--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-23-164488" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "FTV" cik: "0001659166" company_name: "Fortive Corp" filed_at: "2023-06-09T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-14T03:57:03.799990+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.2 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Fortive shareholders elect all nine directors, approve say-on-pay at 2023 annual meeting ## Summary - All nine director nominees elected with majority support; Alan G. Spoon received 286.5M for vs 30.5M against. - Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation approved: 227.3M for, 89.7M against. - Shareholders chose 'One Year' as frequency of future advisory votes on exec compensation (314.5M votes). - Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor for FY 2023 passed with 317.3M for, 10.7M against. - Shareholder proposal seeking ratification of termination pay rejected: 22.4M for, 294.1M against. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-23-164488 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: FTV - cik: 0001659166 - company_name: Fortive Corp - filed_at: 2023-06-09T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - 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/1659166/000119312523164488/0001193125-23-164488-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1659166/000119312523164488/d460932d8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-164488 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-164488.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-164488.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Fortive Corp shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal seeking ratification of termination pay. at the 2023-06-06 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-06-06 source text: Proposal 5 : To consider and act upon a shareholder proposal seeking shareholder ratification of termination pay. The proposal was rejected by a vote of the shareholders as follows: For 22,436,436 Against 294,052,563 Abstain 1,157,498 Broker Non-Votes 10,540,776 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1659166/000119312523164488/0001193125-23-164488-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Fortive Corp shareholders voted on Advisory vote on frequency of future shareholder advisory votes on named executive officer compensation. at the 2023-06-06 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Meeting: 2023-06-06 source text: Proposal 3 : To hold an advisory vote relating to the frequency of future shareholder advisory votes on the Company’s named executive officer compensation. The option of every “One Year” received the highest number of votes by the shareholders as follows: One Year 314,465,789 Two Years 83,420 Three Years 2,946,983 Abstain 150,305 Broker Non-Votes 10,540,776 Based on the voting results set forth above with respect to Proposal 3 and consistent with the Board’s prior recommendation, the Board of Directors has adopted a policy to hold an annual advisory vote on named executive officer compensation until the next required vote on the frequency of future shareholder advisory votes on the Company’s named executive officer compensation. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1659166/000119312523164488/0001193125-23-164488-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Fortive Corp shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. at the 2023-06-06 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-06 source text: Proposal 2 : To approve on an advisory basis the Company’s named executive officer compensation. The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareholders as follows: For 227,318,216 Against 89,673,418 Abstain 654,863 Broker Non-Votes 10,540,776 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1659166/000119312523164488/0001193125-23-164488-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Fortive Corp shareholders approved Ratification of selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2023. at the 2023-06-06 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-06 source text: Proposal 4 : To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023. The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareholders as follows: For 317,262,372 Against 10,718,172 Abstain 206,729 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1659166/000119312523164488/0001193125-23-164488-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Fortive Corp shareholders approved Election of nine director nominees named in the Proxy Statement, each for a one-year term until the 2024 annual meeting. at the 2023-06-06 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-06 source text: Proposal 1 : To elect the nine director nominees named in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2023, each for a one-year term expiring at the 2024 annual meeting and until his or her respective successor is duly elected and qualified. Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the shareholders as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non- Votes Eric Branderiz 316,949,529 525,495 171,473 10,540,776 Daniel L. Comas 312,898,790 4,578,359 169,348 10,540,776 Sharmistha Dubey 310,566,994 6,906,777 172,726 10,540,776 Rejji P. Hayes 316,727,067 744,813 174,617 10,540,776 Wright L. Lassiter III 313,026,937 4,448,779 170,781 10,540,776 James A. Lico 316,770,791 700,558 175,148 10,540,776 Kate D. Mitchell 303,822,291 13,656,968 167,238 10,540,776 Jeannine Sargent 315,051,985 2,419,993 174,519 10,540,776 Alan G. Spoon 286,499,440 30,536,120 610,937 10,540,776 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1659166/000119312523164488/0001193125-23-164488-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.