Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Bemis Company, Inc. 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 4, 2017. As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 91,950,468 shares of common stock entitled to vote, of which the holders of 85,636,373 shares were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The results of the items voted on at the Annual Meeting are set forth below:
1.
The shareholders elected ten director-nominees for a one-year term. The vote was as follows:
Director Nominee
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Votes For
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Votes
Withheld
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Broker Non-
Votes
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William F. Austen
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74,416,799
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357,560
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10,862,014
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Ronald J. Floto
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74,064,295
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710,064
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10,862,014
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Adele M. Gulfo
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74,075,623
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698,736
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10,862,014
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David S. Haffner
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73,808,567
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965,792
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10,862,014
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Timothy M. Manganello
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74,039,156
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735,203
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10,862,014
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William L. Mansfield
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74,331,984
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442,375
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10,862,014
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Arun Nayar
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74,384,023
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390,336
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10,862,014
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David T. Szczupak
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74,217,405
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556,954
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10,862,014
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Holly A. Van Deursen
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74,111,775
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662,584
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10,862,014
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Philip G. Weaver
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74,156,342
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618,017
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10,862,014
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2.
The shareholders voted to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the 2017 fiscal year. The vote was 83,290,866 for, 2,203,353 against, and 142,154 abstentions. There were no broker non-votes.
3.
The shareholders voted, on an advisory basis, to approve the Companys executive compensation. The vote was 72,983,980 for, 1,472,556 against, and 317,823 abstentions. There were 10,862,014 broker non-votes.
4.
The shareholders voted, on an advisory basis, in favor of a frequency of casting an advisory vote on the Companys executive compensation on an annual basis. The vote was 64,549,834 in favor of casting an advisory vote every year, 370,878 in favor of casting an advisory vote every two years, 9,671,362 in favor of casting an advisory vote every three years, and 182,285 abstentions. There were 10,862,014 broker non-votes.
Bemis Company, Inc. has considered the shareholder vote regarding the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation and determined that it will hold an advisory vote on its executive compensation every year until such time as the shareholders express a preference for a less frequent vote or such vote is no longer required by law or regulation, whichever shall first occur.
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