ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On April 8, 2020, Levi Strauss & Co. (the "Company") held its 2020 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the
Company's shareholders voted on three proposals, each of which is described in
more detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, as
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2020 (the
"Proxy Statement"). The following is a brief description of each matter voted
upon and the number of votes cast for and against each matter and, if
applicable, the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each
matter.
Proposal 1. Shareholders elected each of the four nominees for Class I director
to serve until the Company's 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his
or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified. The voting
results were as follows:
Name Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Jill Beraud 3,143,887,199 23,806,945 9,232,776
Spencer C. Fleischer 3,143,757,967 23,936,177 9,232,776
Christopher J. McCormick 3,122,581,287 45,112,857 9,232,776
Stephen C. Neal 2,292,471,714 875,222,430 9,232,776
Proposal 2. Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the
Company's named executive officers as set forth in the Proxy Statement. The
voting results were as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
3,145,619,730 519,808 21,554,606 9,232,776
Proposal 3. Shareholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the
Board of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 29, 2020. The voting
results were as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions
3,135,596,373 310,144 41,020,403
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