Coupang, Inc. 8-K

What Happened
Coupang, Inc. held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 11, 2026 and reported the final vote results in an 8-K filed June 12, 2026. Holders of shares entitled to 5,677,920,671 votes (approximately 91.2% of outstanding voting power as of the April 13, 2026 record date) were present in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. All director nominees were elected to serve until the 2027 annual meeting; Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC Samil) was ratified as the independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026; and the company’s advisory (non-binding) vote on named executive officer compensation ("say-on-pay") was approved.

Key Details

• Meeting attendance: 5,677,920,671 votes represented (~91.2% of voting power); broker non-votes: 84,012,790.
• Director elections (selected vote tallies):
  • Bom Kim — For: 5,469,716,106; Against: 123,989,238; Abstain: 202,537.
  • Jason Child — For: 5,429,964,562; Against: 163,683,412; Abstain: 259,907.
  • Pedro Franceschi — For: 5,579,365,035; Against: 14,273,823; Abstain: 269,023.
  • Neil Mehta — For: 5,583,181,119; Against: 10,472,310; Abstain: 254,452.
  • Asha Sharma — For: 5,573,562,381; Against: 20,075,988; Abstain: 269,512.
  • Benjamin Sun — For: 5,562,960,440; Against: 30,704,149; Abstain: 243,292.
  • Ambereen Toubassy — For: 5,408,990,607; Against: 184,685,050; Abstain: 232,224.
• Auditor ratification: Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers ratified — For: 5,651,854,104; Against: 25,805,924; Abstain: 260,643.
• Advisory say-on-pay: Approved — For: 5,489,926,819; Against: 96,091,712; Abstain: 7,889,350; Broker non-votes: 84,012,790.

Why It Matters
These votes confirm board composition and continuity through the 2027 annual meeting, and formalize the selection of the company’s independent auditor for fiscal 2026—both governance matters that affect oversight and financial reporting. The advisory approval of executive compensation is non-binding but indicates majority shareholder support for management pay as disclosed in the proxy. Vote tallies (notably larger opposed votes for some nominees) provide transparency on shareholder sentiment but do not change the election outcomes reported.