Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
OnJanuary 26, 2023 ,Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). There were 193,642,345 shares of common stock represented at the meeting by valid proxies or voted at the meeting, which was approximately 87.23% of the shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting and which constituted a quorum. The final voting results for the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
1. Election of Directors. Each of the nominees for director was elected to
serve until the Company's 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until
his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier
retirement, resignation, removal or death. The voting results were as follows: Nominee Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes Tonit M. Calaway 166,247,777 11,253,346 198,628 15,942,594 Charles Cogut 173,389,931 4,112,041 197,779 15,942,594 Lisa A. Davis 170,681,716 6,854,901 163,134 15,942,594 Seifollah Ghasemi 169,720,669 7,417,376 561,706 15,942,594 David H.Y. Ho 174,956,248 2,558,689 184,814 15,942,594 Edward L. Monser 161,193,244 16,302,135 204,372 15,942,594 Matthew H. Paull 172,580,475 4,931,894 187,382 15,942,594 Wayne T. Smith 175,845,377 1,677,940 176,434 15,942,594 2. Advisory Vote on Executive Officer Compensation. The Company's shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as set forth in the Company's proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, by the vote set forth in the
table below. Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 165,141,319 12,123,192 435,240 15,942,594
(93.16% of the votes cast)
3. Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Officer Compensation. The
shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the holding of an advisory
vote on executive compensation on an annual basis by the vote set forth in the table below. 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 175,303,963 207,607 1,957,576 230,605 15,942,594 (98.77% of the votes cast) 2
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4. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors. The Company's shareholders ratified the appointment ofDeloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year endingSeptember 30, 2023 by the vote set forth in the table below. Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker
Non-Votes 192,371,121 1,097,574 173,650 0 (99.43% of the votes cast) 3
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