UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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):  June 10, 2026

Freshpet, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
001-36729
 
20-1884894
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

1450 US-206
Bedminster, New Jersey
 
07921
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  201 520-4000


(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
___________________
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock
 FRPT
 The NASDAQ Global Market


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 Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter):

Emerging growth company ☐

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.  ☐



Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Freshpet, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 10, 2026, the Company’s stockholders considered three proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2026. The final results for each proposal presented at the Annual Meeting are set forth below:

(1) Election of Directors. All nominees were elected to serve on the Board of Directors pursuant to the following votes:

DIRECTOR
FOR
  
AGAINST
  
ABSTAIN
Olu Beck
42,454,032
  
73,236
  
51,235
David B. Biegger
42,397,351
  
87,288
  
93,864
Daryl G. Brewster
41,902,595
  
624,884
  
51,024
William B. Cyr
42,386,993
  
140,271
  
51,239
Walter N. George III
42,195,460
  
289,450
  
93,593
Jacki S. Kelley
42,397,616
  
129,971
  
50,916
Lauri Kien Kotcher
42,064,536
  
338,968
  
174,999
Timothy R. McLevish
42,377,806
  
104,459
  
96,238
Leta D. Priest
41,918,540
  
566,406
  
93,557
Joseph E. Scalzo
42,108,117
  
376,793
  
93,593
Craig D. Steeneck
42,281,854
  
202,954
  
93,695
David J. West
42,373,592
  
111,317
  
93,594

There were 2,475,309 broker non-votes with respect to this matter.

(2) Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 was ratified with the following votes:

FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
44,890,659
115,995
47,158

There were no broker non-votes with respect to this matter.

(3) Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers. The executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved with the following non-binding advisory votes:

FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
40,844,496
1,682,726
51,281

There were 2,475,309 broker non-votes with respect to this matter.

SIGNATURE
 

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: June 11, 2026

 
FRESHPET, INC.
     
 
By:
/s/ Lisa Alexander
 
Name:
Lisa Alexander
 
Title:
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary