---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-042849"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GPGI"
cik: "0001823144"
company_name: "GPGI, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-12T20:12:11+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T20:26:58.228348+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# GPGI shareholders elect four Class II directors, approve say-on-pay and auditor ratification at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- All four Class II director nominees elected: DeAngelo, Hughes, James, Knott; broker non-votes 11,958,426.
- Say-on-pay approved with 231,699,270 For (92.6% of votes cast) vs 18,439,834 Against.
- Say-on-frequency set to every one year (250,019,750 votes for one-year frequency).
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor approved: 262,162,349 For, 5,694 Against.
- Company will hold advisory vote on executive compensation annually until next frequency vote.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-042849
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GPGI
- cik: 0001823144
- company_name: GPGI, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-12T20:12:11+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823144/000162828026042849/0001628280-26-042849-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823144/000162828026042849/cmpo-20260611.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  GPGI, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2026-06-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-11
  source text: The vote with respect to the advisory Say-on-Frequency Proposal was as follows: Every One (1) Year Every Two (2) Years Every Three (3) Years Abstain 250,019,750 66,861 56,241 75,093 Broker Non-Votes: 11,958,426
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823144/000162828026042849/0001628280-26-042849-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  GPGI, Inc. shareholders approved Election of four Class II directors at the 2026-06-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-11
  source text: The vote with respect to the election of each of the directors was as follows: Nominees For Withheld Joseph J. DeAngelo 249,815,353 402,592 Brian F. Hughes 244,650,151 5,567,794 Mark R. James 230,584,975 19,632,970 Thomas R. Knott 242,484,633 7,733,312 Broker Non-Votes: 11,958,426
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823144/000162828026042849/0001628280-26-042849-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  GPGI, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory approval of the compensation of named executive officers (Say-on-Pay) at the 2026-06-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-11
  source text: The vote with respect to the advisory Say-on-Pay Proposal was as follows: For Against Abstain 231,699,270 18,439,834 78,841 Broker Non-Votes: 11,958,426
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823144/000162828026042849/0001628280-26-042849-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  GPGI, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026 at the 2026-06-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-11
  source text: The vote with respect to the Auditor Ratification Proposal was as follows: For Against Abstain 262,162,349 5,694 8,328 Broker Non-Votes: N/A
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823144/000162828026042849/0001628280-26-042849-index.htm

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