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(the “Company”) approved amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), which became effective the same day.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94845/000009484523000029/0000094845-23-000029-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Governance Changes","details":[{"label":"Change","value":"bylaw amendment"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2023-04-20"}],"fact_type":"governance_change"},{"claim_id":"49fb16630d4acfeeac6341f76b42cf5a8db78557","claim":"LEVI STRAUSS & CO shareholders approved Ratification of independent registered public accounting firm at the 2023-04-19 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 3. Shareholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 26, 2023. The voting results were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 2,834,509,495 8,911,126 68,875","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94845/000009484523000029/0000094845-23-000029-index.htm","confidence":0.99,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-19"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"997859e8e757ed0a7b103d34e843854c35f3f99b","claim":"LEVI STRAUSS & CO shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation (Say-on-Pay) at the 2023-04-19 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 2. Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as set forth in the Proxy Statement. The voting results were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 2,803,677,260 10,794,074 14,683,933 14,334,229","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94845/000009484523000029/0000094845-23-000029-index.htm","confidence":0.99,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-19"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"f40c32731c7e31b9833311a35c12b46848d3511f","claim":"LEVI STRAUSS & CO shareholders approved Election of Class I Directors at the 2023-04-19 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 1. Shareholders elected each of the four nominees for Class I directors to serve until the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows: Name Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Jill Beraud 2,817,110,895 12,044,372 14,334,229 Spencer C. Fleisher 2,817,056,015 12,099,252 14,334,229 Christopher J. McCormick 2,788,661,980 40,493,287 14,334,229 Elliott Rodgers 2,820,014,405 9,140,862 14,334,229","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94845/000009484523000029/0000094845-23-000029-index.htm","confidence":0.99,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-19"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}