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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): November 19, 2025

The Marzetti Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio | 000-04065 | 13-1955943
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
380 Polaris Parkway | Suite 400 |
Westerville | Ohio | 43082
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (614) | 224-7141

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, without par value | MZTI | 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 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
At the annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of The Marzetti Company (the “Corporation”) on November 19, 2025, the Corporation’s shareholders approved The Marzetti Company 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan (“the Plan”). The Plan provides for grants of incentive and nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units, cash-based awards, and other stock-based awards. For a detailed description of the terms and conditions of the Plan, the full text of the Plan is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto, which incorporates by reference Appendix A of the Corporation’s Definitive Proxy Statement (“Proxy Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 20, 2025.
Pursuant to the Plan, (i) the form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Directors is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2 and (ii) the form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Employees and Consultants is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.3.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting was held in a virtual-only format via live webcast on November 19, 2025 pursuant to the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement that was available on or about October 20, 2025 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on September 22, 2025. At the Annual Meeting, 26,282,668 shares of the Corporation’s common stock were represented in person (online) or by proxy, which constituted a quorum.
At the Annual Meeting, shareholders voted on four proposals. The proposals are described in detail in the Corporation’s definitive proxy materials which were filed with the SEC and first made available to shareholders on or about October 20, 2025.
Proposal One - Nomination and Election of Directors
The Corporation’s shareholders elected the following individuals to serve for three-year terms expiring at the 2028 Annual Meeting of Shareholders with the following vote totals:

|  | Number of Votes
Director Name |  | For |  | Withheld |  | Abstentions |  | Broker Non-Votes
Barbara L. Brasier |  | 24,902,769 |  |  | 410,793 |  |  | — |  |  | 969,106 |
David A. Ciesinski |  | 25,082,000 |  |  | 231,562 |  |  | — |  |  | 969,106 |
Elliot K. Fullen |  | 24,698,142 |  |  | 615,420 |  |  | — |  |  | 969,106 |
Alan F. Harris |  | 23,314,650 |  |  | 1,998,912 |  |  | — |  |  | 969,106 |

Proposal Two - Non-Binding Vote on the Compensation of the Corporation’s Named Executive Officers
The Corporation’s shareholders approved the compensation of the Corporation’s named executive officers with the following vote totals:

Number of Votes
For |  | Against |  | Abstentions |  | Broker Non-Votes
24,572,731 |  |  | 224,710 |  |  | 516,121 |  |  | 969,106 |

Proposal Three - Approval of The Marzetti Company 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan
The Corporation’s shareholders approved the 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan with the following vote totals:

Number of Votes
For |  | Against |  | Abstentions |  | Broker Non-Votes
24,398,832 |  |  | 404,219 |  |  | 510,511 |  |  | 969,106 |

Proposal Four - Ratification of the Selection of the Corporation’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Corporation’s shareholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending June 30, 2026 with the following vote totals:

Number of Votes
For |  | Against |  | Abstentions |  | Broker Non-Votes
25,580,254 |  |  | 205,185 |  |  | 497,229 |  |  | — |

Item 8.01 Other Events
On November 19, 2025, the Corporation’s Board of Directors voted to raise the regular quarterly cash dividend to $1.00 per common share to be paid December 31, 2025 to shareholders of record on December 5, 2025.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) | Exhibits:
| Exhibit Number |  | Description
| 10.1 |  | The Marzetti Company 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Corporation’s Definitive Proxy Statement (000-04065), filed October 20, 2025)
| 10.2(a) |  | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Directors under The Marzetti Company 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan
| 10.3(a) |  | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Employees and Consultants under The Marzetti Company 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan
| 99.1(b) |  | Press Release dated November 19, 2025
| 104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
| (a) |  | Filed herewith
| (b) |  | Furnished herewith

SIGNATURES
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.

|  |  | THE MARZETTI COMPANY
|  |  | (Registrant)
Date: | November 20, 2025 |  | By: | /s/ THOMAS K. PIGOTT
|  |  |  | Thomas K. Pigott
|  |  |  | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
|  |  |  | and Assistant Secretary
|  |  |  | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)