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Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on January 25, 2019.

 

 

 

WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC.

 

 

Meeting Information

 
    Meeting Type:         Annual
 

 

 

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108 WILMOT ROAD

DEERFIELD, IL 60015

 

 

For holders as of:   November 26, 2018

 

 

Date: January 25, 2019       Time: 8:30 AM EST

 

 

Location:   Lotte New York Palace

 

   455 Madison Avenue at 50th Street

 

   New York, New York 10022

 

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        Voting Items
  Company Proposals
  The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR all nominees for director.
  1.   Election of 11 Directors:
    Nominees:
    1a.   José E. Almeida
    1b.   Janice M. Babiak
    1c.   David J. Brailer
    1d.   William C. Foote
    1e.   Ginger L. Graham
    1f.   John A. Lederer
    1g.   Dominic P. Murphy
    1h.   Stefano Pessina

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    1i.   Leonard D. Schaeffer
   

 

1j.

 

 

Nancy M. Schlichting

   

 

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James A. Skinner

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR proposals 2, 3 and 4.

 

  2.  

Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2019.

 

  3.   Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation.
      

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Approval of the amendment and restatement of the Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Stockholder Proposals

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote AGAINST proposals 5, 6, 7 and 8.

 

5.

Stockholder proposal requesting an independent Board Chairman.

 

6.

Stockholder proposal regarding the use of GAAP financial metrics for purposes of determining senior executive compensation.

 

7.

Stockholder proposal requesting report on governance measures related to opioids.

 

8.

Stockholder proposal regarding the ownership threshold for calling special meetings of stockholders.

 


 

 

 
 

 

 

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