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accession: "0001104659-25-047739"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CRD-A"
cik: "0000025475"
company_name: "CRAWFORD & CO"
filed_at: "2025-05-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T19:11:32.857968+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Shareholders elect all directors, approve ESPP share increase at 2025 annual meeting

## Summary
- All nine director nominees elected; Rahul Patel received 15.6M for vs 2.5M withheld votes.
- ESPP amendment approved, authorizing 1,000,000 additional Class A shares (17.9M for, 235K against).
- Advisory say-on-pay for 2024 passed with 17.6M for, 541K against.
- KPMG ratified as independent auditor for 2025 with 18.4M for, 27K against.
- Meeting turnout was 96.51% of eligible Class B shares (18.5M of 19.1M shares represented).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-047739
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CRD-A
- cik: 0000025475
- company_name: CRAWFORD & CO
- filed_at: 2025-05-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/25475/000110465925047739/0001104659-25-047739-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/25475/000110465925047739/tm2514963d1_8k.htm

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