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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 23, 2020. | ||||||
(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 13, 2020 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 | 3,838,566,625 | 56,381,770 | 13,596,621 | 812,957,533 | ||
Albert Bourla | 3,694,789,467 | 186,110,953 | 27,646,791 | 812,957,533 | ||
W. Don Cornwell | 3,804,895,768 | 90,180,287 | 13,471,156 | 812,957,533 | ||
Joseph J. Echevarria | 3,598,011,274 | 298,143,259 | 12,392,678 | 812,957,533 | ||
Scott Gottlieb | 3,875,072,029 | 20,928,717 | 12,546,465 | 812,957,533 | ||
Helen H. Hobbs | 3,874,592,839 | 22,787,784 | 11,166,587 | 812,957,533 | ||
Susan Hockfield | 3,879,605,512 | 18,539,362 | 10,402,337 | 812,957,533 | ||
James M. Kilts | 3,257,924,746 | 638,358,601 | 12,263,863 | 812,957,533 | ||
Dan R. Littman | 3,870,004,992 | 26,060,961 | 12,481,257 | 812,957,533 | ||
Shantanu Narayen | 3,865,221,904 | 30,969,956 | 12,355,350 | 812,957,533 | ||
Suzanne Nora Johnson | 3,733,297,401 | 164,478,705 | 10,771,104 | 812,957,533 | ||
James Quincey | 3,871,405,786 | 25,379,651 | 11,761,773 | 812,957,533 | ||
James C. Smith | 3,852,504,316 | 43,772,088 | 12,270,806 | 812,957,533 | ||
2. The proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2020 fiscal year was approved based upon the following votes: | |||
Votes for approval | 4,517,781,714 | ||
Votes against | 189,300,865 | ||
Abstentions | 14,422,165 | ||
Broker non-votes | n/a | ||
3. 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 | 3,687,626,065 | ||
Votes against | 193,562,262 | ||
Abstentions | 27,358,009 | ||
Broker non-votes | 812,957,533 | ||
4. The shareholder proposal regarding right to act by written consent was not approved based upon the following votes: | |||
Votes for approval | 614,675,966 | ||
Votes against | 3,262,924,232 | ||
Abstentions | 30,946,935 | ||
Broker non-votes | 812,957,533 | ||
5. The shareholder proposal regarding enhancing proxy access was not approved based upon the following votes: | |||
Votes for approval | 1,172,526,227 | ||
Votes against | 2,707,722,195 | ||
Abstentions | 28,298,711 | ||
Broker non-votes | 812,957,533 | ||
6. The shareholder proposal regarding report on lobbying activities was not approved based upon the following votes: | |||
Votes for approval | 795,529,692 | ||
Votes against | 3,070,923,866 | ||
Abstentions | 42,093,653 | ||
Broker non-votes | 812,957,533 | ||
7. The shareholder proposal regarding independent chair policy was not approved based upon the following votes: | |||
Votes for approval | 1,320,327,998 | ||
Votes against | 2,562,531,292 | ||
Abstentions | 25,687,720 | ||
Broker non-votes | 812,957,533 | ||
8. The shareholder proposal regarding gender pay gap was not approved based upon the following votes: | |||
Votes for approval | 1,416,237,122 | ||
Votes against | 2,296,745,539 | ||
Abstentions | 195,562,451 | ||
Broker non-votes | 812,957,533 | ||
9. Susan Desmond-Hellmann was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors 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 | ||
Susan Desmond-Hellmann | 3,585,622,194 | 23,967,398 | 36,831,173 | 1,050,149,944 | ||
(c) Not applicable | |||
(d) Not applicable | |||
PFIZER INC. | ||
Dated: April 24, 2020 | By: | /s/ Margaret M. Madden |
Margaret M. Madden | ||
Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary | ||
Chief Governance Counsel | ||