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Widder, M.D.","Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 84.6% of votes cast in favor.","Shareholders chose 1-year frequency for future advisory votes on executive compensation.","Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor approved with 98% for, 1.2M against.","Broker non-votes of ~3.3M shares on all director and advisory proposals."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001906324-23-000036","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001906324-23-000036.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001906324-23-000036.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001906324-23-000036.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1906324/000190632423000036/0001906324-23-000036-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1906324/000190632423000036/qdel-20230516.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-14T20:08:21.933553+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"1d0cc87df7cb32f6a35c8be91c2d91b818c99137","claim":"QuidelOrtho Corp shareholders approved Advisory vote on frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2023-05-16 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The Company's stockholders voted, on an advisory basis, on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as set forth below: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 58,797,385 66,530 428,739 30,645 3,301,745","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1906324/000190632423000036/0001906324-23-000036-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-16"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"28d1fa5b09c9e8571298ccee7c54e24c76319c4a","claim":"QuidelOrtho Corp shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023 at the 2023-05-16 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's 2023 fiscal year by the votes set forth in the table below: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 61,369,315 1,237,000 18,729","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1906324/000190632423000036/0001906324-23-000036-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-16"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"3a77d596270626a0e7732a7eaebc4b86f54176c0","claim":"QuidelOrtho Corp shareholders approved Election of twelve directors to the Board at the 2023-05-16 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The Company's stockholders elected twelve individuals to the Company's Board of Directors (the \"Board\") as set forth below: Name Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Douglas C. Bryant 58,924,173 399,126 3,301,745 Kenneth F. Buechler, Ph.D. 55,726,811 3,596,488 3,301,745 Evelyn S. Dilsaver 59,032,524 290,775 3,301,745 Edward L. Michael 58,496,050 827,249 3,301,745 Mary Lake Polan, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. 57,681,077 1,642,222 3,301,745 Ann D. Rhoads 58,096,675 1,226,624 3,301,745 Robert R. Schmidt 58,381,087 942,212 3,301,745 Christopher M. Smith 57,753,704 1,569,595 3,301,745 Matthew W. Strobeck, Ph.D. 59,037,340 285,959 3,301,745 Kenneth J. Widder, M.D. 52,015,394 7,307,905 3,301,745 Joseph D. Wilkins Jr. 56,753,894 2,569,405 3,301,745 Stephen H. Wise 56,879,786 2,443,513 3,301,745","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1906324/000190632423000036/0001906324-23-000036-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-16"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"87fef52aa3dea2ec82b78829dd803e99d8fa472d","claim":"QuidelOrtho Corp shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation at the 2023-05-16 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers by the votes set forth in the table below: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 50,220,763 9,027,108 75,428 3,301,745","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1906324/000190632423000036/0001906324-23-000036-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-16"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). 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