--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000950170-23-008638" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "A" cik: "0001090872" company_name: "AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC." filed_at: "2023-03-17T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-17T23:27:17.986973+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.15 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Agilent shareholders approve all five proposals at 2023 annual meeting ## Summary - Elected Heidi Kunz, Susan Rataj, George Scangos, Dow Wilson as directors, each with >199M votes for. - Advisory say-on-pay approved: 221.6M for, 26.6M against. - Ratified PwC as auditor for FY2023: 250.4M for, 17.4M against. - Approved charter amendment allowing 20% holders continuous for 1 year to call special meetings (248M for). - Advisory vote on frequency: 244.4M for 1-year interval, approved. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000950170-23-008638 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: A - cik: 0001090872 - company_name: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - filed_at: 2023-03-17T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.15 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090872/000095017023008638/0000950170-23-008638-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090872/000095017023008638/a-20230315.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-008638 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-008638.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-008638.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. shareholders approved Election of four directors for a term of three years at the 2023-03-15 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-03-15 source text: Proposal No. 1 The election of four (4) directors for a term of three years. The individuals listed below received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and were each elected to serve a three-year term. Name For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote Heidi K. Kunz 199,252,742 49,152,480 378,386 19,452,911 Susan H. Rataj 226,926,105 21,488,352 369,151 19,452,911 George A. Scangos, Ph.D. 212,737,808 35,656,600 389,200 19,452,911 Dow R. Wilson 222,110,567 26,281,390 391,650 19,452,911 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090872/000095017023008638/0000950170-23-008638-index.htm - Shareholder Votes AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. shareholders approved Approval of amendments to Certificate of Incorporation to permit stockholders holding at least 20% of voting stock continuously for at least 1 year to call a special meeting at the 2023-03-15 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-03-15 source text: Proposal No. 4 The proposal regarding the approval of amendments to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to permit stockholders holding not less than 20% of our voting stock continuously for at least 1 year to call a special meeting of stockholders was approved as set forth below. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 248,052,193 380,435 350,980 19,452,911 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090872/000095017023008638/0000950170-23-008638-index.htm - Shareholder Votes AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder advisory votes to approve named executive officer compensation at the 2023-03-15 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-03-15 source text: Proposal No. 5 The results of the non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of the stockholder advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved as set forth below. 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Vote 244,419,390 127,458 1,580,592 360,133 21,748,946 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090872/000095017023008638/0000950170-23-008638-index.htm - Shareholder Votes AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers at the 2023-03-15 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-03-15 source text: Proposal No. 2 The non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved as set forth below. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 221,637,626 26,620,106 525,876 19,452,911 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090872/000095017023008638/0000950170-23-008638-index.htm - Shareholder Votes AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of Audit and Finance Committee's appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023 at the 2023-03-15 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-03-15 source text: Proposal No. 3 The proposal to ratify the Audit and Finance Committee's appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2023 fiscal year was approved as set forth below. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote (1) 250,442,534 17,382,457 411,382 146 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090872/000095017023008638/0000950170-23-008638-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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