---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-032163"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "A"
cik: "0001090872"
company_name: "AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC."
filed_at: "2024-03-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T16:34:29.632069+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Agilent shareholders elect four directors, approve say-on-pay, ratify auditor, pass simple majority proposal

## Summary
- Mala Anand, Koh Boon Hwee, Michael McMullen, and Daniel Podolsky elected as directors for three-year terms.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 219.6M for vs 25.9M against.
- Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor approved with 244.3M for.
- Stockholder proposal on simple majority vote passed with 232.4M for vs 8.7M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-032163
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: A
- cik: 0001090872
- company_name: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- filed_at: 2024-03-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090872/000095017024032163/0000950170-24-032163-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090872/000095017024032163/a-20240314.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-032163.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. shareholders approved Stockholder proposal regarding simple majority vote at the 2024-03-14 meeting.
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-03-14
  source text: Proposal No. 4 – The proposal to vote on a stockholder proposal regarding simple majority vote.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090872/000095017024032163/0000950170-24-032163-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. shareholders approved Election of four directors for a term of three years at the 2024-03-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-03-14
  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.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090872/000095017024032163/0000950170-24-032163-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. shareholders approved Ratify the Audit and Finance Committee's appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2024 at the 2024-03-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-03-14
  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 2024 fiscal year was approved as set forth below.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090872/000095017024032163/0000950170-24-032163-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 2024-03-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-03-14
  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.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090872/000095017024032163/0000950170-24-032163-index.htm

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