---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001091667-23-000087"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CHTR"
cik: "0001091667"
company_name: "CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/"
filed_at: "2023-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T04:37:22.728854+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Charter stockholders elect all 13 directors, approve say-on-pay on triennial basis

## Summary
- All 13 director nominees elected; Gregory Maffei received lowest support with ~123M for and ~32M against.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved with 109.99M for (71%) vs 45.23M against.
- Advisory frequency vote favored triennial (79.1M for 3 years, 76.1M for 1 year); Board adopts triennial.
- KPMG ratified as independent auditor for 2023 with 157.15M for (98% of votes cast).
- Stockholder proposal on lobbying activities rejected: 49.4M for vs 105.6M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001091667-23-000087
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CHTR
- cik: 0001091667
- company_name: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/
- filed_at: 2023-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1091667/000109166723000087/0001091667-23-000087-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1091667/000109166723000087/chtr-20230425.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001091667-23-000087.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/ shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-04-25 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-04-25
  source text: 1. Election of Directors. Nominees For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes W. Lance Conn 145,089,481 10,189,344 54,103 5,040,592 Kim C. Goodman 153,726,424 1,556,059 50,445 5,040,592 Craig A. Jacobson 143,272,057 12,004,166 56,705 5,040,592 Gregory Maffei 123,223,997 32,057,887 51,044 5,040,592 John D. Markley, Jr. 126,762,842 28,436,327 133,759 5,040,592 David C. Merritt 151,929,190 3,343,829 59,909 5,040,592 James E. Meyer 143,946,664 11,332,414 53,850 5,040,592 Steven A. Miron 150,628,603 4,653,257 51,068 5,040,592 Balan Nair 139,195,038 16,085,457 52,433 5,040,592 Michael A. Newhouse 143,943,822 11,338,586 50,520 5,040,592 Mauricio Ramos 150,995,379 4,285,291 52,258 5,040,592 Thomas M. Rutledge 149,253,694 6,019,506 59,728 5,040,592 Eric L. Zinterhofer 141,298,979 13,980,976 52,973 5,040,592
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1091667/000109166723000087/0001091667-23-000087-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/ shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory basis, of executive compensation. at the 2023-04-25 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-04-25
  source text: 2. Approval, on an advisory basis, of executive compensation. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 109,991,737 45,231,472 109,719 5,040,592
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1091667/000109166723000087/0001091667-23-000087-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/ shareholders approved Vote to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent public accounting firm. at the 2023-04-25 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-04-25
  source text: 4. Vote to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent public accounting firm. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 157,151,089 3,147,015 75,416 —
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1091667/000109166723000087/0001091667-23-000087-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/ shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of holding an advisory vote on executive compensation. at the 2023-04-25 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-04-25
  source text: 3. Advisory vote on the frequency of holding an advisory vote on executive compensation. 3 Years 2 Years 1 Year Abstain Broker Non-Votes 79,110,674 75,801 76,090,242 56,211 5,040,592
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1091667/000109166723000087/0001091667-23-000087-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/ shareholders rejected Stockholder proposal regarding lobbying activities. at the 2023-04-25 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2023-04-25
  source text: 5. Vote on the stockholder proposal regarding lobbying activities. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 49,400,680 105,638,020 294,228 5,040,592
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1091667/000109166723000087/0001091667-23-000087-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.