ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
(a) We held our annual meeting of stockholders on April 28, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”); 125,893,098 shares of common stock were entitled to be voted; 110,790,501 shares were voted in person or by proxy.
(b) At the Annual Meeting, Pierre Brondeau, Eduardo E. Cordeiro, Carol Anthony (“John”) Davidson, Mark Douglas, Kathy L. Fortmann, C. Scott Greer, K’Lynne Johnson, Dirk A. Kempthorne, Paul J. Norris, Margareth Øvrum, Robert C. Pallash, and Vincent R. Volpe, Jr. were each duly nominated for, and elected by the stockholders to our Board of Directors (the “Board”). These individuals will serve on our Board for a one-year term expiring in 2023. The number of votes cast for, against, abstained, and the number of broker non-votes with respect to each nominee is set forth below:
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| | For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
Pierre Brondeau | | 99,085,372 | | | 5,519,514 | | | 143,505 | | | 6,042,110 | |
Eduardo E. Cordeiro | | 99,964,967 | | | 4,640,732 | | | 142,692 | | | 6,042,110 | |
Carol Anthony ("John") Davidson | | 103,910,612 | | | 751,491 | | | 86,288 | | | 6,042,110 | |
Mark Douglas | | 102,337,053 | | | 2,325,318 | | | 86,020 | | | 6,042,110 | |
Kathy L. Fortmann | | 104,309,362 | | | 351,230 | | | 87,799 | | | 6,042,110 | |
C. Scott Greer | | 92,357,758 | | | 12,295,923 | | | 94,710 | | | 6,042,110 | |
K’Lynne Johnson | | 103,954,221 | | | 699,602 | | | 94,568 | | | 6,042,110 | |
Dirk A. Kempthorne | | 99,376,325 | | | 5,277,828 | | | 94,238 | | | 6,042,110 | |
Paul J. Norris | | 94,257,658 | | | 10,396,990 | | | 93,743 | | | 6,042,110 | |
Margareth Øvrum | | 101,684,498 | | | 2,978,024 | | | 85,869 | | | 6,042,110 | |
Robert C. Pallash | | 98,663,661 | | | 5,992,346 | | | 92,384 | | | 6,042,110 | |
Vincent R. Volpe Jr. | | 97,773,538 | | | 6,886,523 | | | 88,330 | | | 6,042,110 | |
Accordingly, each of the nominees was duly elected.
(c) At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders also voted on the ratification of the Audit Committee’s approval for the continuing service of KPMG LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The number of votes cast for, against and abstained with respect to this proposal is set forth below:
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| Votes |
For: | 104,692,625 | |
Against: | 5,983,514 | |
Abstain: | 114,362 | |
Accordingly, the selection of KPMG LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2022 was ratified.
(d) At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders also voted, in a non-binding advisory vote, to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The number of votes cast for, against and abstained, and the number of broker non-votes, with respect to this proposal is set forth below:
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| Votes |
For: | 95,834,832 | |
Against: | 8,678,364 | |
Abstain: | 235,195 | |
Broker Non-Votes: | 6,042,110 | |