UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 25, 2013
PFIZER INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-3619 | 13-5315170 |
(State or other Jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
235 East 42nd Street New York, New York (Address of principal executive offices)
| | 10017 (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(212) 733-2323
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
(a) Pfizer’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 25, 2013. |
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(b) Shareholders voted on the matters set forth below. |
1. The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a one-year term, based upon the following votes:
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
Dennis A. Ausiello | 5,032,447,443 | 38,616,895 | 20,201,009 | 883,570,086 |
M. Anthony Burns | 4,972,937,743 | 97,172,501 | 21,130,781 | 883,570,086 |
W. Don Cornwell | 4,831,343,462 | 239,407,979 | 20,517,594 | 883,570,086 |
Frances D. Fergusson | 5,020,361,208 | 54,704,511 | 16,174,904 | 883,570,086 |
William H. Gray, III | 4,942,943,318 | 127,740,786 | 20,583,253 | 883,570,086 |
Helen H. Hobbs | 5,039,913,072 | 35,997,819 | 15,324,826 | 883,570,086 |
Constance J. Horner | 4,972,870,242 | 97,872,829 | 20,519,195 | 883,570,086 |
James M. Kilts | 4,966,911,968 | 107,679,895 | 16,674,571 | 883,570,086 |
George A. Lorch | 4,973,862,443 | 96,622,604 | 20,781,448 | 883,570,086 |
Suzanne Nora Johnson | 5,002,043,649 | 68,361,687 | 20,865,030 | 883,570,086 |
Ian C. Read | 4,858,886,856 | 194,188,507 | 38,195,316 | 883,570,086 |
Stephen W. Sanger | 5,038,551,371 | 36,156,867 | 16,562,764 | 883,570,086 |
Marc Tessier-Lavigne | 5,047,450,464 | 27,910,962 | 15,904,917 | 883,570,086 |
2. The proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013 was approved based upon the following votes:
| Votes for approval | 5,876,660,641 | |
| Votes against | 77,136,852 | |
| Abstentions | 21,041,622 | |
| Broker Non-Votes | N/A | |
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3. The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers was approved based upon the following votes:
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Votes for approval | 4,830,867,107 | |
Votes against | 222,313,840 | |
Abstentions | 38,052,133 | |
Broker-Non Votes | 883,570,086 | |
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4. The shareholder proposal regarding executive equity retention was not approved based upon the following votes:
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Votes for approval | 1,434,132,567 | |
Votes against | 3,605,035,969 | |
Abstentions | 52,043,969 | |
Broker-Non Votes | 883,570,086 | |
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5. The shareholder proposal regarding action by written consent was not approved based upon the following votes:
Votes for approval | 2,385,502,317 | |
Votes against | 2,648,133,285 | |
Abstentions | 57,629,331 | |
Broker non-votes | 883,570,086 | |
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(c) Not applicable | | |
(d) Not applicable. | | |
SIGNATURE
Under the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the authorized undersigned.
| | PFIZER INC. |
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Dated: April 29, 2013 | | By:/s/ Matthew Lepore Matthew Lepore |
| | Title: Vice President & Corporate Secretary
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