---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000060667-26-000091"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LOW"
cik: "0000060667"
company_name: "LOWES COMPANIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-06-02T20:48:35+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T20:49:17.065317+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lowe's annual meeting elects 12 directors; all shareholder proposals fail

## Summary
- All 12 director nominees elected with 395M+ votes for each; average ~94% support excluding broker non-votes.
- Advisory vote on fiscal 2025 executive compensation approved: 402.3M for, 20.5M against (95% support).
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor for FY2026 approved: 474.6M for, 29.0M against (94%).
- Shareholder proposal for independent board chairman rejected: 83.8M for, 338.3M against (20% support).
- Proposals on plastic packaging footprint and customer data risk reports also defeated (<20% support each).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000060667-26-000091
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LOW
- cik: 0000060667
- company_name: LOWES COMPANIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-06-02T20:48:35+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066726000091/0000060667-26-000091-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066726000091/low-20260529.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000060667-26-000091.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 04aa707e24ac6db42c981336f0ad56e52b3e2b13
  claim: LOWES COMPANIES INC shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal requesting a report describing how the Company could disclose its plastic packaging footprint at the 2026-05-29 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 5: Shareholder Proposal requesting a report describing how the Company could disclose its plastic packaging footprint VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 74,620,520 344,546,720 4,925,708 80,202,452
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066726000091/0000060667-26-000091-index.htm
- claim_id: 4ece57277629c1e74b71c20fc0144a87981d5bc7
  claim: LOWES COMPANIES INC shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-29 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 1: Election of Directors VOTES FOR VOTES WITHHELD BROKER NON-VOTES Raul Alvarez 403,491,808 20,601,140 80,202,452 Scott H. Baxter 417,503,557 6,589,391 80,202,452 Sandra B. Cochran 415,325,255 8,767,693 80,202,452 Laurie Z. Douglas 414,086,330 10,006,618 80,202,452 Richard W. Dreiling 403,363,807 20,729,141 80,202,452 Marvin R. Ellison 405,224,326 18,868,622 80,202,452 Navdeep Gupta 420,468,719 3,624,229 80,202,452 Brian C. Rogers 416,432,107 7,660,841 80,202,452 Bertram L. Scott 412,695,834 11,397,114 80,202,452 Lawrence Simkins 418,819,143 5,273,805 80,202,452 Colleen Taylor 419,164,402 4,928,546 80,202,452 Mary Beth West 419,385,881 4,707,067 80,202,452
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066726000091/0000060667-26-000091-index.htm
- claim_id: 66cfed660a548f4214cd58ffae8a2683f309440f
  claim: LOWES COMPANIES INC shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026 at the 2026-05-29 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026 VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 474,587,395 28,990,734 717,271 N/A
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066726000091/0000060667-26-000091-index.htm
- claim_id: 684d26327c2e8e835119fccb3ad70db8fe67d71c
  claim: LOWES COMPANIES INC shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal requesting a report on risks of sharing customer data with third parties at the 2026-05-29 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 6: Shareholder Proposal requesting a report on risks of sharing customer data with third parties VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 38,182,128 380,809,009 5,101,811 80,202,452
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066726000091/0000060667-26-000091-index.htm
- claim_id: d0ed9e59169d04f56c2813124c25901d63cb5c85
  claim: LOWES COMPANIES INC shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation in fiscal 2025 at the 2026-05-29 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 2: Advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation in fiscal 2025 VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 402,276,204 20,533,707 1,283,037 80,202,452
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066726000091/0000060667-26-000091-index.htm
- claim_id: e57facc60c41df70da8b3d567d4477c0bf1d49c0
  claim: LOWES COMPANIES INC shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal requesting an independent board chairman at the 2026-05-29 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 4: Shareholder Proposal requesting an independent board chairman VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 83,841,188 338,320,207 1,931,553 80,202,452
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066726000091/0000060667-26-000091-index.htm

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