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Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. As described in Item 5.07 below, on May 12, 2023, at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), of The Western Union Company (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), the stockholders of Company approved an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”) to reflect new Delaware law provisions regarding officer exculpation. The newly amended Charter was filed with the office of the Secretary of State of Delaware on May 15, 2023, and became effective upon filing.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1365135/000095017023023020/0000950170-23-023020-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Governance Changes","details":[{"label":"Change","value":"charter amendment"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2023-05-15"}],"fact_type":"governance_change"},{"claim_id":"06151109233b14bf297efd46eadc2cc055532a1d","claim":"Western Union CO shareholders approved Ratification of Selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2023 at the 2023-05-12 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 4: Ratification of Selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2023. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 318,637,128 5,777,490 1,271,824 0","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1365135/000095017023023020/0000950170-23-023020-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-12"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"0abf7b26c9c5b1630507ce478eb85c546048f1c0","claim":"Western Union CO shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-12 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 1: Election of Directors. Name Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Martin I. Cole 297,847,687 3,341,189 1,041,916 23,455,650 Betsy D. Holden 279,338,604 21,870,732 1,021,456 23,455,650 Jeffrey A. Joerres 295,218,745 5,970,566 1,041,481 23,455,650 Devin B. McGranahan 299,112,862 2,039,496 1,078,434 23,455,650 Michael A. Miles, Jr. 272,986,934 28,208,414 1,035,444 23,455,650 Timothy P. Murphy 300,014,409 1,183,368 1,033,015 23,455,650 Jan Siegmund 299,610,690 1,552,406 1,067,696 23,455,650 Angela A. Sun 299,304,164 1,899,533 1,027,095 23,455,650 Solomon D. Trujillo 298,491,546 2,707,219 1,032,027 23,455,650","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1365135/000095017023023020/0000950170-23-023020-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-12"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"24451f97cb56635d7ee841540666102d48f06901","claim":"Western Union CO shareholders approved Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Vote on Executive Compensation at the 2023-05-12 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Vote on Executive Compensation. One Year Two Years Three Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 294,986,461 370,425 6,101,068 772,838 23,455,650","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1365135/000095017023023020/0000950170-23-023020-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-12"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"52c29b7a93bacfae2a7a16255bfb21a08a3048f1","claim":"Western Union CO shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2023-05-12 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 277,557,702 23,405,612 1,267,478 23,455,650","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1365135/000095017023023020/0000950170-23-023020-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-12"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"a02f618fa514b689b1e21b1dab50f70afe20d50b","claim":"Western Union CO shareholders approved Amendment to the Charter to Limit Liability for Certain Officers at the 2023-05-12 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 5: Amendment to the Charter to Limit Liability for Certain Officers. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 239,453,495 61,980,841 796,456 23,455,650","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1365135/000095017023023020/0000950170-23-023020-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"charter amendment"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-12"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"cee45623d4d9cdd47470c64586d779c8dfe29bd3","claim":"Western Union CO shareholders rejected Stockholder Proposal Regarding Stockholder Right to Act by Written Consent at the 2023-05-12 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 6: Stockholder Proposal Regarding Stockholder Right to Act by Written Consent. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 100,809,394 200,057,187 1,364,211 23,455,650","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1365135/000095017023023020/0000950170-23-023020-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-12"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}