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Baxter International

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What shareholders voted on

From Baxter International’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.

2026

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
David S. Wilkes, M.DCompany proposal99.4%Passed
(e) By the following vote, stockholders holding a majority of outstanding shares approved the Charter Amendment (as described in Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K)Company proposal96.5%Passed
(b) By the following vote, stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for 2025Company proposal91.2%Passed
(d) By the following vote, stockholders approved the Amended Incentive Plan (as described in Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K)Company proposal82.4%Passed
(c) By the following vote, stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026Auditor97.1%Passed
Election of Michael R. McDonnellDirector99.6%Passed
Election of Andrew P. HiderDirector99.6%Passed
Election of William A. Ampofo IIDirector99.5%Passed
Election of Patricia B. MorrisonDirector99.3%Passed
Election of Amy A. WendellDirector98.9%Passed
Election of Jeffrey A. CraigDirector98.9%Passed
Election of Nancy M. SchlichtingDirector98%Passed
Election of Brent ShaferDirector97.7%Passed

2025

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
(d)By the following vote, stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal relating to executives retaining significant stockShareholder proposal37.1%Failed
David S. Wilkes, M.DCompany proposal98.9%Passed
Stephen N. Oesterle, M.DCompany proposal98.8%Passed
(b)By the following vote, stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for 2024Company proposal90.9%Passed
(c)By the following vote, stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025Auditor92.4%Passed
Election of William A. Ampofo IIDirector99.5%Passed
Election of Patricia B. MorrisonDirector98.9%Passed
Election of Stephen H. RusckowskiDirector98.8%Passed
Election of Amy A. WendellDirector98.5%Passed
Election of Jeffrey A. CraigDirector98%Passed
Election of Nancy M. SchlichtingDirector97.6%Passed
Election of Brent ShaferDirector94.8%Passed
Election of Cathy R. SmithDirector92.9%Passed

2024

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
(f)By the following vote, stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal relating to executives retaining significant stockShareholder proposal29%Failed
David S. Wilkes, M.DCompany proposal98.9%Passed
Stephen N. Oesterle, M.DCompany proposal98.7%Passed
(d)By the following vote, stockholders approved the Company’s Amended Plan (as described in Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K)Company proposal94.5%Passed
José (Joe) E. AlmeidaCompany proposal93.2%Passed
(e)By the following vote, stockholders approved the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to permit officer exculpation (as described in Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K)Company proposal88.9%Passed
(b)By the following vote, stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for 2023Company proposal86.7%Passed
(c)By the following vote, stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024Auditor93.7%Passed
Election of William A. Ampofo IIDirector99.5%Passed
Election of Stephen H. RusckowskiDirector99%Passed
Election of Patricia B. MorrisonDirector98.9%Passed
Election of Brent ShaferDirector98.8%Passed
Election of Amy A. WendellDirector98.1%Passed
Election of Peter M. WilverDirector97.6%Passed
Election of Nancy M. SchlichtingDirector96.6%Passed
Election of Cathy R. SmithDirector93.1%Passed

2023

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
(f)By the following vote, stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal relating to executives retaining significant stockShareholder proposal31.2%Failed
(e)By the following vote, stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal relating to stockholder ratification of termination payShareholder proposal9.7%Failed
José (Joe) E. AlmeidaCompany proposal91.5%Passed
(b)By the following vote, stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the 2022 compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officersCompany proposal77.8%Passed
(d)By the following vote, stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2023Auditor94.4%Passed
Election of David S. WilkesDirector99%Passed
Election of Brent ShaferDirector99%Passed
Election of Patricia B. MorrisonDirector99%Passed
Election of Stephen N. OesterleDirector97.7%Passed
Election of Amy A. WendellDirector97%Passed
Election of Michael F. MahoneyDirector96.5%Passed
Election of Peter M. WilverDirector96.1%Passed
Election of Nancy M. SchlichtingDirector95.6%Passed
Election of Cathy R. SmithDirector91.4%Passed

2022

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
(f) By the following vote, stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal relating to special shareholder meeting improvementShareholder proposal35%Failed
(g) By the following vote, stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal relating to an independent board chairmanShareholder proposal22.8%Failed
(d) By the following vote, stockholders approved the Written Consent Charter Amendment to permit stockholder action by written consent (as described in Item 5.03 of this Current Report)Company proposal99%Passed
(e) By the following vote, stockholders approved the Special Meeting Charter Amendment to lower the special meeting threshold (as described in Item 5.03 of this Current Report)Company proposal98.2%Passed
José (Joe) E. AlmeidaCompany proposal93.4%Passed
(b) By the following vote, stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the 2021 compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officersCompany proposal90.9%Passed
(c) The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2022Auditor93.4%Passed
Election of David S. WilkesDirector99.5%Passed
Election of Patricia B. MorrisonDirector99.2%Passed
Election of Cathy R. SmithDirector98.6%Passed
Election of Amy A. WendellDirector98.3%Passed
Election of Stephen N. OesterleDirector98.1%Passed
Election of Thomas F. ChenDirector97.6%Passed
Election of Michael F. MahoneyDirector97.1%Passed
Election of Nancy M. SchlichtingDirector96.6%Passed
Election of Peter S. HellmanDirector94.3%Passed
Election of Albert P.L. StrouckenDirector93.5%Passed

