01—Abstract
Summary
Summary of the 8-K filed June 12, 2026. Cited figures are marked; the original filing is the authoritative source.
TKO Group Holdings, Inc. filed this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 5.07 to report the results of its annual meeting of stockholders, held on June 10, 2026.
Shares of Class A and Class B common stock representing 187,379,656 votes, or approximately 98.03%a of the voting power entitled to vote, voting as a single class, were present in person, by remote communication, or by proxy. The proposals were described in the company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed April 23, 2026. Stockholders elected all twelve director nominees to serve until the 2027 annual meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
Votes for individual nominees ranged from 142,813,504 (Dwayne Johnson, with 36,067,667 withheld) to 178,548,765 (Bradley A. Keywell, with 332,406 withheld). Each nominee also received 8,498,485 broker non-votes.
Stockholders also ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, with 187,147,670 votes for, 157,298 against, and 74,688 abstentions. The filing reports no broker non-votes on this item.
02—Key points
Key Highlights
- Annual meeting of stockholders held June 10, 2026, with 187,379,656 votes (approximately 98.03% of voting power) present or represented.
- All twelve director nominees were elected to serve until the 2027 annual meeting.
- Dwayne Johnson received the most votes withheld among nominees (36,067,667), with 142,813,504 votes for.
- Ariel Emanuel received 158,897,037 votes for and 19,984,134 withheld; Mark Shapiro received 153,200,101 for and 25,681,070 withheld.
- Nominees Egon P. Durban, Bradley A. Keywell, Jonathan A. Kraft, Nancy R. Tellem, and Carrie Wheeler each received more than 178 million votes for, with fewer than 800,000 withheld.
- KPMG LLP was ratified as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026, with 187,147,670 votes for and 157,298 against.
- Each of the 12 director nominees recorded 8,498,485 broker non-votes.
03—Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
When and where was the annual meeting held, and how many votes were represented?
The annual meeting was held on June 10, 2026. Shares of Class A and Class B common stock representing 187,379,656 votes, or approximately 98.03% of the voting power entitled to vote, voting as a single class, were present in person, by remote communication, or by proxy.
Who was elected to the board of directors?
All twelve director nominees were elected to hold office until the company's annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2027 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The nominees were Ariel Emanuel, Mark Shapiro, Peter C.B. Bynoe, Egon P. Durban, Dwayne Johnson, Bradley A. Keywell, Nick Khan, Steven R. Koonin, Jonathan A. Kraft, Sonya E. Medina, Nancy R. Tellem, and Carrie Wheeler.
Which nominee had the most votes withheld?
Dwayne Johnson had the most votes withheld, at 36,067,667, compared with 142,813,504 votes for. Mark Shapiro had 25,681,070 withheld and Nick Khan had 24,328,211 withheld.
Was the company's independent auditor approved?
Yes. Stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The vote was 187,147,670 for, 157,298 against, and 74,688 abstentions, with no broker non-votes reported.
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