--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000104169-23-000054" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "WMT" cik: "0000104169" company_name: "Walmart Inc." filed_at: "2023-06-02T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-14T07:54:32.076431+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.15 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Walmart shareholders elect all 11 director nominees; reject all 8 shareholder proposals ## Summary - All 11 director nominees elected, each with over 2.1B votes for; no significant opposition. - Say-on-pay frequency approved at 1 year (2.22B votes); advisory compensation vote also passed (1.78B for). - Ernst & Young ratified as independent auditor for FY2024 (2.41B for, 41.4M against). - All 8 shareholder proposals defeated, including racial equity audit (1.82B against) and workplace safety review (1.70B against). ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000104169-23-000054 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: WMT - cik: 0000104169 - company_name: Walmart Inc. - filed_at: 2023-06-02T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.15 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104169/000010416923000054/0000104169-23-000054-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104169/000010416923000054/wmt-20230531.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000104169-23-000054 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000104169-23-000054.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000104169-23-000054.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Walmart Inc. shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation at the 2023-05-31 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-31 source text: Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation. The Company's shareholders voted upon and approved, by nonbinding, advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as described in the Company's proxy statement dated April 20, 2023. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104169/000010416923000054/0000104169-23-000054-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Walmart Inc. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal request to require shareholder approval of certain future bylaw amendments at the 2023-05-31 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-31 source text: The Company's shareholders voted upon and rejected a shareholder proposal request to require shareholder approval of certain future bylaw amendments. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104169/000010416923000054/0000104169-23-000054-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Walmart Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-31 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-31 source text: Election of Directors The Company's shareholders elected for one-year terms all eleven persons nominated for election as directors as set forth in the Company's proxy statement dated April 20, 2023. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104169/000010416923000054/0000104169-23-000054-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Walmart Inc. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal requesting a report on human rights due diligence at the 2023-05-31 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-31 source text: The Company's shareholders voted upon and rejected a shareholder proposal requesting a report on human rights due diligence. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104169/000010416923000054/0000104169-23-000054-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Walmart Inc. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal requesting a racial equity audit at the 2023-05-31 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-31 source text: The Company's shareholders voted upon and rejected a shareholder proposal requesting a racial equity audit. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104169/000010416923000054/0000104169-23-000054-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Walmart Inc. shareholders approved Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Say-on-Pay Votes at the 2023-05-31 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-31 source text: Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Say-on-Pay Votes. The Company's shareholders voted upon a nonbinding, advisory proposal regarding the frequency of future say-on-pay votes, as described in the Company's proxy statement dated April 20, 2023. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104169/000010416923000054/0000104169-23-000054-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Walmart Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of Independent Accountants at the 2023-05-31 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-31 source text: Ratification of Independent Accountants. The Company's shareholders voted upon and approved the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered accountants for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2024. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104169/000010416923000054/0000104169-23-000054-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Walmart Inc. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal requesting a policy regarding worker pay in executive compensation at the 2023-05-31 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-31 source text: The Company's shareholders voted upon and rejected a shareholder proposal requesting a policy regarding worker pay in executive compensation. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104169/000010416923000054/0000104169-23-000054-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.