Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held onApril 10, 2023 (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, 234,502,217 shares of common stock, without par value, or approximately 83% of the 283,263,555 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, were present in person or by proxy.
Set forth below are the matters acted upon by
1. Election of Directors. Twelve persons were nominated by the Board of Directors for election as directors ofGoodyear , each to hold office for a one-year term expiring at the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. Each nominee was elected. There were 34,021,067 broker non-votes with respect to each nominee. The votes cast for or against, as well as abstentions with respect to, each nominee were as follows: Shares of Common Shares of Common Stock Name of Director Stock Voted For Voted Against Abstentions Norma B. Clayton 195,784,029 (97.6%) 4,132,600 (2.1%) 564,521 (0.3%) James A. Firestone 192,519,988 (96.0%) 7,410,431 (3.7%) 550,731 (0.3%) Werner Geissler 193,245,460 (96.4%) 6,673,320 (3.3%) 562,370 (0.3%) Laurette T. Koellner 195,394,362 (97.5%) 4,474,364 (2.2%) 612,424 (0.3%) Richard J. Kramer 192,336,768 (95.9%) 7,551,727 (3.8%) 592,655 (0.3%) Karla R. Lewis 196,882,550 (98.2%) 2,956,856 (1.5%) 641,744 (0.3%) Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah 194,995,168 (97.3%) 4,275,256 (2.1%) 1,210,726 (0.6%) John E. McGlade 191,850,811 (95.7%) 8,010,208 (4.0%) 620,131 (0.3%) Roderick A. Palmore 194,828,382 (97.2%) 5,010,363 (2.5%) 642,405 (0.3%) Hera K. Siu 195,336,987 (97.4%) 3,900,820 (2.0%) 1,243,343 (0.6%) Michael R. Wessel 195,392,631 (97.5%) 3,950,334 (2.0%) 1,138,185 (0.5%) Thomas L. Williams 195,678,949 (97.6%) 4,240,431 (2.1%) 561,770 (0.3%) 2. Advisory vote regarding the compensation of named executive officers. An advisory resolution that the shareholders approve the compensation ofGoodyear's named executive officers was submitted to, and voted upon by, the shareholders. There were 175,245,180 shares of common stock voted in favor of, and 24,325,903 shares of common stock voted against, said resolution. The holders of 910,067 shares of common stock abstained and there were 34,021,067 broker non-votes. The resolution, having received the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority (87.8%) of the votes cast "for" and "against" the matter at the Annual Meeting, was adopted. 3. Advisory vote on the frequency of future shareholder votes regarding the compensation of named executive officers. An advisory resolution on the frequency of future shareholder votes regarding the compensation ofGoodyear's named executive officers was submitted to, and voted upon by, the shareholders. There were 179,862,671 shares of common stock voted in favor of one year, 356,378 shares of common stock voted in favor of two years, and 19,253,351 shares of common stock voted in favor of three years. The holders of 1,008,750 shares of common stock abstained and there were 34,021,067 broker non-votes. The Board of Directors determined, consistent with the shareholders' vote, to hold future advisory votes regarding the compensation ofGoodyear's named executive officers every year until the next vote on the frequency of such advisory votes. 4. Ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm. A resolution that the shareholders ratify the action of the Audit Committee in selecting and appointingPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm forGoodyear for the year endingDecember 31, 2023 was submitted to, and voted upon by, the shareholders. There were 226,347,060 shares of common stock voted in favor of, and 7,540,294 shares of common stock voted against, said resolution. The holders of 614,863 shares of common stock abstained and there were no broker non-votes. The resolution, having received the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority (79.9%) of the shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, was adopted. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Proposal to eliminate statutory supermajority vote requirements applicable to common stock. A resolution that the shareholders approve amendments to the Articles of Incorporation to eliminate statutory supermajority vote requirements applicable toGoodyear's common stock was submitted to, and voted upon by, the shareholders. There were 195,895,255 shares of common stock voted in favor of, and 3,783,438 shares of common stock voted against, said resolution. The holders of 802,457 shares of common stock abstained and there were 34,021,067 broker non-votes. The resolution, having received the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (69.2%) of the shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, was adopted. 6. Shareholder proposal. A resolution requesting that the Board of Directors take the steps necessary to provide for shareholder ratification of termination pay was submitted to, and voted upon by, the shareholders. There were 17,395,398 shares of common stock voted in favor of, and 182,244,305 shares of common stock voted against, said resolution. The holders of 841,447 shares of common stock abstained and there were 34,021,067 broker non-votes. The resolution, having failed to receive the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority (6.1%) of the shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, was not adopted.
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