Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
OnJune 24, 2021 ,The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) (the "Company") held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the close of business onApril 26, 2021 , the record date for determination of shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, there were 757,100,868 common shares of the Company issued and outstanding. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders elected ten directors to serve until the annual meeting in 2022, or until their successors have been elected and qualified; approved the Company's executive compensation on an advisory basis; ratified the selection ofPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditor for fiscal year 2021; and rejected a shareholder proposal to issue a report assessing the environmental impacts of continuing to use plastic packaging.
The final results are as follows:
Broker Director Election Proposal For Against Abstain Non-Votes Nora A. Aufreiter 566,447,992 8,496,860 3,557,987 64,925,832 Kevin M. Brown 567,802,204 7,099,098 3,601,537 64,925,832 Anne Gates 563,136,808 11,825,834 3,540,197 64,925,832 Karen M. Hoguet 566,634,111 8,263,637 3,605,091 64,925,832 W. Rodney McMullen 521,730,424 48,549,165 8,223,250 64,925,832 Clyde R. Moore 529,768,879 45,144,356 3,589,604 64,925,832 Ronald L. Sargent 530,780,005 43,248,012 4,474,822 64,925,832J. Amanda Sourry Knox (Amanda Sourry) 561,544,841 9,269,951 3,436,196 64,925,832 Mark S. Sutton 560,846,370 14,062,872 3,593,597 64,925,832 Ashok Vemuri 566,034,979 8,800,762 3,667,098 64,925,832 Broker Other Proposals For Against Abstain Non-Votes Advisory vote approving executive compensation 516,322,046 59,451,113 2,729,680 64,925,832 Ratification ofPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for fiscal year 2021 600,398,970 41,987,109 1,042,592 64,925,832 Recyclability of packaging 260,935,681 311,841,394
5,725,764 64,925,832
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