Carlyle Group shareholders approve equity incentive plan and elect 13 directors
At its June 3, 2026 annual meeting, Carlyle Group shareholders approved the Amended and Restated 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, which the board had already approved subject to shareholder approval. Shareholders also re-elected all 13 director nominees, ratified Ernst & Young LLP as auditor for 2026, and approved named executive officer compensation on a non-binding basis.
Key points
- Equity Incentive Plan approved: 252,707,398 for, 49,426,621 against, 185,626 abstain, 30,694,352 broker non-votes
- All 13 director nominees elected to one-year terms; lowest support was William E. Conway, Jr. and others with 288,425,619 or more votes for; Lawton W. Fitt received 288,425,619 for and 13,894,026 withheld
- Say-on-pay (non-binding): 246,902,606 for and 54,984,239 against
- Ernst & Young LLP ratified as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026: 325,337,355 for and 7,384,983 against
The filing
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