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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000320335-22-000012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GL"
cik: "0000320335"
company_name: "GLOBE LIFE INC."
filed_at: "2022-05-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T02:13:39.329311+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Globe Life director Charles E. Adair retires; all 12 board nominees elected at annual meeting

## Summary
- Charles E. Adair retired from the board effective April 28, 2022, immediately prior to the annual meeting.
- All 12 director nominees were elected with strong shareholder support; no nominee received less than 71 million votes for.
- Deloitte & Touche ratified as independent auditor for 2022 with over 85 million votes for.
- Advisory vote on 2021 executive compensation passed with 68.6 million for, 7.5 million against, 285k abstain.
- Company will hold annual say-on-pay votes until next frequency vote in 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000320335-22-000012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GL
- cik: 0000320335
- company_name: GLOBE LIFE INC.
- filed_at: 2022-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320335/000032033522000012/0000320335-22-000012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320335/000032033522000012/gl-20220502.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000320335-22-000012
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000320335-22-000012.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000320335-22-000012.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Charles E. Adair retired as Director at GLOBE LIFE INC..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: Charles E. Adair retired from the Globe Life Inc. Board of Directors immediately prior to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 28, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320335/000032033522000012/0000320335-22-000012-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.