Pfizer Inc.

04/29/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/29/2024 08:20

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

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a) The Pfizer Inc. (the "Company") Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 25, 2024.
(b) Shareholders voted on the matters set forth below.
1. The nominees for election to the Company's Board of Directors set forth in Item 1 to the Company's Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2024 were elected to hold office until the Company's next Annual Meeting of Shareholders, based upon the following votes:
Nominee
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker non-vote
Ronald E. Blaylock 3,611,209,480 74,828,190 16,147,043 893,428,132
Albert Bourla 3,416,127,786 272,930,253 13,129,674 893,428,132
Susan Desmond-Hellmann 3,609,882,463 76,819,517 15,485,733 893,428,132
Joseph J. Echevarria 3,534,360,661 151,136,693 16,687,322 893,428,132
Scott Gottlieb 3,641,520,694 46,699,897 13,967,122 893,428,132
Helen H. Hobbs 3,559,147,586 127,638,461 15,401,666 893,428,132
Susan Hockfield 3,640,156,517 46,187,757 15,843,439 893,428,132
Dan R. Littman 3,602,649,863 83,205,522 16,332,328 893,428,132
Shantanu Narayen 3,624,752,522 61,360,816 16,074,375 893,428,132
Suzanne Nora Johnson 3,509,903,128 174,627,508 17,657,077 893,428,132
James Quincey 3,608,797,590 76,444,804 16,945,319 893,428,132
James C. Smith 3,566,491,624 117,466,325 18,229,764 893,428,132
2. The proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2024 fiscal year was approved based upon the following votes:
Votes for approval
4,315,675,552
Votes against
256,738,678
Abstentions
23,201,615
Broker non-votes
n/a
3. The proposal to approve the Amended and Restated Pfizer Inc. 2019 Stock Plan was approved based upon the following votes:
Votes for approval
3,405,629,196
Votes against
275,998,451
Abstentions
20,560,066
Broker non-votes
893,428,132




4. The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers was approved based upon the following votes:
Votes for approval
3,360,637,251
Votes against
315,293,726
Abstentions
26,256,736
Broker non-votes
893,428,132
5. The shareholder proposal to Adopt an Independent Board Chair Policy was not approved based upon the following votes:
Votes for approval
1,284,408,190
Votes against
2,391,266,871
Abstentions
26,511,479
Broker non-votes
893,428,132
6. The shareholder proposal to Publish a Congruency Report on Political, Lobbying, Electioneering Expenditures was not approved based upon the following votes:
Votes for approval
515,502,691
Votes against
3,123,669,364
Abstentions
63,015,226
Broker non-votes
893,428,132
7. The shareholder proposal to Amend the Director Resignation Process was withdrawn by the proponent and not presented at the Annual Meeting.
8. The shareholder proposal to Publish a Report on Corporate Contributions was not approved based upon the following votes:
Votes for approval 137,986,751
Votes against
3,505,075,475
Abstentions
59,125,487
Broker non-votes
893,428,132