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Advisory (non-binding) vote on the executive compensation of the Company's named executive officers: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non Votes 22,741,934 2,331,289 62,153 2,986,285","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63296/000006329624000014/0000063296-24-000014-index.htm","confidence":0.98,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-02-15"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"b6adfd06670e7ddd00403b24ca285d41ef2cdc44","claim":"MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP shareholders approved Approval of the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated By-laws at the 2024-02-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"2. Approval of the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated By-laws : Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non Votes 20,897,048 4,187,392 50,936 2,986,285","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63296/000006329624000014/0000063296-24-000014-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-02-15"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"d1b98c65af965e419fbf2e23698653724af24d3f","claim":"MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP shareholders approved Ratification of Auditors at the 2024-02-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"3. Ratification of Auditors: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non Votes 27,414,037 679,852 27,772 —","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63296/000006329624000014/0000063296-24-000014-index.htm","confidence":0.98,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-02-15"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}