ITEM 5.07.
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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On April 24, 2024, the Company held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders voted on four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2024 (the "Proxy Statement").
The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the number of votes cast for and against each matter and, if applicable, the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter.
Proposal 1. Shareholders elected each of the four nominees for Class II directors to serve until the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified.
The voting results were as follows:
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Name
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Votes For
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Votes Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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David A. Friedman
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2,691,306,111
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58,994,305
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13,735,376
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Yael Garten
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2,721,423,694
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28,876,722
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13,735,376
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Jenny Ming
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2,681,359,187
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68,941,229
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13,735,376
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Joshua E. Prime
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2,738,059,062
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12,241,354
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13,735,376
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Proposal 2. Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as set forth in the Proxy Statement. The voting results were as follows:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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2,515,270,276
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24,578,666
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210,451,474
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13,735,376
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Proposal 3. Shareholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 1, 2024. The voting results were as follows:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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2,756,229,972
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7,674,727
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131,093
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Proposal 4. Shareholders voted against the shareholder proposal requesting a corporate financial sustainability report. The voting results were as follows:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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16,414,614
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2,721,204,022
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12,681,780
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13,735,376
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