Tractor Supply Company Reports 2022 Annual Meeting Results

Tractor Supply Company held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 11, 2022, where stockholders elected the company's nominees for director, ratified the re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm, and voted on the compensation of named executive officers and a stockholder proposal. The meeting's voting results were reported in the company's Form 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Key Takeaways:

• Stockholders elected each of the company's nominees for director to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders.
• The re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, was ratified by a vote of 91,051,191 in favor, 7,012,022 against, and 1,133,824 abstaining.
• The compensation of the named executive officers of the company was approved on an advisory and non-binding basis by a vote of 76,350,460 in favor, 11,336,094 against, and 317,783 abstaining.
• The stockholder proposal titled "Report on Costs of Low Wages and Inequality" was not approved by a vote of 12,675,931 in favor, 73,315,365 against, and 2,013,041 abstaining.
• The 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was attended by the company's stockholders, who voted on several matters, including the election of directors, ratification of the re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, and a stockholder proposal.

Statistics:

• 78,971,519 votes were cast in favor of Cynthia T. Jamison, with 8,805,826 against and 226,992 abstaining.
• 87,475,519 votes were cast in favor of Joy Brown, with 433,014 against and 66,592 abstaining.
• 87,224,297 votes were cast in favor of Ricardo Cardenas, with 705,755 against and 74,285 abstaining.
• 87,207,551 votes were cast in favor of Denise L. Jackson, with 730,530 against and 66,256 abstaining.
• 84,848,331 votes were cast in favor of Thomas A. Kingsbury, with 3,066,779 against and 89,227 abstaining.
• 86,802,891 votes were cast in favor of Ramkumar Krishnan, with 1,099,703 against and 101,743 abstaining.
• 80,994,091 votes were cast in favor of Edna K. Morris, with 6,947,148 against and 63,098 abstaining.
• 86,705,333 votes were cast in favor of Mark J. Weikel, with 1,231,244 against and 67,760 abstaining.
• 87,765,103 votes were cast in favor of Harry A. Lawton III, with 169,517 against and 69,717 abstaining.

Sources:

• Form 8-K (Current Report) filed with Securities and Exchange Commission on MAY 12, 2022.