---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000936468-23-000059"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LMT"
cik: "0000936468"
company_name: "LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP"
filed_at: "2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T11:06:20.603302+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lockheed Martin 2023 annual meeting: all 13 directors elected, say-on-pay approved, three shareholder proposals rejected

## Summary
- All 13 director nominees elected with strong support; Daniel F. Akerson received lowest votes-for at 174M.
- Say-on-pay approved on advisory basis: 174.9M for, 11.8M against.
- Annual say-on-pay frequency adopted with 182M votes for one year.
- Ernst & Young ratified as auditor for 2023 with 214.8M votes for.
- Shareholder proposals for independent chair, human rights report, and GHG emissions reduction report all rejected with >60% against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000936468-23-000059
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LMT
- cik: 0000936468
- company_name: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP
- filed_at: 2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936468/000093646823000059/0000936468-23-000059-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936468/000093646823000059/lmt-20230427.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve compensation of named executive officers at the 2023-04-27 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-04-27
  source text: Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers (Say-on-Pay) Approved, on an advisory basis (non-binding), the compensation of our named executive officers as described in detail in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the accompanying tables in our 2023 proxy statement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936468/000093646823000059/0000936468-23-000059-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP shareholders approved Advisory vote on frequency of holding say-on-pay votes at the 2023-04-27 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-04-27
  source text: Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Holding Votes on Say-on-Pay Approved, on an advisory basis (non-binding), a frequency period of one year (an annual vote) for future non-binding stockholder votes on the compensation of our named executive officers.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936468/000093646823000059/0000936468-23-000059-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP shareholders approved Election of 13 directors to serve until the 2024 Annual Meeting at the 2023-04-27 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-04-27
  source text: Proposal 1 - Election of Directors Elected the following 13 individuals to the Board of Directors
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936468/000093646823000059/0000936468-23-000059-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP shareholders rejected Stockholder proposal to issue a report on intention to reduce full value chain GHG emissions at the 2023-04-27 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2023-04-27
  source text: Proposal 7 - Stockholder Proposal to Issue a Report on the Company's Intention to Reduce Full Value Chain GHG Emissions Rejected a stockholder proposal requesting that the Board issue a report on the Company’s intention to reduce full value chain GHG emissions.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936468/000093646823000059/0000936468-23-000059-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP shareholders approved Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for 2023 at the 2023-04-27 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-04-27
  source text: Proposal 4 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors Ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936468/000093646823000059/0000936468-23-000059-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP shareholders rejected Stockholder proposal to issue a human rights impact assessment report at the 2023-04-27 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2023-04-27
  source text: Proposal 6 - Stockholder Proposal to Issue a Human Rights Impact Assessment Report Rejected a stockholder proposal requesting that the Company issue a human rights impact assessment report.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936468/000093646823000059/0000936468-23-000059-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP shareholders rejected Stockholder proposal requiring independent board chairman at the 2023-04-27 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2023-04-27
  source text: Proposal 5 - Stockholder Proposal Requiring Independent Board Chairman Rejected a stockholder proposal requiring an independent board chairman.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936468/000093646823000059/0000936468-23-000059-index.htm

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