drvn-20250520


Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)


139898
(Commission File Number)


47-3595252
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


440 South Church Street, Suite 700
Charlotte, North Carolina
(Address of principal executive offices)


28202
(Zip Code)

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Title of each class
Common Stock, $0.01 par value


Trading Symbol
DRVN


Name of each exchange on which registered
The Nasdaq Global Select 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 Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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. o

On May 20, 2025, Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final results of such voting are set forth below. A more complete description of each proposal is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2025.

The Company’s stockholders duly elected Catherine Halligan, Rick Puckett, and Michael Thompson, by a majority of the votes cast, to serve as Class II directors until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The results of the voting were as follows:


Director	Votes For	Votes Withheld
Catherine Halligan	131,953,405	19,032,219
Rick Puckett	143,652,660	7,332,964
Michael Thompson	143,191,835	7,793,789

Proposal 2. Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers

The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for 2024. The results of the voting were as follows:

Proposal 3. Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 27, 2025

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2025. The results of the voting were as follows:


Exhibit No.						Description

104						Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

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.

DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.

Date: May 23, 2025

By:

/s/ Scott O’Melia

Name:

Scott O’Melia

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
130,337,377	20,450,489	197,758


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
155,344,897	15,117	314,474