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Item 5.07
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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(a) The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Constellation Brands, Inc. was held on July 20, 2021.
(b) At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company elected Christy Clark, Jennifer M. Daniels, Nicholas I. Fink, Jerry Fowden, Ernesto M. Hernandez, Susan Somersille Johnson, James A. Locke III, Jose Manuel Madero Garza, Daniel J. McCarthy, William A. Newlands, Richard Sands, Robert Sands, and Judy A. Schmeling as directors of the Company to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The other matters considered at the Annual Meeting were a proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2022; a proposal to approve, by an advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated May 26, 2021 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2021 (the “Proxy Statement”); and a shareholder proposal regarding board and top management diversity. The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders are as follows:
1. Election of Directors.
At the Annual Meeting, the holders of the Class A Common Stock (the “Class A Stock”), voting as a separate class, elected the Company’s slate of director nominees designated to be elected by the holders of the Class A Stock, and the holders of the Class A Stock and the holders of the Company’s Class B Common Stock (the “Class B Stock”), voting together as a single class with holders of Class A Stock having one (1) vote per share and holders of Class B Stock having ten (10) votes per share, elected the Company’s slate of director nominees designated to be elected by the holders of the Class A Stock and the Class B Stock. The thirteen directors described above were elected by a plurality of the votes cast as set forth below:
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Nominee
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Votes For
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Votes Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Directors Elected by the Holders of Class A Stock (voting as a separate class)
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Christy Clark
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134,753,225
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2,005,301
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15,664,757
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Jerry Fowden
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76,413,208
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60,345,318
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15,664,757
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Ernesto M. Hernandez
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134,365,311
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2,393,215
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15,664,757
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Susan Somersille Johnson
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133,594,554
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3,163,972
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15,664,757
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Directors Elected by the Holders of Class A Stock and Class B Stock (voting together as a single class)
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Jennifer M. Daniels
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362,985,428
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2,546,848
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18,184,677
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Nicholas I. Fink
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364,152,451
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1,379,825
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18,184,677
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James A. Locke III
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283,159,224
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82,373,052
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18,184,677
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Jose Manuel Madero Garza
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362,972,992
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2,559,284
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18,184,677
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Daniel J. McCarthy
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362,962,829
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2,569,447
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18,184,677
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William A. Newlands
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359,656,463
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5,875,813
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18,184,677
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Richard Sands
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356,130,106
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9,402,170
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18,184,677
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Robert Sands
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353,618,646
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11,913,630
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18,184,677
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Judy A. Schmeling
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306,671,701
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58,860,575
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18,184,677
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2. Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2022.
At the Annual Meeting, the holders of Class A Stock and the holders of Class B Stock, voting together as a single class with holders of Class A Stock having one (1) vote per share and holders of Class B Stock having ten (10) votes per share, ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2022, as set forth below:
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Votes For:
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382,108,503
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Votes Against:
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1,544,045
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Abstentions:
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64,405
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Broker Non-Votes:
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—
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3. Proposal to approve, by an advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
At the Annual Meeting, the holders of Class A Stock and the holders of Class B Stock, voting together as a single class with holders of Class A Stock having one (1) vote per share and holders of Class B Stock having ten (10) votes per share, approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, as set forth below:
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Votes For:
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347,275,042
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Votes Against:
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17,990,426
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Abstentions:
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266,808
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Broker Non-Votes:
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18,184,677
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4. Shareholder proposal regarding board and top management diversity.
At the Annual Meeting, the holders of Class A Stock and the holders of Class B Stock, voting together as a single class with holders of Class A Stock having one (1) vote per share and holders of Class B Stock having ten (10) votes per share, did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding Board and top management diversity, as set forth below:
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Votes For:
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44,176,595
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Votes Against:
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316,456,528
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Abstentions:
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4,899,153
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Broker Non-Votes:
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18,184,677
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