---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001587523-23-000052"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KN"
cik: "0001587523"
company_name: "Knowles Corp"
filed_at: "2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T21:58:50.914096+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Knowles Corp. annual meeting: all directors elected, auditor ratified, say-on-pay approved

## Summary
- All nine director nominees elected; Cheryl Shavers had most opposition with 8.7M against and 1.9M abstentions.
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ratified as independent auditor for 2023; 87.5M for vs 529,678 against.
- Non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation approved: 77.6M for, 7.6M against.
- All proposals passed with majority support; broker non-votes present on director election and say-on-pay.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001587523-23-000052
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KN
- cik: 0001587523
- company_name: Knowles Corp
- filed_at: 2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- 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/1587523/000158752323000052/0001587523-23-000052-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752323000052/kn-20230502.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Knowles Corp shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 at the 2023-05-02 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-02
  source text: Proposal 2 - Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023: Broker Non-Votes For Against Abstain 87,463,652 529,678 23,940 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752323000052/0001587523-23-000052-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Knowles Corp shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-02 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-02
  source text: Knowles Corporation (the "Company") held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 2, 2023 (“Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders (i) elected the persons listed below to serve as directors for a one-year term expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified; (ii) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023; and (iii) approved, on an advisory non-binding basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Annual Meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752323000052/0001587523-23-000052-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Knowles Corp shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation at the 2023-05-02 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-02
  source text: Proposal 3 - Non-binding advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation: Broker Non-Votes For Against Abstain 77,583,240 7,603,263 64,284 2,766,483
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752323000052/0001587523-23-000052-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.