Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a)
(b) Of the 374,887,938 shares outstanding on the record date and entitled to vote at the meeting, 322,765,826 shares were present at the meeting in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum of eighty-six (86%) percent. The shareowners of the Company's common stock considered and voted upon three Company proposals and two shareowner proposals at the meeting.
Item 1 - Company Proposal to Elect 11 Directors
The holders of the common stock of the Company elected each of the following nominees as directors, to serve a term of one year ending the earlier of (i) the Company's 2023 annual meeting of shareowners and the date a qualified successor has been elected, or (ii) death, resignation or retirement. The directors were elected by the following count:
Broker Directors For Against Abstain Non-Votes Christopher M. Connor 259,143,306 22,772,611 420,532 40,429,377 Ahmet C. Dorduncu 269,617,768 12,302,089 416,592 40,429,377 Ilene S. Gordon 246,725,790 34,933,269 677,390 40,429,377 Anders Gustafsson 278,612,056 3,333,224 391,169 40,429,377 Jacqueline C. Hinman 277,463,407 4,495,631 377,411 40,429,377 Clinton A. Lewis, Jr. 271,922,105 10,014,880 399,464 40,429,377 DG Macpherson 272,471,602 9,448,008 416,839 40,429,377 Kathryn D. Sullivan 273,072,653 8,876,584 387,212 40,429,377 Mark S. Sutton 260,007,693 21,921,951 406,805 40,429,377 Anton V. Vincent 272,951,377 8,981,663 403,409 40,429,377 Ray G. Young 274,133,034 7,791,503 411,912 40,429,377
Item 2 - Company Proposal to
The holders of the Company's common stock ratified the appointment of
Broker For Against Abstain Non-Votes 314,063,368 8,244,127 458,331 (0) 2
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Item 3 - Company Proposal to Vote on a Non-Binding Resolution to Approve the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers
The holders of the Company's common stock supported the non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers by the following count:
Broker For Against Abstain Non-Votes 267,229,893 13,963,543 1,143,013 40,429,377
Item 4 - Shareowner Proposal Concerning an Independent Board Chair
The holders of the Company's common stock did not approve the non-binding shareowner proposal concerning an independent Board chair by the following count:
Broker For Against Abstain Non-Votes 105,323,356 176,140,198 872,895 40,429,377
Item 5 - Shareowner Proposal Concerning a Report on Environmental Expenditures
The holders of the Company's common stock did not approve the non-binding shareowner proposal concerning a report on environmental expenditures by the following count: Broker For Against Abstain Non-Votes 4,719,887 275,268,737 2,347,825 40,429,377 3
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