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Walker received 6.25M against votes (18.8% of votes cast).","Say-on-pay approved with 23.2M for, 10.1M against (69.6% support); frequency set at 1 year.","Proposal to amend 2020 Incentive Award Plan failed: 16.5M for, 16.8M against (50.4% against).","Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor for 2023 passed with 36.6M for, 0.2M against."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001227654-23-000052","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001227654-23-000052.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001227654-23-000052.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001227654-23-000052.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765423000052/0001227654-23-000052-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765423000052/cmp-20230215.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-19T06:29:19.654587+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"0d6fb0b5834131335b964c4f4d649d150a921c47","claim":"COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC shareholders rejected Amendment to the Compass Minerals International, Inc. 2020 Incentive Award Plan at the 2023-02-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 4 — The Company’s stockholders did not approve an amendment, described in the Proxy Statement, to the Compass Minerals International, Inc. 2020 Incentive Award Plan. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 16,545,696 16,778,879 77,525 3,461,184","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765423000052/0001227654-23-000052-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-02-15"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"3533d9d1658f28ea0c10188a2d2a4d9cc7709c31","claim":"COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC shareholders approved Election of directors at the 2023-02-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 1 — The individuals listed below were elected by the Company’s stockholders to serve as directors of the Company until the next annual meeting of stockholders, or until a successor is duly elected and qualified or his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. Director For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Kevin S. Crutchfield 32,798,518 567,888 35,694 3,461,184 Jon A. Chisholm 32,439,130 929,824 33,146 3,461,184 Richard P. Dealy 32,345,236 1,020,438 36,426 3,461,184 Edward C. Dowling, Jr. 32,412,819 955,865 33,416 3,461,184 Eric Ford 32,000,393 1,367,544 34,163 3,461,184 Gareth T. Joyce 32,453,991 914,601 33,508 3,461,184 Melissa M. Miller 32,482,183 887,524 32,393 3,461,184 Joseph E. Reece 31,751,309 1,617,192 33,599 3,461,184 Shane T. Wagnon 32,437,330 931,270 33,500 3,461,184 Lori A. Walker 27,088,132 6,254,923 59,045 3,461,184","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765423000052/0001227654-23-000052-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-02-15"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"3f381172f4a4d3aefcaa64f54783b18f164024b8","claim":"COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of executive compensation votes at the 2023-02-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 3 — The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the frequency of advisory approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth in the Proxy Statement. 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 32,266,489 21,730 730,735 383,146 —","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765423000052/0001227654-23-000052-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-02-15"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"4d4344e77355be81d883f95dd6424d2b7a4b68fa","claim":"COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC shareholders approved Advisory approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers at the 2023-02-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 2 — The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on January 3, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement”). For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 23,200,338 10,136,078 65,684 3,461,184","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765423000052/0001227654-23-000052-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-02-15"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"93662fb92a61caed92a6f2a7c39f7337af487529","claim":"COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC shareholders approved Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 at the 2023-02-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 5 — The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 36,627,405 173,607 62,272","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765423000052/0001227654-23-000052-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-02-15"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}