{"url_path":"/sec/sam/8-k/2026-06-01/item-5-01","section_key":"item-5-01","section_title":"Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-01","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/949870/0001193125-26-251425-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-251425","cik":"0000949870","ticker":"SAM","issuer_name":"BOSTON BEER CO INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/949870/0001193125-26-251425-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000949870","primary_entity_name":"BOSTON BEER CO INC"},"word_count":152,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"## Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant.\n\n2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders\n\nThe Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 27, 2026, at which quorums of 68.0% of Class A Stockholders and 100% of Class B Stockholders were present and acting throughout. The proposals submitted by the Board of Directors to the Stockholders for action and the results of the voting on each proposal are indicated below.\n\nItem 1. The Class A Stockholders elected the following three (3) Class A Directors, each for a term of one (1) year ending at the completion of the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Cynthia L. Swanson received 3,666,525 votes for and 2,026,950 votes withheld; Meghan V. Joyce received 2,168,383 votes for and 3,525,092 votes withheld; and Joseph H. Jordan received 3,119,558 votes for and 2,573,917 votes withheld. There were no broker non-votes in connection with the election of the Class A Directors."}