Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2018 Annual Meeting held on May3, 2018, the following items were submitted to a vote of shareholders.
The number of common shares present at the meeting was 3,580,896,133 or 86.67% of the common shares outstanding on March5, 2018, the record date for the meeting.
| (a) | The following nominees were elected to serve on the Board of Directors: |
| Name of Nominee | VotesCastFor | VotesCastAgainst | Abstentions | Non-Votes |
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Shellye L. Archambeau |
2,720,764,867 | 73,237,708 | 15,899,642 | 770,993,916 |
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Mark T. Bertolini |
2,748,836,503 | 44,242,603 | 16,823,111 | 770,993,916 |
|
Richard L. Carrión |
2,669,129,491 | 123,618,031 | 17,154,695 | 770,993,916 |
|
Melanie L. Healey |
2,717,517,143 | 76,710,031 | 15,675,043 | 770,993,916 |
|
M. Frances Keeth |
2,696,014,088 | 83,036,464 | 30,851,665 | 770,993,916 |
|
Lowell C. McAdam |
2,602,599,245 | 183,107,193 | 24,195,779 | 770,993,916 |
|
Clarence Otis, Jr. |
2,675,971,471 | 117,334,379 | 16,596,367 | 770,993,916 |
|
Rodney E. Slater |
2,728,047,275 | 64,711,141 | 17,143,801 | 770,993,916 |
|
Kathryn A. Tesija |
2,722,373,740 | 71,415,635 | 16,112,842 | 770,993,916 |
|
Gregory D. Wasson |
2,710,909,533 | 81,296,444 | 17,696,240 | 770,993,916 |
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Gregory G. Weaver |
2,747,593,550 | 45,207,943 | 17,100,724 | 770,993,916 |
| (b) | The appointment of Ernst& Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2018 was ratified with 3,479,072,881 votes for, 85,849,370 votes against and 15,973,882 abstentions. |
| (c) | The proposal regarding the Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation was approved with 2,556,509,333 votes for, 229,990,978 votes against, 23,401,906 abstentions and 770,993,916 broker non-votes. |
| (d) | The shareholder proposal regarding Special Shareowner Meetings was defeated with 1,279,496,579 votes for, 1,502,503,878 votes against, 27,901,760 abstentions and 770,993,916 broker non-votes. |
| (e) | The shareholder proposal regarding a Lobbying Activities Report was defeated with 987,736,213 votes for, 1,738,560,135 votes against, 83,605,869 abstentions and 770,993,916 broker non-votes. |
| (f) | The shareholder proposal regarding an Independent Chair was defeated with 1,325,294,054 votes for, 1,457,801,872 votes against, 26,806,291 abstentions and 770,993,916 broker non-votes. |
| (g) | The shareholder proposal regarding a Report on Cyber Security and Data Privacy was defeated with 318,163,598 votes for, 2,432,624,978 votes against, 59,113,641 abstentions and 770,993,916 broker non-votes. |
| (h) | The shareholder proposal regarding the Executive Compensation Clawback Policy was defeated with 984,107,478 votes for, 1,796,694,289 votes against, 29,100,450 abstentions and 770,993,916 broker non-votes. |
| (i) | The shareholder proposal regarding Nonqualified Savings Plan Earnings was defeated with 777,958,649 votes for, 1,997,973,877 votes against, 33,969,691 abstentions and 770,993,916 broker non-votes. |
About Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)
Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) is a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides communications, information and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses and governmental agencies. The Company offers voice, data and video services and solutions on its wireless and wireline networks. The Company’s segments include Wireless and Wireline. The Wireless segment offers communications products and services, including wireless voice and data services and equipment sales that are provided to consumer, business and government customers across the United States. The Wireline’s segment offers voice, data and video communications products and services, such as broadband video and data, corporate networking solutions, data center and cloud services, security and managed network services and local and long distance voice services. The Company provides these products and services to consumers as well as to carriers, businesses and government customers.