CoStar Group stockholders re-elect eight directors; approve 2026 stock purchase plan
At its June 23, 2026 annual meeting, CoStar Group stockholders re-elected all eight director nominees, approved the 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, ratified Ernst & Young LLP as auditor for fiscal 2026, and approved the advisory say-on-pay proposal. The 2026 plan authorizes 2,500,000 new shares and replaces the 2021 plan, which will issue no further shares. The filing reports vote tallies but no financial results.
Key points
- Say-on-pay advisory vote passed with 71.38% of votes cast in favor (257,665,608 for, 103,277,424 against).
- Director nominees received between 93.92% (Louise S. Sams) and 99.50% (Christine M. McCarthy) of votes for.
- The 2026 ESPP authorizes 2,500,000 shares of common stock and was approved with 359,953,752 votes for.
- Ernst & Young LLP was ratified as independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2026, with 351,556,365 votes for.
The filing
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