--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-23-160693" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "ACIW" cik: "0000935036" company_name: "ACI WORLDWIDE, INC." filed_at: "2023-06-05T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-14T07:51:26.669798+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.35 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # ACI Worldwide shareholders approve 4.96M share increase in equity plan; directors reelected ## Summary - Stockholders approved amendment to 2020 Equity Plan, increasing authorized shares by 4.96M and extending term to June 1, 2033. - Seven directors elected with majority votes: Estep, Hale, Harman, Peters, Sanchez, Warsop, Zabaneh. - Deloitte & Touche ratified as auditor for 2023; 101.1M for, 1.3M against. - Advisory vote on exec compensation approved (93.2M for); frequency set to every year (93.6M for 1-year). - Broker non-votes reported on director election and advisory proposals. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-23-160693 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: ACIW - cik: 0000935036 - company_name: ACI WORLDWIDE, INC. - filed_at: 2023-06-05T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.35 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/935036/000119312523160693/0001193125-23-160693-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/935036/000119312523160693/d677735d8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-160693 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-160693.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-160693.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes ACI WORLDWIDE, INC. shareholders approved Advisory vote on named executive compensation at the 2023-06-01 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-01 source text: Proposal 3: The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the named executive compensation as described in the 2023 Proxy Statement. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 93,166,340 5,158,534 253,356 3,851,924 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/935036/000119312523160693/0001193125-23-160693-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ACI WORLDWIDE, INC. shareholders approved Advisory vote on frequency of say-on-pay votes at the 2023-06-01 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-01 source text: Proposal 4: The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, that an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers be held every year. 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 93,627,860 23,093 4,458,655 468,622 3,851,924 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/935036/000119312523160693/0001193125-23-160693-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ACI WORLDWIDE, INC. shareholders approved Amendment and restatement of the ACI Worldwide, Inc. 2020 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan at the 2023-06-01 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-01 source text: Proposal 5: The stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the ACI Worldwide, Inc. 2020 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 94,705,622 3,789,963 82,645 3,851,924 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/935036/000119312523160693/0001193125-23-160693-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ACI WORLDWIDE, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2023-06-01 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-01 source text: Proposal 2: The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 101,080,658 1,271,139 78,357 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/935036/000119312523160693/0001193125-23-160693-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ACI WORLDWIDE, INC. shareholders approved Election of seven nominees to the Board of Directors at the 2023-06-01 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-01 source text: Proposal 1: The stockholders elected each of the following seven nominees to the Board of Directors to hold office until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Nominee Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Janet O. Estep 92,840,801 5,645,318 92,111 3,851,924 James C. Hale III 89,842,033 8,657,015 79,182 3,851,924 Mary P. Harman 90,338,035 8,150,908 89,287 3,851,924 Charles E. Peters, Jr. 92,628,575 5,872,754 76,901 3,851,924 Adalio T. Sanchez 87,578,921 10,924,465 74,844 3,851,924 Thomas W. Warsop III 97,007,894 1,499,799 70,537 3,851,924 Samir M. Zabaneh 95,198,185 3,288,182 91,863 3,851,924 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/935036/000119312523160693/0001193125-23-160693-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.