ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders ofLinde plc was held onJuly 27, 2020 (the "AGM"), at which shareholders voted upon the items set forth below. The total number of shares that were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting was 426,492,902, which was 81.2% of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote and which constituted a quorum. The final voting results of the items submitted to a vote of the shareholders are set forth below.
Proposal 1
The twelve nominees for election as a director were elected to serve until the 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The vote results were as follows: % of
Shares Broker VotesCast
Director Nominees Shares For Shares Against Abstained Non-Votes For Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Reitzle 399,303,256 13,692,409 229,433 13,267,804 96.68% Stephen F. Angel 409,040,136 3,905,945 279,017 13,267,804 99.05% Prof DDr. Ann-Kristin Achleitner 405,657,663 7,292,730 274,705 13,267,804 98.23% Prof. Dr. Clemens A.H. Börsig 402,450,641 10,457,938 316,519 13,267,804 97.47% Dr. Nance K. Dicciani 381,413,334 31,544,252 267,512 13,267,804 92.36% Dr. Thomas Enders 409,277,067 3,651,288 296,743 13,267,804 99.12% Franz Fehrenbach 404,146,089 8,776,071 302,938 13,267,804 97.87% Edward G. Galante 378,940,276 33,972,140 312,682 13,267,804 91.77% Larry D. McVay 407,156,733 5,768,975 299,390 13,267,804 98.60% Victoria E. Ossadnik 372,490,032 40,484,856 250,210 13,267,804 90.20% Prof. Dr. Martin H. Richenhagen 247,891,441 165,057,075 276,582 13,267,804 60.03% Robert L. Wood 402,424,299 10,510,857
289,942 13,267,804 97.45%
Proposal 2a
Shareholders ratified, on an advisory and non-binding basis, the appointment ofPricewaterhouseCoopers ("PWC") as the independent auditor, by the votes set forth below. Shares Voted For Shares Voted Against Shares Abstained Broker Non-Votes 405,191,307 20,929,809 371,786 0 (95.01% of votes cast) (4.91% of votes cast) Proposal 2b
Shareholders approved the authorization of the Board, acting through the Audit
Committee, to determine
Shares Voted For Shares Voted Against Shares Abstained Broker Non-Votes
424,323,205 1,646,896 522,801 0
(99.49% of votes cast) (0.39% of votes cast)
Proposal 3
Shareholders approved the determination of the price range at which
Shares Voted For Shares Voted Against Shares Abstained Broker Non-Votes 423,053,752 1,595,378 1,843,772 0 (99.19% of votes cast) (0.37% of votes cast) Proposal 4 Shareholders approved, on an advisory and non-binding basis, the compensation ofLinde plc's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2020 proxy statement, by the votes set forth below. Shares Voted For Shares Voted Against Shares Abstained Broker Non-Votes 372,815,501 39,692,528 717,069 13,267,804 (90.22% of votes cast) (9.61% of votes cast)
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