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Buthman 64,658,097 113,624 602,747 2,070,313 William F. Feehery 55,002,437 2,878,944 7,493,087 2,070,313 Robert F. Friel 62,935,621 969,217 1,469,630 2,070,313 Eric M. Green 60,170,150 281,325 4,922,993 2,070,313 Thomas W. Hofmann 61,851,061 462,430 3,060,977 2,070,313 Molly E. Joseph 64,827,643 63,822 483,003 2,070,313 Deborah L. V. Keller 62,842,349 936,277 1,595,842 2,070,313 Myla P. Lai-Goldman 65,133,007 69,433 172,028 2,070,313 Stephen H. Lockhart 65,094,280 51,507 228,681 2,070,313 Douglas A. Michels 62,752,334 441,377 2,180,757 2,070,313 Paolo Pucci 62,937,309 968,520 1,468,639 2,070,313","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105770/000010577023000026/0000105770-23-000026-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"a1a916734eeeb711ab5ff143ae1b57d08da324ab","claim":"WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation at the 2023-04-25 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 2: Our shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, our named executive officer compensation by the following vote: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 62,330,606 2,954,865 88,997 2,070,313","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105770/000010577023000026/0000105770-23-000026-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"cf990a361b5ebe19fa1ea7e2cd3eccca92eb3d93","claim":"WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal regarding fair elections at the 2023-04-25 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 5: Our shareholders rejected the shareholder proposal regarding fair elections by the following vote: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 7,047,212 58,183,766 143,490 2,070,313","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105770/000010577023000026/0000105770-23-000026-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). 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