Sysco Corporation

11/19/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/19/2024 16:02

Proxy Results Form 8 K

ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
At the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Sysco Corporation (the "Company" or "Sysco") held on November 15, 2024, Sysco's stockholders elected each of the Company's director nominees, who had been nominated to serve until the Company's 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Daniel J. Brutto was re-elected with 97.94% of the votes cast, Francesca DeBiase was elected with 99.33% of the votes cast, Ali Dibadj was re-elected with 98.89% of the votes cast, Larry C. Glasscock was re-elected with 96.12% of the votes cast, Jill M. Golder was re-elected with 98.63% of the votes cast, Bradley M. Halverson was re-elected with 97.82% of the votes cast, John M. Hinshaw was re-elected with 95.00% of the votes cast, Kevin P. Hourican was re-elected with 92.27% of the votes cast, Roberto Marques was re-elected with 99.60% of the votes cast, Alison Kenney Paul was re-elected with 91.93% of the votes cast, and Sheila G. Talton was re-elected with 98.10% of the votes cast. The advisory stockholder vote on the compensation paid to Sysco's named executive officers, as set forth in Sysco's 2024 proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, was approved by 93.80% of the votes cast. The stockholder vote to approve the adoption of the Sysco Corporation 2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan was approved by 99.59% of the votes cast. The stockholder vote to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2025 was approved by 95.42% of the votes cast. The stockholder proposal related to the establishment of measurable, timebound targets for ensuring group sow housing for Sysco's private brand pork products, designated as proposal #5 in Sysco's 2024 proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, was withdrawn by the proponent after the mailing of the proxy materials. As a result of the withdrawal, no votes were tabulated or reported with respect to the proposal.
With respect to each proposal, the number of votes cast includes all "for" and "against" votes, and abstentions and broker non-votes are disregarded with respect to the election of directors and each of the other proposals.
The final results of the voting on each matter of business at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
Name Votes For Votes Against Votes Cast Abstentions Broker
Non-Votes
Daniel J. Brutto 383,102,300 8,018,393 391,120,693 515,228 48,836,226
Francesca DeBiase 388,549,481 2,600,510 391,149,991 485,930 48,836,226
Ali Dibadj 386,858,213 4,319,486 391,177,699 458,222 48,836,226
Larry C. Glasscock 376,042,867 15,140,379 391,183,246 452,675 48,836,226
Jill M. Golder 385,787,372 5,356,765 391,144,137 491,784 48,836,226
Bradley M. Halverson 382,630,929 8,488,019 391,118,948 516,973 48,836,226
John M. Hinshaw 371,571,831 19,546,718 391,118,549 517,372 48,836,226
Kevin P. Hourican 359,853,398 30,127,007 389,980,405 1,655,516 48,836,226
Roberto Marques 389,568,869 1,554,966 391,123,835 512,086 48,836,226
Alison Kenney Paul 359,589,839 31,551,991 391,141,830 494,091 48,836,226
Sheila G. Talton 383,701,369 7,399,178 391,100,547 535,374 48,836,226
Proposal 2 - Approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation paid to Sysco's named executive officers, as disclosed in Sysco's 2024 proxy statement
Votes For Votes Against Votes Cast Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
366,536,136 24,204,086 390,740,222 895,699 48,836,226
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Proposal 3 - Approval of the adoption of the Sysco Corporation 2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Votes For Votes Against Votes Cast Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
388,483,961 1,562,590 390,046,551 1,589,370 48,836,226
Proposal 4 - Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sysco's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2025
Votes For Votes Against Votes Cast Abstentions
419,888,730 20,132,696 440,021,426 450,721
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