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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) The Company held its Annual Meeting on January 27, 2022.
(b) Set forth below are the voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal No. 1: The stockholders voted for the election of the following directors to serve on the Board of Directors until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified (or any such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal):
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Janice M. Babiak |
621,899,714 | 11,435,874 | 1,277,321 | 103,304,987 | ||||||||||||
| David J. Brailer |
616,442,877 | 16,785,805 | 1,384,227 | 103,304,987 | ||||||||||||
| Rosalind G. Brewer |
621,063,099 | 12,433,121 | 1,116,689 | 103,304,987 | ||||||||||||
| William C. Foote |
596,718,126 | 33,749,853 | 4,144,930 | 103,304,987 | ||||||||||||
| Ginger L. Graham |
498,263,949 | 135,201,291 | 1,147,669 | 103,304,987 | ||||||||||||
| Valerie B. Jarrett |
469,837,545 | 163,407,147 | 1,368,217 | 103,304,987 | ||||||||||||
| John A. Lederer |
498,348,570 | 135,004,265 | 1,260,074 | 103,304,987 | ||||||||||||
| Dominic P. Murphy |
624,544,132 | 8,691,876 | 1,376,901 | 103,304,987 | ||||||||||||
| Stefano Pessina |
608,136,128 | 24,506,342 | 1,970,439 | 103,304,987 | ||||||||||||
| Nancy M. Schlichting |
479,438,661 | 153,871,356 | 1,302,892 | 103,304,987 | ||||||||||||
Proposal No. 2: The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, was approved. There were 390,156,161 votes for, 240,018,027 votes against, and 4,438,721 abstentions. There were 103,304,987 broker non-votes on this proposal.
Proposal No. 3: The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2022 was approved. There were 718,245,841 votes for, 17,812,966 votes against, and 1,859,089 abstentions.
Proposal No. 4: The stockholder proposal requesting conversion to a public benefit corporation was not approved. There were 15,743,995 votes for, 613,569,221 votes against, and 5,299,693 abstentions. There were 103,304,987 broker non-votes on this proposal.
Proposal No. 5: The stockholder proposal to reduce the ownership threshold for calling special meetings of stockholders was not approved. There were 194,180,776 votes for, 437,912,200 votes against, and 2,519,933 abstentions. There were 103,304,987 broker non-votes on this proposal.
Proposal No. 6: The stockholder proposal requesting a report on public health costs due to tobacco product sales and the impact on overall market returns was not approved. There were 71,462,234 votes for, 554,285,544 votes against, and 8,865,131 abstentions. There were 103,304,987 broker non-votes on this proposal.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC. | ||||||
| Date: January 28, 2022 | By: | /s/ Joseph B. Amsbary Jr. | ||||
| Title: | Vice President, Corporate Secretary | |||||
