--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001140361-23-011192" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "AAPL" cik: "0000320193" company_name: "Apple Inc." filed_at: "2023-03-10T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-18T05:59:56.558898+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.2 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Apple shareholders re-elect all nine directors; five shareholder proposals defeated ## Summary - All nine director nominees elected with large majorities; Tim Cook had 9.38B votes for. - Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor for FY2023 approved (12.57B for, 154M against). - Advisory vote on executive compensation passed (8.45B for, 1.04B against). - Board adopts annual say-on-pay frequency after 9.37B votes for 1 Year. - All five shareholder proposals defeated; 'Racial and Gender Pay Gaps' received 3.19B for but failed. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001140361-23-011192 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: AAPL - cik: 0000320193 - company_name: Apple Inc. - filed_at: 2023-03-10T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.2 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036123011192/0001140361-23-011192-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036123011192/brhc10049413_8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-011192 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-011192.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-011192.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Apple Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-03-10 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-03-10 source text: The individuals listed below were elected at the Annual Meeting to serve as directors of Apple until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote James Bell 9,465,679,895 66,756,373 27,788,697 3,199,709,505 Tim Cook 9,384,013,653 154,755,524 21,455,788 3,199,709,505 Al Gore 8,717,788,168 754,211,726 88,225,071 3,199,709,505 Alex Gorsky 9,345,154,817 185,107,464 29,962,684 3,199,709,505 Andrea Jung 8,886,421,911 638,629,879 35,173,175 3,199,709,505 Art Levinson 8,982,747,341 549,024,146 28,453,478 3,199,709,505 Monica Lozano 9,470,339,256 61,625,010 28,260,699 3,199,709,505 Ron Sugar 8,935,381,470 595,179,126 29,664,369 3,199,709,505 Sue Wagner 9,172,832,824 360,662,024 26,730,117 3,199,709,505 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036123011192/0001140361-23-011192-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Apple Inc. shareholders approved Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation at the 2023-03-10 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-03-10 source text: An advisory resolution to approve executive compensation was approved. For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 8,450,622,819 1,037,238,044 72,364,102 3,199,709,505 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036123011192/0001140361-23-011192-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Apple Inc. shareholders rejected Shareholder Proxy Access Amendments at the 2023-03-10 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-03-10 source text: A shareholder proposal entitled “Shareholder Proxy Access Amendments” was not approved. For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 2,934,328,973 6,535,240,600 90,655,392 3,199,709,505 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036123011192/0001140361-23-011192-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Apple Inc. shareholders rejected Board policy for communication with shareholder proponents at the 2023-03-10 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-03-10 source text: A shareholder proposal on Board policy for communication with shareholder proponents was not approved. For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 611,602,995 8,865,309,276 83,312,694 3,199,709,505 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036123011192/0001140361-23-011192-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Apple Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2023-03-10 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-03-10 source text: A management proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Apple’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023 was approved. For Against Abstained 12,569,833,138 154,378,601 35,722,731 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036123011192/0001140361-23-011192-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Apple Inc. shareholders rejected Civil Rights and Non-Discrimination Audit Proposal at the 2023-03-10 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-03-10 source text: A shareholder proposal entitled “Civil Rights and Non-Discrimination Audit Proposal” was not approved. For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 132,449,397 9,322,879,571 104,895,997 3,199,709,505 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036123011192/0001140361-23-011192-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Apple Inc. shareholders rejected Racial and Gender Pay Gaps at the 2023-03-10 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-03-10 source text: A shareholder proposal entitled “Racial and Gender Pay Gaps” was not approved. For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 3,186,369,941 6,227,476,677 146,378,347 3,199,709,505 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036123011192/0001140361-23-011192-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Apple Inc. shareholders rejected Communist China Audit at the 2023-03-10 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-03-10 source text: A shareholder proposal entitled “Communist China Audit” was not approved. For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 413,232,649 9,001,346,586 145,645,730 3,199,709,505 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036123011192/0001140361-23-011192-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Apple Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2023-03-10 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-03-10 source text: A majority of shareholders voted for 1 Year on an advisory vote on the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation. 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstained 9,373,118,972 30,603,953 122,956,354 33,545,686 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036123011192/0001140361-23-011192-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.