Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on November 18, 2022. Each share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock was entitled to one vote per share, and each share of the Company’s Class B Common Stock was entitled to ten votes per share. The matters voted upon and the results of the combined votes of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock are set forth below.
Proposal One: Election of Directors.
Stockholders elected each of the following nominees as director to hold office until the 2025 Annual Meeting (i.e. as a Class II Director) and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
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Nominee | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
Ronald S. Lauder | | 1,428,429,359 | | 19,179,692 | | 11,069,762 |
William P. Lauder | | 1,364,911,462 | | 82,697,589 | | 11,069,762 |
Richard D. Parsons | | 1,348,951,148 | | 98,657,903 | | 11,069,762 |
Lynn Forester de Rothschild | | 1,419,693,681 | | 27,915,370 | | 11,069,762 |
Jennifer Tejada | | 1,373,304,495 | | 74,304,556 | | 11,069,762 |
Richard F. Zannino | | 1,426,904,231 | | 20,704,820 | | 11,069,762 |
The continuing Class I Directors are Paul J. Fribourg, Jennifer Hyman, Arturo Nuñez, and Barry S. Sternlicht. The continuing Class III Directors are Charlene Barshefsky, Wei Sun Christianson, Angela Wei Dong, Fabrizio Freda, Jane Lauder, and Leonard A. Lauder.
Proposal Two: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors.
Stockholders approved the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.
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Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
1,457,379,675 | | 1,022,753 | | 276,385 | | — |
Proposal Three: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.
Stockholders approved a resolution approving, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers.
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Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
1,369,942,644 | | 77,110,054 | | 556,353 | | 11,069,762 |