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 19, 2026 (May 14, 2026)

CRAWFORD & COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia 1-10356 58-0506554
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number) (IRS employer
Identification No.)
5335 Triangle Parkway, Peachtree Corners, Georgia 30092
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 300-1000

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock — $1.00 Par Value CRD-A New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Class B Common Stock — $1.00 Par Value CRD-B New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

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.

Crawford & Company (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on Thursday, May 14, 2026. The total number of shares of the Company’s Class B common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 18,982,758, and each share was entitled to one vote for each director nominee, and one vote on each of the other matters acted upon at the Annual Meeting. The number of shares represented at the Annual Meeting by valid proxies or ballots was 18,358,014, shares, which was 96.71% of the shares of stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The final voting results for the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

1.Election of Directors. All of the nominees for director listed below were elected to serve as directors until the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The results of the election were as follows:
Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Inga K. Beale 18,046,081 3.254 308,709
Cameron M. Bready 18,046,633 2,702 308,709
Jesse C. Crawford, Jr. 16,545,523 1,503,812 308,709
Fred R. Donner. 18,038,831 10,504 308,709
Lisa G. Hannusch 16,927,775 1,121,560 308,709
Joel T. Murphy 16,926,857 1,122,478 308,709
Rahul Patel 15,855,227 2,194,108 308,709
Amy T. Shore 18,046,630 2,705 308,709
W. Bruce Swain 18,047,259 2,706 308,709
2.Proposal to approve an amendment to the Crawford & Company 2016 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan (“Plan”) to fix the Plan termination date as May 13, 2032. The shareholders approved the proposed amendment to the Plan and the termination date is fixed as May 13, 2032. The results of the vote were as follows:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
15,953,544 2,063,751 32,040 308,709
3.Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accountants. The shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the 2026 fiscal year. The vote on the ratification was as follows:
For Against Abstain
18,343,591 14,431 22

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SIGNATURES

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.

CRAWFORD & COMPANY
By: /s/ Tami E. Stevenson
Name: Tami E. Stevenson
Title: Executive Vice President- General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Date: May 19, 2026

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