Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On
Proposal No. 1 - Election of Directors
The Company's stockholders elected the nominees listed below as directors of the Company, each to serve until the Company's next annual meeting of stockholders, or until a successor has been elected and qualified or until the director's earlier resignation or removal. The voting results were as follows:
Nominees For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes D. James Bidzos 82,894,046 4,340,399 1,337,715 5,238,821 Courtney D. Armstrong 83,881,119 4,602,142 88,899 5,238,821 Yehuda Ari Buchalter 83,669,651 4,812,888 89,621 5,238,821 Kathleen A. Cote 72,346,951 15,363,694 861,515 5,238,821 Thomas F. Frist III 83,621,730 4,855,761 94,669 5,238,821 Jamie S. Gorelick 84,055,662 4,429,063 87,435 5,238,821 Roger H. Moore 76,022,751 12,454,012 95,397 5,238,821 Timothy Tomlinson 76,785,786 11,693,723 92,651 5,238,821
Proposal No. 2 - To Approve, on a Non-Binding, Advisory Basis, the Company's Executive Compensation
The Company's stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation. The voting results were as follows:
For: 83,588,607 Against: 4,687,434 Abstain: 296,119 Broker Non-Votes: 5,238,821
Proposal No. 3 - To Approve, on a Non-Binding, Advisory Basis, the Frequency of the Executive Compensation Vote
The Company's stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, an annual frequency of stockholder voting on executive compensation. The voting results were as follows:
One Year: 86,782,983 Two Years: 13,573 Three Years: 1,682,732 Abstain: 92,872 Broker Non-Votes: 5,238,821
Proposal No. 4 - Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company's stockholders ratified the selection of
For: 88,245,673 Against: 5,481,975 Abstain: 83,333
Proposal No. 5 - Stockholder Proposal Regarding an Independent Chair Policy
The Company's stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal requesting an independent chair policy. The voting results were as follows:
For: 25,606,453 Against: 62,850,533 Abstain: 115,174 Broker Non-Votes: 5,238,821
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