--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001587523-24-000051" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "KN" cik: "0001587523" company_name: "Knowles Corp" filed_at: "2024-05-07T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-02T18:29:20.770168+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.35 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Knowles shareholders approve 23.4M-share equity plan increase and officer exculpation amendment ## Summary - Stockholders okayed Second Amended 2018 Equity Plan, increasing shares to 23.4M (effective Apr 30, 2024). - Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation for officer exculpation under Delaware law approved. - All nine director nominees elected with >82M votes each; proposals passed with strong majorities. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001587523-24-000051 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: KN - cik: 0001587523 - company_name: Knowles Corp - filed_at: 2024-05-07T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.35 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.02, 5.03, 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752324000051/0001587523-24-000051-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752324000051/kn-20240430.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001587523-24-000051 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001587523-24-000051.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001587523-24-000051.txt ## Key facts - Governance Changes Knowles Corp: Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide for officer exculpation as permitted by Delaware law (effective 2024-05-03). - Change: charter amendment - Effective: 2024-05-03 source text: the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation ("Certificate of Amendment") with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 3, 2024, which became effective upon filing. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752324000051/0001587523-24-000051-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Knowles Corp shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation at the 2024-04-30 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-30 source text: Proposal 3 - Non-binding advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation: Broker Non-Votes For Against Abstain 82,245,081 1,520,071 61,348 3,068,756 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752324000051/0001587523-24-000051-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Knowles Corp shareholders approved Amendment of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide for officer exculpation as permitted by Delaware law at the 2024-04-30 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-30 source text: Proposal 4 - Vote on the amendment of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide for officer exculpation as permitted by Delaware law: Broker Non-Votes For Against Abstain 71,375,042 12,404,028 47,430 3,068,756 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752324000051/0001587523-24-000051-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Knowles Corp shareholders approved Approval of the Second Amended and Restated 2018 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan at the 2024-04-30 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-30 source text: Proposal 5 - Vote on the approval of the Second Amended and Restated 2018 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan: Broker Non-Votes For Against Abstain 78,514,050 5,255,404 57,046 3,068,756 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752324000051/0001587523-24-000051-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Knowles Corp shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2024-04-30 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-30 source text: Proposal 1 - Election of Directors Broker Non-Votes Director For Against Abstain Keith Barnes 82,276,243 1,524,933 25,324 3,068,756 Erania Brackett 83,659,640 150,186 16,674 3,068,756 Daniel Crowley 83,441,192 349,034 36,274 3,068,756 Didier Hirsch 83,244,087 556,973 25,440 3,068,756 Ye Jane Li 83,449,810 336,226 40,464 3,068,756 Donald Macleod 82,749,409 1,045,921 31,170 3,068,756 Jeffrey S. Niew 83,446,434 351,970 28,096 3,068,756 Cheryl Shavers 82,870,505 934,102 21,893 3,068,756 Michael Wishart 83,462,078 337,483 26,939 3,068,756 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752324000051/0001587523-24-000051-index.htm - 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 2024 at the 2024-04-30 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-30 source text: Proposal 2 - Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024: Broker Non-Votes For Against Abstain 86,331,912 537,158 26,186 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752324000051/0001587523-24-000051-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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