---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-163512"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WSO"
cik: "0000105016"
company_name: "WATSCO INC"
filed_at: "2023-06-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T04:40:35.927382+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Watsco shareholders elect directors, approve say-on-pay and ratify Deloitte at annual meeting

## Summary
- Ana Lopez-Blazquez elected Common stock director with 28,856,275 votes for; term to 2026.
- Cesar L. Alvarez and Denise Dickins elected Class B directors with 51,373,700 votes each.
- Non-binding say-on-pay passed: 75,648,050 for, 4,920,301 against, 76,149 abstentions.
- Advisory frequency set to 1 year with 80,271,469 votes; annual say-on-pay confirmed.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as FY2023 auditor: 82,578,804 for, 315,405 against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-163512
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WSO
- cik: 0000105016
- company_name: WATSCO INC
- filed_at: 2023-06-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105016/000119312523163512/0001193125-23-163512-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105016/000119312523163512/d497627d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  WATSCO INC shareholders approved Election of one director to serve as a Common stock director by Common shareholders voting as a single class and election of two Class B Common stock directors by Class B Common shareholders voting as a single class at the 2023-06-05 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-05
  source text: Proposal 1. As set forth in the table that follows, (1) election of one director to serve as a Common stock director by Common shareholders voting as a single class and (2) election of two Class B Common stock directors by Class B Common shareholders voting as a single class: Nominee Term Expires Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Common Stock: Ana Lopez-Blazquez 2026 28,856,275 304,165 1,743,284 Class B Common Stock: Cesar L. Alvarez 2026 51,373,700 110,360 541,730 Denise Dickins 2026 51,373,500 110,560 541,730
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105016/000119312523163512/0001193125-23-163512-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  WATSCO INC shareholders approved Approval of a non-binding advisory resolution on the frequency of the non-binding advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers at the 2023-06-05 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-05
  source text: Proposal 3. Approval of a non-binding advisory resolution on the frequency of the non-binding advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The combined vote of the Company’s Common and Class B common stock was as follows: One Year Two Years Three Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 80,271,469 133,262 219,777 19,992 2,285,014
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105016/000119312523163512/0001193125-23-163512-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  WATSCO INC shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2023 fiscal year at the 2023-06-05 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-05
  source text: Proposal 4. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2023 fiscal year. The combined vote of the Company’s Common and Class B common stock was as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 82,578,804 315,405 35,305 —
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105016/000119312523163512/0001193125-23-163512-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  WATSCO INC shareholders approved Approval of a non-binding advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers at the 2023-06-05 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-05
  source text: Proposal 2. Approval of a non-binding advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The combined vote of the Company’s Common and Class B common stock was as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 75,648,050 4,920,301 76,149 2,285,014
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105016/000119312523163512/0001193125-23-163512-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.