05-20 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-20
  source text: Votes For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Peter Barris 85,977,758 4,531,416 12,011,329 Karen Walker 75,654,474 14,854,700 12,011,329
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517375/000151737526000042/0001517375-26-000042-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Sprout Social, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-05-20 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-20
  source text: Votes For Votes Against Abstain 102,421,538 56,693 42,272
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517375/000151737526000042/0001517375-26-000042-index.htm

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