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Jude with 236.6M votes for.","Ratification of Deloitte as FY2024 auditor passed (223.1M for, 23.9M against).","Advisory say-on-pay approved (229.2M for, 9.4M against, 8.3M broker non-votes)."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001065696-24-000089","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001065696-24-000089.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001065696-24-000089.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001065696-24-000089.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065696/000106569624000089/0001065696-24-000089-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065696/000106569624000089/lkq-20240507.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-02T03:18:37.803157+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"705292ec63661bac946642d49888aff54b18e513","claim":"LKQ CORP: Approved amendment to restated certificate of incorporation to provide for officer exculpation under DGCL Section 102(b)(7) (effective 2024-05-09).","evidence_excerpt":"The Board previously had approved the Amendment. On May 9, 2024, the Company filed a related Certificate of Amendment","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065696/000106569624000089/0001065696-24-000089-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Governance Changes","details":[{"label":"Change","value":"charter amendment"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2024-05-09"}]},{"claim_id":"193fc5217ba3610ec4b6448250c3f11fb8f5848a","claim":"LKQ CORP shareholders approved Approval of an amendment to our restated certificate of incorporation to provide for officer exculpation at the 2024-05-07 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The amendment to our restated certificate of incorporation was approved pursuant to the following votes: Votes For: 209,138,907 Votes Against: 29,472,468 Abstentions: 105,082 Broker Non-Votes: 8,324,876","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065696/000106569624000089/0001065696-24-000089-index.htm","confidence":0.98,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"charter amendment"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-05-07"}]},{"claim_id":"b86319a25bfe0ea182295382f9c84a6dc6bd2da5","claim":"LKQ CORP shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024 at the 2024-05-07 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP was ratified pursuant to the following votes: Votes For: 223,097,846 Votes Against: 23,850,364 Abstentions: 93,123","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065696/000106569624000089/0001065696-24-000089-index.htm","confidence":0.98,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-05-07"}]},{"claim_id":"d7056410cc7bad199c4cb3bdc67b6a56ec4fd4f0","claim":"LKQ CORP shareholders approved Advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers at the 2024-05-07 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The compensation of our named executive officers was approved pursuant to the following votes: Votes For: 229,167,825 Votes Against: 9,416,967 Abstentions: 131,665 Broker Non-Votes: 8,324,876","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065696/000106569624000089/0001065696-24-000089-index.htm","confidence":0.98,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-05-07"}]},{"claim_id":"e6b12b2d890d4b21cc40879e640d060c482c5209","claim":"LKQ CORP shareholders approved Election of 9 directors to terms ending in 2025 at the 2024-05-07 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The nominees for directors were elected based on the following votes: Nominee Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Patrick Berard 232,302,530 6,317,801 96,126 8,324,876 Meg A. Divitto 236,432,065 2,190,202 94,190 8,324,876 Justin L. Jude 236,590,866 2,027,096 98,495 8,324,876 Blythe J. McGarvie 226,045,650 12,509,931 160,876 8,324,876 John W. Mendel 235,373,471 3,078,308 264,678 8,324,876 Jody G. Miller 225,428,955 13,192,543 94,959 8,324,876 Guhan Subramanian 227,517,188 11,098,898 100,371 8,324,876 Xavier Urbain 236,303,762 2,316,506 96,189 8,324,876 Dominick Zarcone 235,652,197 2,964,978 99,282 8,324,876","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065696/000106569624000089/0001065696-24-000089-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-05-07"}]}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}