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Erickson 14,875,891 619,796 N/A Jon Pepper 14,242,181 1,253,506 N/A Ichiro Takesako 13,907,483 1,588,204 N/A William A. Owens 14,613,488 882,199 N/A","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1074828/000165495423012233/0001654954-23-012233-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-09-22"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"c54f036659f3dd2ff15e8dcede4c6ca55cddb263","claim":"USBC, Inc. shareholders approved Approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Company's proxy statement at the 2023-09-22 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Company's proxy statement as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 13,800,174 1,310,448 385,065 13,689,417","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1074828/000165495423012233/0001654954-23-012233-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-09-22"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). 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