Mondelez International, Inc. 8-K

What Happened Mondelez International (MDLZ) filed an 8-K disclosing the results of its annual meeting of shareholders held on May 20, 2026. A total of 1,146,124,295 shares of Class A Common Stock — or 89.3% of outstanding Class A shares — were represented. Ten directors were elected to one-year terms, the company’s named executive officer compensation was approved on an advisory basis, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was ratified as auditor, and two shareholder proposals (on plastic packaging evaluation and an independent board chair policy) were not approved.

Key Details

• Meeting date and participation: May 20, 2026; 1,146,124,295 shares represented (89.3% of Class A outstanding).
• Director elections: All 10 nominees elected. Example vote counts — Ertharin Cousin: 1,029,957,512 For; Dirk Van de Put: 988,320,371 For, 48,198,717 Against. (Broker non-votes: 107,217,219.)
• Advisory "say-on-pay": Approved — 990,330,206 For; 43,420,217 Against; 5,156,652 Abstain; 107,217,219 Broker non-votes.
• Auditor ratification: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ratified — 1,083,957,147 For; 59,350,643 Against; 2,816,503 Abstain.
• Shareholder proposals: Both failed — plastic packaging report (16,578,062 For vs. 1,009,810,767 Against) and independent board chair policy (321,607,861 For vs. 709,687,695 Against).

Why It Matters The results confirm board continuity and strong shareholder support for management’s compensation program and auditor choice, which can reduce near-term governance uncertainty. The rejection of the two shareholder proposals signals that a majority of voting shareholders did not support the requested changes on packaging reporting or board leadership structure. High meeting participation (89.3% of Class A shares) indicates active investor engagement in these governance matters.