--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001673985-23-000091" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "ASIX" cik: "0001673985" company_name: "AdvanSix Inc." filed_at: "2023-06-20T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-13T21:23:55.098608+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.25 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # AdvanSix annual meeting results: all directors elected, say-on-pay approved, annual frequency set ## Summary - All 8 director nominees elected; top vote-getter Erin N. Kane with 23,134,878 for votes. - Ratification of PwC as auditor approved with 24,926,511 for votes (98.9% of votes cast). - Advisory vote to approve executive compensation passed with 21,849,922 for (93.9% of votes cast). - Stockholders preferred an annual say-on-pay frequency; board adopts annual vote going forward. - Bylaws amended to reflect Delaware law changes on meeting adjournment and universal proxy rules. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001673985-23-000091 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: ASIX - cik: 0001673985 - company_name: AdvanSix Inc. - filed_at: 2023-06-20T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.25 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1673985/000167398523000091/0001673985-23-000091-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1673985/000167398523000091/asix-20230615.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001673985-23-000091 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001673985-23-000091.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001673985-23-000091.txt ## Key facts - Governance Changes AdvanSix Inc.: Amended and restated bylaws to update Delaware law provisions, universal proxy rules, director nomination procedures, meeting chair adjournment power, and ministerial changes (effective 2023-06-16). - Change: bylaw amendment - Effective: 2023-06-16 source text: On June 16, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of AdvanSix Inc. (the "Company") amended and restated the Company’s Amended and Restated By-laws (as so amended and restated, the "By-laws") to (i) update certain provisions to reflect recent amendments to Delaware law regarding meeting adjournment procedures; (ii) address matters relating to Rule 14a-19 (“universal proxy rules”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), including the requirement to certify compliance with the universal proxy rules and address the color of proxy cards reserved for use by the Board; (iii) revise the procedures and disclosure requirements set forth in the Company's advance notice provisions with respect to director nominations and business proposals (other than proposals submitted pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 14a-8); (iv) clarify the power of the chair of a stockholder meeting to adjourn a meeting of stockholders; and (v) make certain ministerial changes, clarifications evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1673985/000167398523000091/0001673985-23-000091-index.htm - Shareholder Votes AdvanSix Inc. shareholders approved Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2023-06-15 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-15 source text: Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes to Approve Executive Compensation. The Company’s stockholders voted upon and expressed their preference, on an advisory basis, for holding an annual advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The votes on this proposal were as follows: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 21,314,644 17,057 1,887,422 33,905 2,067,496 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1673985/000167398523000091/0001673985-23-000091-index.htm - Shareholder Votes AdvanSix Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-06-15 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-15 source text: Election of Directors. The Company’s stockholders elected the following director nominees to serve for a term ending at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders with the respective votes set forth opposite their names: Nominee For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Erin N. Kane 23,134,878 102,788 15,362 2,067,496 Farha Aslam 22,859,569 377,931 15,528 2,067,496 Darrell K. Hughes 23,132,069 105,535 15,424 2,067,496 Todd D. Karran 23,015,241 222,174 15,613 2,067,496 Gena C. Lovett 23,063,126 167,301 22,601 2,067,496 Daniel F. Sansone 23,077,006 159,889 16,133 2,067,496 Sharon S. Spurlin 22,975,185 261,754 16,089 2,067,496 Patrick S. Williams 23,097,098 138,040 17,890 2,067,496 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1673985/000167398523000091/0001673985-23-000091-index.htm - Shareholder Votes AdvanSix Inc. shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2023-06-15 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-15 source text: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation. The Company’s stockholders voted upon and approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the 2023 Proxy Statement. The votes on this proposal were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 21,849,922 1,250,600 152,506 2,067,496 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1673985/000167398523000091/0001673985-23-000091-index.htm - Shareholder Votes AdvanSix Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of Independent Accountants at the 2023-06-15 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-15 source text: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Accountants. The Company’s stockholders voted upon and approved the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for 2023. The votes on this proposal were as follows: For Against Abstain 24,926,511 365,682 28,331 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1673985/000167398523000091/0001673985-23-000091-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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