Procter & Gamble Co: reports shareholder vote results

What happened

• The filing says on Oct 16, 2026 the company submitted matters to a vote of security holders under Item 5.07 and that each of the following nominees was elected to serve a one-year term on the company’s board of directors: B. Marc Allen; Craig Arnold; Brett Biggs; Sheila Bonini; Amy L. Chang; Shailesh Jejurikar; Joseph Jimenez; Christopher Kempczinski; Christine M. McCarthy; Ashley McEvoy; Robert J. Portman; and Rajesh Subramaniam. Votes for the director nominees ranged from 1,563,009,661 for Joseph Jimenez to 1,637,575,637 for Ashley McEvoy, with broker non-votes of 348,791,925 for the director elections.

Key details

• Proposal 2 — Ratify appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm: approved. Votes for 1,873,668,914; Votes against 128,592,524; Abstentions 11,673,011; Broker non-votes 0.
• Proposal 3 — Advisory vote to approve executive compensation ("Say on Pay"): approved. Votes for 1,514,086,600; Votes against 138,017,439; Abstentions 13,038,485; Broker non-votes 348,791,925.
• Proposal 4 — Shareholder proposal requesting lower threshold for special meetings: not approved. Votes for 608,496,499; Votes against 1,043,653,976; Abstentions 12,992,049; Broker non-votes 348,791,925.
• Proposal 5 — Shareholder proposal on eligibility thresholds for proponents of shareholder proposals: not approved. Votes for 436,255,392; Votes against 1,183,852,903; Abstentions 45,034,229; Broker non-votes 348,791,925.
• Proposal 6 — Shareholder proposal requesting annual reporting on charitable contributions: not approved. Votes for 67,596,774; Votes against 1,573,630,523; Abstentions 23,915,227; Broker non-votes 348,791,925.

Why it may matter

• The filing reports final voting results under Item 5.07, which covers submission of matters to a vote of security holders, including election of directors, ratification of the auditor, the advisory "say on pay" vote, and three shareholder proposals. The filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.