8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 8, 2023

DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

440 South Church Street, Suite 700

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(704) 377-8855

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

On May 8, 2023, Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final results of such voting are set forth below. A more complete description of each proposal is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2023.

The Company’s stockholders duly elected Chadwick Hume, Karen Stroup and Peter Swinburn, by a plurality of the votes cast, to serve as Class III directors until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The results of the voting were as follows:

The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for 2022. The results of the voting were as follows:

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2023. The results of the voting were as follows:

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.