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Shareholder Vote
Filed Apr 28, 2025 · 1y ago · Accession 0000078003-25-000109
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View original ↗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 24, 2025
PFIZER INC .
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-3619 13-5315170
(State or other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
66 Hudson Boulevard East 10001-2192
New York, New York (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
( 212 ) 733-2323
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.05 par value PFE New York Stock Exchange
1.000% Notes due 2027 PFE27 New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a) The Pfizer Inc. (the "Company") Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 24, 2025.
(b) Shareholders voted on the matters set forth below.
1. The nominees for election to the Company’s Board of Directors set forth in Item 1 to the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2025 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-vote
Ronald E. Blaylock 3,429,698,773 137,851,886 13,621,435 954,654,621
Albert Bourla 3,246,800,234 307,245,700 27,123,033 954,654,621
Mortimer J. Buckley 3,465,158,857 102,427,543 13,584,534 954,654,621
Susan Desmond-Hellmann 3,448,290,762 117,666,670 15,212,701 954,654,621
Joseph J. Echevarria 3,173,957,929 393,321,228 13,891,403 954,654,621
Scott Gottlieb 3,500,030,435 69,733,819 11,402,546 954,654,621
Susan Hockfield 3,503,463,764 65,146,655 12,561,991 954,654,621
Dan R. Littman 3,411,026,726 156,668,049 13,478,088 954,654,621
Shantanu Narayen 3,485,062,345 82,853,611 13,251,147 954,654,621
Suzanne Nora Johnson 3,340,830,762 228,079,263 12,262,263 954,654,621
James Quincey 3,429,352,443 138,236,121 13,570,566 954,654,621
James C. Smith 3,341,701,230 226,092,580 13,378,736 954,654,621
Cyrus Taraporevala 3,462,368,536 105,107,798 13,690,897 954,654,621
2. The proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2025 fiscal year was approved based upon the following votes:
Votes for approval
4,216,654,548
Votes against
300,423,270
Abstentions
18,745,406
Broker non-votes
n/a
3. The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the 2025 compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers was approved based upon the following votes:
Votes for approval
1,947,064,397
Votes against
1,612,203,678
Abstentions
21,901,539
Broker non-votes
954,654,621
4. The shareholder proposal to Adopt Shareholder Vote Regarding Golden Parachutes was not approved based upon the following votes:
Votes for approval
338,488,044
Votes against
3,208,877,595
Abstentions
33,777,457
Broker non-votes
954,654,621
5. The shareholder proposal to Issue A Report Evaluating The Risks Related To Religious Discrimination Against Employees was not approved based upon the following votes:
Votes for approval
71,070,282
Votes against
3,448,108,236
Abstentions
61,979,369
Broker non-votes
954,654,621
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PFIZER INC.
Dated: April 28, 2025 By: /s/ Margaret M. Madden
Margaret M. Madden
Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary
Chief Governance Counsel
Filing details
- Company
- PFIZER INC
- Ticker
- PFE
- CIK
- 78003
- Form type
- 8-K
- Filing date
- Apr 28, 2025
- Report date
- Apr 24, 2025
- Document
- pfe-20250424.htm
- Size
- 220 KB