Sep 28, 9:17 PM ET
At its 2026 Annual Meeting on September 24, 2026, Korn Ferry stockholders elected all nine director nominees, approved an advisory resolution on executive pay, approved the amended and restated 2022 Stock Incentive Plan, and ratified Ernst & Young LLP as auditor for fiscal 2027. The amended plan adds 1,400,000 shares for stock-based awards and extends its term to September 24, 2036, which sets the terms under which future equity may be granted to employees and directors.
- Plan adds 1,400,000 shares available for stock-based awards and extends term to September 24, 2036
- Plan approved with 43,102,365 votes for and 2,155,490 against
- Executive compensation advisory resolution approved with 43,800,129 votes for and 1,145,915 against
- Ernst & Young LLP ratified as independent auditor for fiscal 2027 with 46,296,359 votes for
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Sep 9, 6:50 AM ET
Korn Ferry reported first quarter fiscal 2027 fee revenue of $756.5 million, up 7% year-over-year, with net income attributable to Korn Ferry of $69.0 million, up 4%. The company also gave second-quarter fiscal 2027 outlook for fee revenue of $860 million to $878 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.30 to $1.40, including two months of the AMS acquisition, which closed on September 1, 2026.
- Q1 fiscal 2027 fee revenue was $756.5 million, up 7% year-over-year, the sixth consecutive quarter of top-line growth.
- Diluted EPS was $1.32, up 5%; adjusted diluted EPS was $1.43, up 9%, excluding $7.6 million of integration and acquisition costs.
- Adjusted EBITDA was $128.2 million, up 7%, with a margin of 17.0%, flat year-over-year.
- Q2 fiscal 2027 outlook: fee revenue of $860 million to $878 million and adjusted diluted EPS of $1.30 to $1.40.
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Sep 1, 4:38 PM ET
Korn Ferry completed its acquisition of AMS, a UK-headquartered talent and organizational consulting firm, on September 1, 2026. The company paid about £473 million and $326 million in cash and issued 3,118,628 shares of common stock to the sellers, and the combined firm now has nearly 17,000 colleagues in more than 130 offices. Shareholders will see the share issuance and cash outlay, and the financial statements and pro forma information for the deal have not yet been filed.
- Acquisition closed September 1, 2026; AMS is now an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Korn Ferry
- Cash paid: about £473 million and $326 million, covering seller proceeds, AMS debt repayment and other obligations
- Issued 3,118,628 shares of Korn Ferry common stock to the sellers, exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2)
- Financial statements and pro forma information will be filed by amendment within 71 calendar days
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Aug 19, 4:59 PM ET
Korn Ferry signed an amended and restated credit agreement on August 18, 2026, adding a $600 million senior secured term loan and keeping its $850 million revolving credit facility, both maturing five years from the effective date. The company used the term loan to fully repay its $400 million 4.625% Senior Notes due 2027 and plans to use the remaining proceeds toward its pending acquisition of AMS. The filing shows new debt that is secured by substantially all company and guarantor assets, a financing step tied to a pending acquisition.
- Term loan facility of $600 million; existing $850 million revolving credit facility continued
- Interest at Term SOFR plus 1.125% to 2.00%, or base rate plus 0.125% to 1.00%, based on consolidated net leverage ratio
- $400 million 4.625% Senior Notes due 2027 redeemed in full on August 18, 2026 at 100% of principal plus accrued interest
- Remaining term loan proceeds intended to help fund the pending AMS acquisition
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