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Shareholder proposal - requesting adoption of policy to cease financing new fossil fuel supplies: For 403,488,698 Against 5,329,248,085 Abstain 73,269,204 Broker Non-Votes 930,135,646","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70858/000007085823000137/0000070858-23-000137-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"4160dac76ffc88fade530ec9c7a4d5905f7dea8c","claim":"BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal - requesting an independent board chair at the 2023-04-25 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"6. 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Shareholder proposal - requesting a racial equity audit: For 876,395,673 Against 4,875,358,102 Abstain 54,252,211 Broker Non-Votes 930,135,647","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70858/000007085823000137/0000070858-23-000137-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"f9e2b2732fae02b8e9282a4c8301ebda0a86cd5b","claim":"BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ shareholders approved Ratifying the appointment of the Corporation's independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 at the 2023-04-25 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Corporation's independent registered public accounting firm for 2023","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70858/000007085823000137/0000070858-23-000137-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). 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