Shareholders approve officer exculpation charter amendment, re-elect directors at annual meeting

Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

Charter amendment approved to exculpate certain officers from liability per Delaware law; filed Feb 5, 2025.
All eight director nominees elected, including Kevin Yeaman, David Dolby, Tony Prophet.
Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 400.6M votes for (99.3% of votes cast).
One-year frequency for future say-on-pay votes approved; company will hold annual advisory votes.
KPMG LLP ratified as independent auditor for fiscal year ending Sep 26, 2025.

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Governance Changes SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.9

Dolby Laboratories, Inc.: Approved amendment to provide for exculpation of certain officers from liability (effective 2025-02-05).

Change: charter amendment
Effective: 2025-02-05

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At the Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”) 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), held on February 4, 2025 via live webcast, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide for the exculpation of certain of the Company’s officers from liability in specific circumstances, as permitted by Delaware law (the “Charter Amendment”).

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