8-K
filed May 21, 2026, 4:53 PM ET
ticker WTW
CIK 0001140536
other material
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.15
WTW shareholders approve all proposals at 2026 AGM; directors elected, say-on-pay passed
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC
- All nine director nominees elected; Paul Reilly received most against votes (2.6M against of 84.4M cast).
- Advisory say-on-pay approved with 82.1M for (2.3M against, 2.9M broker non-votes).
- Ratification of Deloitte as auditor approved with 87.0M in favor.
- Renewed authority to issue shares up to ~20% of issued capital approved with 83.6M in favor.
- Amended Employee Share Purchase Plan approved, increasing authorized shares.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC shareholders approved Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP and Deloitte Ireland LLP as auditors and authorization to fix remuneration at the 2026-05-20 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-20
Exact text from the filing
The shareholders ratified, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the selection of (i) Deloitte & Touche LLP to audit the Company’s financial statements and (ii) Deloitte Ireland LLP to audit the Company’s Irish Statutory Accounts, and authorized, in a binding vote, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), acting through the Audit Committee, to fix the independent auditors’ remuneration.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC shareholders approved Renewal of authority to issue shares under Irish law at the 2026-05-20 meeting.
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-20
Exact text from the filing
The shareholders approved the renewal of the Board’s existing authority to issue shares under Irish law, up to approximately 20% of the Company’s issued ordinary share capital.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC shareholders approved Approval of WTW Amended and Restated Employee Share Purchase Plan at the 2026-05-20 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-20
Exact text from the filing
The shareholders approved the WTW Amended and Restated Employee Share Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) as set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2026 AGM, including the increase of the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan, among other amendments.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC shareholders approved Advisory vote on compensation of named executive officers at the 2026-05-20 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-20
Exact text from the filing
The shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2026 AGM in accordance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules, including the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” the “Summary Compensation” table and the related tables and disclosure.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-20 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-20
Exact text from the filing
DIRECTOR FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES Dame Inga Beale 84,422,849 74,662 62,768 2,864,572 Fumbi Chima 83,829,769 663,997 66,513 2,864,572 Stephen Chipman 84,452,422 41,332 66,525 2,864,572 Michael Hammond 84,363,474 131,551 65,254 2,864,572 Carl Hess 84,450,740 50,192 59,347 2,864,572 Jacqueline Hunt 83,851,553 643,629 65,097 2,864,572 Paul Reilly 81,781,129 2,611,803 167,347 2,864,572 Michelle Swanback 83,696,857 777,938 85,484 2,864,572 Fredric Tomczyk 83,799,124 695,756 65,399 2,864,572 The shareholders ratified, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the selection of (i) Deloitte & Touche LLP to audit the Company’s financial statements and (ii) Deloitte Ireland LLP to audit the Company’s Irish Statutory Accounts, and authorized, in a binding vote, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), acting through the Audit Committee, to fix the independent auditors’ remuneration.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC shareholders approved Renewal of authority to opt out of statutory pre-emption rights under Irish law at the 2026-05-20 meeting.
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-20
Exact text from the filing
The shareholders approved the renewal of the Board’s existing authority to opt out of statutory pre-emption rights under Irish law, for rights issues and, separately, for issuances up to approximately 20% of the Company’s issued ordinary share capital.
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