Arhaus Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Other Specialty Stores
Consumer Discretionary
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 15, 2025
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Item 5.02 - Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 16, 2025, Lisa Chi separated from Arhaus, Inc. (the “Company”). Ms. Chi previously served as the Company’s
Chief Merchandising Officer.
Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Annual Meeting Results
The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Company was held on May 15, 2025. The following matters were voted on at the Annual Meeting, and the results were as follows:
(i) Election of Albert Adams, Stuart Burgdoerfer, John Kyees, and John Roth as Directors of the Company. The nominees were elected as Directors with the following votes:
Albert Adams
| For | 900,734,657 | |||||||
| Withheld | 10,829,624 | |||||||
| Broker Non-Votes | 5,871,531 | |||||||
Stuart Burgdoerfer
| For | 909,449,277 | |||||||
| Withheld | 2,115,004 | |||||||
| Broker Non-Votes | 5,871,531 | |||||||
John Kyees
| For | 895,144,733 | |||||||
| Withheld | 16,419,548 | |||||||
| Broker Non-Votes | 5,871,531 | |||||||
John Roth
| For | 895,109,433 | |||||||
| Withheld | 16,454,848 | |||||||
| Broker Non-Votes | 5,871,531 | |||||||
In addition to the Directors above, the following Directors’ terms of office continued after the Annual Meeting: Bill Beargie, Alexis DePree, Rick Doody, Andrea Hyde, Gary Lewis and John Reed.
(ii) The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the Company's named executive officer compensation was approved with the following votes:
| For | 909,938,353 | |||||||
| Against | 1,613,000 | |||||||
| Abstained | 12,928 | |||||||
| Broker Non-Votes | 5,871,531 | |||||||
(iii) The proposal to approve the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 was approved with the following votes:
| For | 917,396,282 | |||||||
| Against | 22,046 | |||||||
| Abstained | 17,484 | |||||||
| Broker Non-Votes | — | |||||||
For information on how the votes for the above matters were tabulated, see the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement used in connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 15, 2025.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized on this 20th day of May, 2025.
| ARHAUS, INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ Michael Lee | ||||
Name: | Michael Lee | ||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||||