Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on November 11, 2016. At that meeting, there were 187,018,984 shares of Class A Common Stock and 144,161,737 shares of Class B Common Stock present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote. Each share of Class A Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share, and each share of Class B Common Stock is entitled to ten votes per share. The combined voting power of the shares was 1,628,636,354 votes. The matters voted upon and the results of the vote are set forth below.
Proposal One
: Election of Directors.
Stockholders elected each of the following nominees as director to hold office until the 2019 Annual Meeting (i.e. as a Class II Director) and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
Nominee
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Votes For
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Votes Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Ronald S. Lauder
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1,608,377,863
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12,237,660
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8,020,831
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William P. Lauder
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1,536,379,999
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84,141,735
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8,114,620
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Richard D. Parsons
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1,535,538,115
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84,983,619
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8,114,620
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Lynn Forester de Rothschild
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1,611,901,283
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8,714,240
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8,020,831
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Richard F. Zannino
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1,614,048,130
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6,567,393
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8,020,831
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The continuing Class I Directors are Rose Marie Bravo, Paul J. Fribourg, Mellody Hobson, Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr., and Barry S. Sternlicht. The continuing Class III directors are Charlene Barshefsky, Wei Sun Christianson, Fabrizio Freda, Jane Lauder, and Leonard A. Lauder.
Proposal Two
: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors
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Stockholders approved the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Companys independent auditors for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017.
Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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1,626,794,592
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1,502,060
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339,702
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0
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Proposal Three
: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.
Stockholders approved a resolution approving, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Companys named executive officers.
Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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1,488,287,221
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130,199,574
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2,128,728
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8,020,831
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