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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001525221-23-000032"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VTOL"
cik: "0001525221"
company_name: "Bristow Group Inc."
filed_at: "2023-06-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T03:48:59.167239+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bristow Group annual meeting results: all four proposals approved by shareholders

## Summary
- Eight director nominees elected, including Christopher Bradshaw, Lorin Brass, Wesley Kern, and others.
- Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation approved: 24.7M for, 0.8M against.
- Amendment to 2021 Equity Incentive Plan approved: 24.9M for, 0.6M against.
- Ratification of KPMG as independent auditor for 2023 approved: 26.6M for, 0.1M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001525221-23-000032
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VTOL
- cik: 0001525221
- company_name: Bristow Group Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-06-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525221/000152522123000032/0001525221-23-000032-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525221/000152522123000032/vtol-20230607.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Bristow Group Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation at the 2023-06-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-07
  source text: Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation The advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation was approved by the Company’s stockholders by the following vote: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 24,741,198 826,346 3,902 1,195,768
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525221/000152522123000032/0001525221-23-000032-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Bristow Group Inc. shareholders approved Election of eight director nominees at the 2023-06-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-07
  source text: Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The following eight director nominees were elected by the Company’s stockholders to serve on the Board for terms ending at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, by the following votes: Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Vote Christopher S. Bradshaw 25,456,817 114,629 1,195,768 Lorin L. Brass 21,490,536 4,080,910 1,195,768 Wesley E. Kern 25,405,561 165,885 1,195,768 Robert J. Manzo 15,612,168 9,959,278 1,195,768 G. Mark Mickelson 25,445,587 125,859 1,195,768 General Maryanne Miller, Ret. 25,457,941 113,505 1,195,768 Christopher Pucillo 21,492,153 4,079,293 1,195,768 Brian D. Truelove 21,489,708 4,081,738 1,195,768
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525221/000152522123000032/0001525221-23-000032-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Bristow Group Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2023 at the 2023-06-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-07
  source text: Proposal 4 – Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Auditors The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2023 was approved by the following vote: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 26,637,979 128,161 1,074 None
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525221/000152522123000032/0001525221-23-000032-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Bristow Group Inc. shareholders approved Approval of an amendment to the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan at the 2023-06-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-07
  source text: Proposal 3 – Approval of an Amendment to the Company's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan The amendment to the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan was approved by the Company’s stockholders by the following vote: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 24,937,880 629,995 3,571 1,195,768
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525221/000152522123000032/0001525221-23-000032-index.htm

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