8-K
filed May 19, 2026, 4:21 PM ET
ticker KHC
CIK 0001637459
other material
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.15
Kraft Heinz shareholders approve all proposals, including equity plan amendment at 2026 annual meeting
Kraft Heinz Co
- 10 directors elected; Steve Cahillane, Mary Lou Kelley, Elio Leoni Sceti each received >893M votes for.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 94% of votes cast in favor (846M for, 51M against).
- Amended 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan approved with 97.5% support (875M for), increasing share pool.
- PwC ratified as 2026 auditor with 94% of votes cast in favor (955M for, 60M against).
- Broker non-votes of ~117M shares on items 1-3, none on auditor ratification (routine).
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Kraft Heinz Co shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-14
Exact text from the filing
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 846,476,891 51,123,740 2,391,574 117,137,683
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Kraft Heinz Co shareholders approved Approval of The Kraft Heinz Company Amended and Restated 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2026 Plan”) at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-14
Exact text from the filing
Item 3. Approval of The Kraft Heinz Company Amended and Restated 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “ 2026 Plan ” ). Stockholders approved the 2026 Plan as follows: Shares For Shares Against Shares Abstain Broker Non-Votes 875,403,742 22,377,915 2,210,548 117,137,683
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Kraft Heinz Co shareholders approved Election of Directors: 10 nominees to serve as directors for a one-year term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-14
Exact text from the filing
Item 1. Election of Directors. Stockholders elected each of the 10 nominees to serve as a director of the Company for a one-year term expiring at the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders as follows: Director Shares For Shares Against Shares Abstain Broker Non-Votes John T. Cahill 860,498,190 38,493,016 1,000,999 117,137,683 Steve Cahillane 893,010,533 6,061,532 920,140 117,137,683 Humberto P. Alfonso 892,663,282 6,264,744 1,064,179 117,137,683 L. Kevin Cox 886,706,622 12,208,751 1,076,832 117,137,683 Lori Dickerson Fouché 885,426,505 13,099,794 1,465,906 117,137,683 Diane Gherson 880,937,109 18,029,416 1,025,680 117,137,683 Mary Lou Kelley 893,922,646 5,049,489 1,020,070 117,137,683 Elio Leoni Sceti 893,280,682 5,771,091 940,432 117,137,683 Tony Palmer 892,101,258 6,832,839 1,058,108 117,137,683 John C. Pope 872,114,856 26,922,158 955,191 117,137,683
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Kraft Heinz Co shareholders approved Ratification of the Selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditors for 2026 at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-14
Exact text from the filing
Item 4. Ratification of the Selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Stockholders approved the selection o f PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2026 as follows: Shares For Shares Against Shares Abstain Broker Non-Votes 955,089,151 60,577,107 1,463,630 N/A
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