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Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Auditors for 2023 78,308,321 98.07 % 1,537,408 1.92 % 105,641 —","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/949039/000119312523140721/0001193125-23-140721-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-10"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"7deb77fab16017af1fddef45711b7e4548a682ae","claim":"DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. shareholders approved Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation at the 2023-05-10 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"2. Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation 69,269,852 98.35 % 1,159,826 1.64 % 197,475 9,324,217","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/949039/000119312523140721/0001193125-23-140721-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-10"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"db1e047ca985a5571f431a7a9a07fa8af18a3a9f","claim":"DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. shareholders approved Approve Amendments in the Restated Certificate to Declassify the Board at the 2023-05-10 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"5. 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