On January 12, 2023, Apple Inc. filed a definitive proxy statement soliciting proxies and urged the shareholders to vote against a shareholder proposal, asking the board of directors to amend its ‘Proxy Access for Director Nominations' bylaw, and any other associated documents, to include the following changes or their equivalent for the purpose of increasing the potential number of nominees: The number of ‘Shareholder Nominees' eligible to appear in proxy materials shall be 20% of the directors then serving or 2, whichever is greater, submitted by James McRitchie at the Company's annual shareholders meeting scheduled to be held on March 10, 2023.