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The company held its annual meeting of stockholders on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, and put four items to a vote: the election of 12 directors, an advisory vote on executive compensation, ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as auditor, and adoption of the amended certificate of incorporation.

8-KSubmission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersFiled Period of report Summary published (UTC)

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  1. The company held its annual meeting of stockholders on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, and put four items to a vote: the election of 12 directors, an advisory vote on executive compensation, ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as auditor, and adoption of the amended certificate of incorporation.

  2. The company said all 12 director nominees were elected for 1-year terms. For example, Alan S. Armstrong received 995,377,723 votes for, 8,743,706 against and 895,928 abstentions.

  3. The company said stockholders approved executive compensation on an advisory basis, with 962,271,988 votes for and 39,138,396 against. The selection of Ernst and Young LLP was ratified with 1,070,333,386 votes for and 42,256,251 against.

  4. The company said the amendment to its certificate of incorporation to limit officer liability received 843,647,752 votes for and 159,954,113 against, but did not receive 75% of total outstanding shares voting for it, so it was not approved and the existing certificate of incorporation remains in effect.

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Annual meeting held on April 30, 2024 and four proposals

The company held its annual meeting of stockholders on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, and put four items to a vote: the election of 12 directors, an advisory vote on executive compensation, ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as auditor, and adoption of the amended certificate of incorporation.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

All 12 director nominees elected to 1-year terms

The company said all 12 director nominees were elected for 1-year terms. For example, Alan S. Armstrong received 995,377,723 votes for, 8,743,706 against and 895,928 abstentions.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Advisory approval of executive pay and auditor ratification

The company said stockholders approved executive compensation on an advisory basis, with 962,271,988 votes for and 39,138,396 against. The selection of Ernst and Young LLP was ratified with 1,070,333,386 votes for and 42,256,251 against.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Charter amendment not approved, 75% threshold not met

The company said the amendment to its certificate of incorporation to limit officer liability received 843,647,752 votes for and 159,954,113 against, but did not receive 75% of total outstanding shares voting for it, so it was not approved and the existing certificate of incorporation remains in effect.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

AI summarized the filing and translated the summary into English; it may differ from the original. For reference only, not investment advice. AI translated the published Korean report into English. Figures are copied as filed, not recalculated.

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Source: SEC EDGAR (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Item captions are the SEC's. The summary is for reference only and is not investment advice.