Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") on
The tabulation from AES of the voting results for the election of directors and other proposals submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting is set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The shareholders elected the Company's nominees to the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"). The nominees for election to the Board, the number and type of votes cast with respect to each nominee, as well as the number of broker non-votes with respect to each nominee, were as follows:
Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Gary L. Carano 181,006,949 1,832,721 14,786,793 Bonnie S. Biumi 182,460,829 378,841 14,786,793 Jan Jones Blackhurst 182,397,099 442,571 14,786,793 Frank J. Fahrenkopf 179,025,342 3,814,328 14,786,793 Don R. Kornstein 174,497,252 8,342,418 14,786,793 Courtney R. Mather 180,794,546 2,045,124 14,786,793 Sandra D. Morgan 182,468,576 371,094 14,786,793 Michael E. Pegram 180,804,676 2,034,994 14,786,793 Thomas R. Reeg 182,485,993 353,677 14,786,793 David P. Tomick 180,449,655 2,390,015 14,786,793
Each of the foregoing directors was elected by a plurality of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting at which a quorum was present.
Proposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation
The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Company's Proxy Statement. The number and type of votes cast with respect to the proposal, as well as the number of broker non-votes with respect to the proposal, were as follows:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 165,274,577 17,493,232 71,861 14,786,793
The foregoing Proposal 2 was approved.
Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The shareholders approved the ratification of
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 197,516,708 56,676 53,079 N/A
The foregoing Proposal 3 was approved.
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