Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
1.The re-election of five nominees to the Board of Directors;
2.The ratification of the appointment of
3.To approve, on an advisory basis, the Company's compensation of its named executive officers; and
4.To approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation.
260,203,943 shares of the Company's common stock were represented at the meeting, or 94% of the Company's voting capital stock. 16,245,149 of the shares were broker non-votes and were only included in the results on proposal 2.
The results of such votes were as follows:
1.The following votes were cast in the election of the five nominees to the Board of Directors: Name of Nominee Number of Votes Voted For Number of Votes Withheld Total M. Jay Allison 242,473,272 1,485,522 243,958,794 Roland O. Burns 241,197,611 2,761,183 243,958,794 Elizabeth B. Davis 239,935,629 4,023,165 243,958,794 Morris E. Foster 215,503,633 28,455,161 243,958,794 Jim L. Turner 240,054,916 3,903,878 243,958,794 2.The following votes were cast in the ratification of the appointment ofErnst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year endingDecember 31, 2023 : Number of Votes Voted For Number of Votes Voted Against Number of Votes Abstaining Total 259,016,510 1,133,043 54,390 260,203,943 3.The following votes were cast in the advisory vote on executive compensation: Number of Votes Voted For Number of Votes Voted Against Number of Votes Abstaining Total 241,559,026 2,250,750 149,018 243,958,794
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4.The following votes were cast in the advisory vote on the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation:
Number of Votes Voted For 3 Number of Votes Number of Votes Voted For 1 Years Voted For 2 Years Year Number of Votes Abstaining Total 196,091,991 194,798 47,573,532 98,473 243,958,794
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