On May 17, 2023, Societal CDMO, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following is a brief description of the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1 – Election of Class III Directors. Each of William L. Ashton and Laura L. Parks was elected to the Board of Directors as Class III directors to serve until the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his or her successor, if any, is elected or appointed, or his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal as follows:
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Name | | For | | | Withheld | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
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William L. Ashton | | | 39,879,682 | | | | 14,003,578 | | | | 12,194,760 | |
Laura L. Parks | | | 42,219,949 | | | | 11,663,311 | | | | 12,194,760 | |
Proposal 2 – Approval of an Amendment to our Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as Amended. The amendment to our Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 95 million to 185 million was approved as follows:
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Votes For | | | Votes Against | | | Abstentions | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
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| 48,187,926 | | | | 4,700,452 | | | | 994,882 | | | | 12,194,760 | |
Proposal 3 – Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, on an advisory basis was approved, as follows:
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Votes For | | | Votes Against | | | Abstentions | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
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| 46,494,706 | | | | 6,324,853 | | | | 1,063,701 | | | | 12,194,760 | |
Proposal 4 – Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accountants. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2023 fiscal year was ratified as follows:
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Votes For | | | Votes Against | | | Abstentions | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
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| 64,575,761 | | | | 120,511 | | | | 1,381,748 | | | | 0 | |