---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001698991-26-000043"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACEL"
cik: "0001698991"
company_name: "Accel Entertainment, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:51:33.062594+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Accel Entertainment shareholders re-elect six directors, ratify auditor

## Summary
- Elected Karl Peterson, Kathleen Phillips, Doris Robinson, Kenneth Rotman, Andrew Rubenstein, Bruce Wardinski with over 64.6M votes for each.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 64.7M for, 110,507 against.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor for FY2026 approved with 72.2M for, 135,416 against.
- All director terms expire at 2027 annual meeting; broker non-votes of 7.5M on director and say-on-pay proposals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001698991-26-000043
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACEL
- cik: 0001698991
- company_name: Accel Entertainment, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698991/000169899126000043/0001698991-26-000043-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698991/000169899126000043/acel-20260507.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001698991-26-000043.txt

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