---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001758021-26-000023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KRT"
cik: "0001758021"
company_name: "Karat Packaging Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-17T20:30:09+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T20:31:55.973441+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Karat Packaging shareholders elect all director nominees, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- All five director nominees (Alan Yu, Jian Guo, Paul Y. Chen, Eric Chen, Eve Yen) elected with 16.2M-16.7M votes each; broker non-votes ~940K.
- BDO USA ratified as independent auditor for FY2026 with 17.6M for, 16K against, 13K abstentions.
- Advisory say-on-pay resolution approved with 16.6M for, 103K against, 21K abstentions, broker non-votes 940K.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001758021-26-000023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KRT
- cik: 0001758021
- company_name: Karat Packaging Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-17T20:30:09+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1758021/000175802126000023/0001758021-26-000023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1758021/000175802126000023/krt-20260616.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001758021-26-000023.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Karat Packaging Inc. shareholders approved Advisory approval of the Company's executive compensation ("Say on Pay"). at the 2026-06-16 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-16
  source text: Proposal 3 – Advisory approval of the Company's executive compensation ("Say on Pay"). Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 16,599,823 103,149 21,563 940,158
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1758021/000175802126000023/0001758021-26-000023-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Karat Packaging Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as the Company’s independent certified public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. at the 2026-06-16 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-16
  source text: Proposal 2 – Ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as the Company’s independent certified public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 17,635,447 16,281 12,965 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1758021/000175802126000023/0001758021-26-000023-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Karat Packaging Inc. shareholders approved Election of five directors, each serving for a term expiring at the next annual meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. at the 2026-06-16 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-16
  source text: Proposal 1 – Election of five directors, each serving for a term expiring at the next annual meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Alan Yu 16,693,717 30,818 940,158 Jian Guo 16,216,901 507,634 940,158 Paul Y. Chen 16,680,201 44,334 940,158 Eric Chen 16,679,959 44,576 940,158 Eve Yen 16,173,766 550,769 940,158
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1758021/000175802126000023/0001758021-26-000023-index.htm

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