---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-151799"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "T"
cik: "0000732717"
company_name: "AT&T INC."
filed_at: "2023-05-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T17:37:58.248630+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AT&T stockholders elect all 10 directors; approve executive compensation on non-binding basis

## Summary
- All 10 director nominees elected with votes ranging from 82.55% (Hutchins) to 97.55% (Luczo).
- Ratification of Deloitte as independent auditor approved with 95.19% of votes cast.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved with 92.33% of votes cast; frequency set at every one year (95.71%).
- Stockholder proposals for independent board chairman and racial equity audit defeated (34.37% and 21.54% in favor).
- 74.54% of outstanding shares represented at the meeting (5.33B of 7.15B shares).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-151799
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: T
- cik: 0000732717
- company_name: AT&T INC.
- filed_at: 2023-05-23T23:59:59+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/732717/000119312523151799/0001193125-23-151799-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732717/000119312523151799/d360012d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  AT&T INC. shareholders rejected Independent Board Chairman at the 2023-05-18 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-18
  source text: Independent Board Chairman 1,306,037,115 34.37 % 2,494,156,952 65.63 % 30,259,813 1,501,831,298
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732717/000119312523151799/0001193125-23-151799-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AT&T INC. shareholders approved Advisory approval of executive compensation at the 2023-05-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-18
  source text: The advisory approval of executive compensation and a frequency of every one year for the advisory approval of the frequency of the vote on executive compensation also received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast in non-binding votes.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732717/000119312523151799/0001193125-23-151799-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AT&T INC. shareholders rejected Racial Equity Audit at the 2023-05-18 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-18
  source text: Racial Equity Audit 805,363,113 21.54 % 2,933,739,259 78.46 % 91,357,805 1,501,823,634
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732717/000119312523151799/0001193125-23-151799-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AT&T INC. shareholders approved Advisory approval of the frequency of the vote on executive compensation at the 2023-05-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-18
  source text: The advisory approval of executive compensation and a frequency of every one year for the advisory approval of the frequency of the vote on executive compensation also received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast in non-binding votes.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732717/000119312523151799/0001193125-23-151799-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AT&T INC. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-18
  source text: Election of Directors The following Directors were elected by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732717/000119312523151799/0001193125-23-151799-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AT&T INC. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Independent Auditors at the 2023-05-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-18
  source text: The ratification of the appointment of Independent Auditors received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast and was passed.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732717/000119312523151799/0001193125-23-151799-index.htm

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