THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) The Annual Meeting was held on
(b) The results of the matters submitted to a shareholder vote at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
1. Election of Directors: Our shareholders elected the following 12 directors to each serve a one-year term expiring on the date of our 2024 annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor has been duly chosen and qualified.
Broker
For Against Abstain Non-Votes
Michele Burns 238,151,219 7,772,619 491,042 39,095,344
Mark Flaherty 244,274,601 1,654,131 486,148 39,095,344
Kimberley Harris 238,994,847 6,795,303 624,730 39,095,344
Kevin Johnson 243,530,474 2,270,022 614,384 39,095,344
Ellen Kullman 241,341,714 4,580,089 493,077 39,095,344
Lakshmi Mittal 217,616,685 28,304,833 493,362 39,095,344
Adebayo Ogunlesi 240,944,485 4,985,081 485,314 39,095,344
Peter Oppenheimer 243,241,110 2,690,785 482,985 39,095,344
David Solomon 235,238,500 10,606,219 570,161 39,095,344
Jan Tighe 244,003,470 1,911,325 500,085 39,095,344
Jessica Uhl 244,326,085 1,455,320 633,475 39,095,344
David Viniar 243,730,093 2,231,174 453,613 39,095,344
2. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation ("Say on Pay"): Our shareholders approved the Say on Pay proposal.
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 230,857,589 14,771,506 785,785 39,095,344
3. Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Say on Pay Votes: Our shareholders approved "annual" as the frequency of Say on Pay votes.
1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 242,019,058 350,254 3,540,924 504,644 39,095,344
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Ratification of
For Against Abstain
272,683,185 12,497,054 329,985
5. Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Report on Lobbying. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal.
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 87,041,380 157,567,826 1,805,674 39,095,344
6. Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Policy for an Independent Chair. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal.
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 39,918,975 203,965,590 2,530,315 39,095,344
7. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Chinese Congruency of Certain ETFs. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal.
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 6,014,791 236,982,889 3,417,200 39,095,344
8. Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Racial Equity Audit. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal.
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 28,279,693 215,031,454 3,103,733 39,095,344
9. Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Policy to Phase Out Fossil Fuel-Related Lending & Underwriting Activities. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal.
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 16,798,306 226,479,195 3,137,379 39,095,344
10. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Disclosure of 2030 Absolute Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal.
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 30,766,595 213,774,989 1,873,296 39,095,344
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Climate Transition Report. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal.
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 73,253,406 171,362,401 1,799,073 39,095,344
12. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Reporting on Pay Equity. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal.
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 74,159,775 161,863,746 10,391,359 39,095,344
(d) In light of the results of the advisory vote on the frequency of Say on Pay votes, our Board determined that we will continue to hold an advisory Say on Pay vote annually. Our Board will reevaluate this determination after the next shareholder advisory vote on the frequency of Say on Pay votes.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
© Edgar Online, source
