--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001628280-23-014368" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "PFE" cik: "0000078003" company_name: "PFIZER INC" filed_at: "2023-05-01T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-16T05:39:41.599216+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.1 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Pfizer announces 2023 annual meeting results; all director nominees elected ## Summary - All 12 director nominees elected; Albert Bourla received 3.65B for, 208.7M against. - Ratification of KPMG as auditor approved: 4.48B for, 216M against. - Say-on-Pay approved (3.58B for); board adopts annual frequency for future votes. - All five shareholder proposals (e.g., independent chair, IP transfer) rejected. - Broker non-votes of ~822.8M on director elections and advisory items. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001628280-23-014368 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: PFE - cik: 0000078003 - company_name: PFIZER INC - filed_at: 2023-05-01T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.1 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000162828023014368/0001628280-23-014368-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000162828023014368/pfe-20230427.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-014368 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-014368.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-014368.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes PFIZER INC shareholders approved Ratification of selection of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 at the 2023-04-27 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-27 source text: The proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2023 fiscal year was approved based upon the following votes: evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000162828023014368/0001628280-23-014368-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PFIZER INC shareholders approved Advisory approval of compensation of Named Executive Officers at the 2023-04-27 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-27 source text: The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers was approved based upon the following votes : evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000162828023014368/0001628280-23-014368-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PFIZER INC shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal regarding political contributions congruency report at the 2023-04-27 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-04-27 source text: The shareholder proposal regarding political contributions congruency report was not approved based upon the following votes: evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000162828023014368/0001628280-23-014368-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PFIZER INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on frequency of future advisory votes to approve executive compensation at the 2023-04-27 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-27 source text: The proposal on the advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve executive compensation received the following votes: For 1 year 3,766,703,452 For 2 years 14,391,226 For 3 years 89,089,799 Abstentions 15,686,294 Broker non-votes 822,779,764 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000162828023014368/0001628280-23-014368-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PFIZER INC shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal regarding transfer of intellectual property to potential COVID-19 manufacturers feasibility report at the 2023-04-27 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-04-27 source text: The shareholder proposal regarding transfer of intellectual property to potential COVID-19 manufacturers feasibility report was not approved based upon the following votes: evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000162828023014368/0001628280-23-014368-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PFIZER INC shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-04-27 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-27 source text: The nominees for election to the Company’s Board of Directors set forth in Item 1 to the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2023 were elected to hold office until the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Shareholders, based upon the following votes: evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000162828023014368/0001628280-23-014368-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PFIZER INC shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal regarding impact of extended patent exclusivities on product access report at the 2023-04-27 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-04-27 source text: The shareholder proposal regarding impact of extended patent exclusivities on product access report was not approved based upon the following votes: evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000162828023014368/0001628280-23-014368-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PFIZER INC shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal regarding independent board chairman policy at the 2023-04-27 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-04-27 source text: The shareholder proposal regarding independent board chairman policy was not approved based upon the following votes: evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000162828023014368/0001628280-23-014368-index.htm - Shareholder Votes PFIZER INC shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal regarding ratification of termination pay at the 2023-04-27 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-04-27 source text: The shareholder proposal regarding ratification of termination pay was not approved based upon the following votes: evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000162828023014368/0001628280-23-014368-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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