UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): May 24, 2023
Commission File Number: 001-39558
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) held on May 24, 2023, the stockholders of Perella Weinberg Partners (the “Company”) voted on the matters described below.
1. The Company’s stockholders elected four Class II directors, each of whom will hold office until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified, based on the following votes:
| FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTE | ||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Bednar | 433,870,097 | 13,650,594 | 5,722,741 | |||||||||||||||||
| Robert K. Steel | 426,423,653 | 21,097,038 | 5,722,741 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jorma Ollila | 426,796,805 | 20,723,886 | 5,722,741 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kristin W. Mugford | 433,895,320 | 13,625,371 | 5,722,741 | |||||||||||||||||
2. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, based on the following votes:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||||||||||||
| 452,986,435 | 256,181 | 816 | ||||||||||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| PERELLA WEINBERG PARTNERS | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Gary Barancik | ||||||||||
| Gary Barancik | |||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||
Date: May 24, 2023 | |||||||||||