Sherwin Williams Co.

04/22/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/22/2024 14:49

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 17, 2024, The Sherwin-Williams Company ("Sherwin-Williams") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders ("Annual Meeting"). The shareholders voted on four items at the Annual Meeting, each of which is described in more detail in Sherwin-Williams' definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2024. The final voting results for the proposals submitted for a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

Proposal 1. The shareholders elected the following 11 nominees as directors of Sherwin-Williams to serve until the next Annual Meeting and until their successors are elected. The voting results for the 11 nominees are as follows:

Name For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
Kerrii B. Anderson 190,808,737 9,422,381 775,368 22,307,938
Arthur F. Anton 178,882,062 21,331,036 793,388 22,307,938
Jeff M. Fettig 194,015,543 6,177,462 813,481 22,307,938
John G. Morikis 191,954,930 8,473,980 577,576 22,307,938
Heidi G. Petz 199,235,454 1,229,528 541,504 22,307,938
Christine A. Poon 191,290,307 9,050,876 665,303 22,307,938
Aaron M. Powell 198,076,927 2,190,938 738,621 22,307,938
Marta R. Stewart 199,320,843 1,004,938 680,705 22,307,938
Michael H. Thaman 199,406,219 830,090 770,177 22,307,938
Matthew Thornton III 197,043,188 3,197,099 766,199 22,307,938
Thomas L. Williams 199,477,199 800,825 728,462 22,307,938

Proposal 2. The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers. The voting results are as follows:

For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
182,951,823 16,737,578 1,317,085 22,307,938

Proposal 3. The shareholders approved the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sherwin-Williams' independent registered public accounting firm for 2024. The voting results are as follows:

For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
207,719,650 14,950,816 643,958 0

Proposal 4. The shareholders approved a shareholder proposal to adopt a simple majority vote. The voting results are as follows:

For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
142,182,076 56,735,237 2,089,173 22,307,938