8-K
filed February 12, 2024, 6:59 PM ET
ticker TSN
CIK 0000100493
other
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.15
Tyson Foods shareholders elect all 14 directors, defeat four shareholder proposals at 2024 annual meeting
TYSON FOODS, INC.
- All 14 director nominees elected; Donnie King received 905.6M for, Kate Quinn 909.1M for.
- Ratification of PwC as independent auditor for FY2024 approved with 935.4M votes for.
- Shareholder proposals on lobbying alignment, child labor audit, deforestation, and circular economy all defeated.
- Broker non-votes of ~28.6M shares recorded for director elections and three shareholder proposals.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
TYSON FOODS, INC. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company conduct an evaluation and issue a report on how its lobbying aligns with the Company's science-based targets and long term net zero ambitions.
- Outcome
- failed
Exact text from the filing
Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company conduct an evaluation and issue a report on how its lobbying aligns with the Company's science-based targets and long term net zero ambitions: Votes For 92,898,893 Votes Against 818,159,418 Votes Abstained 1,353,588 Broker Non-Votes 28,595,761
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
TYSON FOODS, INC. shareholders approved Election of John H. Tyson, Les R. Baledge, Mike Beebe, Maria Claudia Borras, David J. Bronczek, Mikel A. Durham, Donnie King, Jonathan D. Mariner, Kevin M. McNamara, Cheryl S. Miller, Kate B. Quinn, Jeffrey K. Schomburger, Barbara A. Tyson and Noel White as directors.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
Exact text from the filing
Election of directors: Directors Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes John H Tyson 842,417,963 69,736,841 257,095 28,595,761 Les R. Baledge 821,037,961 91,080,647 293,291 28,595,761 Mike Beebe 846,178,182 65,972,185 261,532 28,595,761 Maria Claudia Borras 875,085,768 36,357,970 968,161 28,595,761 David J. Bronczek 809,006,267 103,113,207 292,425 28,595,761 Mikel A. Durham 880,208,540 31,210,088 993,271 28,595,761 Donnie King 905,561,498 5,879,724 970,677 28,595,761 Jonathan D. Mariner 906,046,926 5,375,882 989,091 28,595,761 Kevin M. McNamara 886,609,014 24,814,071 988,814 28,595,761 Cheryl S. Miller 872,688,950 38,741,819 981,130 28,595,761 Kate B. Quinn 909,089,070 3,052,596 270,233 28,595,761 Jeffrey K. Schomburger 875,122,453 36,295,738 993,708 28,595,761 Barbara A. Tyson 851,319,030 60,802,715 290,154 28,595,761 Noel White 897,533,963 14,641,530 236,406 28,595,761
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
TYSON FOODS, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor at the 2024-09-28 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2024-09-28
Exact text from the filing
Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending September 28, 2024: Votes For 935,431,529 Votes Against 3,869,486 Votes Abstained 1,706,645
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
TYSON FOODS, INC. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company accelerate its efforts to eliminate deforestation from its supply chains.
- Outcome
- failed
Exact text from the filing
Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company accelerate its efforts to eliminate deforestation from its supply chains: Votes For 30,020,128 Votes Against 877,967,888 Votes Abstained 4,423,883 Broker Non-Votes 28,595,761
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
TYSON FOODS, INC. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company commission an independent third-party audit assessing the effectiveness of the Company's policies and practices in preventing illegal child labor.
- Outcome
- failed
Exact text from the filing
Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company commission an independent third-party audit assessing the effectiveness of the Company's policies and practices in preventing illegal child labor: Votes For 110,448,856 Votes Against 800,776,590 Votes Abstained 1,186,453 Broker Non-Votes 28,595,761
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
TYSON FOODS, INC. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company issue a report describing opportunities to support a circular economy for packaging.
- Outcome
- failed
Exact text from the filing
Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company issue a report describing opportunities to support a circular economy for packaging. Votes For 36,232,693 Votes Against 874,717,839 Votes Abstained 1,461,367 Broker Non-Votes 28,595,761
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