Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
1. The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a one-year term, based upon the following votes:
Broker Nominee For Against Abstain Non-Votes Thomas J. Baltimore 163,831,951 67,274,748 1,964,121 47,511,118 Gilbert F. Casellas 217,477,619 13,593,743 1,999,458 47,511,118 Robert M. Falzon 225,598,994 5,610,479 1,861,347 47,511,118 Martina Hund-Mejean 227,113,216 4,222,745 1,743,859 47,511,118 Wendy E. Jones 229,519,064 1,778,487 1,773,269 47,511,118 Karl J. Krapek 217,443,362 13,611,710 2,015,748 47,511,118 Peter R. Lighte 227,035,343 4,105,549 1,929,928 47,511,118 Charles F. Lowrey 210,942,901 19,630,807 2,497,112 47,511,118 George Paz 228,685,841 2,444,533 1,940,446 47,511,118 Sandra Pianalto 227,198,102 4,134,336 1,738,382 47,511,118 Christine A. Poon 209,911,820 21,341,045 1,817,955 47,511,118 Douglas A. Scovanner 228,190,332 2,756,753 2,123,735 47,511,118 Michael A. Todman 223,890,308 7,304,669 1,875,843 47,511,118
2. The proposal to ratify the appointment of
Votes for approval: 266,747,211
Votes against: 12,316,133
Abstentions: 1,518,594
There were no broker non-votes for this item.
3. The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved based upon the following votes:
Votes for approval: 211,949,327
Votes against: 18,275,677 Abstentions: 2,845,816 Broker non-votes: 47,511,118
4. The proposal to approve the
Votes for approval: 217,087,463
Votes against: 13,893,175 Abstentions: 2,090,182 Broker non-votes: 47,511,118
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5. The shareholder proposal regarding an independent Board Chairman was not approved based on the following votes:
Votes for approval: 87,979,798
Votes against: 142,787,080 Abstentions: 2,303,942 Broker non-votes: 47,511,118
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