Form 8-K

8-K — CLARIVATE PLC

Accession: 0001764046-26-000073

Filed: 2026-05-18

Period: 2026-05-14

CIK: 0001764046

SIC: 7374 (SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item: Other Events

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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):

May 14, 2026

CLARIVATE PLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Jersey, Channel Islands

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

001-38911

(Commission File Number)

N/A

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

70 St. Mary Axe

London

EC3A 8BE

United Kingdom

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(44) 207-433-4000

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Ordinary Shares, no par value

CLVT

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 May 14, 2026, Clarivate Plc (“Clarivate” or the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

At that meeting, the shareholders considered and acted upon three proposals pursuant to the Notice of Annual General Meeting

of Shareholders and as described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated April 1, 2026 (the “Proxy

Statement”).

Of 642,179,542 ordinary shares outstanding and entitled to vote as of March 16, 2026 (the “Record Date”), the holders of

559,077,435 ordinary shares were present at the meeting either in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum.

All proposals on the agenda were approved by the shareholders.

Below are the final voting results. In tabulating the voting results, only FOR or AGAINST votes are counted. Broker non-votes

and abstentions are counted only for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

Shareholders elected the individuals named below to serve as directors of the Company, until the Company’s 2027 Annual

General Meeting, or until their successor is duly elected and qualified, or their earlier resignation or removal. Election of each

director required approval by a simple majority of the votes cast by, or on behalf of, the shareholders entitled to vote in person

or represented by proxy.

Nominee

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Andrew Snyder

488,258,437

40,178,878

425,336

30,214,784

Jane Okun Bomba

526,186,715

2,238,797

437,139

30,214,784

Kenneth Cornick

527,732,735

693,634

436,282

30,214,784

Usama N. Cortas

524,312,366

4,112,431

437,854

30,214,784

Suzanne Heywood

502,086,682

26,304,005

471,964

30,214,784

Adam T. Levyn

526,634,144

1,792,224

436,283

30,214,784

Anthony Munk

522,603,885

5,820,902

437,864

30,214,784

Wendell Pritchett

486,045,443

42,381,230

435,978

30,214,784

Saurabh Saha

527,377,666

1,049,065

435,920

30,214,784

Matitiahu (Matti) Shem Tov

527,644,718

1,162,544

55,389

30,214,784

Proposal 2: Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation

Shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as

disclosed in the Proxy Statement. Approval required a simple majority of the votes cast by, or on behalf of, the shareholders

entitled to vote in person or represented by proxy.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

492,350,996

36,480,040

31,615

30,214,784

Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants

Shareholders reappointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s auditors, ratified their appointment as the

Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year 2026 on a non-binding and advisory basis, and

authorized the Company’s Board of Directors, acting through its Audit Committee, to determine the fees to be paid to the

auditors. Ratification required a simple majority of the votes cast by, or on behalf of, the shareholders entitled to vote in person

or represented by proxy.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

557,224,501

1,698,863

154,071

—

Item 8.01. Other Events.

Date of 2027 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

Clarivate’s 2027 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held on May 6, 2027. Further details will be provided in the

proxy statement for the meeting.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

No.

Description

104

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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.

CLARIVATE PLC

Date: May 18, 2026

By: /s/ John Doulamis

Name: John Doulamis

Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

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