---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001771515-22-000045"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GO"
cik: "0001771515"
company_name: "Grocery Outlet Holding Corp."
filed_at: "2022-04-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T08:31:52.285131+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Grocery Outlet adopts majority voting for director elections, lowers amendment threshold to majority

## Summary
- Amended bylaws effective April 6, 2022; majority voting for uncontested director elections begins 2023 annual meeting.
- Stockholders may now amend bylaws by majority vote, reduced from prior 66 2/3% supermajority.
- Eliminated provisions tied to H&F ownership that are no longer applicable.
- Plurality voting retained for contested elections.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001771515-22-000045
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GO
- cik: 0001771515
- company_name: Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.
- filed_at: 2022-04-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1771515/000177151522000045/0001771515-22-000045-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1771515/000177151522000045/go-20220406.htm

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