--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001140361-24-010155" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "AAPL" cik: "0000320193" company_name: "Apple Inc." filed_at: "2024-02-28T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-05T09:45:03.623148+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.3 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Apple 2024 annual meeting: all director nominees elected; exec comp approved; five shareholder proposals defeated ## Summary - All eight director nominees elected; Tim Cook received 98.5% of votes cast for. - Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor for FY2024 approved with 98.4% of votes cast. - Advisory vote to approve executive compensation passed with 92.3% of votes cast. - Five shareholder proposals defeated; highest support was 33.5% for racial/gender pay gaps report. - Broker non-votes totaled ~3.275 billion shares on director elections and advisory items. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001140361-24-010155 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: AAPL - cik: 0000320193 - company_name: Apple Inc. - filed_at: 2024-02-28T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.3 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036124010155/0001140361-24-010155-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036124010155/ny20022580x1_8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-24-010155 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-24-010155.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-24-010155.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Apple Inc. shareholders rejected Report on Ensuring Respect for Civil Liberties at the 2024-02-28 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2024-02-28 source text: 5. A shareholder proposal entitled “ Report on Ensuring Respect for Civil Liberties ” was not approved. For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 164,816,396 8,853,955,511 114,716,000 3,275,055,901 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036124010155/0001140361-24-010155-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Apple Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2024-02-28 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-02-28 source text: 1. 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 Wanda Austin 9,071,238,739 41,808,115 20,441,053 3,275,055,901 Tim Cook 8,981,334,503 138,150,021 14,003,383 3,275,055,901 Alex Gorsky 8,952,997,553 160,822,837 19,667,517 3,275,055,901 Andrea Jung 8,629,655,897 484,800,970 19,031,040 3,275,055,901 Art Levinson 8,552,669,663 561,437,085 19,381,159 3,275,055,901 Monica Lozano 9,039,170,194 74,381,943 19,935,770 3,275,055,901 Ron Sugar 8,787,482,632 325,339,831 20,665,444 3,275,055,901 Sue Wagner 8,957,887,476 155,887,705 19,712,726 3,275,055,901 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036124010155/0001140361-24-010155-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Apple Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as Apple's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024 at the 2024-02-28 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-02-28 source text: 2. A management proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Apple’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024 was approved. For Against Abstained 12,211,115,276 164,034,315 33,394,217 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036124010155/0001140361-24-010155-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Apple Inc. shareholders rejected Report on the use of AI at the 2024-02-28 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2024-02-28 source text: 7. A shareholder proposal requesting a report on the use of AI was not approved. For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 3,333,209,334 5,549,219,868 251,058,705 3,275,055,901 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036124010155/0001140361-24-010155-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Apple Inc. shareholders approved Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation at the 2024-02-28 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-02-28 source text: 3. An advisory resolution to approve executive compensation was approved. For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 8,385,653,963 702,309,882 45,524,062 3,275,055,901 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036124010155/0001140361-24-010155-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Apple Inc. shareholders rejected EEO Policy Risk Report at the 2024-02-28 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2024-02-28 source text: 4. A shareholder proposal entitled “ EEO Policy Risk Report ” was not approved. For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 116,754,721 8,911,884,765 104,848,421 3,275,055,901 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036124010155/0001140361-24-010155-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Apple Inc. shareholders rejected Congruency Report on Privacy and Human Rights at the 2024-02-28 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2024-02-28 source text: 8. A shareholder proposal entitled “Congruency Report on Privacy and Human Rights” was not approved. For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 147,994,563 8,879,045,656 106,447,688 3,275,055,901 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036124010155/0001140361-24-010155-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Apple Inc. shareholders rejected Racial and Gender Pay Gaps at the 2024-02-28 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2024-02-28 source text: 6. A shareholder proposal entitled “ Racial and Gender Pay Gaps ” was not approved. For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 2,817,465,452 6,248,518,245 67,504,210 3,275,055,901 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036124010155/0001140361-24-010155-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.