Item 5.07 Submission of matters to a vote of security holders.
The 2022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was held on
Proposal No. 1 - Election of the Board of Directors
Proposal No. 1 was the election, by separate resolution, of each member of Board of Directors. The following individuals were elected to serve on the Board of Directors until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES Jean Blackwell 569,033,066 29,816,468 2,194,208 29,172,946 Pierre Cohade 594,319,513 5,978,519 745,710 29,172,946 Michael E. Daniels 574,142,765 26,271,544 629,433 29,172,946 W. Roy Dunbar 593,921,541 6,397,775 724,426 29,172,946 Gretchen R. Haggerty 593,394,641 6,680,191 968,910 29,172,946 Simone Menne 594,964,019 5,429,304 650,419 29,172,946 George R. Oliver 568,639,566 30,654,133 1,750,043 29,172,946 Jürgen Tinggren 582,417,385 17,184,153 1,442,204 29,172,946 Mark Vergnano 594,829,856 5,537,819 676,067 29,172,946 R. David Yost 577,832,040 22,154,673 1,057,029 29,172,946 John D. Young 583,040,560 16,120,816 1,882,366 29,172,946
Proposal No. 2.a - Ratify appointment of independent auditors
Proposal No. 2.a was a management proposal to ratify the appointment of
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 598,145,621 31,662,913 408,154
Proposal No. 2.b - Authorize the Audit Committee to set the auditors' remuneration
Proposal No. 2.b was a management proposal to authorize the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to set the auditors' remuneration. This proposal was approved by the requisite vote.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 611,601,124 17,511,229 1,104,335
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Proposal No. 3 - Authorize the Company to make market purchases of Company shares
Proposal No. 3 was a management proposal to authorize the Company and/or any subsidiary of the Company to make market purchases of Company shares. This proposal was approved by the requisite vote.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 624,802,396 3,584,762 1,829,530
Proposal No. 4 - Determine the price range at which the Company can reissue treasury shares
Proposal No. 4 was a management proposal to determine the price range at which the Company can re-allot shares that it holds as treasury shares. This proposal was approved by the requisite vote.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 624,876,024 4,276,787 1,063,877
Proposal No. 5 - Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation
Proposal No. 5 was a management proposal to hold a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's executives, as described in the Proxy Statement. This proposal was approved by the requisite vote.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 550,834,330 49,128,299 1,081,113 29,172,946
Proposal No. 6 - Approval of the Board of Directors' authority to allot shares
Proposal No. 6 was a management proposal to approve the Board of Directors'
authority to allot shares up to an aggregate nominal value of
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 616,087,994 12,915,090 1,213,604
Proposal No. 7 - Waiver of statutory pre-emption rights
Proposal No. 7 was a management proposal to approve the waiver by shareholders
of their statutory pre-emption rights in the event of the issuance of ordinary
shares for cash, if the issuance is limited to up to an aggregate nominal value
of
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 621,201,467 7,663,694 1,351,527
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