BENTONVILLE, Ark.,
The company reported that shareholders approved the election of each of
The remaining six shareholder proposals, which the Board of Directors recommended against, failed to receive affirmative votes from a majority of the total shares that were represented at the meeting and accordingly, they were defeated. A preliminary report on the approximate percentages of the shares represented at the meeting that were voted in favor of each shareholder proposal follows:
-- Proposal 3 - Gender identity nondiscrimination policy: approximately 12.8 percent of the shares that were represented at the meeting
-- Proposal 4 - Pay for superior performance: approximately 2.6 percent of the shares that were represented at the meeting
-- Proposal 5 - Advisory vote on executive compensation: approximately 18.5 percent of the shares that were represented at the meeting
-- Proposal 6 - Political contributions report: approximately 11.7 percent of the shares that were represented at the meeting
-- Proposal 7 - Special shareowner meetings: approximately 21.5 percent of the shares that were represented at the meeting
-- Proposal 8 - Incentive compensation to be paid in stock options: approximately 1.2 percent of the shares that were represented at the meeting
Final vote totals will be included in the company's quarterly report for the fiscal quarter ending
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