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 28, 2015 (April 23, 2015)
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.) |
| 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 Inc.’s (the "Company") Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 23, 2015. | |
(b) Shareholders voted on the matters set forth below. |
1. The nominees for election to the Company’s Board of Directors were elected to hold office until the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Shareholders, based upon the following votes:
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker non-votes |
Dennis A. Ausiello | 4,270,679,785 | 37,692,308 | 12,766,411 | 867,165,448 |
W. Don Cornwell | 4,122,104,144 | 185,874,891 | 13,155,783 | 867,165,448 |
Frances D. Fergusson | 4,270,509,842 | 38,184,813 | 12,442,159 | 867,165,448 |
Helen H. Hobbs | 4,279,835,598 | 29,555,130 | 11,746,761 | 867,165,448 |
James M. Kilts | 4,265,292,752 | 41,928,799 | 13,916,799 | 867,165,448 |
Shantanu Narayen | 4,270,429,787 | 37,352,458 | 13,355,906 | 867,165,448 |
Suzanne Nora Johnson | 4,271,071,678 | 38,120,022 | 11,945,916 | 867,165,448 |
Ian C. Read | 4,122,002,220 | 162,588,673 | 36,542,661 | 867,165,448 |
Stephen W. Sanger | 4,234,759,182 | 62,444,774 | 23,933,045 | 867,165,448 |
James C. Smith | 4,279,060,930 | 28,961,202 | 13,116,372 | 867,165,448 |
Marc Tessier-Lavigne | 4,252,362,471 | 55,974,784 | 12,801,200 | 867,165,448 |
2. The proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2015 fiscal year was approved based upon the following votes:
Votes for approval | 5,113,121,487 60,908,756 14,273,655 0 | |
Votes against | ||
Abstentions | ||
Broker non-votes | ||
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: | ||
Votes for approval | 4,040,691,508 | |
Votes against | 246,812,378 | |
Abstentions | 33,633,665 | |
Broker non-votes | 867,165,448 | |
4. The shareholder proposal regarding report on lobbying activities was not approved based upon the following votes: | |||
Votes for approval | 233,751,666 | ||
Votes against | 3,924,348,188 | ||
Abstentions | 163,031,554 | ||
Broker non-votes | 867,165,448 | ||
(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. | ||
Dated: April 28, 2015 | By: /s/ Margaret M. Madden Margaret M. Madden | |
Title: Vice President & Corporate Secretary Chief Governance Counsel | ||