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accession: "0001104659-22-056435"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GILD"
cik: "0000882095"
company_name: "GILEAD SCIENCES, INC."
filed_at: "2022-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T00:12:19.218008+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Gilead shareholders approve 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, elect directors, reject most proposals

## Summary
- Elected 9 directors; CEO O'Day received 871.8M votes for (87.2%) and 71.4M against.
- Ratified Ernst & Young as auditor for FY2022: 1.02B for, 60.6M against.
- Advisory approval of executive compensation: 875.8M for, 74.4M against, 2.2M abstentions.
- Approved 2022 Equity Incentive Plan authorizing up to 132M shares: 864.6M for, 85.9M against.
- Shareholder proposal for special meeting with 10% threshold passed (52.2% for); independent chair, labor rep, lobbying review, anticompetitive oversight proposals failed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-056435
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GILD
- cik: 0000882095
- company_name: GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882095/000110465922056435/0001104659-22-056435-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882095/000110465922056435/tm2213708d1_8k.htm

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