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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Newell Brands (NWL)

Newell Brands stockholders approve 2026 Incentive Plan and elect eight directors

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 shareholder Written later

At its May 7, 2026 Annual Meeting, Newell Brands stockholders elected all eight board nominees to one-year terms, ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor for fiscal 2026, and approved the 2026 Incentive Plan. The filing reports no change in management or financial results, but the plan sets the framework for future equity and cash awards to eligible service providers, which can affect shareholders through dilution and compensation costs.

Key points

  • Annual Meeting held May 7, 2026; 368,135,426 of 424,927,772 shares outstanding as of the March 12, 2026 record date were voted
  • 2026 Incentive Plan approved with 305,206,680 votes for and 20,662,767 against
  • Say-on-pay advisory vote: 254,464,829 for and 71,068,404 against
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ratified as independent auditor with 363,199,115 votes for

The filing

CompanyNewell Brands (NWL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 13, 2026, 4:36 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-221779

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change5.07 Shareholder Vote Results

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:56 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 13, 2026.

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