The Company’s annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 23, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting”). The total number of outstanding shares entitled to vote as of March 26, 2024, the record date for the Annual Meeting, was 76,536,010. According to the inspector of elections, the stockholders present in person or by proxy represented 75,018,540 shares of common stock (entitled to one vote per share). The number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal voted upon at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal 1—Election of directors. The stockholders voted on the election of two Class III directors of the Company, each to serve for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2027 and until such director’s successor is elected or until such director’s earlier resignation or removal. Stockholders voted as follows:
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| | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Class III Director Nominees | | | | | | |
| Jacob Best | | 70,367,220 | | 1,703,533 | | 2,947,787 |
| Amy Steel Vanden-Eykel | | 70,369,751 | | 1,701,002 | | 2,947,787 |
Accordingly, the foregoing nominees were elected as Class III directors to the Company’s board of directors.
Proposal 2—Ratification of the appointment of an independent registered public accounting firm. The stockholders voted on the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte Touche, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 27, 2024 Stockholders voted as follows:
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| For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
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| 74,969,188 | | 19,397 | | 29,955 | | 0 |
Accordingly, the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm was ratified.
