Carvana shareholders approve 5-for-1 stock split effective May 7, 2026
At its May 5, 2026 annual meeting, Carvana stockholders approved a five-for-one forward split of Class A and Class B common stock, along with a proportionate increase in authorized shares. Stockholders also approved the 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan, elected Michael Maroone and Neha Parikh as Class III directors, and rejected a stockholder proposal. For shareholders, each share will be reclassified into five shares when the split takes effect.
Key points
- Each share of Class A and Class B common stock becomes five shares at the Effective Time, 9:30 a.m. ET on May 7, 2026.
- Class A common stock is expected to begin trading split-adjusted on the New York Stock Exchange at market open on May 8, 2026.
- The 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan was approved with 730,926,830 votes for and 89,832,196 against.
- The stockholder proposal in Item 6 was not approved: 32,002,459 votes for and 788,394,436 against.
The filing
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