Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders Shareholders voted as follows at theAmerican Equity Investment Holding Company annual shareholder meeting onJune 10, 2021 . Meeting attendance was 80.6% of eligible shares. 1.Election of Directors Nominee For % For (ex. non-votes) Withheld Broker Non-Votes Brenda J. Cushing 74,234,683 99.1% 685,614 2,006,551 Douglas T. Healy 74,481,331 99.4% 438,966 2,006,551 David S. Mulcahy 74,119,575 98.9% 800,722 2,006,551 Sachin Shah 74,491,891 99.4% 428,406 2,006,551 A.J. Strickland, III 70,934,558 94.7% 3,985,739 2,006,551 Shareholders electedMs. Cushing ,Mr. Healy ,Mr. Mulcahy andMr. Shah to a term expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, andMr. Strickland to a term expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. 2. Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2021 % For For (ex. abstain & non-votes) Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 76,699,670 99.7% 208,124 19,054 - Shareholders ratified, on an advisory basis, the appointment of the independent auditor for 2021. 3.Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation % For For (ex. abstain & non-votes) Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 72,441,110 96.9% 2,304,811 174,373 2,006,554
The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the company's compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the its 2021 proxy statement.
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