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(the “Company”) entered into an agreement with Magnus Holdings Co., Ltd. (“Magnus”) pursuant to which the Company will purchase up to an aggregate of $100.0 million of shares of its common stock from Magnus on a share-for-share basis as the Company repurchases shares in the open market or privately negotiated transactions.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1672013/000167201323000052/0001672013-23-000052-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Material Agreements","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"entry"},{"label":"Agreement","value":"equity purchase"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"Magnus Holdings Co., Ltd."},{"label":"Value","value":"$100.0 million"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2023-06-09"}],"fact_type":"material_agreement"},{"claim_id":"017cce37d00d7e4e32299bbba2d504715b6f3577","claim":"Acushnet Holdings Corp. shareholders approved Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2023-06-05 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal No. 2 - Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The voting results were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 63,950,142 300,705 30,974 n/a","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1672013/000167201323000052/0001672013-23-000052-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-05"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"24bbd05934157da8614fbabf49f89be4b2e211d7","claim":"Acushnet Holdings Corp. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-06-05 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal No. 1 - Election of Directors Stockholders elected the director nominees listed below to serve as members of the Board. The voting results for each nominee were as follows: Name Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes David Maher 53,673,309 8,716,839 1,891,673 Yoon Soo (Gene) Yoon 51,318,157 11,071,991 1,891,673 Leanne Cunningham 62,113,784 276,364 1,891,673 Gregory Hewett 62,058,012 332,136 1,891,673 Ho Yeon (Aaron) Lee 52,800,586 9,589,562 1,891,673 Jan Singer 61,774,021 616,127 1,891,673 Steven Tishman 62,059,129 331,019 1,891,673 Keun Chang (Kevin) Yoon 52,068,151 10,321,997 1,891,673","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1672013/000167201323000052/0001672013-23-000052-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-05"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"40c8e4be77fb405d483c6e89e77126f53accbd14","claim":"Acushnet Holdings Corp. shareholders approved Non-Binding Vote on the Frequency of Future Votes on Executive Compensation at the 2023-06-05 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal No. 4 - Non-Binding Vote on the Frequency of Future Votes on Executive Compensation Stockholders recommended, in a non-binding advisory vote, that a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers should be submitted to stockholders every year. The voting results were as follows: One Year Two Years Three Years Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 61,759,045 5,610 602,981 22,512 1,891,673","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1672013/000167201323000052/0001672013-23-000052-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-05"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"ef5cafb54a99f10e23efc222975089f93d6a70fc","claim":"Acushnet Holdings Corp. shareholders approved Non-Binding Vote to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2023-06-05 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal No. 3 - Non-Binding Vote to Approve Executive Compensation Stockholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for fiscal year 2022. The voting results were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 62,263,046 91,081 36,021 1,891,673","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1672013/000167201323000052/0001672013-23-000052-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-05"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}