---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-146173"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZBH"
cik: "0001136869"
company_name: "ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC."
filed_at: "2023-05-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T23:14:13.739754+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Zimmer Biomet shareholders elect 10 directors, approve say-on-pay at annual meeting

## Summary
- All 10 director nominees elected with at least 161M votes For each.
- Auditor ratification (PwC) passed: 179.6M For, 6.1M Against.
- Say-on-pay advisory proposal approved: 154.3M For, 16.6M Against.
- Advisory vote on frequency set to one year (168.6M votes for one year).
- Board adopts annual say-on-pay frequency until next advisory vote.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-146173
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZBH
- cik: 0001136869
- company_name: ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-05-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136869/000119312523146173/0001193125-23-146173-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136869/000119312523146173/d485750d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 at the 2023-05-12 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-12
  source text: Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 179,645,610 6,107,827 229,050 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136869/000119312523146173/0001193125-23-146173-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. shareholders approved Advisory vote on frequency of future say-on-pay votes at the 2023-05-12 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-12
  source text: Proposal 4 – Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Say on Pay Votes One Year Two Years Three Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 168,589,917 209,817 2,185,659 237,765 14,759,329
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136869/000119312523146173/0001193125-23-146173-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. shareholders approved Election of ten directors for one-year terms ending at the 2024 annual meeting at the 2023-05-12 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-12
  source text: Proposal 1 – Election of Directors Nominee For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Christopher B. Begley 166,908,825 4,050,882 263,451 14,759,329 Betsy J. Bernard 164,016,923 6,968,137 238,098 14,759,329 Michael J. Farrell 168,494,216 2,483,935 245,007 14,759,329 Robert A. Hagemann 161,196,003 9,763,336 263,819 14,759,329 Bryan C. Hanson 162,902,982 7,752,853 567,323 14,759,329 Arthur J. Higgins 161,684,103 9,290,615 248,440 14,759,329 Maria Teresa Hilado 169,301,785 1,693,759 227,614 14,759,329 Syed Jafry 168,570,075 2,405,034 248,049 14,759,329 Sreelakshmi Kolli 170,133,224 844,303 245,631 14,759,329 Michael W. Michelson 168,557,967 2,419,477 245,714 14,759,329
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136869/000119312523146173/0001193125-23-146173-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation at the 2023-05-12 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-12
  source text: Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation (“Say on Pay”) For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 154,324,848 16,581,269 317,041 14,759,329
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136869/000119312523146173/0001193125-23-146173-index.htm

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