Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held on May 14, 2021. At the close of business on March 16, 2021, which was the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, there were 562,712,059 outstanding shares of common stock eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting, constituting all of the outstanding voting securities of the Company.

(b) The results of the matters submitted to a stockholder vote at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

1. Election of Directors: Our stockholders elected the following twelve directors to each serve a one-year term expiring on the date of the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her earlier resignation or successor has been duly elected and qualified:





                             For        Against      Abstain    Broker Non-Votes
Sharon Y. Bowen          472,925,395    627,694      687,314       26,929,624
Shantella E. Cooper      472,289,083    654,714     1,296,606      26,929,624
Charles R. Crisp         449,660,550   23,282,726   1,297,127      26,929,624
Duriya M. Farooqui       471,357,046   2,157,411     725,946       26,929,624
Lord Hague of Richmond   469,915,557   3,601,108     723,738       26,929,624
Mark F. Mulhern          466,308,480   7,211,531     720,392       26,929,624
Thomas E. Noonan         472,833,358    655,266      751,779       26,929,624
Frederic V. Salerno      409,376,837   60,316,747   4,546,819      26,929,624
Caroline L. Silver       465,621,816   7,898,366     720,221       26,929,624
Jeffrey C. Sprecher      449,766,036   21,696,413   2,777,954      26,929,624
Judith A. Sprieser       446,126,552   26,757,150   1,356,701      26,929,624
Vincent Tese             437,686,486   35,192,394   1,361,523      26,929,624

2. Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation: Our stockholders approved the proposal on executive compensation. As previously disclosed, our Board has determined to hold advisory votes on executive compensation annually.





    For        Against      Abstain    Broker Non-Votes
422,711,910   48,136,312   3,392,181      26,929,624

3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: Our stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.





    For        Against    Abstain
494,179,406   6,332,404   658,217

4. Advisory Vote on Stockholder Proposal Regarding Adoption of a Simple Majority Vote Standard: Our stockholders approved the stockholder proposal regarding adoption of a simple majority vote standard.

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 437,100,313 36,189,536 950,554 26,929,624

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