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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event

reported): May 23, 2024

 

 

GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33988   26-0405422

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1500 Riveredge Parkway

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

(Address of principal executive offices)

(770) 240-7200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class

 

Trading

Symbol

 

Name of Each Exchange

on Which Registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share   GPK   New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☐    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 


Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Graphic Packaging Holding Company (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 23, 2024. Of the 307,293,066 shares of common stock eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting, 290,525,131 shares were represented in person or by proxy. The results of voting are as follows:

1. Election of Directors:

 

Director

 

For

 

Withheld

Aziz Aghili

  253,391,067   26,214,960

Philip R. Martens

  244,016,739   35,589,288

Lynn A. Wentworth

  262,405,850   17,200,177

There were 10,919,104 Broker Non-Votes for Proposal 1.

2. Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain/Withhold

 

Broker Non-Votes

290,272,410

  153,297   99,424   0

3. Approval of the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers set forth in the Proxy Statement (Say-on-Pay):

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

255,822,869

  23,595,387   187,771  

10,919,104

4. Approval of the Graphic Packaging Holding Company 2024 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain/Withhold

 

Broker Non-Votes

262,928,364

  16,548,681   128,982  

10,919,104

5. Approval of the proposal to require the Company to change all voting requirements in its charter documents that call for a greater than majority vote requirement to a simple majority vote standard.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain/Withhold

 

Broker Non-Votes

248,032,878

  31,053,391   519,758   10,919,104

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  By:  

/s/ Lauren S. Tashma

    Lauren S. Tashma
Date: May 28, 2024     Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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