other material
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.30
Lilly shareholders approve bylaw amendment power; classified board/supermajority proposals fail
ELI LILLY & Co
- Shareholders approved amendment to allow bylaw amendments by majority vote of outstanding shares (669M for, 113M against).
- Proposals to eliminate classified board and supermajority voting failed, each short of 80% required (approx. 69% for).
- Say-on-pay advisory vote passed with 737.9M for; Ernst & Young ratified as auditor for 2022.
- Independent board chair and three lobbying disclosure shareholder proposals all defeated.
- Three director nominees elected: Alvarez, Johnson, Luciano (each with over 746M for).