--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001289848-23-000071" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "HURN" cik: "0001289848" company_name: "Huron Consulting Group Inc." filed_at: "2023-05-19T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-14T19:33:08.290850+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.5 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Huron shareholders approve board declassification and increase in share reserve for incentive plan ## Summary - Stockholders approved amendment to certificate of incorporation to declassify board over three years, effective May 15, 2023. - C. Mark Hussey reclassified from Class I to Class II to balance board classes at three directors each. - Shareholders approved increase of 800,000 shares authorized under 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan. - Advisory say-on-pay vote passed with ~87% support; board will continue annual say-on-pay votes. - Ratification of PwC as independent auditor for FY2023 passed with ~98% support. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001289848-23-000071 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: HURN - cik: 0001289848 - company_name: Huron Consulting Group Inc. - filed_at: 2023-05-19T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.5 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.02, 5.03, 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289848/000128984823000071/0001289848-23-000071-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289848/000128984823000071/hurn-20230515.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001289848-23-000071 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001289848-23-000071.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001289848-23-000071.txt ## Key facts - Governance Changes Huron Consulting Group Inc.: Amendment to declassify the board structure over a three-year period (effective 2023-05-15). - Change: charter amendment - Effective: 2023-05-15 source text: On May 15, 2023 at the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Company's Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate of Incorporation") to declassify the board structure over a three year period, as further described in the Company's 2023 Proxy Statement. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289848/000128984823000071/0001289848-23-000071-index.htm - Governance Changes Huron Consulting Group Inc.: Amended and restated Bylaws to reflect changes related to the declassification of the board (effective 2023-05-15). - Change: bylaw amendment - Effective: 2023-05-15 source text: the Board of Directors amended and restated the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws"), which became effective as of May 15, 2023, to reflect corresponding changes to the Bylaws related to the amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation discussed above. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289848/000128984823000071/0001289848-23-000071-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Huron Consulting Group Inc. shareholders approved Election of four Class I members of the Board of Directors at the 2023-05-15 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-15 source text: Proposal No. 1 - Election of directors. Name Shares For Shares Withheld Broker Non-Votes James H. Roth 16,453,519 455,671 1,098,934 C. Mark Hussey 16,603,249 305,941 1,098,934 H. Eugene Lockhart 15,507,579 1,401,611 1,098,934 Joy T. Brown 16,825,417 83,773 1,098,934 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289848/000128984823000071/0001289848-23-000071-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Huron Consulting Group Inc. shareholders approved To approve an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan at the 2023-05-15 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-15 source text: Proposal No. 3 - To approve an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Shares For Shares Against Shares Abstain Broker Non-Votes 10,155,045 6,753,348 797 1,098,934 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289848/000128984823000071/0001289848-23-000071-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Huron Consulting Group Inc. shareholders approved To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-05-15 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-15 source text: Proposal No. 6 - To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. Shares For Shares Against Shares Abstain Broker Non-Votes 17,776,488 226,577 5,059 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289848/000128984823000071/0001289848-23-000071-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Huron Consulting Group Inc. shareholders approved To approve an amendment to the Company's Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation at the 2023-05-15 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-15 source text: Proposal No. 2 - To approve an amendment to the Company's Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Shares For Shares Against Shares Abstain Broker Non-Votes 16,906,447 2,035 708 1,098,934 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289848/000128984823000071/0001289848-23-000071-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Huron Consulting Group Inc. shareholders approved An advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory stockholder vote to approve the Company's executive compensation at the 2023-05-15 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-15 source text: Proposal No. 5 - An advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory stockholder vote to approve the Company's executive compensation. One Year Two Years Three Years Shares Abstain Broker Non-Votes 15,375,333 10,964 1,519,900 2,993 1,098,934 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289848/000128984823000071/0001289848-23-000071-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Huron Consulting Group Inc. shareholders approved An advisory vote to approve the Company's executive compensation at the 2023-05-15 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-15 source text: Proposal No. 4 - An advisory vote to approve the Company's executive compensation. Shares For Shares Against Shares Abstain Broker Non-Votes 15,782,498 1,123,098 3,594 1,098,934 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289848/000128984823000071/0001289848-23-000071-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.