--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000920148-23-000038" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "LH" cik: "0000920148" company_name: "LABCORP HOLDINGS INC." filed_at: "2023-05-15T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-15T02:00:13.921089+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "positive" materiality_score: 0.5 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # LabCorp shareholders elect directors, approve executive pay, reject three shareholder proposals ## Summary - Adam H. Schechter and 10 other directors elected; Jeffrey A. Davis received 73.1 million votes for. - Advisory say-on-pay approved: 67.6 million for, 5.6 million against. - Shareholder proposal to separate chairman and CEO roles rejected: 50.7 million against, 22.5 million for. - Proposals on nonhuman primate transport and information request risks also rejected by wide margins. - Deloitte & Touche ratified as independent auditor for 2023 with 79.1 million votes for. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000920148-23-000038 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: LH - cik: 0000920148 - company_name: LABCORP HOLDINGS INC. - filed_at: 2023-05-15T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: positive - materiality_score: 0.5 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/920148/000092014823000038/0000920148-23-000038-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/920148/000092014823000038/lh-20230511.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000920148-23-000038 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000920148-23-000038.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000920148-23-000038.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes LABCORP HOLDINGS INC. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal seeking an annual Board report on the transport of nonhuman primates within the United States at the 2023-05-11 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-11 source text: Proposal 6. The Company’s shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal seeking an annual Board report on the transport of nonhuman primates within the United States. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 7,481,149 64,554,771 1,355,183 6,276,937 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/920148/000092014823000038/0000920148-23-000038-index.htm - Shareholder Votes LABCORP HOLDINGS INC. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-05-11 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-11 source text: Proposal 4. The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 79,052,094 467,675 148,271 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/920148/000092014823000038/0000920148-23-000038-index.htm - Shareholder Votes LABCORP HOLDINGS INC. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the compensation of named executive officers (Say-on-Pay) at the 2023-05-11 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-11 source text: Proposal 2. The Company’s shareholders approved in an advisory (non-binding) vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 67,568,231 5,578,194 244,678 6,276,937 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/920148/000092014823000038/0000920148-23-000038-index.htm - Shareholder Votes LABCORP HOLDINGS INC. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-11 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-11 source text: Proposal 1. The Company’s shareholders elected the following persons, who were listed in the Proxy Statement, to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) to hold office for the term expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation, or removal: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Adam H. Schechter 68,729,165 4,372,842 289,096 6,276,937 Kerrii B. Anderson 63,175,243 9,331,550 884,310 6,276,937 Jean-Luc Bélingard 69,825,608 3,418,652 146,843 6,276,937 Jeffrey A. Davis 73,107,712 137,541 145,850 6,276,937 D. Gary Gilliland, M.D., Ph.D. 73,108,618 138,045 144,440 6,276,937 Kirsten M. Kliphouse 73,145,363 99,011 146,729 6,276,937 Garheng Kong, M.D., Ph.D. 64,090,817 9,150,913 149,373 6,276,937 Peter M. Neupert 71,525,965 1,715,064 150,074 6,276,937 Richelle P. Parham 71,663,209 1,581,561 146,333 6,276,937 Kathryn E. Wengel 72,539,971 706,463 144,669 6,276,937 R. Sander evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/920148/000092014823000038/0000920148-23-000038-index.htm - Shareholder Votes LABCORP HOLDINGS INC. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation (Say-on-Pay Frequency) at the 2023-05-11 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-11 source text: Proposal 3. The Company’s shareholders voted, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, on the frequency of future advisory shareholder votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstentions 70,906,564 135,958 2,182,567 166,014 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/920148/000092014823000038/0000920148-23-000038-index.htm - Shareholder Votes LABCORP HOLDINGS INC. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal requesting that the Board issue a report on known risks of fulfilling information requests and mitigation strategies at the 2023-05-11 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-11 source text: Proposal 7. The Company’s shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal requesting that the Board issue a report on known risks of fulfilling information requests and mitigation strategies. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 11,017,249 59,942,620 2,431,234 6,276,937 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/920148/000092014823000038/0000920148-23-000038-index.htm - Shareholder Votes LABCORP HOLDINGS INC. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal regarding separation of Board Chairman and CEO roles at the 2023-05-11 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-11 source text: Proposal 5. The Company’s shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal seeking adoption of a policy regarding the separation of the roles of Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 22,466,745 50,687,575 236,783 6,276,937 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/920148/000092014823000038/0000920148-23-000038-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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