{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001878897-23-000034","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"DOUG","cik":"0001878897","company_name":"Douglas Elliman Inc.","filed_at":"2023-07-31T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:35.969114+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-12T22:19:01.399550+00:00","sec_items":["5.07"],"event_type":"other","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.1,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.1,"confidence":"high","headline":"Douglas Elliman holds 2023 annual meeting; all director nominees elected, auditor ratified, say-on-pay approved","bullets":["Director Michael S. Liebowitz elected with 53.1M for, 14.7M withheld (10.3M broker non-votes).","Director Mark D. Zeitchick elected with 48.1M for, 19.7M withheld (10.3M broker non-votes).","Deloitte & Touche LLP ratified as independent auditor for FY 2023; 76.5M for, 1.4M against, 0.2M abstain.","Advisory say-on-pay vote approved: 48.4M for, 18.8M against, 0.6M abstain, 10.3M broker non-votes."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001878897-23-000034","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001878897-23-000034.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001878897-23-000034.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001878897-23-000034.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1878897/000187889723000034/0001878897-23-000034-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1878897/000187889723000034/doug-20230727.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-12T22:19:01.399550+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"9b030e0e9844d4ba8b8552d2b92722dd4de8b41b","claim":"Douglas Elliman Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation (the \"say-on-pay\" vote) at the 2023-07-27 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 3: Advisory vote on executive compensation (the “say-on-pay” vote). The advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers received the following votes: For Against Abstain (1) Broker Non-Votes (1) 48,420,697 18,802,176 586,692 10,315,598 (1) Under the Company's governing documents, abstentions and broker non-votes have no effect on the outcome of the matter acted on.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1878897/000187889723000034/0001878897-23-000034-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-07-27"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"ae6bc3e2478f360ed3cd60b0433c1d6e97aea54d","claim":"Douglas Elliman Inc. shareholders approved Election of directors at the 2023-07-27 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 1: Election of directors. Each of the directors nominated was elected based on the following votes: Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes (1) Michael S. Liebowitz 53,142,309 14,667,256 10,315,598 Mark D. Zeitchick 48,062,514 19,747,051 10,315,598 (1) Under the Company's governing documents, broker non-votes have no effect on the outcome of the matter acted on.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1878897/000187889723000034/0001878897-23-000034-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-07-27"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"eacec5fe9a446d9b72c300cc44f8bfe2a86e7103","claim":"Douglas Elliman Inc. shareholders approved Approval of ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-07-27 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 2: Approval of ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023. The selection of the independent registered public accounting firm received the following votes: For Against Abstain (1) 76,532,181 1,431,228 161,754 (1) Under the Company's governing documents, abstentions have no effect on the outcome of the matter acted on.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1878897/000187889723000034/0001878897-23-000034-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-07-27"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}