---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000049938-23-000040"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IMO"
cik: "0000049938"
company_name: "IMPERIAL OIL LTD"
filed_at: "2023-05-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T01:52:25.839299+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Imperial Oil shareholders elect all seven directors; two shareholder proposals defeated

## Summary
- All seven director nominees elected, with votes for ranging from 477M to 528M shares.
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP reappointed as auditor with 519M votes for, 12M withheld.
- Shareholder proposal for absolute greenhouse gas reduction target defeated: 509M against vs 19.5M for.
- Shareholder proposal for report on energy transition impact on asset retirement obligations defeated: 505.5M against vs 23M for.
- Annual meeting quorum: 531,116,532 shares or 90.92% of outstanding common shares.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000049938-23-000040
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IMO
- cik: 0000049938
- company_name: IMPERIAL OIL LTD
- filed_at: 2023-05-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49938/000004993823000040/0000049938-23-000040-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49938/000004993823000040/imo-20230502.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000049938-23-000040
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000049938-23-000040.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000049938-23-000040.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  IMPERIAL OIL LTD shareholders approved Reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor at the 2023-05-02 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-02
  source text: the auditor was reappointed by a vote of 519,167,619 shares for and 11,948,913 shares withheld
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49938/000004993823000040/0000049938-23-000040-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  IMPERIAL OIL LTD shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal requesting a report on the impact of the energy transition on asset retirement obligations at the 2023-05-02 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-02
  source text: the shareholder proposal requesting a report on the impact of the energy transition on asset retirement obligations was defeated by a vote of 505,524,209 against and 23,051,605 for
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49938/000004993823000040/0000049938-23-000040-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  IMPERIAL OIL LTD shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-02 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-02
  source text: each of the seven nominees proposed as directors of Imperial Oil Limited (the “Company”) were elected to hold office until the close of the next annual meeting. The votes for the directors were: D.W. Cornhill 477,220,521 shares for and 51,359,878 shares against, B.W. Corson 522,575,825 shares for and 6,004,574 shares against, M.R. Crocker 502,024,025 shares for and 26,556,374 shares against, S.R. Driscoll 526,032,840 shares for and 2,547,559 shares against, J. Floren 528,279,988 shares for and 300,411 shares against, G.J. Goldberg 528,282,636 shares for and 297,763 shares against, and M.C. Hubbs 515,973,536 shares for and 12,601,009 shares against
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49938/000004993823000040/0000049938-23-000040-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  IMPERIAL OIL LTD shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal requesting adoption of an absolute greenhouse gas reduction target at the 2023-05-02 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-02
  source text: the shareholder proposal requesting the adoption of an absolute greenhouse gas reduction target was defeated by a vote of 509,065,788 against and 19,510,026 for
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49938/000004993823000040/0000049938-23-000040-index.htm

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