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accession: "0001808997-25-000057"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AOUT"
cik: "0001808997"
company_name: "American Outdoor Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-10-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T01:58:29.116061+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Outdoor Brands elects directors, ratifies Grant Thornton at 2025 Annual Meeting

## Summary
- All six director nominees elected; Mary E. Gallagher received 9,415,616 votes for, 98,240 against.
- Bradley T. Favreau received 7,951,286 votes for, 1,522,885 against (lowest support among nominees).
- Ratification of Grant Thornton as auditor for FY2026 with 11,213,501 votes for, 62,103 against.
- Broker non-votes of 1,758,979 on director elections.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001808997-25-000057
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AOUT
- cik: 0001808997
- company_name: American Outdoor Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- 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/1808997/000180899725000057/0001808997-25-000057-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000180899725000057/aout-20251027.htm

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