--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001637459-23-000080" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "KHC" cik: "0001637459" company_name: "Kraft Heinz Co" filed_at: "2023-05-10T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-15T06:31:05.855505+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.15 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Kraft Heinz shareholders elect all 12 director nominees, approve say-on-pay, reject three proposals ## Summary - All 12 board nominees elected with 84-96% of votes cast; Miguel Patricio received 97.4% votes for. - Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 96.8% of votes cast. - Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers as independent auditor approved with 97.6% of votes cast. - Shareholder proposal for simple majority vote defeated: 19% for, 81% against. - Proposals on water risk report (8% for) and civil rights audit (1% for) both defeated. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001637459-23-000080 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: KHC - cik: 0001637459 - company_name: Kraft Heinz Co - filed_at: 2023-05-10T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.15 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745923000080/0001637459-23-000080-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745923000080/khc-20230504.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001637459-23-000080 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001637459-23-000080.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001637459-23-000080.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Kraft Heinz Co shareholders approved Election of Director at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: Gregory E. Abel 965,677,660 6,318,470 1,139,793 101,371,601 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745923000080/0001637459-23-000080-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Kraft Heinz Co shareholders approved Election of Director at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: Humberto P. Alfonso 870,899,128 100,952,143 1,284,652 101,371,601 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745923000080/0001637459-23-000080-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Kraft Heinz Co shareholders approved Election of Director at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: John T. Cahill 954,989,357 13,042,785 5,103,781 101,371,601 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745923000080/0001637459-23-000080-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Kraft Heinz Co shareholders approved Election of Director at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: Lori Dickerson Fouché 964,529,573 7,375,310 1,231,040 101,371,601 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745923000080/0001637459-23-000080-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Kraft Heinz Co shareholders approved Election of Director at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: Diane Gherson 967,508,295 4,392,771 1,234,857 101,371,601 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745923000080/0001637459-23-000080-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Kraft Heinz Co shareholders approved Election of Director at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: Timothy Kenesey 952,997,446 18,788,814 1,349,663 101,371,601 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745923000080/0001637459-23-000080-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Kraft Heinz Co shareholders approved Election of Director at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: Alicia Knapp 955,506,802 16,396,331 1,232,790 101,371,601 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745923000080/0001637459-23-000080-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Kraft Heinz Co shareholders approved Election of Director at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: Elio Leoni Sceti 961,849,302 10,005,526 1,281,095 101,371,601 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745923000080/0001637459-23-000080-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Kraft Heinz Co shareholders approved Election of Director at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: Susan Mulder 961,549,723 10,377,876 1,208,324 101,371,601 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745923000080/0001637459-23-000080-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Kraft Heinz Co shareholders approved Election of Director at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: James Park 966,282,787 5,523,288 1,329,848 101,371,601 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745923000080/0001637459-23-000080-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Kraft Heinz Co shareholders approved Election of Director at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: Miguel Patricio 947,410,831 24,262,918 1,462,174 101,371,601 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745923000080/0001637459-23-000080-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Kraft Heinz Co shareholders approved Election of Director at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: John C. Pope 951,257,881 20,765,219 1,112,823 101,371,601 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745923000080/0001637459-23-000080-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Kraft Heinz Co shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: Item 2. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation. Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as follows: Shares For Shares Against Shares Abstain Broker Non-Votes 941,112,338 29,602,813 2,420,772 101,371,601 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745923000080/0001637459-23-000080-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Kraft Heinz Co shareholders rejected Stockholder Proposal Regarding a Civil Rights Audit at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: Item 6. Stockholder Proposal Regarding a Civil Rights Audit. Stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal regarding a civil rights audit as follows: Shares For Shares Against Shares Abstain Broker Non-Votes 9,468,792 956,898,350 6,768,781 101,371,601 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745923000080/0001637459-23-000080-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Kraft Heinz Co shareholders rejected Stockholder Proposal Regarding a Report on Water Risk at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: Item 5. Stockholder Proposal Regarding a Report on Water Risk. Stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal regarding a report on water risk as follows: Shares For Shares Against Shares Abstain Broker Non-Votes 75,738,893 891,250,571 6,146,459 101,371,601 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745923000080/0001637459-23-000080-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Kraft Heinz Co shareholders approved Ratification of the Selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: Item 3. Ratification of the Selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Stockholders approved the selection o f PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2023 as follows: Shares For Shares Against Shares Abstain Broker Non-Votes 1,047,805,523 25,276,337 1,425,664 N/A evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745923000080/0001637459-23-000080-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Kraft Heinz Co shareholders rejected Stockholder Proposal Regarding a Simple Majority Vote at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: Item 4. Stockholder Proposal Regarding a Simple Majority Vote. Stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal regarding a simple majority vote as follows: Shares For Shares Against Shares Abstain Broker Non-Votes 185,067,517 785,710,161 2,358,245 101,371,601 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745923000080/0001637459-23-000080-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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