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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001528396-21-000134"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GWRE"
cik: "0001528396"
company_name: "Guidewire Software, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-12-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T00:30:14.055366+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Guidewire shareholders elect directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay and charter amendment

## Summary
- All eight director nominees elected with strong support (e.g., Marcus Ryu 72.9M for, 0.67M against).
- KPMG ratified as independent auditor for FY2022: 76.7M for, 0.33M against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 72.5M for, 1.1M against.
- Charter amendment to remove supermajority voting requirement approved: 73.5M for, 74.5K against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001528396-21-000134
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GWRE
- cik: 0001528396
- company_name: Guidewire Software, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-12-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- 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/1528396/000152839621000134/0001528396-21-000134-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1528396/000152839621000134/gwre-20211214.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001528396-21-000134.txt

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