Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Data

At the Annual Meeting on May 18, 2023, the stockholders of the Company voted on seven proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2023. There were 67,807,402 shares of common stock present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, which represented 76.41% of the combined voting power of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, and which constituted a quorum for the transaction of business. Holders of the Company’s common stock were entitled to one vote on each matter to be acted on at the Annual Meeting for each share held as of the close of business on March 20, 2023. The voting results for each of the seven proposals are detailed below.

Proposal 1:

The approval of amendments to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) to declassify the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) and provide for annual elections of all directors beginning at the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders, did not receive the required affirmative vote of at least 80% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock for approval. The voting results were as follows:


Proposal 2:

The election of Alan B. Howe and Rebecca L. Stahl to serve as Class I directors of the Company to serve until the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders was contingent upon the approval of Proposal 1 to declassify the Board. Since Proposal 1 was not approved at the Annual Meeting, Proposal 2 was deemed null and void.

Proposal 3:

As Proposal 1 was not approved, the stockholders elected Alan B. Howe and Rebecca L. Stahl to serve as Class II directors of the Company, each to serve a term of three years expiring at the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders. The voting results were as follows:



Proposal 4:

The approval of amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation to remove provisions that require the affirmative vote of holders of at least 80% of the voting power to approve certain amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation and the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws did not receive the required affirmative vote of at least 80% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock for approval. The voting results were as follows:


Proposal 5:

The stockholders approved the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023. The voting results were as follows:


Proposal 6:

The stockholders approved, on a non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The voting results were as follows:


Proposal 7:

The stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to provide for the exculpation of officers as permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law. The voting results were as follows: