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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","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070235/000107023523000102/0001070235-23-000102-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-27"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"6a606ce0ab3e37152fd9aa3bbbc501260cccfba4","claim":"BLACKBERRY Ltd shareholders approved Re-appointment of Independent Auditors at the 2023-06-27 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070235/000107023523000102/0001070235-23-000102-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-27"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"eb912bdb365f5531b173f3a60f60b4ac93dca256","claim":"BLACKBERRY Ltd shareholders approved Approval of Unallocated Entitlements under the DSU Plan at the 2023-06-27 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070235/000107023523000102/0001070235-23-000102-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-27"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"f9b140b02874ef4e568d6fcb4c3520daba637ae3","claim":"BLACKBERRY Ltd shareholders approved Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation at the 2023-06-27 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070235/000107023523000102/0001070235-23-000102-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-27"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}