Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At the Annual Meeting of Share Owners of the Company held on November 15, 2024, the Share Owners voted on the following items:
1. The Board of Directors (the "Board") is divided into three classes with approximately one-third of the directors up for election each year, with Class I standing for election at this meeting. Director nominees are elected by a majority of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at the meeting. The Share Owners voted to reelect each of the Class I nominees for director as follows:
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Class I Nominees for Directors to serve a three-year term
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Votes For
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Votes
Withheld
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Percentage of Votes Cast in Favor
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Gregory J. Lampert
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18,395,892
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560,024
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3,171,788
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97
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%
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Colleen C. Repplier
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18,240,361
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715,555
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3,171,788
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96
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%
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2. The Share Owners voted to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2025 as follows:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstaining
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Percentage of Votes Cast in Favor
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21,300,019
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796,412
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31,273
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96
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%
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3. The Share Owners approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's Named Executive Officers as follows:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstaining
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Percentage of Votes Cast in Favor
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18,195,117
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512,190
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248,609
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3,171,788
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97
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%
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4. The Share Owners approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the preferred frequency of every one year for future advisory votes on the compensation paid to the Company's Named Executive Officers as follows:
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1 Year
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2 Years
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3 Years
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Votes Abstaining
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16,602,601
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14,164
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2,072,719
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266,432
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