Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a)
(b) The Annual Meeting was held for the purpose of: (i) electing nine directors to serve on the Company's Board of Directors until its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify; (ii) approving, on an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation; and (iii) ratifying the appointment ofErnst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year endingDecember 31, 2021 . Further information regarding the foregoing proposals is contained in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission onApril 27, 2021 . The total number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 70,414,383, of which 53,492,479 shares, or approximately 75.97%, were present in person or by proxy. The results of the meeting are as follows: Proposal 1John H. Alschuler ,Betsy S. Atkins ,Edwin T. Burton , III,Lauren B. Dillard ,Stephen L. Green ,Craig M. Hatkoff ,Marc Holliday ,John S. Levy andAndrew W. Mathias were elected, with approximately 90.31%, 98.95%, 82.64%, 97.41%, 97.19%, 87.57%, 87.73%, 90.18% and 95.79%, respectively, of the votes cast voting in favor, as the directors of the Company for a one-year term and until their successors are duly elected and qualify. Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining Broker Non-Votes John H. Alschuler 44,110,550 4,732,390 29,102 4,620,437 Betsy S. Atkins 48,334,904 511,429 25,709 4,620,437 Edwin T. Burton III 40,366,934 8,477,765 27,343 4,620,437 Lauren B. Dillard 47,581,457 1,265,550 25,035 4,620,437 Stephen L. Green 47,470,142 1,372,854 29,046 4,620,437 Craig M. Hatkoff 42,771,326 6,072,153 28,563 4,620,437 Marc Holliday 42,853,892 5,992,327 25,823 4,620,437 John S. Levy 44,042,782 4,798,621 30,639 4,620,437 Andrew W. Mathias 46,786,813 2,057,671 27,558 4,620,437 Proposal 2
The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation was not approved, with approximately 34.48% of the votes cast voting in favor.
Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining Broker Non-Votes 16,816,064 31,959,379 96,599 4,620,437 Proposal 3
The appointment of
Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining
52,031,685 1,427,944 32,850
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