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

RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(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:

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

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).

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 7, 2022, Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which a quorum was present. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals:

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors

The following nominees were elected to the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) to hold office for terms to expire upon the annual stockholders’ meeting to be held in 2025 or until their successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

Proposal 2 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 was approved based upon the following votes:

Proposal 3-Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers was approved based upon the following votes:

Proposal 4 - Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation

The votes for one year, two years or three years with respect to the vote, on an advisory basis, related to the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was as follows:

Based on the voting results and the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors, the Board has decided that the Company will continue to hold an annual advisory vote on the compensation of its named executive officers until the next required vote on the frequency of the “say-on-pay” vote. The Company is required to hold votes on frequency every six years.

Proposal 5 - Advisory Vote on the Retention of the Supermajority Standards in our Governance Documents

The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the retention of the supermajority standards set forth in the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated Bylaws was approved based upon the following votes:

Proposal 6 - Advisory Vote to Retain the Classified Structure of the Company's Board of Directors

The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the retention of the classified structure of the Company's Board was approved based upon the following votes:

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 thereunto duly authorized.