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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. Mueller Water Products, Inc. (the \"Company\") held its annual meeting of stockholders on February 28, 2024. The stockholders of the Company voted on the following three items: 1. The election of ten directors to terms ending in 2025. 2. An advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. 3. The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2024. Proposal 1. Each of the nominees listed below was elected as a director of the Company based on the following votes: Director Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Shirley C. Franklin 125,798,407 14,730,708 83,273 6,402,477 Thomas J. Hansen 126,666,010 13,867,127 79,250 6,402,477 Brian C. Healy 140,176,028 316,333 120,027 6,402,477 Christine Ortiz 132,447,441 8,063,456 101,491 6,402,477 Jeffery S. Sharritts 131,486,510 9,014,918 110,960 6,402,477 Brian","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1350593/000135059324000021/0001350593-24-000021-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-02-28"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"3f74d006c56a63f913595fca7440241ad077e659","claim":"Mueller Water Products, Inc. shareholders approved The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2024 at the 2024-02-28 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 3. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2024 received the following votes: Votes for approval 140,863,640 Votes against approval 6,046,676 Abstentions 104,550","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1350593/000135059324000021/0001350593-24-000021-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-02-28"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"b358581fb35190b930ac4d4507f14eb49dbe84b8","claim":"Mueller Water Products, Inc. shareholders approved An advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers at the 2024-02-28 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 2. The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers received the following votes: Votes for approval 109,824,258 Votes against approval 16,631,455 Abstentions 14,156,674 Broker Non-Votes 6,402,477","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1350593/000135059324000021/0001350593-24-000021-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-02-28"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}