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Camp 107,807,460 696,616 13,708,823 Richard Cox, Jr. 107,827,634 676,442 13,708,823 Paul D. Donahue 101,484,550 7,019,526 13,708,823 Gary P. Fayard 107,821,433 682,643 13,708,823 P. Russell Hardin 103,268,460 5,235,616 13,708,823 John R. Holder 105,677,344 2,826,732 13,708,823 Donna W. Hyland 100,777,975 7,726,101 13,708,823 John D. Johns 103,758,796 4,745,280 13,708,823 Jean-Jacques Lafont 106,859,322 1,644,754 13,708,823 Robert C. “Robin” Loudermilk, Jr. 105,110,385 3,393,691 13,708,823 Wendy B. Needham 102,372,255 6,131,821 13,708,823 Juliette W. Pryor 106,842,722 1,661,354 13,708,823 E. Jenner Wood, III 107,183,689 1,320,387 13,708,823","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000004098723000019/0000040987-23-000019-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-01"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"9c34ed2e69a44c4dac8083e44ad31f3f306339ed","claim":"GENUINE PARTS CO shareholders approved Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for 2023 at the 2023-05-01 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2023 was ratified. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 116,329,177 5,762,758 120,964 —","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000004098723000019/0000040987-23-000019-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-01"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"d12005c843a14f4b25e9ec96b391fc581eccc805","claim":"GENUINE PARTS CO shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of future Say-on-Pay votes at the 2023-05-01 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"An advisory vote on the frequency of future Say-on-Pay votes were as follows: Every One Year Every Two Years Every Three Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 106,129,375 442,282 1,725,940 206,479 13,708,823","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000004098723000019/0000040987-23-000019-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-01"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"f301c7543a96c8e03135cc13dd7b30c4c90f0718","claim":"GENUINE PARTS CO shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation (Say-on-Pay) at the 2023-05-01 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"An advisory vote on executive compensation (\"Say-on-Pay\") was approved. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 99,894,395 8,351,147 258,535 13,708,823","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000004098723000019/0000040987-23-000019-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-01"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}