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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001819574-23-000031"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BARK"
cik: "0001819574"
company_name: "Bark, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-08-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T06:24:47.226563+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BARK shareholders elect three Class B directors, approve auditor, executive compensation, and charter amendment

## Summary
- Paulette Dodson, Matt Meeker, and Michele Meyer elected as Class B directors with over 103M votes each.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditor: 137M for, 2M against, 229K abstain.
- Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation passed: 100M for, 5.4M against.
- Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation approved: 102.8M for, 2.8M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001819574-23-000031
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BARK
- cik: 0001819574
- company_name: Bark, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-08-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000181957423000031/0001819574-23-000031-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000181957423000031/bark-20230815.htm

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