Walmart Releases 2019 Annual Report and Proxy Statement
April 23 2019 - 4:59PM
Business Wire
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) today issued its 2019 Annual Report and
filed its Proxy Statement in preparation for the company’s upcoming
Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on Wednesday, June 5, 2019.
“This has been a period of significant change at Walmart,” said
Walmart President and Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon in his
letter to shareholders, associates and customers. “Our customers
are being served by associates who are better equipped to create
new ways of shopping and put today’s technology to work. Our goal
is to make it easy, fast, friendly and fun to shop with us. The
progress we have made is reflected in our results, and we are just
getting started.”
Annual Report Highlights
The 2019 Annual Report provides shareholders with highlights of
Walmart's achievements in the last fiscal year that contributed to
the company’s strong momentum. The full report is available
here.
In the report, McMillon gives an update on the company’s
progress over the past year. He addresses advancements in mobile
technology and automation and improvements with associate education
and efficiency. He also highlights five lessons from his five years
leading Walmart focused on leadership, taking risks, long-term
success, people and reputation.
2019 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, Proxy Statement and
Proposal Voting
The company began distributing its Proxy Statement today with
details of its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, to be held on
Wednesday, June 5, 2019, from 10:30 a.m. CDT to approximately 11:30
a.m. CDT at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers, Ark. No
entertainment or other activities will be part of the business
meeting. The record date for shareholders entitled to vote at the
meeting was April 12, 2019.
Walmart will hold its traditional event for associates and
shareholders that includes presentations from Walmart’s executive
team and entertainment on Friday, June 7, 2019, beginning at 8 a.m.
CDT at the Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark.
The 2019 Proxy Statement can be read online. This year’s
Proxy materials seek shareholders’ votes on 12 director nominees,
two company proposals and two shareholder proposals. Shareholders
who are unable to attend the 2019 Annual Shareholders' Meeting in
person may view a live webcast
at http://www.stock.walmart.com.
About Walmart
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world save
money and live better - anytime and anywhere – in retail stores,
online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, over 275
million customers and members visit our more than 11,300 stores
under 58 banners in 27 countries and eCommerce websites. With
fiscal year 2019 revenue of $514.4 billion, Walmart employs over
2.2 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader
in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment
opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be found by
visiting http://corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at
http://facebook.com/walmart and on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/walmart.
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