Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
The Company's shareholders elected each of the 8 directors nominated by the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") to serve until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
Name of Nominee For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Richard E. Allison, Jr. 765,140,539 48,657,677 1,712,845 152,169,391 Andrew Campion 791,247,457 21,668,017 2,595,587 152,169,391 Beth Ford 810,943,161 2,980,972 1,586,928 152,169,391 Mellody Hobson 749,752,276 63,368,347 2,390,438 152,169,391 Jørgen Vig Knudstorp 686,723,902 126,792,951 1,994,208 152,169,391 Satya Nadella 778,909,139 34,976,721 1,625,201 152,169,391 Laxman Narasimhan 806,832,333 6,704,004 1,974,724 152,169,391 Howard Schultz 801,698,565 12,319,675 1,492,821 152,169,391
Proposal 2 - Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation
At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders approved, on a nonbinding, advisory basis, the compensation paid to our named executive officers. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 692,016,240 118,808,972 4,685,849 152,169,391
Proposal 3 - Advisory Resolution on the Frequency of Future Votes on Executive Compensation
At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders approved, on a nonbinding, advisory basis, an annual vote frequency for future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 803,323,439 1,320,611 8,575,542 2,291,469 152,169,391
In light of the voting results on Proposal 3, the Company has decided to include the advisory stockholder vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers in its proxy materials on an annual basis until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory stockholder vote on compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers.
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Proposal 4 - Ratification of the Selection of
At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders approved the ratification of the
selection of
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 931,747,760 33,624,488 2,308,204 --
Proposal 5 - Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Report on Plant-Based Milk Pricing
At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal regarding a report on plant-based milk pricing. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 42,814,872 765,013,195 7,682,994 152,169,391
Proposal 6 - Shareholder Proposal Regarding a ceo Succession Planning Policy Amendment
At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal regarding a ceo succession planning policy amendment. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 170,045,173 640,270,620 5,195,268 152,169,391
Proposal 7 - Shareholder Proposal Regarding Annual Reports on Company Operations
in
At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal
regarding annual reports on Company operations in
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 36,072,616 765,333,046 14,105,399 152,169,391
Proposal 8 - Shareholder Proposal Regarding an Assessment of Worker Rights Commitments
At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders approved a shareholder proposal regarding an assessment of worker rights commitments. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 418,792,991 386,056,422 10,661,648 152,169,391
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Proposal 9 - Shareholder Proposal Regarding the Creation of a
At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal regarding the creation of a Board committee on corporate sustainability. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 21,649,542 782,582,216 11,279,303 152,169,391
The above proposals are further described in the Company's definitive proxy
statement on Schedule 14A filed with the
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
As previously discussed in our 2023 proxy statement and in our supplemental
materials (filed on
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained herein are "forward-looking" statements within the
meaning of applicable securities laws and regulations. Generally, these
statements can be identified by the use of words such as "aim," "anticipate,"
"believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "feel," "forecast,"
"intend," "may," "outlook," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "seek,"
"should," "will," "would," and similar expressions intended to identify
forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain
these identifying words. These statements may include statements relating to
trends in or expectations relating to the effects of our existing and any future
initiatives, strategies, investments and plans, including our Reinvention plan,
as well as trends in or expectations regarding our financial results and
long-term growth model and drivers; our operations in the
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ability of our business partners and third-party providers to fulfill their
responsibilities and commitments; potential negative effects of incidents
involving food or beverage-borne illnesses, tampering, adulteration,
contamination or mislabeling; potential negative effects of material breaches of
our information technology systems to the extent we experience a material
breach; material failures of our information technology systems; costs
associated with, and the successful execution of, the Company's initiatives and
plans; new initiatives and plans or revisions to existing initiatives or plans;
our ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms; the acceptance of the
Company's products by our customers, evolving consumer preferences and tastes
and changes in consumer spending behavior; partner investments, changes in the
availability and cost of labor including any union organizing efforts and our
responses to such efforts; failure to attract or retain key executive or
employee talent or successfully transition executives; significant increased
logistics costs; inflationary pressures; the impact of competition; inherent
risks of operating a global business including any potential negative effects
stemming from the Russian invasion of
A forward-looking statement is neither a prediction nor a guarantee of future events or circumstances, and those future events or circumstances may not occur. You should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. We are under no obligation to update or alter any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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