---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-22-017968"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KRT"
cik: "0001758021"
company_name: "Karat Packaging Inc."
filed_at: "2022-06-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T23:21:00.207862+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Karat Packaging shareholders elect all five director nominees and approve say-on-pay and auditor ratification

## Summary
- Directors Alan Yu, Joanne Wang, Eric Chen, Paul Y. Chen, and Eve Yen each elected with >10.8M votes for (no broker votes).
- Ratification of BDO USA as independent auditor for FY2022 passed; 11,442,350 for, 10,156 against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation (say-on-pay) approved: 10,974,178 for, 20,045 against.
- Advisory vote on frequency of say-on-pay: 10,953,881 favored every one year; company will hold annual say-on-pay votes.
- Proposals passed with routine margins; no material changes to governance or operations.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-22-017968
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KRT
- cik: 0001758021
- company_name: Karat Packaging Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-06-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- 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/1758021/000162828022017968/0001628280-22-017968-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1758021/000162828022017968/krt-20220624.htm

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