Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) The Company held its Annual Meeting on
(b) Set forth below are the voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company's stockholders at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal No. 1: The stockholders voted for the election of the following directors to serve on the Board of Directors until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified (or any such director's earlier death, resignation or removal):
Broker Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Non-Votes Janice M. Babiak 621,899,714 11,435,874 1,277,321 103,304,987 David J. Brailer 616,442,877 16,785,805 1,384,227 103,304,987 Rosalind G. Brewer 621,063,099 12,433,121 1,116,689 103,304,987 William C. Foote 596,718,126 33,749,853 4,144,930 103,304,987 Ginger L. Graham 498,263,949 135,201,291 1,147,669 103,304,987 Valerie B. Jarrett 469,837,545 163,407,147 1,368,217 103,304,987 John A. Lederer 498,348,570 135,004,265 1,260,074 103,304,987 Dominic P. Murphy 624,544,132 8,691,876 1,376,901 103,304,987 Stefano Pessina 608,136,128 24,506,342 1,970,439 103,304,987 Nancy M. Schlichting 479,438,661 153,871,356 1,302,892 103,304,987
Proposal No. 2: The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as set forth in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, was approved. There were 390,156,161 votes for, 240,018,027 votes against, and 4,438,721 abstentions. There were 103,304,987 broker non-votes on this proposal.
Proposal No. 3: The proposal to ratify the appointment of
Proposal No. 4: The stockholder proposal requesting conversion to a public benefit corporation was not approved. There were 15,743,995 votes for, 613,569,221 votes against, and 5,299,693 abstentions. There were 103,304,987 broker non-votes on this proposal.
Proposal No. 5: The stockholder proposal to reduce the ownership threshold for calling special meetings of stockholders was not approved. There were 194,180,776 votes for, 437,912,200 votes against, and 2,519,933 abstentions. There were 103,304,987 broker non-votes on this proposal.
Proposal No. 6: The stockholder proposal requesting a report on public health costs due to tobacco product sales and the impact on overall market returns was not approved. There were 71,462,234 votes for, 554,285,544 votes against, and 8,865,131 abstentions. There were 103,304,987 broker non-votes on this proposal.
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