Morgan Stanley shareholders reelect all directors, approve executive compensation at 2023 Annual Meeting

MORGAN STANLEY

All 14 director nominees elected; James P. Gorman received 1,346,002,723 votes for.
Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as independent auditor passed with 1,476,222,399 votes for.
Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 1,335,192,763 votes for.
Advisory vote on frequency set to every 1 year with 1,367,992,449 votes for; board adopts annual say-on-pay until 2029.
Shareholder proposals for improved special meeting rights and fossil fuel financing policy both rejected.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.95

MORGAN STANLEY shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal Requesting Adoption of Improved Shareholder Right to Call a Special Shareholder Meeting at the 2023-05-19 meeting.

Outcome: failed
Meeting: 2023-05-19

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The Shareholder Proposals were not approved by the Shareholders.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.99

MORGAN STANLEY shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-19 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-05-19

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The Shareholders also voted on shareholder proposals requesting (i) adoption of improved shareholder right to call a special shareholder meeting and (ii) adoption of a policy to cease financing new fossil fuel development (collectively, the “Shareholder Proposals”). At the Annual Meeting, all nominees for election to the Board were elected by the Shareholders.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.99

MORGAN STANLEY shareholders approved Frequency of Advisory Vote to Approve Compensation of Executives (Non-Binding Advisory Vote) at the 2023-05-19 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay frequency
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-05-19

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The advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation was held, and the option of “1 Year” received a majority of the votes cast.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.99

MORGAN STANLEY shareholders approved Approval of Compensation of Executives (Non-Binding Advisory Vote) at the 2023-05-19 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-05-19

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The proposal to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the 2023 Proxy, through an advisory vote, was also approved by the Shareholders.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.95

MORGAN STANLEY shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal Requesting Adoption of a Policy to Cease Financing New Fossil Fuel Development at the 2023-05-19 meeting.

Outcome: failed
Meeting: 2023-05-19

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The Shareholder Proposals were not approved by the Shareholders.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.99

MORGAN STANLEY shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor at the 2023-05-19 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-05-19

Exact text from the filing

The Shareholders also voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the 2023 fiscal year.

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