other
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.15
Abbott shareholders elect all 12 directors, reject 5 shareholder proposals at annual meeting
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
- All 12 board nominees elected; Ernst & Young ratified as auditor with 99.3% votes for.
- Say-on-pay approved with 91.27% of votes cast in favor.
- Shareholder proposal to lower special-meeting threshold rejected (47.15% for).
- Proposal for independent board chairman rejected (27.75% for).
- Proposals on 10b5-1 plan restrictions (48.76% for), lobbying report (34.52% for), and antimicrobial resistance report (11.51% for) all rejected.