Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. On June 10, 2021, DaVita Inc. (the "Company") held its virtual 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders ("Annual Meeting"). Represented virtually or by proxy at the Annual Meeting were 93,742,657 shares of the Company's common stock, or 87.92% of its outstanding shares of common stock as of the record date of the Annual Meeting. The proposals presented at the Annual Meeting are described in detail in the Company's Proxy Statement. The vote results detailed below represent final results as certified by the Inspector of Elections. Proposal 1. Election of Directors. The Company's stockholders elected the eight director nominees named below to the Company's Board of Directors for a term expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The voting results are as follows:


    Name of Nominee                For             Against         Abstain         Broker non-votes
    Pamela M. Arway             85,192,167        3,513,742        20,071             5,016,677
    Charles G. Berg             86,066,406        2,637,897        21,677             5,016,677
    Barbara J. Desoer           85,764,448        2,941,094        20,438             5,016,677
    Paul J. Diaz                84,642,928        4,060,424        22,628             5,016,677
    John M. Nehra               84,154,161        4,549,193        22,626             5,016,677
    Paula A. Price              86,857,773        1,848,267        19,940             5,016,677
    Javier J. Rodriguez         87,916,503         788,107         21,370             5,016,677
    Phyllis R. Yale             88,231,832         473,518         20,630             5,016,677

Proposal 2. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm. The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. The voting results are as follows:


                             For             Against         Abstain
                          88,768,160        4,923,337        51,160

Proposal 3. Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. The Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. The voting results are as follows:


                   For             Against          Abstain         Broker non-votes
                73,599,931        14,978,780        147,269            5,016,677

Proposal 4. Stockholder proposal regarding political contributions disclosure. The Company's stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal regarding political contributions disclosure. The voting results are as follows:


                   For             Against          Abstain         Broker non-votes
                30,432,641        57,942,304        351,035            5,016,677

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