--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-23-143495" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "CWK" cik: "0001628369" company_name: "Cushman & Wakefield Ltd." filed_at: "2023-05-12T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-15T02:35:52.757278+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.35 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Cushman & Wakefield shareholders elect all directors, approve say-on-pay at 2023 AGM ## Summary - Brett White elected with 205.2M for (96%); Jodie McLean 181.7M for (85%); Billie Williamson 210.2M for (98%). - KPMG ratified as auditor for FY2023 with 223.1M for (99.6% of votes cast). - Advisory say-on-pay passed with 210.5M for (98.6% of votes cast, excluding broker non-votes). - Directors authorized to allot shares and disapply pre-emption rights: 79% for each (176.2M and 176.0M for, respectively). ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-23-143495 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: CWK - cik: 0001628369 - company_name: Cushman & Wakefield Ltd. - filed_at: 2023-05-12T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.35 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000119312523143495/0001193125-23-143495-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000119312523143495/d468240d8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-143495 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-143495.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-143495.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Cushman & Wakefield Ltd. shareholders approved Advisory approval of named executive officer compensation for 2022 at the 2023-05-11 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-11 source text: To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2022 as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. 210,546,174 2,917,078 76,743 10,519,567 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000119312523143495/0001193125-23-143495-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Cushman & Wakefield Ltd. shareholders approved Election of Class II Directors at the 2023-05-11 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-11 source text: To elect the Class II Directors listed below: Brett White 205,203,309 8,256,057 80,629 10,519,567 Jodie McLean 181,659,566 31,817,863 62,566 10,519,567 Billie Williamson 210,211,771 3,250,439 77,785 10,519,567 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000119312523143495/0001193125-23-143495-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Cushman & Wakefield Ltd. shareholders approved Approve amended director compensation policy at the 2023-05-11 meeting. - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-11 source text: To approve the Company’s amended director compensation policy, which was set out in the director compensation report included as Annex B to the Proxy Statement. 211,414,278 2,030,515 95,202 10,519,567 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000119312523143495/0001193125-23-143495-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Cushman & Wakefield Ltd. shareholders approved Authorize Audit Committee to determine compensation of KPMG LLP as UK statutory auditor at the 2023-05-11 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-11 source text: To authorize the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to determine the compensation of KPMG LLP as the Company’s U.K. statutory auditor. 223,133,707 741,406 184,449 — evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000119312523143495/0001193125-23-143495-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Cushman & Wakefield Ltd. shareholders approved Authorize Board to allot new shares and grant rights to subscribe at the 2023-05-11 meeting. - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-11 source text: To authorize the Board of Directors to allot new shares in the Company and to grant rights to subscribe for, or convert any security into, ordinary shares of the Company. 176,213,612 47,620,172 225,778 — evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000119312523143495/0001193125-23-143495-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Cushman & Wakefield Ltd. shareholders approved Appoint KPMG LLP as UK statutory auditor until 2024 meeting at the 2023-05-11 meeting. - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-11 source text: To appoint KPMG LLP as the Company’s U.K. statutory auditor until the Company’s annual meeting in 2024. 223,095,816 798,362 165,384 — evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000119312523143495/0001193125-23-143495-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Cushman & Wakefield Ltd. shareholders approved Ratify appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 at the 2023-05-11 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-11 source text: To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023. 223,112,149 807,694 139,719 — evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000119312523143495/0001193125-23-143495-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Cushman & Wakefield Ltd. shareholders approved Advisory approval of director compensation report at the 2023-05-11 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-11 source text: To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the director compensation report, which was included as Annex B to the Proxy Statement. 210,856,292 2,590,354 93,349 10,519,567 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000119312523143495/0001193125-23-143495-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Cushman & Wakefield Ltd. shareholders approved Authorize Board to disapply pre-emption rights when allotting shares for cash (special resolution) at the 2023-05-11 meeting. - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-11 source text: To authorize, as a special resolution, the Board of Directors to disapply pre-emption rights when the Board of Directors allots ordinary shares of the Company for cash. 176,031,448 47,788,221 239,893 — evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000119312523143495/0001193125-23-143495-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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