---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-229030"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WU"
cik: "0001365135"
company_name: "Western Union CO"
filed_at: "2026-05-18T20:37:30+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T20:39:45.348198+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Western Union stockholders elect all 12 directors, approve ESPP, reject written consent proposal

## Summary
- All director nominees elected; votes ranged from 190M to 194M for, few against.
- Advisory say-on-pay passed with ~190.7M for, ~5.8M against (97% of votes cast).
- Stockholder proposal on written consent failed with ~53.7M for, ~142.1M against.
- 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan approved with ~194.7M for, ~2.2M against.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor for 2026 approved with ~242.1M for.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-229030
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WU
- cik: 0001365135
- company_name: Western Union CO
- filed_at: 2026-05-18T20:37:30+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1365135/000119312526229030/0001193125-26-229030-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1365135/000119312526229030/wu-20260514.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Western Union CO shareholders approved Ratification of Selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2026 at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: Proposal 3: Ratification of Selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2026. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 242,116,491 4,321,118 871,645 N/A
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1365135/000119312526229030/0001193125-26-229030-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Western Union CO shareholders approved Approval of the Company’s 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: Proposal 4: Approval of the Company’s 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 194,653,306 2,204,918 472,923 49,978,107
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1365135/000119312526229030/0001193125-26-229030-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Western Union CO shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: Proposal 1: Election of Directors. Name Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Julie M. Cameron-Doe 192,000,360 4,444,636 886,151 49,978,107 Martin I. Cole 193,016,507 3,868,711 445,929 49,978,107 Suzette M. Deering 194,720,781 1,618,266 992,100 49,978,107 Betsy D. Holden 190,362,557 6,534,848 433,742 49,978,107 Jeffrey A. Joerres 193,361,995 3,522,293 446,859 49,978,107 Devin B. McGranahan 194,045,166 2,635,074 650,907 49,978,107 Michael A. Miles, Jr. 191,939,543 4,954,059 437,545 49,978,107 Timothy P. Murphy 194,456,337 1,741,691 1,133,119 49,978,107 Milind Pant 194,741,157 1,438,432 1,151,558 49,978,107 Jan Siegmund 194,721,986 2,166,626 442,535 49,978,107 Angela A. Sun 193,134,875 3,753,691 442,581 49,978,107 Solomon D. Trujillo 192,425,361 4,462,133 443,653 49,978,107
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1365135/000119312526229030/0001193125-26-229030-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Western Union CO shareholders rejected Stockholder Proposal Regarding Stockholder Right to Act by Written Consent at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: Proposal 5: Stockholder Proposal Regarding Stockholder Right to Act by Written Consent. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 53,724,060 142,061,800 1,545,287 49,978,107
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1365135/000119312526229030/0001193125-26-229030-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Western Union CO shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: Proposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 190,677,189 5,785,340 868,618 49,978,107
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1365135/000119312526229030/0001193125-26-229030-index.htm

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