8-K
filed May 9, 2024, 7:59 PM ET
ticker DHR
CIK 0000313616
other material
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.15
Danaher shareholders elect all 13 directors; reject two shareholder proposals at 2024 annual meeting
DANAHER CORP /DE/
- All 13 director nominees elected; notable against votes: Teri List (28.6% against), John Schwieters (35.1%), A. Shane Sanders (26.5%).
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor passed with 94.4% votes for.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved with 93.3% for.
- Proposal to reduce special meeting threshold from 25% to 15% rejected (57% against).
- Proposal requesting DEI effectiveness report rejected (86% against).
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
DANAHER CORP /DE/ shareholders approved Election of thirteen directors to terms expiring in 2025 at the 2024-05-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2024-05-07
Exact text from the filing
Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the shareholders as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Rainer M. Blair 617,006,356 13,153,236 646,691 33,025,986 Feroz Dewan 617,006,321 12,629,522 1,170,440 33,025,986 Linda Filler 561,873,256 68,221,238 711,789 33,025,986 Teri List 489,612,702 140,186,350 1,007,231 33,025,986 Jessica L. Mega, MD, MPH 620,823,514 9,340,678 642,091 33,025,986 Mitchell P. Rales 595,648,504 34,352,691 805,088 33,025,986 Steven M. Rales 590,591,256 39,582,134 632,893 33,025,986 Pardis C. Sabeti, MD, D. Phil 593,094,641 37,057,769 653,873 33,025,986 A. Shane Sanders 497,919,918 131,876,005 1,010,360 33,025,986 John T. Schwieters 465,914,759 163,630,380 1,261,144 33,025,986 Alan G. Spoon 541,141,424 88,988,855 676,004 33,025,986 Raymond C. Stevens, PhD 499,219,288 130,608,366 978,629 33,025,986 Elias A. Zerhouni, MD 599,902,732 29,752,439 1,151,112 33,025,986
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
DANAHER CORP /DE/ shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal requesting a report to shareholders on the effectiveness of the Company’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the 2024-05-07 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2024-05-07
Exact text from the filing
The proposal was rejected by a vote of shareholders as follows: For 88,078,310 Against 537,661,613 Abstain 5,066,360 Broker Non-Votes 33,025,986
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
DANAHER CORP /DE/ shareholders approved Approve on an advisory basis the Company’s named executive officer compensation at the 2024-05-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2024-05-07
Exact text from the filing
The proposal was approved by a vote of shareholders as follows: For 586,649,118 Against 41,950,464 Abstain 2,206,701 Broker Non-Votes 33,025,986
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
DANAHER CORP /DE/ shareholders approved Ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024 at the 2024-05-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2024-05-07
Exact text from the filing
The proposal was approved by a vote of shareholders as follows: For 626,995,788 Against 35,879,628 Abstain 956,853
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
DANAHER CORP /DE/ shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal requesting that Danaher amend its governing documents to reduce the percentage of shares required for shareholders to call a special meeting of shareholders from 25% to 15% at the 2024-05-07 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2024-05-07
Exact text from the filing
The proposal was rejected by a vote of shareholders as follows: For 271,920,031 Against 357,574,684 Abstain 1,311,568 Broker Non-Votes 33,025,986
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