2021

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
(f) By the following vote, stockholders approved the stockholder proposal relating to the right to act by written consentShareholder proposal53.9%Passed
(g) By the following vote, stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal relating to an independent board chairmanShareholder proposal27.6%Failed
(e) By the following vote, stockholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase PlanCompany proposal99.6%Passed
(d) By the following vote, stockholders approved the Company’s 2021 Incentive PlanCompany proposal94.1%Passed
José (Joe) AlmeidaCompany proposal93.5%Passed
(b) By the following vote, stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the 2020 compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officersCompany proposal91.3%Passed
(c) The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021Auditor91.5%Passed
Election of David S. WilkesDirector99.6%Passed
Election of Amy A. WendellDirector99.6%Passed
Election of Patricia B. MorrisonDirector99.5%Passed
Election of Cathy R. SmithDirector99.1%Passed
Election of Stephen N. OesterleDirector98.1%Passed
Election of Thomas F. ChenDirector97.3%Passed
Election of Michael F. MahoneyDirector97.2%Passed
Election of Albert P.L. StrouckenDirector94.5%Passed
Election of Peter S. HellmanDirector94.3%Passed
Election of Thomas T. StallkampDirector94.2%Passed
Election of John D. ForsythDirector92.6%Passed

2020

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
(d) By the following vote, stockholders approved the stockholder proposal relating to an independent board chairmanShareholder proposal55%Passed
(e) By the following vote, stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal relating to the right to act by written consentShareholder proposal38.6%Failed
(b) By the following vote, stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the 2019 compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officersCompany proposal94.7%Passed
José (Joe) AlmeidaCompany proposal94.1%Passed
(c) The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020Auditor93.7%Passed
Election of Amy A. WendellDirector99.6%Passed
Election of Stephen N. OesterleDirector99.6%Passed
Election of Thomas F. ChenDirector99.6%Passed
Election of Michael F. MahoneyDirector99.3%Passed
Election of Patricia B. MorrisonDirector99%Passed
Election of Peter S. HellmanDirector95.3%Passed
Election of James R. Gavin IIIDirector94.5%Passed
Election of John D. ForsythDirector94.2%Passed
Election of Thomas T. StallkampDirector93.6%Passed
Election of Albert P.L. StrouckenDirector89.5%Passed

2019

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
(e) By the following vote, stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal relating to the right to act by written consentShareholder proposal37.2%Failed
(d) By the following vote, stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal relating to an independent board chairmanShareholder proposal29.1%Failed
José (Joe) AlmeidaCompany proposal94.7%Passed
(b) By the following vote, stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the 2018 compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officersCompany proposal93.9%Passed
(c) The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019Auditor95.8%Passed
Election of Amy A. WendellDirector99.8%Passed
Election of Patricia B. MorrisonDirector99.8%Passed
Election of Cathy R. SmithDirector99.3%Passed
Election of Michael F. MahoneyDirector99%Passed
Election of Stephen N. OesterleDirector98.8%Passed
Election of Thomas F. ChenDirector98.2%Passed
Election of Peter S. HellmanDirector97.4%Passed
Election of Albert P.L. StrouckenDirector95.8%Passed
Election of Thomas T. StallkampDirector95.4%Passed
Election of John D. ForsythDirector94.4%Passed
Election of James R. Gavin IIIDirector88.5%Passed

2018

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
(e) By the following vote, stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal relating to the right to act by written consentShareholder proposal41.7%Failed
(d) By the following vote, stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal relating to an independent board chairmanShareholder proposal25.6%Failed
José (Joe) AlmeidaCompany proposal94.5%Passed
(b) By the following vote, stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the 2017 compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officersCompany proposal93.6%Passed
(c) The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018Auditor97.4%Passed
Election of Cathy R. SmithDirector99.8%Passed
Election of Munib IslamDirector99.7%Passed
Election of Thomas F. ChenDirector99.7%Passed
Election of Stephen N. OesterleDirector98.8%Passed
Election of Michael F. MahoneyDirector98.1%Passed
Election of Carole J. ShapazianDirector96.3%Passed
Election of Albert P.L. StrouckenDirector96%Passed
Election of Peter S. HellmanDirector95.9%Passed
Election of Thomas T. StallkampDirector95%Passed
Election of John D. ForsythDirector95%Passed
Election of James R. Gavin IIIDirector93.5%Passed

Proxy statements and vote results

Straight from Baxter International’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.

YearFilingFiled
2026Vote results2026-05-08
2026Proxy statement2026-03-23
2025Vote results2025-05-08
2025Proxy statement2025-03-25
2024Vote results2024-05-09
2024Proxy statement2024-03-25
2023Vote results2023-05-04
2023Proxy statement2023-03-23
2022Vote results2022-05-06
2022Proxy statement2022-03-21
2021Vote results2021-05-05
2021Proxy statement2021-03-22
2020Vote results2020-05-08
2020Proxy statement2020-03-17
2019Vote results2019-05-10
2019Proxy statement2019-03-26
2018Vote results2018-05-10
2018Proxy statement2018-03-23

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