8-K
filed April 28, 2023, 7:59 PM ET
ticker AEP
CIK 0000004904
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confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.30
AEP shareholders approve elimination of supermajority voting provisions at annual meeting
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC
- Shareholders elected 13 directors; Daryl Roberts received highest votes (383.1M for).
- Ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers as independent auditor for 2023 with 444.9M votes for.
- Bylaw amendment to remove supermajority voting approved (381.4M for, 4.1M against).
- Say-on-pay advisory vote approved (367.2M for); annual frequency recommended (380.7M for 1-year).
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Governance Changes
SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06
confidence 0.9
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC: Eliminated supermajority voting provisions from the Bylaws (effective 2023-04-25).
- Change
- bylaw amendment
- Effective
- 2023-04-25
Exact text from the filing
Effective April 25, 2023, the Board of Directors (the "Board") and shareholders of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (the “Company”) amended the Company’s Bylaws to eliminate the supermajority voting provisions.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC shareholders approved Election of twelve individuals to the Board at the 2023-04-25 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-04-25
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 1 The Company’s shareholders elected twelve individuals to the Board as set forth below: Name Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Nicholas K. Akins 350,927,326 35,382,119 907,804 59,732,137 J. Barnie Beasley, Jr. 379,860,972 6,353,324 1,002,953 59,732,137 Benjamin G.S. Fowke, III 363,285,245 23,025,510 906,494 59,732,137 Art A. Garcia 340,215,479 46,010,429 991,341 59,732,137 Linda A. Goodspeed 377,687,767 8,645,800 883,682 59,732,137 Donna A. James 374,413,645 11,852,400 951,204 59,732,137 Sandra Beach Lin 361,069,089 25,304,747 843,413 59,732,137 Margaret M. McCarthy 381,719,874 4,583,263 914,093 59,732,137 Oliver G. Richard, III 378,572,133 7,667,593 977,225 59,732,137 Daryl Roberts 383,120,166 3,069,972 1,027,111 59,732,137 Julia A. Sloat 382,785,357 3,480,819 951,073 59,732,137 Sara Martinez Tucker 346,426,641 39,900,708 889,900 59,732,137 Lewis Von Thaer 383,652,039 2,568,226 996,977 59,732,137
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 fiscal year at the 2023-04-25 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-04-25
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 2 The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2023 fiscal year as set forth below: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 444,945,700 1,280,929 722,637
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2023-04-25 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-04-25
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 4 The Company’s shareholders approved the advisory vote on executive compensation as set forth below: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 367,177,208 18,026,904 2,012,845 59,732,137
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on frequency of holding advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2023-04-25 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay frequency
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-04-25
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 5 The Company’s shareholders approved the advisory vote on frequency of holding an advisory vote on executive compensation as set forth below: Votes For One Year Votes For Two Years Votes for Three Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 380,680,975 1,089,562 3,842,658 1,602,898 59,732,137
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC shareholders approved Amendment to Bylaws to eliminate supermajority voting provisions at the 2023-04-25 meeting.
- Proposal
- charter amendment
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-04-25
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 3 The Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Company's Bylaws to eliminate supermajority voting provisions as set forth below: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 381,358,572 4,057,649 1,801,028 59,732,137
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