e.l.f. Beauty Reports 2026 Annual Meeting Voting Results

What Happened e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. filed an 8-K on August 24, 2026 reporting the certified results of its August 20, 2026 annual meeting of stockholders. Four Class I director nominees were elected to terms expiring in 2029. Stockholders also approved the company’s executive compensation on an advisory basis, voted to hold the advisory vote on pay annually, and ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027.

Key Details

• Annual meeting date: August 20, 2026; 8‑K filed August 24, 2026 (signed by Scott Milsten, SVP & General Counsel).
• Election of Class I directors (votes For / Withheld / Broker non-votes):
  • Matt Farrell: 33,189,416 For; 116,789 Withheld; 10,479,218 Broker non-votes
  • Kenny Mitchell: 32,418,660 For; 887,545 Withheld; 10,479,218 Broker non-votes
  • Gayle Tait: 32,611,258 For; 694,947 Withheld; 10,479,218 Broker non-votes
  • Maureen Watson: 25,805,872 For; 7,500,333 Withheld; 10,479,218 Broker non-votes
• Advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation: 31,888,346 For; 1,330,281 Against; 87,578 Abstain; 10,479,218 Broker non-votes.
• Advisory vote on frequency of say-on-pay: 1 Year preferred (30,993,297 votes); 3 Years received 2,189,566 votes; 2 Years received 35,907 votes.
• Ratification of auditor: Deloitte & Touche LLP ratified — 43,197,780 For; 533,173 Against; 54,470 Abstain.

Why It Matters These results show shareholder approval of the board slate and continued support for the company’s audit arrangements and executive pay approach. The advisory approval of compensation and the selection of a one‑year frequency for the say-on-pay vote indicate investor preference for annual reviews of executive pay (note: advisory votes are non-binding). The sizable withheld votes for one director nominee (Maureen Watson) are a concrete voting detail investors may watch going forward as a signal of shareholder sentiment.