Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a) The
1. The nominees for election to the Company's Board of Directors set forth in Item 1 to the Company's Proxy Statement filed with theU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission onMarch 16, 2023 were elected to hold office until the Company's next Annual Meeting of Shareholders, based upon the following votes: Nominee Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker non-vote Ronald E. Blaylock 3,789,612,837 83,839,363 12,467,881 822,779,764 Albert Bourla 3,653,674,437 208,682,127 23,564,504 822,779,764 Susan Desmond-Hellmann 3,828,773,799 46,025,527 11,121,794 822,779,764 Joseph J. Echevarria 3,778,999,117 94,432,165 12,489,838 822,779,764 Scott Gottlieb 3,842,319,407 32,995,098 10,606,615 822,779,764 Helen H. Hobbs 3,785,122,522 89,855,218 10,943,380 822,779,764 Susan Hockfield 3,844,758,007 29,938,558 11,222,555 822,779,764 Dan R. Littman 3,820,810,803 52,740,318 12,369,605 822,779,764 Shantanu Narayen 3,834,990,965 38,626,491 12,303,663 822,779,764 Suzanne Nora Johnson 3,647,540,160 226,795,872 11,585,088 822,779,764 James Quincey 3,793,804,997 79,619,976 12,495,108 822,779,764 James C. Smith 3,759,605,435 114,075,438 12,240,247 822,779,764 2. The proposal to ratify the selection ofKPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2023 fiscal year was approved based upon the following votes: Votes for approval 4,476,884,380 Votes against 216,080,165 Abstentions 15,730,121 Broker non-votes n/a
3. The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers was approved based upon the following votes:
Votes for approval 3,579,314,991 Votes against 278,786,983 Abstentions 27,817,386 Broker non-votes 822,779,764
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4. The proposal on the advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve executive compensation received the following votes:
For 1 year 3,766,703,452 For 2 years 14,391,226 For 3 years 89,089,799 Abstentions 15,686,294 Broker non-votes 822,779,764 5. The shareholder proposal regarding ratification of termination pay was not approved based upon the following votes: Votes for approval 383,373,901 Votes against 3,471,502,220 Abstentions 31,042,621 Broker non-votes 822,779,764 6. The shareholder proposal regarding independent board chairman policy was not approved based upon the following votes: Votes for approval 1,341,494,540 Votes against 2,522,043,083 Abstentions 22,383,108 Broker non-votes 822,779,764 7. The shareholder proposal regarding transfer of intellectual property to potential COVID-19 manufacturers feasibility report was not approved based upon the following votes: Votes for approval 466,014,359 Votes against 3,345,078,090 Abstentions 74,828,282 Broker non-votes 822,779,764 8. The shareholder proposal regarding impact of extended patent exclusivities on product access report was not approved based upon the following votes: Votes for approval 1,152,896,529 Votes against 2,665,474,921 Abstentions 67,549,520 Broker non-votes 822,779,764 9. The shareholder proposal regarding political contributions congruency report was not approved based upon the following votes: Votes for approval 539,212,248 Votes against 3,275,597,231 Abstentions 71,110,795 Broker non-votes 822,779,764 (c) Not applicable. (d) Based upon the results set forth in item (b) (4) above, and consistent with the Board's recommendation, the Board of Directors has determined that advisory votes on executive compensation will be submitted to shareholders on an annual basis until the next required vote on the frequency of such votes.
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