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Medtronic

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What shareholders voted on

From Medtronic’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.

2025

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
An amendment to Article 177 of the Company’s Articles of Association, to facilitate the capitalization of certain of the Company’s non-distributable reservesCompany proposal99.9%Passed
A Capital Reduction to Create Distributable Reserves under Irish LawCompany proposal99.8%Passed
Joon S. Lee, M.DCompany proposal99.4%Passed
Amendments to the Company’s Articles of Association to update the advance notice provisionsCompany proposal99.4%Passed
Renewal of the Board’s authority to issue shares under Irish lawCompany proposal98.3%Passed
Authorization of the Company and any subsidiary of the Company to make overseas market purchases of Medtronic ordinary sharesCompany proposal97.6%Passed
Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.DCompany proposal95%Passed
Renewal of the Board’s authority to opt out of pre-emption rights under Irish lawCompany proposal93.5%Passed
In a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation awarded to the Company’s named executive officersCompany proposal93.5%Passed
In a non-binding vote, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Medtronic’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2026 and to authorize, in a binding vote, the Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor’s remunerationAuditor90.8%Passed
Election of William R. JellisonDirector99.4%Passed
Election of Kevin E. LoftonDirector98.9%Passed
Election of John P. GroetelaarsDirector98.7%Passed
Election of Randall J. Hogan, IIIDirector98.4%Passed
Election of Gregory P. LewisDirector98.2%Passed
Election of Lidia L. FonsecaDirector96.7%Passed
Election of Scott C. DonnellyDirector96.3%Passed
Election of Geoffrey S. MarthaDirector93.7%Passed
Election of Kendall J. PowellDirector90%Passed
Election of Craig ArnoldDirector86.9%Passed

2024

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Andrea J. Goldsmith, Ph.DCompany proposal99.6%Passed
Renewal of the Board’s authority to issue sharesCompany proposal98.4%Passed
Authorization of the Company and any subsidiary of the Company to make overseas market purchases of Medtronic ordinary sharesCompany proposal97.5%Passed
Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.DCompany proposal96.8%Passed
Renewal of the Board’s authority to opt out of pre-emption rightsCompany proposal93.8%Passed
A non-binding advisory basis, the compensation awarded to the Company’s named executive officersCompany proposal92.9%Passed
In a non-binding vote, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Medtronic’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2025 and to authorize, in a binding vote, the Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor’s remunerationAuditor90.4%Passed
Election of Randall J. Hogan, IIIDirector99.4%Passed
Election of Kevin E. LoftonDirector99.2%Passed
Election of Gregory P. LewisDirector98.6%Passed
Election of Lidia L. FonsecaDirector98.5%Passed
Election of Scott C. DonnellyDirector96.5%Passed
Election of Craig ArnoldDirector95.5%Passed
Election of Geoffrey S. MarthaDirector94.6%Passed
Election of Kendall J. PowellDirector90.8%Passed

2023

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
The Company's 2024 Employee Stock Purchase PlanCompany proposal99.7%Passed
Andrea J. Goldsmith, Ph.DCompany proposal99.7%Passed
Renewal of the Board’s authority to issue sharesCompany proposal98.6%Passed
Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.DCompany proposal96.9%Passed
Authorization of the Company and any subsidiary of the Company to make overseas market purchases of Medtronic ordinary sharesCompany proposal95.5%Passed
Renewal of the Board’s authority to opt out of pre-emption rightsCompany proposal93.9%Passed
A non-binding advisory basis, the compensation awarded to the Company’s named executive officersCompany proposal93.4%Passed
In a non-binding vote, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2024 and authorized, in a binding vote, the Company’s Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor’s remunerationAuditor91.3%Passed
Election of Gregory P. LewisDirector99.8%Passed
Election of Kevin E. LoftonDirector99.7%Passed
Election of Randall J. Hogan, IIIDirector99.3%Passed
Election of Lidia L. FonsecaDirector99%Passed
Election of Scott C. DonnellyDirector97.9%Passed
Election of Craig ArnoldDirector97.5%Passed
Election of Geoffrey S. MarthaDirector94.6%Passed
Election of Kendall J. PowellDirector90.2%Passed
Election of Denise M. O’LearyDirector89.7%Passed

2022

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Andrea J. Goldsmith, Ph.DCompany proposal99.7%Passed
Renewal of the Board’s authority to issue sharesCompany proposal99%Passed
Renewal of the Board’s authority to opt out of pre-emption rightsCompany proposal98.1%Passed
Authorization of the Company and any subsidiary of the Company to make overseas market purchases of Medtronic ordinary sharesCompany proposal97.7%Passed
A non-binding advisory basis, the compensation awarded to the Company’s named executive officersCompany proposal93.3%Passed
Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.DCompany proposal87.2%Passed
In a non-binding vote, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2023 and authorized, in a binding vote, the Company’s Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor’s remunerationAuditor92.3%Passed
Election of Kevin E. LoftonDirector99.7%Passed
Election of Randall J. Hogan, IIIDirector99.2%Passed
Election of Lidia L. FonsecaDirector98.5%Passed
Election of Scott C. DonnellyDirector98.1%Passed
Election of Craig ArnoldDirector97.2%Passed
Election of Richard H. AndersonDirector94.1%Passed
Election of Geoffrey S. MarthaDirector93.1%Passed
Election of Denise M. O’LearyDirector91.4%Passed
Election of Kendall J. PowellDirector90%Passed

