Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") ofLaboratory Corporation of America Holdings (the "Company") was held onMay 12, 2021 . As ofMarch 24, 2021 , the date of record for determining the Company's shareholders entitled to vote on the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting, there were 97,640,861 shares of the Company's common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The holders of 86,897,605 shares of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum. The proposals presented at the Annual Meeting are described in detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission onApril 2, 2021 (the "Proxy Statement"). The vote results detailed below represent final results as certified by the Inspector of Elections.
Proposal 1.
The Company's shareholders elected the following persons, who were listed in the Proxy Statement, to the Board to hold office for the term expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation, or removal: Votes Broker Votes For Against Abstentions Non-Votes Adam H. Schechter 73,328,980 5,394,024 605,553 7,569,048 Kerrii B. Anderson 71,597,149 7,686,664 44,744 7,569,048 Jean-Luc Bélingard 75,027,417 4,254,725 46,415 7,569,048 Jeffrey A. Davis 78,747,054 533,941 47,562 7,569,048 D. Gary Gilliland, M.D., Ph.D. 78,777,649 463,087 87,821 7,569,048 Garheng Kong, M.D., Ph.D. 73,929,027 5,353,466 46,064 7,569,048 Peter M. Neupert 70,817,397 8,461,869 49,291 7,569,048 Richelle P. Parham 78,234,021 1,048,830 45,706 7,569,048 Kathryn E. Wengel 79,166,291 119,091 43,175 7,569,048 R. Sanders Williams, M.D. 74,258,864 4,982,197 87,496 7,569,048 Proposal 2.
The Company's shareholders approved, in an advisory (non-binding) vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
Votes Broker Votes For Against Abstentions Non-Votes 72,236,847 6,915,431 176,279 7,569,048 Proposal 3. The Company's shareholders ratified the appointment ofDeloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year endingDecember 31, 2021 . The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes Broker Non- Votes For Against Abstentions Votes 85,261,770 1,587,455 48,380 0
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Proposal 4.
The Company's shareholders voted against the shareholder proposal seeking an amendment to the Company's proxy access by-law to remove the aggregation limit. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes Broker Non- Votes For Against Abstentions Votes 29,709,385 49,415,648 203,524 7,569,048
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