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follows: For Against Abstain Appointment of KPMG 21,424,440 170,661 19,146","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1547459/000143774924007470/0001437749-24-007470-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-03-06"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"8f5acf82fc4b27d2d6dd3c6cff38d50f62b0459f","claim":"Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. shareholders approved Approval of amendments to the 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan to increase shares by 600,000 and extend term to July 19, 2034 at the 2024-03-06 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The votes cast on Proposal No. 5 were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Amendments to the 2012 Plan 19,450,856 1,036,887 43,402 1,083,102","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 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