Sylvamo Corp 8-K, filed May 18, 2026
Sylvamo Corp (SLVM)
About this 8-K
Sylvamo Corp filed this 8-K on May 18, 2026, reporting on events of May 15, 2026.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
| (a) | The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 15, 2026. |
| (b) | Of the 39,735,377 shares outstanding on the record date and entitled to vote at the meeting, 33,470,136 shares were present at the meeting in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum of eighty four percent (84%). The stockholders of the Company’s common stock considered and voted at the meeting upon the three Company proposals listed below. This report discloses the final voting results for the meeting. |
Proposal 1 – Elect seven director nominees to the Company’s board of directors
The Company’s stockholders elected each of the individuals listed below as directors to serve until the next annual meeting of the Company and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified, or their earlier resignation.
| Directors |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Christine S. Breves |
28,940,835 | 1,905,290 | 19,030 | 2,604,981 | ||||||||||||
| Lizanne M. Bruce |
28,704,208 | 2,136,772 | 24,175 | 2,604,981 | ||||||||||||
| Jeanmarie Desmond |
28,808,217 | 2,032,781 | 24,157 | 2,604,981 | ||||||||||||
| Joia M. Johnson |
28,770,071 | 2,070,475 | 24,609 | 2,604,981 | ||||||||||||
| David Petratis |
28,580,500 | 2,264,368 | 20,287 | 2,604,981 | ||||||||||||
| John V. Sims |
30,802,802 | 39,662 | 22,690 | 2,604,981 | ||||||||||||
| James P. Zallie |
28,934,536 | 1,910,477 | 20,142 | 2,604,981 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2 – Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker | |||
| 33,393,461 | 46,335 | 30,340 | — |
Proposal 3 – Approve on a non-binding advisory basis the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“NEOs”)
The Company’s stockholders approved the compensation of the Company’s NEOs on a non-binding advisory basis.
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker | |||
| 30,295,547 | 505,911 | 63,696 | 2,604,981 |
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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.
| Date: May 18, 2026 |
Sylvamo Corporation | |||||
| By: | /s/ Matthew L. Barron | |||||
| Name: | Matthew L. Barron | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative and Legal Officer | |||||