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Tometich as directors with terms until 2026.","Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 16,304,939 for and 552,557 against.","Shareholders preferred an annual advisory vote on executive compensation (11,861,009 votes for 1 year), despite board recommendation of three years.","Approved the 2023 Director Stock Ownership Plan with 16,791,991 votes for.","Ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for fiscal 2023 with 17,076,547 votes for."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000081362-23-000036","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000081362-23-000036.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000081362-23-000036.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000081362-23-000036.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000008136223000036/0000081362-23-000036-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000008136223000036/kwr-20230510.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-15T05:20:29.054239+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"592c847b98c64b6a0616ed0e8ac745363ea2c28c","claim":"QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP shareholders approved Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Advisory Vote on Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers at the 2023-05-10 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The Company’s shareholders indicated their preference, on a non-binding basis, that the advisory vote on executive compensation be held every year. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) had recommended that the advisory vote on executive compensation be held every three years. The results of the vote were as follows: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 11,861,009 60,357 4,508,887 440,059 380,670","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000008136223000036/0000081362-23-000036-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-10"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"5b2c59a2a872c13392b8837d6c0040357e33d806","claim":"QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2023 at the 2023-05-10 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The shareholders voted to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2023. The results of the vote were as follows: For Against Abstain 17,076,547 163,716 10,719","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000008136223000036/0000081362-23-000036-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-10"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"69482bf173736e9f09e5fa56f9a719b03f122331","claim":"QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP shareholders approved Approval of the 2023 Director Stock Ownership Plan at the 2023-05-10 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The shareholders voted to approve the 2023 Director Stock Ownership Plan (the “Plan”) as described in and as included as an appendix to the 2023 Proxy Statement. The results of the vote were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 16,791,991 61,117 17,204 380,670","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000008136223000036/0000081362-23-000036-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-10"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"9aa6d9021f79a23f14d3b09174b4d23062ad6bc7","claim":"QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-10 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The shareholders elected three directors to serve a three-year term until the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The results of the vote were as follows: Directors For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Charlotte C. Decker 12,904,987 3,939,238 26,087 380,670 Ramaswami Seshasayee 14,977,257 1,866,138 26,917 380,670 Andrew E. 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