Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 28, 2021, there were 137,865,792 common shares entitled to be voted, as well as 1,218,480 unvested restricted stock awards entitled to be voted by employees; 123,310,401 shares were voted in person or by proxy. The shareholders voted on the following matters at the Annual Meeting:
1.Election of ten director nominees to hold office for a one-year term;
2.Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2021; and
3.On an advisory basis, approval of the executive compensation disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
The results of the stockholder votes are set forth below:
Board of Directors
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Affirmative
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Negative
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Abstentions
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William C. Bayless, Jr.
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119,140,514
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282,528
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82,858
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Herman E. Bulls
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118,803,638
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621,088
|
81,174
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G. Steven Dawson
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111,222,516
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8,204,065
|
79,319
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Cydney C. Donnell
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111,193,656
|
8,109,126
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203,118
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Mary C. Egan
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119,142,921
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282,289
|
80,690
|
Alison M. Hill
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119,146,740
|
281,715
|
77,445
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Craig A. Leupold
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119,134,623
|
289,609
|
81,668
|
Oliver Luck
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118,367,930
|
1,056,301
|
81,669
|
C. Patrick Oles, Jr.
|
119,131,592
|
292,922
|
81,386
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John T. Rippel
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119,133,084
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291,045
|
81,771
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There were 3,804,501 broker non-votes with respect to the election of directors.
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Affirmative
|
Negative
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Abstentions
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122,100,938
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1,123,766
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85,697
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Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of Executive Compensation
|
Affirmative
|
Negative
|
Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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109,874,472
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9,247,377
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384,051
|
3,804,501
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Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit Number
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Title
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104
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