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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): May 21, 2026
WAYFAIR INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 001-36666 | 36-4791999 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) | (Commission
File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
| 4 Copley Place | Boston | MA | 02116 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | | (Zip Code) |
(617) 532-6100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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 |
| Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | W | The 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).
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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 21, 2026, Wayfair Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Wayfair Inc. 2023 Incentive Award Plan (the “2023 Plan”), to increase the number of shares of Class A common stock authorized for issuance under the 2023 Plan by 20,000,000 shares. The terms and descriptions of the 2023 Plan and the Amendment, which are included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 31, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”), and the text of the Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting:
1.The stockholders voted to elect each of the nine (9) nominees for director.
2.The stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026.
3.The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
4.The stockholders approved the Amendment to the 2023 Plan.
Holders of the Company’s Class A common stock are entitled to one (1) vote per share and holders of the Company’s Class B common stock are entitled to ten (10) votes per share. Holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock voted together as a single class on all matters submitted at the Annual Meeting.
The Company’s inspector of elections certified the following vote tabulations:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
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| Nominee | | For | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
| Niraj Shah | | 306,992,250 | | 1,709,895 | | 10,775,007 |
| Steven Conine | | 307,455,531 | | 1,246,614 | | 10,775,007 |
| Diana Frost | | 299,807,878 | | 8,894,267 | | 10,775,007 |
| Andrea Jung | | 287,757,377 | | 20,944,768 | | 10,775,007 |
| Jeremy King | | 299,321,924 | | 9,380,221 | | 10,775,007 |
| Michael Kumin | | 273,900,950 | | 34,801,195 | | 10,775,007 |
| Harry A. Lawton III | | 308,191,760 | | 510,385 | | 10,775,007 |
| Jeffrey Naylor | | 307,845,412 | | 856,733 | | 10,775,007 |
| Michael E. Sneed | | 287,758,079 | | 20,944,066 | | 10,775,007 |
Proposal 2: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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| For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 319,440,139 | | 18,316 | | 18,697 | | — |
Proposal 3: Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
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| For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 247,755,435 | | 60,925,156 | | 21,554 | | 10,775,007 |
Proposal 4: Vote to Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Wayfair Inc. 2023 Incentive Award Plan.
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| For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 253,741,331 | | 54,941,475 | | 19,339 | | 10,775,007 |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit
No. | | Description |
| 10.1 | | | |
| 104 | | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document) |
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.
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| | WAYFAIR INC. |
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| Date: May 22, 2026 | By: | /s/ ANDREW OLIVER |
| | Andrew Oliver |
| | | Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary |