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 14, 2024 (May 10, 2024)

 

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 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on Friday, May 10, 2024. The total number of shares of the Company’s Class B common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 19,554,538, 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 18,794,005 shares, which was 96.11% 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		18,381,861		23,062		389,082
Cameron M. Bready		18,381,853		23,070		389,082
Jesse C. Crawford, Sr.		16,995,505		1,409,418		389,082
Jesse C. Crawford, Jr.		16,312,968		2,091,955		389,082
Fred R. Donner		18,396,409		8,514		389,082
Lisa G. Hannusch		17,031,023		1,373,900		389,082
Rahul Patel		16,348,919		2,056,004		389,082
Rohit Verma		18,175,590		229,333		389,082
D. Richard Williams		18,382,009		22,914		389,082

 

2.

Proposal to approve amendments to the Crawford & Company Non-Employee Director Stock Plan and authorize 1,000,000 additional shares of Class A Common Stock for issuance under the Plan. The shareholders approved the proposed amendments to the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan and the 1,000,000 additional Class A shares. The results of the vote were as follows:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
17,583,084		821,095		744		389,082

 

3.

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 2024 fiscal year. The vote on the ratification was as follows:

 

For		Against		Abstain
18,742,676		50,586		743

 

 

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 14, 2024