ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Mercer International Inc. (the "Company") held its 2022 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders on May 31, 2022. At this meeting, shareholders were requested to
(1) elect a board of directors, (2) approve, on a non-binding advisory basis,
the Company's executive compensation, (3) ratify the selection of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public
accounting firm; and (4) approve the Mercer International Inc. Amended and
Restated 2022 Stock Incentive Plan, all of which were described in more detail
in the Company's 2022 Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2022. The results
of voting on the matters submitted to the Company's shareholders are as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors.
All of the ten nominees for the Company's board of directors were elected, and
the voting results are set forth below:
For Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Jimmy S.H. Lee 54,607,989 602,210 6,273,129
Juan Carlos Bueno 54,817,357 392,842 6,273,129
R. Keith Purchase 51,392,154 3,818,045 6,273,129
William D. McCartney 50,660,009 4,550,190 6,273,129
James Shepherd 51,827,516 3,382,683 6,273,129
Alan C. Wallace 51,837,907 3,372,292 6,273,129
Linda J. Welty 54,675,150 535,049 6,273,129
Rainer Rettig 51,837,653 3,372,546 6,273,129
Alice Laberge 51,883,698 3,326,501 6,273,129
Janine North
54,677,257 532,942 6,273,129
Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.
The non-binding resolution approving the Company's executive compensation was
approved, and the voting results are set forth below:
For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
51,621,988 3,553,057 35,154 6,273,129
Proposal 3: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm.
The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent
registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2022 was ratified, and the voting
results are set forth below:
For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
61,343,216 138,362 1,750
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Proposal 4: Approval of the Company's Amended and Restated 2022 Stock Incentive
Plan.
The Company's Amended and Restated 2022 Stock Incentive Plan was approved, and
the voting results are set forth below:
For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
51,181,856 4,000,925 27,418 6,273,129
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