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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001764046-26-000073"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLVT"
cik: "0001764046"
company_name: "CLARIVATE PLC"
filed_at: "2026-05-18T21:22:40+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T21:26:10.959447+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Clarivate shareholders elect directors, approve compensation, ratify auditors at 2026 AGM

## Summary
- All 10 director nominees elected; votes in favor ranged from 92.0% to 99.9% of votes cast.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 93.1% of votes cast in favor.
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ratified as independent auditors for fiscal year 2026 with 99.7% approval.
- 2027 Annual General Meeting scheduled for May 6, 2027.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001764046-26-000073
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLVT
- cik: 0001764046
- company_name: CLARIVATE PLC
- filed_at: 2026-05-18T21:22:40+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1764046/000176404626000073/0001764046-26-000073-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1764046/000176404626000073/clvt-20260514.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  CLARIVATE PLC shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: On May 14, 2026, Clarivate Plc (“Clarivate” or the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. At that meeting, the shareholders considered and acted upon three proposals pursuant to the Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and as described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated April 1, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”). Of 642,179,542 ordinary shares outstanding and entitled to vote as of March 16, 2026 (the “Record Date”), the holders of 559,077,435 ordinary shares were present at the meeting either in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. All proposals on the agenda were approved by the shareholders. Below are the final voting results. In tabulating the voting results, only FOR or AGAINST votes are counted. Broker non-votes and abstentions are counted only for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present. Proposal 1: Election of Directors Shareholders elected the individuals named below to serve as directors of the C
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1764046/000176404626000073/0001764046-26-000073-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  CLARIVATE PLC shareholders approved Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: Proposal 2: Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation Shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. Approval required a simple majority of the votes cast by, or on behalf of, the shareholders entitled to vote in person or represented by proxy. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 492,350,996 36,480,040 31,615 30,214,784
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1764046/000176404626000073/0001764046-26-000073-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  CLARIVATE PLC shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants Shareholders reappointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s auditors, ratified their appointment as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year 2026 on a non-binding and advisory basis, and authorized the Company’s Board of Directors, acting through its Audit Committee, to determine the fees to be paid to the auditors. Ratification required a simple majority of the votes cast by, or on behalf of, the shareholders entitled to vote in person or represented by proxy. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 557,224,501 1,698,863 154,071 —
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1764046/000176404626000073/0001764046-26-000073-index.htm

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