---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001857154-26-000039"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DNUT"
cik: "0001857154"
company_name: "Krispy Kreme, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-12T20:16:48+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T20:36:32.150634+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Krispy Kreme shareholders elect 8 directors, approve executive compensation, auditor, and equity plan amendment

## Summary
- Elected 8 directors with >104M votes for each; broker non-votes 19.2M for each nominee.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 106.6M for, 1.3M against, 77K abstain.
- Ratified Grant Thornton as auditor for FY2026: 126.1M for, 0.9M against, 0.3M abstain.
- Approved amendment to 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan: 85.9M for, 21.3M against, 0.8M abstent.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001857154-26-000039
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DNUT
- cik: 0001857154
- company_name: Krispy Kreme, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-12T20:16:48+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857154/000185715426000039/0001857154-26-000039-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857154/000185715426000039/dnut-20260610.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Krispy Kreme, Inc. shareholders approved Approval of Amendment and Restatement of the Company’s 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan at the 2026-06-10 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-10
  source text: Proposal 4: Approval of Amendment and Restatement of the Company’s 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan The Company’s stockholders approved the Amendment and Restatement of the Krispy Kreme, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857154/000185715426000039/0001857154-26-000039-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Krispy Kreme, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2026-06-10 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-10
  source text: Proposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857154/000185715426000039/0001857154-26-000039-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Krispy Kreme, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-06-10 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-10
  source text: Proposal 1: Election of Directors The Company’s stockholders elected eight directors to hold office for a one-year term and until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857154/000185715426000039/0001857154-26-000039-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Krispy Kreme, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2026-06-10 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-10
  source text: Proposal 2: Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation The Company’s stockholders approved an advisory resolution regarding the Company’s executive compensation.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857154/000185715426000039/0001857154-26-000039-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.