2021

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Andrea J. Goldsmith, Ph.DCompany proposal99.7%Passed
Renewal of the Board’s authority to opt out of pre-emption rightsCompany proposal99.2%Passed
Authorization of the Company and any subsidiary of the Company to make overseas market purchases of Medtronic ordinary sharesCompany proposal99.1%Passed
Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.DCompany proposal98.2%Passed
Renewal of the Board’s authority to issue sharesCompany proposal97.4%Passed
A non-binding advisory basis, the compensation awarded to the Company’s named executive officersCompany proposal90.3%Passed
The new 2021 Medtronic plc Long Term Incentive PlanCompany proposal86.9%Passed
In a non-binding vote, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2022 and authorized, in a binding vote, the Company’s Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor’s remunerationAuditor93.4%Passed
Election of Kevin E. LoftonDirector98.6%Passed
Election of Randall J. Hogan, IIIDirector97.8%Passed
Election of Craig ArnoldDirector97.1%Passed
Election of Scott C. DonnellyDirector96.2%Passed
Election of Geoffrey S. MarthaDirector94.5%Passed
Election of Denise M. O’LearyDirector93.8%Passed
Election of Richard H. AndersonDirector92.7%Passed
Election of Kendall J. PowellDirector85%Passed

2020

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Renewal of the Board’s authority to opt out of pre-emption rightsCompany proposal99.2%Passed
Renewal of the Board’s authority to issue sharesCompany proposal99%Passed
Authorization of the Company and any subsidiary of the Company to make overseas market purchases of Medtronic ordinary sharesCompany proposal98.6%Passed
A non-binding advisory basis, the compensation awarded to the Company’s named executive officersCompany proposal91.7%Passed
In a non-binding vote, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2021 and authorized, in a binding vote, the Company’s Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor’s remunerationAuditor94.5%Passed
Election of Kevin E. LoftonDirector99.8%Passed
Election of Craig ArnoldDirector98.5%Passed
Election of Michael O. LeavittDirector98.1%Passed
Election of Randall J. Hogan, IIIDirector97.4%Passed
Election of Scott C. DonnellyDirector96.6%Passed
Election of James T. LenehanDirector96.1%Passed
Election of Denise M. O’LearyDirector94.7%Passed
Election of Geoffrey S. MarthaDirector94%Passed
Election of Richard H. AndersonDirector93.6%Passed
Election of Kendall J. PowellDirector85.7%Passed

2019

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Authorization of the Company and any subsidiary of the Company to make overseas market purchases of Medtronic ordinary sharesCompany proposal99.3%Passed
Renewal of the Board’s authority to opt out of pre-emption rightsCompany proposal99.3%Passed
Renewal of the Board’s authority to issue sharesCompany proposal98.9%Passed
A non-binding advisory basis, the compensation awarded to the Company’s named executive officersCompany proposal94.7%Passed
In a non-binding vote, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2020 and authorized, in a binding vote, the Company’s Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor’s remunerationAuditor95.7%Passed
Election of Randall J. Hogan, IIIDirector99%Passed
Election of Scott C. DonnellyDirector98.9%Passed
Election of Craig ArnoldDirector98.9%Passed
Election of Geoffrey S. MarthaDirector98.8%Passed
Election of James T. LenehanDirector97.2%Passed
Election of Michael O. LeavittDirector97%Passed
Election of Denise M. O’LearyDirector96.9%Passed
Election of Omar IshrakDirector96.4%Passed
Election of Richard H. AndersonDirector95.1%Passed
Election of Kendall J. PowellDirector87.9%Passed

2018

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Elizabeth Nabel, M.DCompany proposal99.8%Passed
A non-binding advisory basis, the compensation awarded to the Company's named executive officersCompany proposal96%Passed
In a non-binding vote, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditor for fiscal year 2019 and authorized, in a binding vote, the Company's Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor's remunerationAuditor97.2%Passed
Election of Randall Hogan, IIIDirector99.3%Passed
Election of Craig ArnoldDirector99%Passed
Election of Scott C. DonnellyDirector98.6%Passed
Election of Michael O. LeavittDirector98.4%Passed
Election of James T. LenehanDirector98.3%Passed
Election of Denise M. O'LearyDirector98%Passed
Election of Richard H. AndersonDirector96.5%Passed
Election of Omar IshrakDirector96.4%Passed
Election of Kendall J. PowellDirector90.6%Passed

Proxy statements and vote results

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

YearFilingFiled
2026Proxy statement2026-08-17
2025Vote results2025-10-21
2025Proxy statement2025-08-25
2024Vote results2024-10-21
2024Proxy statement2024-08-09
2023Vote results2023-10-23
2023Proxy statement2023-08-11
2022Vote results2022-12-13
2022Proxy statement2022-08-19
2021Vote results2021-12-14
2021Proxy statement2021-08-27
2020Vote results2020-12-14
2020Proxy statement2020-08-14
2019Vote results2019-12-10
2019Proxy statement2019-08-16
2018Vote results2018-12-11
2018Proxy statement2018-08-24

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