Levi Strauss & Co.

04/25/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/25/2024 14:18

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders - Form 8-K

ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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:
Name Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes
David A. Friedman 2,691,306,111 58,994,305 13,735,376
Yael Garten 2,721,423,694 28,876,722 13,735,376
Jenny Ming 2,681,359,187 68,941,229 13,735,376
Joshua E. Prime 2,738,059,062 12,241,354 13,735,376

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:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
2,515,270,276 24,578,666 210,451,474 13,735,376

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:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions
2,756,229,972 7,674,727 131,093
Proposal 4. Shareholders voted against the shareholder proposal requesting a corporate financial sustainability report. The voting results were as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
16,414,614 2,721,204,022 12,681,780 13,735,376