General Motors Chairman of the Board Tim Solso (r) addresses the 2015 General Motors Company Annual Meeting of Stockholders Tuesday 9 June 2015 at Global Headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. Looking on are GM Executive Vice President and General Counsel Craig Glidden (l to r), GM CEO Mary Barra and GM Acting Secretary and Executive Director Legal, Corporate & Securities Bob Shrosbree.
General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) today announced at its annual meeting of stockholders the preliminary voting results representing 85% of eligible votes.
Item 1: Election of directors
Director Nominees:
1. Joseph J. Ashton
2. Mary T. Barra
3. Stephen J. Girsky
4. Linda Gooden
5. Joseph Jimenez
6. Kathryn V. Marinello
7. Admiral Michael G. Mullen
8. James J. Mulva
9. Patricia F. Russo
10. Thomas M. Schoewe
11. Theodore M. Solso
12. Carol M. Stephenson
Each director received at least 94.6 percent of the votes cast.
Item 2: Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015.
% For % Against % Abstain
98.9 0.8 0.3
Item 3: Advisory vote to approve executive compensation.
% For % Against % Abstain
97.3 2 .2 0.5
Item 4: Stockholder proposal regarding independent board chairman.
%For % Against % Abstain
35.1 64.4 0.5
Item 5: Stockholder proposal regarding cumulative voting.
% For % Against % Abstain
35.9 63.7 0.4
Final voting results will be filed on Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and posted to www.gm.com within four business days.
