Current Report Filing (8-k)
May 15 2017 - 8:52AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 15, 2017 (May 10, 2017)
CRAWFORD & COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Georgia
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-10356
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58-0506554
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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1001 Summit Blvd., Atlanta, Georgia
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30319
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(404)
300-1000
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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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.
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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Crawford & Company (the
Company) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the Annual Meeting) on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. The total number of shares of the Companys Class B common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was
24,690,172, 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
23,583,397 shares, which was 95.52% 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:
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Election of Directors
. All of the nominees for director listed below were elected to serve as directors until the Companys next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and
qualified. The results of the election were as follows:
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Nominee
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For
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Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Harsha V. Agadi
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22,023,690
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150,465
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1,409,242
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P. George Benson
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22,084,265
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89,890
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1,409,242
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Jesse C. Crawford
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20,490,485
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1,683,670
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1,409,242
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Jesse C. Crawford, Jr.
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20,490,161
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1,683,994
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1,409,242
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Roger A. S. Day
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22,083,503
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90,652
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1,409,242
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James D. Edwards
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22,110,676
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63,479
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1,409,242
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Joia M. Johnson
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22,110,265
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63,890
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1,409,242
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Charles H. Ogburn
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22,109,817
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64,338
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1,409,242
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D. Richard Williams
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22,108,140
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66,015
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1,409,242
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Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to certain of the Companys executive officers in 2016.
The shareholders approved the compensation paid to certain of the Companys
executive officers in 2016. The results of the vote were as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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20,624,279
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73,001
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1,476,875
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1,409,242
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Vote, on an advisory basis, on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.
The shareholders recommended, on an advisory basis, that the Company hold future advisory votes on executive
compensation every two years. The results of the vote were as follows:
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1 Year
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2 Years
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3 Years
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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6,225,073
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13,366,862
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1,190,792
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1,391,428
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1,409,242
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Vote, on an advisory basis, on a shareholder proposal.
In accordance with the recommendation of the Board, the shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal. The results of the vote were as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker
Non-Votes
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1,821,312
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20,084,712
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268,131
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1,409,242
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Ratification of Independent Auditor
. The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for the Company for the 2017 fiscal year. The vote on the ratification was as
follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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23,433,584
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141,275
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8,538
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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CRAWFORD & COMPANY
(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/ R. Eric Powers, III
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R. Eric Powers, III
Vice
President & Corporate Secretary
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Dated: May 15, 2017
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