--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-23-122281" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "GS" cik: "0000886982" company_name: "GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC" filed_at: "2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-16T10:40:40.394811+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.25 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Goldman Sachs shareholders elect 12 directors, approve say-on-pay, reject all 8 shareholder proposals ## Summary - All 12 director nominees elected; Lakshmi Mittal received lowest support with 88.3% for (217.6M for, 28.3M against). - Say-on-pay approved with ~93.7% support (230.9M for, 14.8M against). - Shareholders voted for annual say-on-pay frequency; Board adopts annual advisory vote. - PwC ratified as auditor for 2023 with 95.5% for (272.7M for, 12.5M against). - All eight shareholder proposals defeated; highest support was 35.4% for lobbying report (87.0M for, 157.6M against). ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-23-122281 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: GS - cik: 0000886982 - company_name: GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC - filed_at: 2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.25 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886982/000119312523122281/0001193125-23-122281-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886982/000119312523122281/d396563d8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-122281 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-122281.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-122281.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal Regarding Chinese Congruency of Certain ETFs at the 2023-04-26 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-04-26 source text: Shareholder Proposal Regarding Chinese Congruency of Certain ETFs. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 6,014,791 236,982,889 3,417,200 39,095,344 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886982/000119312523122281/0001193125-23-122281-index.htm - Shareholder Votes GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Policy to Phase Out Fossil Fuel-Related Lending & Underwriting Activities at the 2023-04-26 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-04-26 source text: Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Policy to Phase Out Fossil Fuel-Related Lending & Underwriting Activities. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 16,798,306 226,479,195 3,137,379 39,095,344 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886982/000119312523122281/0001193125-23-122281-index.htm - Shareholder Votes GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Racial Equity Audit at the 2023-04-26 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-04-26 source text: Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Racial Equity Audit. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 28,279,693 215,031,454 3,103,733 39,095,344 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886982/000119312523122281/0001193125-23-122281-index.htm - Shareholder Votes GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC shareholders approved Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Say on Pay Votes at the 2023-04-26 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-26 source text: Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Say on Pay Votes: Our shareholders approved “annual” as the frequency of Say on Pay votes. 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 242,019,058 350,254 3,540,924 504,644 39,095,344 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886982/000119312523122281/0001193125-23-122281-index.htm - Shareholder Votes GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation ("Say on Pay") at the 2023-04-26 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-26 source text: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation (“Say on Pay”): Our shareholders approved the Say on Pay proposal. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 230,857,589 14,771,506 785,785 39,095,344 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886982/000119312523122281/0001193125-23-122281-index.htm - Shareholder Votes GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC shareholders approved Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2023-04-26 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-26 source text: Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: Our shareholders ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023. For Against Abstain 272,683,185 12,497,054 329,985 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886982/000119312523122281/0001193125-23-122281-index.htm - Shareholder Votes GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal Regarding Reporting on Pay Equity at the 2023-04-26 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-04-26 source text: Shareholder Proposal Regarding Reporting on Pay Equity. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 74,159,775 161,863,746 10,391,359 39,095,344 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886982/000119312523122281/0001193125-23-122281-index.htm - Shareholder Votes GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Report on Lobbying at the 2023-04-26 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-04-26 source text: Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Report on Lobbying. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 87,041,380 157,567,826 1,805,674 39,095,344 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886982/000119312523122281/0001193125-23-122281-index.htm - Shareholder Votes GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Policy for an Independent Chair at the 2023-04-26 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-04-26 source text: Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Policy for an Independent Chair. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 39,918,975 203,965,590 2,530,315 39,095,344 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886982/000119312523122281/0001193125-23-122281-index.htm - Shareholder Votes GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal Regarding Disclosure of 2030 Absolute Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals at the 2023-04-26 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-04-26 source text: Shareholder Proposal Regarding Disclosure of 2030 Absolute Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 30,766,595 213,774,989 1,873,296 39,095,344 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886982/000119312523122281/0001193125-23-122281-index.htm - Shareholder Votes GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal Regarding Climate Transition Report at the 2023-04-26 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-04-26 source text: Shareholder Proposal Regarding Climate Transition Report. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 73,253,406 171,362,401 1,799,073 39,095,344 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886982/000119312523122281/0001193125-23-122281-index.htm - Shareholder Votes GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-04-26 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-26 source text: Election of Directors: Our shareholders elected the following 12 directors to each serve a one-year term expiring on the date of our 2024 annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor has been duly chosen and qualified. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Michele Burns 238,151,219 7,772,619 491,042 39,095,344 Mark Flaherty 244,274,601 1,654,131 486,148 39,095,344 Kimberley Harris 238,994,847 6,795,303 624,730 39,095,344 Kevin Johnson 243,530,474 2,270,022 614,384 39,095,344 Ellen Kullman 241,341,714 4,580,089 493,077 39,095,344 Lakshmi Mittal 217,616,685 28,304,833 493,362 39,095,344 Adebayo Ogunlesi 240,944,485 4,985,081 485,314 39,095,344 Peter Oppenheimer 243,241,110 2,690,785 482,985 39,095,344 David Solomon 235,238,500 10,606,219 570,161 39,095,344 Jan Tighe 244,003,470 1,911,325 500,085 39,095,344 Jessica Uhl 244,326,085 1,455,320 633,475 39,095,344 David Viniar 243,730,093 2,231,174 453,613 39,095,344 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886982/000119312523122281/0001193125-23-122281-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.