utz-20230504

Delaware

001-38686

85-2751850

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

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Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

UTZ

New York Stock Exchange

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).

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The 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Utz Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 4, 2023.

Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on three proposals. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement”).

Present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy were holders representing 135,893,484 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock and Class V Common Stock, representing approximately 96.82% of the eligible votes, constituting a quorum. A brief description and the final vote results for the proposals follow.

1. To elect four directors to serve as the Class III directors on the Company’s Board of Directors until the 2026 Annual Meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified.


Nominee	Votes For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Timothy Brown	127,338,187	1,993,355	6,561,942
Christina Choi	112,325,267	17,006,275	6,561,942
Roger Deromedi	127,587,375	1,744,167	6,561,942
Dylan Lissette	127,146,183	2,185,359	6,561,942

As a result, each nominee was elected to serve as a director for a term expiring at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified.

2. To vote on a non-binding, advisory resolution to approve executive compensation.


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
128,887,975	389,170	54,397	6,561,942

As a result, the Company’s stockholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation to be paid to the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement.

3. To ratify the selection by our Audit Committee of Grant Thornton LLP to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.

As a result, the Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.

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.