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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 8-K
 
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 1, 2023
 
 
Compass, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
 
Delaware 001-40291 30-0751604
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
90 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York
 10011
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212) 913-9058
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of Each Class 
Trading Symbol
 
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share COMP The New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 
 
 



 

Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 1, 2023, Compass, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The stockholders of the Company voted on the following three proposals at the Annual Meeting, each of which is more fully described in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2023:

1.To elect three Class II director nominees, Allan Leinwand, Charles Phillips and Pamela Thomas-Graham, to serve on the Board of Directors until the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified;
2.To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2023; and
3.To approve, on an advisory basis, the 2022 compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers.

Regarding the voting on the proposals at the Annual Meeting, each share of Class A common stock represented one vote and each share of Class C common stock represented twenty votes. Class B common stock does not have voting rights.

1.Election of Class II Directors

NomineeForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
Allan Leinwand
673,119,8682,064,367269,84656,905,291
Charles Phillips
643,400,46131,783,918269,70256,905,291
Pamela Thomas-Graham
614,034,15161,178,831241,09956,905,291
Based on the votes set forth above, each director nominee was duly elected to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successor is duly elected and qualified.

2.Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's Independent Public Accounting Firm for 2023

ForAgainstAbstain
729,824,6492,402,144132,579
Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023.

3.Advisory Vote to Approve 2022 Named Executive Officers Compensation

ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
655,461,6733,982,27316,010,13556,905,291
Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the 2022 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.


SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
  COMPASS, INC.
Date: June 5, 2023  By: /s/ Brad Serwin
   Brad Serwin
   General Counsel and Corporate Secretary