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 10, 2017

Cardtronics plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 308-4000

Not Applicable

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

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Emerging growth company o

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

At the 2017 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Cardtronics plc (the “Company”) held on May 10, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”), 11 proposals were presented for shareholder vote.  Set forth below are the voting results for each of the proposals.

Proposal No. 1: Re-election of two Class I directors, Jorge M. Diaz and G. Patrick Phillips, each by separate ordinary resolution, to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders:

The Company’s other continuing directors are J. Tim Arnoult, Dennis F. Lynch, Juli C. Spottiswood, Julie Gardner, Steven A. Rathgaber and Mark Rossi.

Proposal No. 2:  Ratification of the Audit Committee’s selection of KPMG LLP (U.S.) as the Company’s U.S. independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017:

Proposal No. 3: Re-appointment of KPMG LLP (U.K.) as the Company’s U.K. statutory auditors under the U.K. Companies Act 2006, to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of shareholders at which accounts are presented to the Company’s shareholders:

Proposal No. 4: Authorization of the Audit Committee to determine the Company’s U.K. statutory auditors’ remuneration:

Proposal No. 5: Approval of, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the proxy statement:

Proposal No. 6: Determination of, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Named Executive Officers:

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After considering these results, and consistent with its own recommendation, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined to continue to provide the Company’s shareholders with an annual advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Named Executive Officers until the next vote on the frequency of such advisory votes.

Proposal No. 7: Approval of the directors’ remuneration policy:

Proposal No. 8: Approval of, on an advisory basis, the directors’ remuneration report:

Proposal No. 9: Receipt of the Company’s U.K. Annual Reports and Accounts:

Proposal No. 10: Authorization of the Company’s Board of Directors, in accordance with Section 551 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006 and in addition to all existing allotment authorities, to exercise all powers of the Company to allot shares for the purpose of capitalizing the merger reserve and enable potential future dividends or share repurchases:

Proposal No. 11: Approval of the form of a share repurchase contract produced at the Annual Meeting to be entered into with certain counterparties in relation to the convertible note hedge transactions:

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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.

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