ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
The Company's annual meeting of shareholders was held onMay 5, 2021 . At the annual meeting, the Company's shareholders voted on the following proposals: 1. To elect the twelve directors named in the Company's proxy statement to terms expiring in 2022. Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the shareholders as follows: Broker For Against Abstain Non-Votes Rainer M. Blair 598,332,314 6,849,314 263,929 31,854,513 Linda Hefner Filler 566,294,780 38,891,682 259,095 31,854,513 Teri List 474,167,539 129,982,320 1,295,698 31,854,513 Walter G. Lohr, Jr. 450,506,870 153,651,351 1,287,336 31,854,513 Jessica L. Mega, MD, MPH 602,716,721 2,467,616 261,220 31,854,513 Mitchell P. Rales 576,534,187 28,639,182 272,188 31,854,513 Steven M. Rales 581,752,039 23,283,781 409,737 31,854,513 Pardis C. Sabeti, MD, D. Phil 602,723,264 2,446,107 276,186 31,854,513 John T. Schwieters 445,222,109 158,938,378 1,285,070 31,854,513 Alan G. Spoon 561,261,023 43,904,007 280,527 31,854,513 Raymond C. Stevens, PhD 602,691,918 2,462,313 291,326 31,854,513 Elias A. Zerhouni, MD 588,152,890 17,009,195 283,472 31,854,513 2. To ratify the selection ofErnst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year endingDecember 31, 2021 . The proposal was approved by a vote of shareholders as follows: For 627,756,529 Against 8,954,071 Abstain 589,470
3. To approve on an advisory basis the Company's named executive officer compensation. The proposal was approved by a vote of shareholders as follows:
For 575,840,385 Against 28,142,256 Abstain 1,462,916 Broker Non-Votes 31,854,513
4. To act upon a shareholder proposal requesting that Danaher amend its governing documents to reduce the percentage of shares required for shareholders to call a special meeting of shareholders from 25% to 10%. The proposal was rejected by a vote of shareholders as follows:
For 252,403,505 Against 348,720,913 Abstain 4,321,139 Broker Non-Votes 31,854,513
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ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits: Exhibit No. Description 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File
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