--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000711404-23-000016" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "COO" cik: "0000711404" company_name: "COOPER COMPANIES, INC." filed_at: "2023-03-16T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-18T01:16:30.029838+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.1 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Cooper Companies annual meeting approves all proposals including LTIP and auditor ratification ## Summary - All 8 director nominees elected; votes for ranged from 39.8M to 44.5M; broker non-votes 1.6M. - KPMG ratified as independent auditor for FY2023 with 41.4M for, 4.7M against. - 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan approved with 40.9M for, 3.7M against. - Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 38.4M for; annual frequency of vote also approved. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000711404-23-000016 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: COO - cik: 0000711404 - company_name: COOPER COMPANIES, INC. - filed_at: 2023-03-16T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.1 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/711404/000071140423000016/0000711404-23-000016-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/711404/000071140423000016/coo-20230315.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000711404-23-000016 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000711404-23-000016.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000711404-23-000016.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes COOPER COMPANIES, INC. shareholders approved Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Presentation of Executive Compensation Program for an Advisory Vote of Stockholders at the 2023-03-15 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-03-15 source text: Proposal 5 – Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Presentation of Executive Compensation Program for an Advisory Vote of Stockholders The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the annual presentation of a vote on the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers as presented in the Proxy Statement. The voting results were as follows: Every 1 Year Every 2 Years Every 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Vote 44,220,260 33,863 272,783 30,900 1,613,160 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/711404/000071140423000016/0000711404-23-000016-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COOPER COMPANIES, INC. shareholders approved Approval of 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan at the 2023-03-15 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-03-15 source text: Proposal 3 – Approval of 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan The stockholders approved the 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan as presented in the Proxy Statement. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 40,877,146 3,661,540 19,120 1,613,160 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/711404/000071140423000016/0000711404-23-000016-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COOPER COMPANIES, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2023-03-15 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-03-15 source text: Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as Cooper’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023 was ratified. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 41,442,194 4,692,041 36,730 - evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/711404/000071140423000016/0000711404-23-000016-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COOPER COMPANIES, INC. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-03-15 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-03-15 source text: Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The following individuals were elected to serve as directors of Cooper until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Nominee For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote Colleen E. Jay 39,766,657 4,075,901 715,248 1,613,160 William A. Kozy 42,019,374 2,497,354 41,079 1,613,159 Cynthia L. Lucchese 44,463,064 54,789 39,954 1,613,159 Teresa S. Madden 42,728,418 1,790,079 39,310 1,613,159 Gary S. Petersmeyer 42,625,727 1,888,605 43,477 1,613,157 Maria Rivas, M.D. 43,907,703 611,456 38,648 1,613,159 Robert S. Weiss 41,059,527 3,372,737 125,545 1,613,157 Albert G. White III 44,073,234 444,409 40,165 1,613,158 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/711404/000071140423000016/0000711404-23-000016-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COOPER COMPANIES, INC. shareholders approved Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation at the 2023-03-15 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-03-15 source text: Proposal 4 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation The stockholders adopted, on an advisory basis, a resolution approving the compensation of Cooper’s Named Executive Officers as presented in the Proxy Statement. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 38,372,939 6,140,111 44,755 1,613,161 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/711404/000071140423000016/0000711404-23-000016-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.