Krispy Kreme, Inc. 8-K

What Happened Krispy Kreme, Inc. (DNUT) filed an 8‑K on June 12, 2026 reporting results from its virtual annual meeting held June 10, 2026. Stockholders elected eight directors to one‑year terms and approved an advisory resolution on executive compensation. Grant Thornton LLP was ratified as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026, and stockholders approved an amendment and restatement of the 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan. A stockholder proposal to replace supermajority voting with simple majority voting was not voted on because the proponent did not appear; the filing states it would not have been approved if presented.

Key Details

• Directors elected (votes FOR / AGAINST / ABSTENTIONS; broker non‑votes = 19,230,549):
  • Patricia Capel: 104,046,234 / 3,894,509 / 74,014
  • Joshua Charlesworth: 107,399,529 / 545,963 / 69,265
  • David Deno: 107,559,386 / 387,512 / 67,859
  • Patrick Grismer: 107,604,679 / 338,819 / 71,259
  • Bernardo Hees: 104,410,673 / 3,526,106 / 77,978
  • David Shear: 107,599,348 / 343,702 / 71,707
  • Easwaran Sundaram: 102,192,092 / 5,021,273 / 801,392
  • Melissa Werneck: 107,171,754 / 775,353 / 67,650
• Advisory vote on executive compensation (Say-on-Pay): 106,613,820 FOR, 1,323,673 AGAINST, 77,264 ABSTENTIONS (19,230,549 broker non‑votes).
• Ratification of auditor (Grant Thornton LLP): 126,062,729 FOR, 865,527 AGAINST, 317,050 ABSTENTIONS.
• Amendment & restatement of 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan: 85,938,583 FOR, 21,269,870 AGAINST, 806,304 ABSTENTIONS (19,230,549 broker non‑votes).

Why It Matters These votes finalize Krispy Kreme’s board and governance items for the coming year: the board slate was approved and management received shareholder support on executive compensation in an advisory vote. Ratifying Grant Thornton confirms the auditor for fiscal 2026. Approval of the amended Omnibus Incentive Plan authorizes changes to the company’s equity compensation program, which can affect future executive and employee awards and potential dilution. Notably, the omnibus plan drew substantial opposition (over 21 million votes against), and one director (Easwaran Sundaram) received lower support relative to peers, details investors may watch for governance and compensation trends.