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Ratification of PwC as Independent Public Accounting Firm For Against Abstained 118,943,905 8,297,390 9,760,813","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78814/000119312523143606/0001193125-23-143606-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-12"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"1df2a33cc9bca49d88a2c614b5007d4b877d14a0","claim":"PITNEY BOWES INC /DE/ shareholders rejected Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of named executive officers at the 2023-05-12 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"3. Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers For Against Abstained 62,603,412 72,065,565 2,333,131","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78814/000119312523143606/0001193125-23-143606-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-12"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"23b2058daa6e6e4d84dcf67f2b4e3d045f7ecb45","claim":"PITNEY BOWES INC /DE/ shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve executive compensation at the 2023-05-12 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"4. Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes to Approve Executive Compensation 1 year 2 years 3 years Abstained 119,826,858 1,310,462 2,725,784 13,139,004","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78814/000119312523143606/0001193125-23-143606-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-12"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"7bec63b10106651aba3b51a608c9171a11e3787c","claim":"PITNEY BOWES INC /DE/ shareholders approved Election of nine directors to serve until the 2024 annual meeting at the 2023-05-12 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"1. Election of Directors Company Nominees For Withheld Steve Brill 125,117,108 11,772,549 Anne M. Busquet 37,222,882 99,281,936 Robert M. Dutkowsky 49,450,414 87,048,807 Mary J. Steele Guilfoile 124,224,090 12,647,160 Marc B. Lautenbach 85,048,642 51,435,922 Linda S. Sanford 54,536,652 81,959,667 Sheila A. Stamps 124,571,171 12,308,584 Darrell Thomas 124,494,306 12,368,216 Hestia Capital Partners LP Nominees For Withheld Katie A. May 133,642,484 3,287,846 Milena Alberti-Perez 90,338,096 45,191,549 Todd Everett 89,099,102 46,424,365 Lance Rosenzweig 55,401,174 80,125,197 Kurt Wolf 78,814,898 56,694,964","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78814/000119312523143606/0001193125-23-143606-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-12"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}