ARK RESTAURANTS CORP 8-K

What Happened

• Ark Restaurants Corp. held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on March 17, 2026 and filed an 8-K reporting the results. Six directors were re-elected to serve until the next annual meeting, and shareholders ratified the appointment of CohnReznick LLP as the company’s independent auditors for fiscal 2026.
• A total of 2,854,418 shares of common stock were voted in person or by proxy, out of 3,606,157 outstanding shares entitled to vote.

Key Details

• Election of six directors (votes for / withheld / broker non-votes):
  • Michael Weinstein: 1,677,010 for; 28,562 withheld; 1,148,846 broker non-votes
  • Anthony J. Sirica: 1,683,048 for; 22,524 withheld; 1,148,846 broker non-votes
  • Marcia Allen: 1,528,556 for; 177,016 withheld; 1,148,846 broker non-votes
  • Bruce R. Lewin: 1,644,210 for; 61,362 withheld; 1,148,846 broker non-votes
  • Jessica Kates: 1,676,012 for; 29,560 withheld; 1,148,846 broker non-votes
  • Stephen Novick: 1,649,047 for; 56,525 withheld; 1,148,846 broker non-votes
• Ratification of auditors (CohnReznick LLP) — For: 2,809,941; Against: 44,346; Abstained: 131; no broker non-votes reported for this item.

Why It Matters

• The re-election of the full board maintains leadership continuity and governance direction through the next annual meeting. Vote tallies show all nominees received majority support from voting shares.
• Ratification of CohnReznick LLP as auditors means the firm will be the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026, a routine but important step for financial reporting and audit continuity.
• Note the sizable number of broker non-votes (1,148,846) on the director elections, reflecting shares held by brokers that did not have authority to vote those items — this affected the distribution of votes on the board slate even though the nominees were elected.