Crawford & Company

05/17/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/17/2022 11:27

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders - Form 8-K

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 17, 2022 (May 13, 2022)

CRAWFORD & COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia 1-10356 58-0506554

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS employer

Identification No.)

5335 Triangle Parkway, Peachtree Corners, Georgia 30092
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (404) 300-1000

N/A

(Former name or former address, 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 - $1.00 Par Value CRD-A New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Class B Common Stock - $1.00 Par Value CRD-B New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Crawford & Company (the "Company") held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") on Friday, May 13, 2022. The total number of shares of the Company's Class B common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 20,811,962, and each share was entitled to one vote for each director nominee, and one vote on each of the other matters acted upon at the Annual Meeting. The number of shares represented at the Annual Meeting by valid proxies or ballots was 18,830,535 shares, which was 90.48% of the shares of stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The final voting results for the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

1. Election of Directors. All of the nominees for director listed below were elected to serve as directors until the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The results of the election were as follows:
Nominee For Withheld Broker
Non-Votes
Inga K. Beale 17,760,063 142,296 928,176
Joseph O. Blanco 17,738,257 164,102 928,176
Jesse C. Crawford 16,340,914 1,561,445 928,176
Jesse C. Crawford, Jr. 16,417,390 1,484,969 928,176
Lisa G. Hannusch 17,795,099 107,260 928,176
Michelle E. Jarrard 17,830,504 71,855 928,176
Charles H. Ogburn 17,813,962 88,397 928,176
Rahul Patel 16,441,088 1,461,271 928,176
Rohit Verma 17,819,833 82,526 928,176
D. Richard Williams 17,837,981 64,378 928,176
2. Proposed to approve amendments to the Crawford & Company Bylaws. The shareholders approved the proposed amendments to the Crawford & Company Bylaws. The results of the vote were as follows:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
16,311,065 1,486,859 104,435 928,176
3. Proposed to approve amendments to the Crawford & Company 2016 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan and authorize 4,000,000 additional shares of Class A Common Stock for issuance under the Plan. The shareholders approved the proposed amendments to the Omnibus Stock Plan and the 4,000,000 additional Class A shares. The results of the vote were as follows:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
14,345,005 3,458,664 98,690 928,176
4. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accountants. The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the 2022 fiscal year. The vote on the ratification was as follows:
For Against Abstain
18,796,768 32,458 1,309

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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.

CRAWFORD & COMPANY
By: /s/ Tami E. Stevenson
Name: Tami E. Stevenson
Title: Senior Vice President - General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Date: May 17, 2022

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