Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The company’s annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 25, 2011. The owners of 92,714,609 shares of the company’s common stock, representing 95.8% of the voting power of all of the shares of common stock issued and outstanding on March 30, 2011, the record date for the meeting, were represented at the annual meeting. Each share of common stock was entitled to one vote at the annual meeting.
Our stockholders elected each of the following individuals as a director of the company for a term of three years: Mr. Paul S. Levy (67,208,268 votes in favor and 17,522,013 votes withheld), Mr. David A. Barr (67,151,998 votes in favor and 17,578,283 votes withheld), Mr. Cleveland A. Christophe (69,425,176 votes in favor and 15,305,105 votes withheld), and Mr. Craig A. Steinke (69,426,886 votes in favor and 15,303,395 votes withheld). There were 7,984,328 broker non-votes with regard to the election of directors.
In a non-binding vote, our stockholders approved the 2010 compensation for the company’s named executive officers, including the company’s compensation practices and principles and their implementation, with 84,289,417 votes in favor, 414,050 votes against, 26,814 abstentions, and 7,984,328 broker non-votes.
In a non-binding vote on the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation, our stockholders selected a vote once every three years, with 56,959,742 votes for three years, 19,633 votes for two years, 27,695,443 votes for one year, 55,463 abstentions, and 7,984,328 broker non-votes.
Our stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011, with 92,466,424 votes in favor, 56,825 votes against, and 191,360 abstentions.
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