8-K
filed June 27, 2023, 7:59 PM ET
ticker BB
CIK 0001070235
other material
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.15
BlackBerry shareholders elect all eight directors, approve auditor and DSU plan, support exec comp
BLACKBERRY Ltd
- All eight director nominees elected; John Chen received 202.5M for, 50.8M withheld.
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP re-appointed as auditor with 313.6M votes for.
- Unallocated entitlements under DSU Plan approved: 235.6M for, 13.9M against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 206.5M for, 43.2M against.
- 326.3 million shares represented at the meeting; broker non-votes on all proposals ranged from 73.0M.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
BLACKBERRY Ltd shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-06-27 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-06-27
Exact text from the filing
1. Election of Directors . All eight of the directors named in the management proxy circular were elected to serve as directors of the Company, to hold office until the next annual meeting of sharehol ders or until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed, based upon the following votes: Director For Withheld Broker Non-Votes John Chen 202,496,816 50,842,670 72,962,469 Michael A. Daniels 194,613,306 58,726,180 72,962,469 Timothy Dattels 240,446,068 12,893,418 72,962,469 Lisa Disbrow 239,873,532 13,465,955 72,962,468 Richard Lynch 221,534,719 31,804,768 72,962,468 Laurie Smaldone Alsup 194,125,302 59,214,184 72,962,469 V. Prem Watsa 205,475,261 47,864,226 72,962,468 Wayne Wouters 240,118,843 13,220,646 72,962,466
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
BLACKBERRY Ltd shareholders approved Re-appointment of Independent Auditors at the 2023-06-27 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-06-27
Exact text from the filing
2. Re-appointment of Independent Auditors. The re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent auditors of the Company as described in the management proxy circular was approved, based upon the following votes: For Withheld Broker Non-Votes 313,643,237 12,658,715 3
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
BLACKBERRY Ltd shareholders approved Approval of Unallocated Entitlements under the DSU Plan at the 2023-06-27 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-06-27
Exact text from the filing
3. Approval of Unallocated Entitlements under the DSU Plan. The resolution on the unallocated entitlements under the Company’s Deferred Share Plan for directors as described in the management proxy circular was approved, based upon the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 235,593,701 13,895,819 3,849,962 72,962,473
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
BLACKBERRY Ltd shareholders approved Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation at the 2023-06-27 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-06-27
Exact text from the filing
4. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation . The advisory resolution on executive compensation as described in the management proxy circular was approved, based on the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 206,530,570 43,163,308 3,645,606 72,962,471
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