United Natural Foods holders approve 1.5 million more shares for equity incentive plan
At its December 16, 2025 annual meeting, United Natural Foods stockholders elected ten directors, ratified KPMG LLP as auditor, approved an advisory say-on-pay vote, and approved a Fifth Amended and Restated 2020 Equity Incentive Plan that adds 1,500,000 shares. The filing also says the company has $138 million left under a $200 million buyback authorization but has not repurchased shares since the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 and expects to resume opportunistic repurchases, subject to a term loan limit of $25 million until its net leverage ratio is 3.00:1.00 or lower.
Key points
- Stockholders approved the Fifth Amended and Restated 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, which increases the shares issuable under the plan by 1,500,000, with 34,540,446 votes for and 13,095,862 against.
- Ten directors were elected, including Lynn S. Blake, James M. Loree and Jack Stahl, each to serve until the next annual meeting.
- $138 million remains under the $200 million repurchase program, with no repurchases since the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023; the term loan limits repurchases to $25 million until net leverage is 3.00:1.00 or lower.
The filing
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