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Ross, Sr.","Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 338,615,408 for vs 5,599,325 against.","Shareholders selected annual frequency for future say-on-pay votes (341,717,168 for 1 year).","PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP reappointed as independent auditor with 346,413,418 votes for."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-117046","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-117046.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-117046.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-117046.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860742/000119312523117046/0001193125-23-117046-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860742/000119312523117046/d464006d8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-16T13:42:04.590301+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"3f07152b45ba74d8ee53b8b2f87d616c3a1b6a3b","claim":"Bausch & Lomb Corp shareholders approved Advisory Vote on Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Named Executive Officer Compensation.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal No. 3: Advisory Vote on Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Named Executive Officer Compensation. The shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the frequency of the shareholder vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers as described in the Proxy Statement as follows: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 341,717,168 1,808 2,501,898 4,707 2,315,925","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860742/000119312523117046/0001193125-23-117046-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"880f92c8039129b2d80e669b624da8e57c36d333","claim":"Bausch & Lomb Corp shareholders approved Election of Directors.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors. The shareholders elected the following individuals to the Company’s Board of Directors, to serve until the close of the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, their successors are duly elected or appointed, or such director’s earlier resignation or removal: For Against Broker Non-Votes Nathalie Bernier 344,100,848 124,733 2,315,925 Richard U. De Schutter 344,094,979 130,602 2,315,925 Gary Hu 344,016,782 208,799 2,315,925 Brett Icahn 344,072,707 152,874 2,315,925 Sarah B. Kavanagh 343,989,666 235,915 2,315,925 John A. Paulson 344,095,439 130,142 2,315,925 Russel C. Robertson 344,098,056 127,525 2,315,925 Thomas W. Ross, Sr. 340,211,351 4,014,230 2,315,925 Brenton L. Saunders 342,408,245 1,817,336 2,315,925 Andrew C. von Eschenbach 343,985,915 239,666 2,315,925","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860742/000119312523117046/0001193125-23-117046-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"bba097f01a8045cf0f4c9d078304e805c9f27a9b","claim":"Bausch & Lomb Corp shareholders approved Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal No. 5: Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The shareholders appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditors for the Company to hold office until the close of the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and authorized the Company’s Board of Directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration. For Withheld 346,413,418 128,088","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860742/000119312523117046/0001193125-23-117046-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"de32ee46bcd69bb9611276a9207fd45e06d3893a","claim":"Bausch & Lomb Corp shareholders approved Approval of an Amendment and Restatement of the Company’s 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan to Increase the Number of Common Shares Authorized for Issuance Thereunder.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal No. 4: Approval of an Amendment and Restatement of the Company’s 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan to Increase the Number of Common Shares Authorized for Issuance Thereunder. The shareholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 334,690,271 9,528,109 7,201 2,315,925","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860742/000119312523117046/0001193125-23-117046-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"fe28b195296dfa2926255508ece7a11b705f0038","claim":"Bausch & Lomb Corp shareholders approved Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal No. 2: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section, executive compensation tables and accompanying narrative discussions contained in the Proxy Statement. 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