--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000078003-24-000101" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "PFE" cik: "0000078003" company_name: "PFIZER INC" filed_at: "2024-04-29T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-03T05:59:56.858570+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.3 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Pfizer shareholders elect all 12 board nominees, approve stock plan and say on pay at 2024 annual meeting ## Summary - All 12 director nominees elected; Albert Bourla received 3.42B votes for (92.6% of votes cast). - Ratification of KPMG as auditor for 2024 approved with 4.32B votes for (93.9% of votes cast). - Amended and Restated 2019 Stock Plan approved with 3.41B votes for (92.5% of votes cast, excluding broker non-votes). - Advisory say-on-pay proposal approved with 3.36B votes for (91.4% of votes cast). - Shareholder proposals on independent board chair, political congruency report, and corporate contributions report all failed. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000078003-24-000101 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: PFE - cik: 0000078003 - company_name: PFIZER INC - filed_at: 2024-04-29T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.3 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000007800324000101/0000078003-24-000101-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000007800324000101/pfe-20240425.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000078003-24-000101 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000078003-24-000101.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000078003-24-000101.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes PFIZER INC shareholders approved Advisory approval of executive compensation at the 2024-04-25 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-25 source text: 4. The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers was approved based upon the following votes: Votes for approval 3,360,637,251 Votes against 315,293,726 Abstentions 26,256,736 Broker non-votes 893,428,132 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000007800324000101/0000078003-24-000101-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PFIZER INC shareholders approved Approval of Amended and Restated Pfizer Inc. 2019 Stock Plan at the 2024-04-25 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-25 source text: 3. The proposal to approve the Amended and Restated Pfizer Inc. 2019 Stock Plan was approved based upon the following votes : Votes for approval 3,405,629,196 Votes against 275,998,451 Abstentions 20,560,066 Broker non-votes 893,428,132 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000007800324000101/0000078003-24-000101-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PFIZER INC shareholders rejected Publish a Report on Corporate Contributions at the 2024-04-25 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2024-04-25 source text: 8. The shareholder proposal to Publish a Report on Corporate Contributions was not approved based upon the following votes: Votes for approval 137,986,751 Votes against 3,505,075,475 Abstentions 59,125,487 Broker non-votes 893,428,132 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000007800324000101/0000078003-24-000101-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PFIZER INC shareholders rejected Publish a Congruency Report on Political, Lobbying, Electioneering Expenditures at the 2024-04-25 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2024-04-25 source text: 6. The shareholder proposal to Publish a Congruency Report on Political, Lobbying, Electioneering Expenditures was not approved based upon the following votes: Votes for approval 515,502,691 Votes against 3,123,669,364 Abstentions 63,015,226 Broker non-votes 893,428,132 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000007800324000101/0000078003-24-000101-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PFIZER INC shareholders rejected Adopt an Independent Board Chair Policy at the 2024-04-25 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2024-04-25 source text: 5. The shareholder proposal to Adopt an Independent Board Chair Policy was not approved based upon the following votes: Votes for approval 1,284,408,190 Votes against 2,391,266,871 Abstentions 26,511,479 Broker non-votes 893,428,132 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000007800324000101/0000078003-24-000101-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PFIZER INC shareholders approved Ratification of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 at the 2024-04-25 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-25 source text: 2. The proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2024 fiscal year was approved based upon the following votes: Votes for approval 4,315,675,552 Votes against 256,738,678 Abstentions 23,201,615 Broker non-votes n/a evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000007800324000101/0000078003-24-000101-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PFIZER INC shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2024-04-25 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-25 source text: 1. The nominees for election to the Company’s Board of Directors set forth in Item 1 to the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2024 were elected to hold office until the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Shareholders, based upon the following votes: evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000007800324000101/0000078003-24-000101-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.