Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2021 Annual Shareholders Meeting of
(1)elected for the ensuing year all 12 of the director nominees up for election and listed below; (2)ratified the appointment ofDeloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2021; (3)approved, on an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation as reported in the Company's proxy statement for the Annual Shareholders Meeting; (4)did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting an amendment to the Company's proxy access bylaw to eliminate the shareholder nominating group limit; and (5)did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting a report on the alignment of the Company's lobbying activities with the Paris Agreement.
Below are the final voting results for each matter voted on at the Annual Shareholders Meeting, as certified by the Company's inspector of election at such meeting.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
Votes Broker Nominees Votes For % of Votes Cast Against % of Votes Cast Abstentions Non-Votes Alan L. Boeckmann 249,747,697 99.21 % 2,000,785 0.79 % 307,546 20,166,671 Andrés Conesa 249,853,208 99.25 % 1,888,449 0.75 % 314,371 20,166,671 Maria Contreras-Sweet 248,694,552 98.79 % 3,049,511 1.21 % 311,965 20,166,671 Pablo A. Ferrero 250,578,010 99.54 % 1,167,989 0.46 % 310,029 20,166,671 William D. Jones 241,325,690 95.87 % 10,395,204 4.13 % 335,134 20,166,671 Jeffrey W. Martin 233,641,116 93.15 % 17,183,779 6.85 % 1,231,133 20,166,671 Bethany J. Mayer 249,411,480 99.07 % 2,342,329 0.93 % 302,219 20,166,671 Michael N. Mears 250,282,377 99.42 % 1,466,687 0.58 % 306,964 20,166,671 Jack T. Taylor 249,792,775 99.22 % 1,952,436 0.78 % 310,817 20,166,671 Cynthia L. Walker 250,493,661 99.49 % 1,273,025 0.51 % 289,342 20,166,671 Cynthia J. Warner 250,366,060 99.45 % 1,372,375 0.55 % 317,593 20,166,671 James C. Yardley 250,486,009 99.50 % 1,251,024 0.50 % 318,995 20,166,671 As previously reported in the Company's proxy statement for the Annual Shareholders Meeting and in accordance with its director retirement policy,Kathleen L. Brown was not nominated to stand for re-election as a director of the Company at the Annual Shareholders Meeting. Accordingly,Ms. Brown retired as a director of the Company effectiveMay 14, 2021 . Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Votes % of Votes Cast Votes For 262,541,997 96.55 % Votes Against 9,371,589 3.45 % Abstentions 309,113 - % Broker Non-Votes - - %
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Proposal 3: Advisory Approval of the Company's Executive Compensation
Votes % of Votes Cast Votes For 244,113,359 97.11 % Votes Against 7,267,393 2.89 % Abstentions 675,276 - % Broker Non-Votes 20,166,671 - % Proposal 4: Shareholder Proposal Requesting an Amendment to the Company's Proxy Access Bylaw to Eliminate the Shareholder Nominating Group Limit Votes % of Votes Cast Votes For 61,186,471 24.66 % Votes Against 186,887,044 75.34 % Abstentions 3,982,513 - % Broker Non-Votes 20,166,671 - % Proposal 5: Shareholder Proposal Requesting a Report on Alignment of the Company's Lobbying Activities with theParis Agreement Votes % of Votes Cast Votes For 92,978,629 37.47 % Votes Against 155,179,155 62.53 % Abstentions 3,898,244 - % Broker Non-Votes 20,166,671 - %
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