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5,577,453 41,102 3,815,106","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1224608/000122460823000027/0001224608-23-000027-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-10"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"6e4f342900352d656a267044376ec8cdf3482940","claim":"CNO Financial Group, Inc. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal to reduce ownership threshold to request a special shareholders meeting at the 2023-05-10 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 5: The shareholder proposal to reduce the existing ownership threshold to request a special shareholders meeting was not approved based upon the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 40,939,285 62,801,427 400,339 3,815,106","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 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