--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000200406-24-000043" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "JNJ" cik: "0000200406" company_name: "JOHNSON & JOHNSON" filed_at: "2024-04-29T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-03T05:48:24.179290+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.25 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Johnson & Johnson adopts amended bylaws and holds 2024 annual meeting; all directors elected ## Summary - Amended by-laws effective April 25, 2024 updated special meeting rules, universal proxy compliance, proxy access, and indemnification. - Annual meeting elected all 13 director nominees; say-on-pay passed with ~89% of votes cast. - PwC ratified as independent auditor for FY2024 with ~94% approval. - Shareholder proposal on gender-based compensation gaps did not pass; 97% of votes cast against. - Bylaws now specify CEO also serves as President unless Board designates otherwise. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000200406-24-000043 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: JNJ - cik: 0000200406 - company_name: JOHNSON & JOHNSON - filed_at: 2024-04-29T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.25 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/200406/000020040624000043/0000200406-24-000043-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/200406/000020040624000043/jnj-20240425.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000200406-24-000043 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000200406-24-000043.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000200406-24-000043.txt ## Key facts - Governance Changes JOHNSON & JOHNSON: Amended and restated by-laws effective April 25, 2024, with updates to special meeting requests, shareholder meeting conduct, voting standard, advance notice and proxy access provisions, CEO President clarification, and indemnification provisions (effective 2024-04-25). - Change: bylaw amendment - Effective: 2024-04-25 source text: On April 25, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Johnson & Johnson (the “Company”) approved and adopted amended and restated by-laws of the Company (the “Amended and Restated By-Laws”), effective as of such date. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/200406/000020040624000043/0000200406-24-000043-index.htm - Shareholder Votes JOHNSON & JOHNSON shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation (Say on Pay) at the 2024-04-25 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-25 source text: 2. Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation (Say on Pay): For Against Abstained Non-Votes 1,511,199,544.00 159,356,373.00 9,366,866.00 338,170,891.00 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/200406/000020040624000043/0000200406-24-000043-index.htm - Shareholder Votes JOHNSON & JOHNSON shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 at the 2024-04-25 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-25 source text: 3. Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 : For Against Abstained Non-Votes 1,896,186,129.00 117,320,388.00 4,587,157.00 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/200406/000020040624000043/0000200406-24-000043-index.htm - Shareholder Votes JOHNSON & JOHNSON shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal - gender-based compensation gaps and associated risks at the 2024-04-25 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2024-04-25 source text: 4. Shareholder Proposal - gender-based compensation gaps and associated risks: For Against Abstained Non-Votes 64,871,020.00 1,595,866,856.00 19,184,907.00 338,170,891.00 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/200406/000020040624000043/0000200406-24-000043-index.htm - Shareholder Votes JOHNSON & JOHNSON shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2024-04-25 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-25 source text: 1. Election of Directors: Shares For Shares Against Shares Abstain Non-Votes D. Adamczyk 1,656,623,584 18,925,478 4,373,721 338,170,891 M. C. Beckerle 1,663,236,710 12,988,890 3,697,183 338,170,891 D. S. Davis 1,637,607,236 38,041,198 4,274,349 338,170,891 J. A. Doudna 1,663,406,168 12,832,643 3,683,972 338,170,891 J. Duato 1,561,512,061 109,541,207 8,869,515 338,170,891 M. A. Hewson 1,631,542,950 44,419,702 3,960,131 338,170,891 P. A. Johnson 1,662,656,052 13,581,894 3,684,837 338,170,891 H. Joly 1,656,506,211 19,141,858 4,274,714 338,170,891 M. B. McClellan 1,661,933,030 13,974,677 4,015,076 338,170,891 A. M. Mulcahy 1,624,143,536 52,044,434 3,734,813 338,170,891 M. A. Weinberger 1,651,183,425 24,483,916 4,255,442 338,170,891 N. Y. West 1,666,853,163 9,240,391 3,829,229 338,170,891 E. A. Woods 1,665,190,129 10,460,172 4,272,482 338,170,891 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/200406/000020040624000043/0000200406-24-000043-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.