8-K
filed May 8, 2026, 7:59 PM ET
ticker BMY
CIK 0000014272
other material
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.15
BMY shareholders elect all 11 directors, pass say-on-pay, stock plan, auditor; independent chair proposal fails
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO
- All 11 director nominees elected with >1.46B votes for each.
- Say-on-pay approved: 1.46B for, 72.5M against, 6.9M abstain.
- 2026 stock award and incentive plan approved: 1.47B for, 63.9M against.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as 2026 auditor: 1.71B for, 63.7M against.
- Shareholder proposal for independent board chair defeated: 422M for, 1.11B against.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers at the 2026-05-05 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-05
Exact text from the filing
The management proposal on the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers was approved based upon the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 1,459,162,310 72,490,026 6,933,061 234,927,659
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 at the 2026-05-05 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-05
Exact text from the filing
The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for 2026 was ratified based upon the following votes: For Against Abstain 1,706,279,839 63,727,901 3,505,316
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO shareholders rejected Adoption of a board policy that the chairperson of the board be an independent director at the 2026-05-05 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-05
Exact text from the filing
The shareholder proposal on the adoption of a board policy that the chairperson of the board be an independent director was not approved based upon the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 422,069,323 1,109,378,680 7,137,394 234,927,659
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO shareholders approved Approval of the Company's 2026 stock award and incentive plan at the 2026-05-05 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-05
Exact text from the filing
The management proposal on the vote to approve the Company’s 2026 stock award and incentive plan was approved based upon the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 1,470,672,957 63,896,918 4,015,522 234,927,659
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-05 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-05
Exact text from the filing
The shareholders elected each of the Company’s 11 nominees to serve as directors of the Company until the 2027 Annual Meeting based upon the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote Peter J. Arduini 1,489,115,718 46,952,408 2,517,271 234,927,659 Deepak L. Bhatt, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A. 1,519,336,832 16,821,065 2,427,500 234,927,659 Christopher S. Boerner, Ph.D. 1,462,672,450 73,500,542 2,412,405 234,927,659 Julia A. Haller, M.D. 1,513,280,188 23,027,628 2,277,581 234,927,659 Manuel Hidalgo Medina, M.D., Ph.D. 1,513,107,431 23,055,022 2,422,944 234,927,659 Michael R. McMullen 1,520,590,126 15,506,431 2,488,840 234,927,659 Paula A. Price 1,506,560,939 29,652,099 2,372,359 234,927,659 Derica W. Rice 1,493,345,909 42,806,350 2,433,138 234,927,659 Theodore R. Samuels 1,487,884,432 48,111,146 2,589,819 234,927,659 Karen H. Vousden, Ph.D. 1,519,199,326 17,078,052 2,308,019 234,927,659 Phyllis R. Yale 1,527,736,604 8,485,885 2,362,908 234,927,659
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