SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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At the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 5, 2021, shareholders voted on five proposals and cast their votes as follows:
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1)
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All ten directors were elected to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified based upon the following votes:
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Shares
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Name
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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Mary K. Brainerd
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300,626,360
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3,232,402
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438,712
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29,641,007
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Giovanni Caforio, M.D.
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303,146,598
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705,724
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445,152
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29,641,007
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Srikant M. Datar, Ph.D.
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299,842,575
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4,013,249
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441,650
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29,641,007
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Allan C. Golston
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302,360,008
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1,497,995
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439,471
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29,641,007
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Kevin A. Lobo
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292,357,426
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10,905,740
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1,034,308
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29,641,007
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Sherilyn S. McCoy
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249,959,549
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53,887,530
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450,395
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29,641,007
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Andrew K. Silvernail
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299,462,713
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4,360,432
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474,329
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29,641,007
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Lisa M. Skeete Tatum
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300,523,561
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3,318,402
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455,511
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29,641,007
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Ronda E. Stryker
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299,072,521
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4,835,978
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388,975
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29,641,007
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Rajeev Suri
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300,430,354
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3,407,099
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460,021
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29,641,007
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2)
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The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021 was ratified based upon the following votes:
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Shares
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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315,884,858
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17,386,717
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666,906
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3)
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The advisory vote on the resolution relating to compensation of our named executive officers was approved based upon the following votes:
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Shares
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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286,805,009
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16,629,208
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863,257
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29,641,007
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4)
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The shareholder proposal related to workforce involvement in corporate governance was not approved based upon the following votes:
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Shares
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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12,186,798
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290,474,442
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1,636,234
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29,641,007
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5)
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The shareholder proposal related to special shareholder meetings was not approved based upon the following votes:
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Shares
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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106,138,602
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197,102,817
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1,056,055
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29,641,007
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