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Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the named executive officer compensation. For: 70,229,839 Against: 5,563,326 Abstain: 2,930,472 Broker Non-Votes: 38,166,852","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/65770/000119312523149298/0001193125-23-149298-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-17"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"77f1a121d5a083ac3e533224af5cd6252f47496c","claim":"MICROVISION, INC. shareholders approved Election of seven nominees for director at the 2023-05-17 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 1. All seven of the Company’s nominees for director were elected to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders. Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Simon Biddiscombe 76,280,747 2,442,890 38,166,852 Robert P. Carlile 74,490,107 4,233,530 38,166,852 Judith M. Curran 73,239,362 5,484,275 38,166,852 Jeffrey A. Herbst 76,852,593 1,871,044 38,166,852 Sumit Sharma 76,699,346 2,024,291 38,166,852 Mark B. Spitzer 76,670,410 2,053,227 38,166,852 Brian V. Turner 72,589,491 6,134,146 38,166,852","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/65770/000119312523149298/0001193125-23-149298-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-17"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"bd067b00ee711d0b4918b121247cf016397eff25","claim":"MICROVISION, INC. shareholders approved Approval of amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase authorized number of shares of Common Stock at the 2023-05-17 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 2. Shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of Common Stock, which required a majority of outstanding shares of Common Stock for approval. For: 109,671,119 Against: 6,718,430 Abstain: 500,940 Broker Non-Votes: 0","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/65770/000119312523149298/0001193125-23-149298-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"charter amendment"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-17"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"cd4aa0648f097dc354fcc5f716403b15edeab6de","claim":"MICROVISION, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Moss Adams LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023 at the 2023-05-17 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 4. Shareholders ratified the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. For: 114,891,659 Against: 913,940 Abstain: 1,084,890","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/65770/000119312523149298/0001193125-23-149298-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-17"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}