THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION (NYSE:ALL-D) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Registrant’s annual stockholders meeting was held on May 11, 2018 (the "Annual Meeting"). Below are the final vote results of the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors. Ten directors were elected by a majority of the votes cast for terms expiring at the 2019 annual stockholders meeting. The voting results were as follows:
|
Nominee |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
BrokerNon-Votes |
|
Kermit R. Crawford |
264,517,574 |
1,111,534 |
684,531 |
33,743,866 |
|
Michael L. Eskew |
255,400,073 |
10,215,761 |
697,805 |
33,743,866 |
|
Margaret M. Keane |
264,331,621 |
1,323,510 |
658,508 |
33,743,866 |
|
Siddharth N. Mehta |
264,049,729 |
1,545,084 |
718,826 |
33,743,866 |
|
Jacques P. Perold |
264,530,209 |
1,090,520 |
692,910 |
33,743,866 |
|
Andrea Redmond |
259,335,490 |
6,318,050 |
660,099 |
33,743,866 |
|
Gregg M. Sherrill |
263,725,092 |
1,894,823 |
693,724 |
33,743,866 |
|
Judith A. Sprieser |
256,285,114 |
9,371,338 |
657,187 |
33,743,866 |
|
Perry M. Traquina |
264,135,212 |
1,473,828 |
704,599 |
33,743,866 |
|
Thomas J. Wilson |
248,889,002 |
11,817,934 |
5,606,703 |
33,743,866 |
Proposal 2 – Say-on-Pay: Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Named Executives. The proposal on the advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the named executives received the vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal. The voting results were as follows:
|
For |
Against |
Abstain |
BrokerNon-Votes |
|
248,035,580 |
16,744,551 |
1,533,508 |
33,743,866 |
Proposal 3 – Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountant.The proposal on ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Registrant's independent registered public accountant for 2018 received the vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal. The voting results were as follows:
|
For |
Against |
Abstain |
|
290,582,556 |
8,750,837 |
724,112 |
Proposal 4 – Stockholder Proposal. The stockholder proposal seeking adoption of a policy to require an independent board chairman was not properly presented at the Annual Meeting, as neither the stockholder proponent nor the proponent's designee was in attendance.
Proposal 5 – Stockholder Proposal. The stockholder proposal on reporting political contributions did not receive the vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal. The voting results were as follows:
|
For |
Against |
Abstain |
BrokerNon-Votes |
|
121,002,122 |
139,050,729 |
6,260,788 |
33,743,866 |