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The stockholders of the Company did not approve a resolution to remove supermajority voting provisions from the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/901491/000162828026030804/0001628280-26-030804-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"charter amendment"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-04-30"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"2b1bf96626722404555edbd0cfe9e48cc68aea0f","claim":"PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC shareholders approved Advisory approval of executive compensation at the 2026-04-30 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Advisory Approval of the Company’s Executive Compensation. The stockholders of the Company approved a resolution on advisory approval of executive compensation.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/901491/000162828026030804/0001628280-26-030804-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-04-30"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"3ee752047e2e6998f15fe3d794753ba08c05b071","claim":"PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC shareholders rejected Amendment to reduce special meeting ownership threshold at the 2026-04-30 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to reduce special meeting ownership threshold. The stockholders of the Company did not approve a resolution to reduce the special meeting ownership threshold in the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/901491/000162828026030804/0001628280-26-030804-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"charter amendment"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-04-30"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"55a8ccb0ae9341484eb304d33b358975cc3f68fe","claim":"PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC shareholders rejected Stockholder proposal regarding special meeting ownership threshold at the 2026-04-30 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Stockholder Proposal Regarding Special Meeting Ownership Threshold. The resolution presented by The Accountability Board was not approved by the stockholders of the Company.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/901491/000162828026030804/0001628280-26-030804-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-04-30"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"571026bcae05bde41640aede642b974ade464e07","claim":"PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC shareholders approved Election of directors at the 2026-04-30 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Election of Directors. The stockholders of the Company elected each of the director nominees proposed by the Company’s Board of Directors to serve a term of one year and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/901491/000162828026030804/0001628280-26-030804-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-04-30"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"6e5d3cdf3e685bb8abd8654dda6db16e16647bf9","claim":"PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC shareholders approved Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for 2026 at the 2026-04-30 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Auditors. The stockholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2026.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/901491/000162828026030804/0001628280-26-030804-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-04-30"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}