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Shareholder proposal - requesting changes to executive compensation program: For 396,134,656 Against 5,195,465,828 Abstain 51,786,424 Broker Non-Votes 932,046,642","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70858/000007085824000149/0000070858-24-000149-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-04-24"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"5e0f8531d2299498c44a4a35cdde5e677626c470","claim":"BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal - requesting right to act by written consent at the 2024-04-24 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"8. Shareholder proposal - requesting right to act by written consent: For 747,953,440 Against 4,846,373,678 Abstain 49,059,790 Broker Non-Votes 932,046,642","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70858/000007085824000149/0000070858-24-000149-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-04-24"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"783470f9a74b82fa8ced76ba79d6a203687aaa64","claim":"BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ shareholders approved Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for 2024 at the 2024-04-24 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70858/000007085824000149/0000070858-24-000149-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-04-24"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"8aa92e29d91850cc354eeb91a5a9f68084ba4e7d","claim":"BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal - requesting report on risks of politicized de-banking at the 2024-04-24 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"5. 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