--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001326801-23-000083" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "META" cik: "0001326801" company_name: "Meta Platforms, Inc." filed_at: "2023-06-02T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-14T08:02:27.758047+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.25 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Meta shareholders re-elect all nine directors, ratify EY as auditor; all 11 shareholder proposals defeated ## Summary - All nine director nominees elected: each received over 4.4B votes for, including Mark Zuckerberg (4.63B for, 406.5M withheld). - Ratification of Ernst & Young as FY2023 auditor approved: 5.18B for, 78.2M against, 4.0M abstain. - All 11 shareholder proposals defeated; highest support was 1.41B votes for dual-class capital structure proposal (still failed). ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001326801-23-000083 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: META - cik: 0001326801 - company_name: Meta Platforms, Inc. - filed_at: 2023-06-02T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.25 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680123000083/0001326801-23-000083-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680123000083/meta-20230531.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001326801-23-000083 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001326801-23-000083.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001326801-23-000083.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Meta Platforms, Inc. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal regarding report on pay calibration to externalized costs. at the 2023-05-31 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-31 source text: The shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding report on pay calibration to externalized costs. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680123000083/0001326801-23-000083-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Meta Platforms, Inc. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal regarding report on lobbying disclosures. at the 2023-05-31 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-31 source text: The shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding report on lobbying disclosures. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680123000083/0001326801-23-000083-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Meta Platforms, Inc. shareholders approved Election of nine directors, each to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, or removal. at the 2023-05-31 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-31 source text: Each of the nine nominees for director was elected to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, or removal. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680123000083/0001326801-23-000083-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Meta Platforms, Inc. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal regarding report on framework to assess company lobbying alignment with climate goals. at the 2023-05-31 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-31 source text: The shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding report on framework to assess company lobbying alignment with climate goals. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680123000083/0001326801-23-000083-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Meta Platforms, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. at the 2023-05-31 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-31 source text: The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680123000083/0001326801-23-000083-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Meta Platforms, Inc. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal regarding dual class capital structure. at the 2023-05-31 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-31 source text: The shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding dual class capital structure. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680123000083/0001326801-23-000083-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Meta Platforms, Inc. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal regarding report on enforcement of Community Standards and user content. at the 2023-05-31 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-31 source text: The shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding report on enforcement of Community Standards and user content. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680123000083/0001326801-23-000083-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Meta Platforms, Inc. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal regarding government takedown requests. at the 2023-05-31 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-31 source text: The shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding government takedown requests. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680123000083/0001326801-23-000083-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Meta Platforms, Inc. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal regarding report on child safety impacts and actual harm reduction to children. at the 2023-05-31 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-31 source text: The shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding report on child safety impacts and actual harm reduction to children. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680123000083/0001326801-23-000083-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Meta Platforms, Inc. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal regarding human rights impact assessment of targeted advertising. at the 2023-05-31 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-31 source text: The shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding human rights impact assessment of targeted advertising. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680123000083/0001326801-23-000083-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Meta Platforms, Inc. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal regarding report on reproductive rights and data privacy. at the 2023-05-31 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-31 source text: The shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding report on reproductive rights and data privacy. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680123000083/0001326801-23-000083-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Meta Platforms, Inc. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal regarding report on allegations of political entanglement and content management biases in India. at the 2023-05-31 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-31 source text: The shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding report on allegations of political entanglement and content management biases in India. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680123000083/0001326801-23-000083-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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