Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders ofAflac Incorporated was held onMay 3, 2021 . Matters submitted to the shareholders and voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in the Company's Proxy Statement, are as follows: (1) Election of 11 members to the board of directors; (2) Approval of a non-binding advisory proposal on compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement; and (3) Ratification of the appointment ofKPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year endingDecember 31, 2021 . The shareholders approved proposals (1), (2) and (3). The total number of shares of the Company's Common Stock entitled to vote at the meeting was 687,600,156, of which 47,323,368 directly registered shares were entitled to ten votes per share and 26,927,705 shares held in "street" or "nominee" name exercised ten votes per share.
The following is a summary of the votes cast, as well as the number of abstention and broker non-votes, as to each proposal, including a separate tabulation with respect to each nominee for director.
VOTES Broker For Against Abstentions Non-Votes (1) Election of 11 members to the board of directors: Daniel P. Amos 866,031,371 16,414,255 6,378,933 84,838,641 W. Paul Bowers 882,792,853 4,655,000 1,376,706 84,838,641 Toshihiko Fukuzawa 884,286,911 2,995,669 1,541,979 84,838,641 Thomas J. Kenny 884,147,423 2,910,662 1,766,474 84,838,641 Georgette D. Kiser 872,640,750 14,672,278 1,511,531 84,838,641 Karole F. Lloyd 883,111,890 3,883,830 1,828,839 84,838,641 Nobuchika Mori 883,127,166 3,953,047 1,744,346 84,838,641 Joseph L. Moskowitz 878,706,430 8,428,176 1,689,953 84,838,641 Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH 871,393,009 15,739,758 1,691,792 84,838,641 Katherine T. Rohrer 875,965,606 11,029,544 1,829,409 84,838,641 Melvin T. Stith 872,646,055 14,008,162 2,170,342 84,838,641 (2) Non-binding advisory proposal on executive compensation 849,356,297 34,667,509 4,800,753 84,838,641 (3) Ratification of appointment ofKPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2021 945,518,725 26,277,118 1,867,357 0 1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
© Edgar Online, source