---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-020172"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DIS"
cik: "0001744489"
company_name: "Walt Disney Co"
filed_at: "2026-03-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T09:30:18.583951+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CEO Josh D'Amaro appointed to Disney Board; annual meeting results filed

## Summary
- CEO Josh D'Amaro appointed to Board effective March 18, 2026, term until 2027 annual meeting.
- All 11 director nominees elected; Maria Elena Lagomasino had highest against vote (87.4M, ~6.8%).
- Advisory say-on-pay approved with ~1.09B for (85.7%) and ~181.8M against.
- Three shareholder proposals defeated: religious discrimination report (10M for), cumulative voting (36.8M for), disability inclusion (62.9M for).
- Ratification of PwC as FY2026 auditor approved with ~1.39B for.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-020172
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DIS
- cik: 0001744489
- company_name: Walt Disney Co
- filed_at: 2026-03-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1744489/000162828026020172/0001628280-26-020172-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1744489/000162828026020172/dis-20260318.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-020172.txt

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