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Stock Incentive Plan of 2016, as amended and restated. The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to this proposal: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 64,922,544 3,485,461 68,690 6,324,841","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110471/000011047123000059/0000110471-23-000059-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-03"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"132b3fa4354e1619f93e0b88e9492d7a242df746","claim":"WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/ shareholders approved Election of Directors for Terms Expiring in 2026 at the 2023-05-03 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 1: Election of Directors for Terms Expiring in 2026 The shareholders elected three candidates nominated by the Board of Directors to serve as directors of the Company for three-year terms expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2026 or until their respective successors, if any, have been elected and qualified. The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to each candidate: Candidate For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes William K. Gerber 65,459,826 2,988,291 28,578 6,324,841 Nicholas T. Long 65,254,692 3,192,816 29,187 6,324,841 Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 63,308,064 5,139,846 28,785 6,324,841","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110471/000011047123000059/0000110471-23-000059-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-03"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"5f258f65c23c438a2b7102ed5482dadd5762c439","claim":"WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/ shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2023-05-03 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 4: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The shareholders ratified the Audit Committee’s appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023. The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to this proposal: For Against Abstentions 70,970,629 3,784,949 45,958","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110471/000011047123000059/0000110471-23-000059-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-03"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"93b5315a1e227bb6d79a09bb538ed4b05976e449","claim":"WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/ shareholders approved Advisory Resolution Approving the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2023-05-03 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 3: Advisory Resolution Approving the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes to Approve Executive Compensation The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the proposal to conduct future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers once every year. The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to this proposal: Shares Voted One Year Two Years Three Years Abstentions Broker Non-Voters 65,032,301 75,405 3,321,536 47,453 6,324,841","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110471/000011047123000059/0000110471-23-000059-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-03"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"d4b3a0e7b3f109e094f41c7f7a1938946cbd66d4","claim":"WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/ shareholders approved Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2023-05-03 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 2: Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Summary Compensation Table, and the related compensation tables, notes, and narrative in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting. The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to this proposal: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 67,207,216 1,177,370 92,109 6,324,841","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110471/000011047123000059/0000110471-23-000059-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-03"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}