--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-23-296654" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "VTRS" cik: "0001792044" company_name: "Viatris Inc" filed_at: "2023-12-15T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-07T12:01:24.064171+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.25 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Viatris amends bylaws and shareholders approve all proposals at 2023 annual meeting ## Summary - Board approved amended bylaws effective Dec 15, 2023, updating universal proxy rules and Delaware law procedures. - All 11 director nominees elected; say-on-pay proposal approved with 84.7% of votes cast in favor. - Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor for FY2023 approved; >94% for. - Charter amendments adding federal forum selection and officer exculpation passed. - Broker non-votes were present on most proposals but did not affect outcomes. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-23-296654 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: VTRS - cik: 0001792044 - company_name: Viatris Inc - filed_at: 2023-12-15T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.25 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792044/000119312523296654/0001193125-23-296654-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792044/000119312523296654/d662898d8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-296654 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-296654.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-296654.txt ## Key facts - Governance Changes Viatris Inc: Board approved Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective after 2023 annual meeting, updating universal proxy rules and Delaware law procedures (effective 2023-12-14). - Change: bylaw amendment - Effective: 2023-12-14 source text: On December 14, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Viatris Inc. (“Viatris” or the “Company”) approved the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Viatris Inc. (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”), which became effective immediately after the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders (the “2023 Annual Meeting”). evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792044/000119312523296654/0001193125-23-296654-index.htm - Governance Changes Viatris Inc: Shareholders approved amendment to Certificate of Incorporation to add a federal forum selection provision. - Change: charter amendment source text: Proposal No. 4 – Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to add a federal forum selection provision: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 775,943,332 101,876,413 3,774,593 129,111,511 This proposal was approved. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792044/000119312523296654/0001193125-23-296654-index.htm - Governance Changes Viatris Inc: Shareholders approved amendment to Certificate of Incorporation to reflect new Delaware law provisions regarding officer exculpation. - Change: charter amendment source text: Proposal No. 5 – Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reflect new Delaware law provisions regarding officer exculpation: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 712,407,131 165,367,429 3,861,922 129,069,367 This proposal was approved. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792044/000119312523296654/0001193125-23-296654-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Viatris Inc shareholders approved Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reflect new Delaware law provisions regarding officer exculpation at the 2023-12-15 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-15 source text: Proposal No. 5 – Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reflect new Delaware law provisions regarding officer exculpation: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 712,407,131 165,367,429 3,861,922 129,069,367 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792044/000119312523296654/0001193125-23-296654-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Viatris Inc shareholders approved Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-12-15 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-15 source text: Proposal No. 3 – Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 951,005,898 55,389,016 4,310,936 N/A evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792044/000119312523296654/0001193125-23-296654-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Viatris Inc shareholders approved Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to add a federal forum selection provision at the 2023-12-15 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-15 source text: Proposal No. 4 – Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to add a federal forum selection provision: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 775,943,332 101,876,413 3,774,593 129,111,511 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792044/000119312523296654/0001193125-23-296654-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Viatris Inc shareholders approved Election of eleven director nominees at the 2023-12-15 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-15 source text: Proposal No. 1 - Election of the following eleven director nominees, each to hold office until the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders: Nominee For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes W. Don Cornwell 866,064,217 12,641,904 2,928,374 129,071,354 JoEllen Lyons Dillon 737,415,797 141,442,673 2,776,030 129,071,350 Elisha W. Finney 858,566,340 20,133,375 2,894,785 129,111,349 Leo Groothuis 872,997,150 5,758,236 2,876,110 129,074,353 Melina Higgins 823,591,802 55,258,023 2,784,503 129,071,520 James M. Kilts 822,629,367 56,144,991 2,860,131 129,071,359 Harry A. Korman 773,082,826 105,601,971 2,849,699 129,171,353 Rajiv Malik 791,020,816 87,750,089 2,863,590 129,071,354 Richard A. Mark, C.P.A. 867,190,829 11,613,601 2,829,062 129,072,357 Mark W. Parrish 833,335,130 45,420,155 2,879,204 129,071,360 Scott A. Smith 871,110,883 7,619,635 2,903,975 129,071,356 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792044/000119312523296654/0001193125-23-296654-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Viatris Inc shareholders approved Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the 2022 compensation of the named executive officers of the Company at the 2023-12-15 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-15 source text: Proposal No. 2 – Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the 2022 compensation of the named executive officers of the Company: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 751,056,625 125,615,255 4,962,588 129,071,382 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792044/000119312523296654/0001193125-23-296654-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.