Tesco
TSCO · London Stock Exchange · Consumer Discretionary · United Kingdom
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Shareholder advocacy aimed at Tesco
3 recorded campaigns from 2 organizations.
Ran a six-year Sustainable Proteins engagement with 23 global food retailers and manufacturers (now closed/succeeded)
Asked 23+ global food retailers/manufacturers to set time-bound targets for growing plant-based/alternative-protein share of portfolio and disclose progress. Now closed and succeeded by the Protein Diversification engagement.
ShareAction at Tesco PLC
Increase the proportion of sales that come from healthier products to 65 percent by 2025, publish a strategy for reaching that goal and report annually on progress.
ShareAction-coordinated coalition of seven institutional investors managing about 140 billion pounds and more than 100 individual shareholders at Tesco
Disclose the share of sales from healthier products and set a target and strategy for significantly increasing it by 2030 with annual progress reports.
What shareholders voted on
From Tesco’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
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of the named executive officers of the Company | Say on pay | 86% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 26, 2026 | Auditor | 94.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Sonia Syngal | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Harry A. Lawton III | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of André Hawaux | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Ramkumar Krishnan | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Meg Ham | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Joy Brown | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Ricardo Cardenas | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Denise L. Jackson | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Mark J. Weikel | Director | 97.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Edna K. Morris | Director | 94.5% | Passed |
2025
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of the named executive officers of the Company | Say on pay | 93% | Passed | |
| The amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide for the exculpation of officers as permitted by Delaware law and to make certain conforming changes | Company proposal | 88.8% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2025 | Auditor | 95.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Harry A. Lawton III | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Ramkumar Krishnan | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Meg Ham | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of André Hawaux | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Joy Brown | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Ricardo Cardenas | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Edna K. Morris | Director | 97.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Denise L. Jackson | Director | 94.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Mark J. Weikel | Director | 93.5% | Passed |
2024
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of the named executive officers of the Company | Say on pay | 93% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 28, 2024 | Auditor | 94.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Harry A. Lawton III | Director | 99.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Meg Ham | Director | 99.9% | Passed | |
| Election of André Hawaux | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Joy Brown | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Ramkumar Krishnan | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Denise L. Jackson | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Ricardo Cardenas | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Edna K. Morris | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Mark J. Weikel | Director | 97.2% | Passed |
2023
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of the named executive officers of the Company | Say on pay | 89.4% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2023 | Auditor | 94.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Harry A. Lawton III | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of André Hawaux | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Joy Brown | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Ramkumar Krishnan | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Denise L. Jackson | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Mark J. Weikel | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Ricardo Cardenas | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Edna K. Morris | Director | 91.4% | Passed |
2022
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The stockholder proposal titled "Report on Costs of Low Wages and Inequality" | Shareholder proposal | 14.7% | Failed | |
| The compensation of the named executive officers of the Company | Say on pay | 87.1% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 | Auditor | 92.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Harry A. Lawton III | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Joy Brown | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Denise L. Jackson | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Ricardo Cardenas | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Ramkumar Krishnan | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Mark J. Weikel | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas A. Kingsbury | Director | 96.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Edna K. Morris | Director | 92.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Cynthia T. Jamison | Director | 90% | Passed |
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The stockholder proposal titled "Transition to Public Benefit Corporation" | Shareholder proposal | 3.4% | Failed | |
| The compensation of the named executive officers of the Company | Say on pay | 86.3% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 25, 2021 | Auditor | 96% | Passed | |
| Election of Harry A. Lawton III | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Joy Brown | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Denise L. Jackson | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Ricardo Cardenas | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Ramkumar Krishnan | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Mark J. Weikel | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas A. Kingsbury | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Edna K. Morris | Director | 93.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Cynthia T. Jamison | Director | 87.8% | Passed |
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of the named executive officers of the Company | Say on pay | 90.8% | Passed | |
| The amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate the supermajority voting requirements contained therein | Company proposal | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Firm for the fiscal year ending December 26, 2020 | Company proposal | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas A. Kingsbury | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Ricardo Cardenas | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Harry A. Lawton III | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Mark J. Weikel | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Ramkumar Krishnan | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Denise L. Jackson | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of George MacKenzie | Director | 94.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Edna K. Morris | Director | 93.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Cynthia T. Jamison | Director | 91% | Passed |
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of the named executive officers of the Company | Say on pay | 93% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 28, 2019 | Auditor | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Mark J. Weikel | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Ricardo Cardenas | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Ramkumar Krishnan | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas A. Kingsbury | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Denise L. Jackson | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Gregory A. Sandfort | Director | 97.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Edna K. Morris | Director | 96.4% | Passed | |
| Election of George MacKenzie | Director | 96% | Passed | |
| Election of Cynthia T. Jamison | Director | 95.6% | Passed |
2018
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of the named executive officers of the Company | Say on pay | 94.6% | Passed | |
| The 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan | Company proposal | 89.8% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 29, 2018 | Auditor | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas A. Kingsbury | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Denise L. Jackson | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Ramkumar Krishnan | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Mark J. Weikel | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter D. Bewley | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of George MacKenzie | Director | 97.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Cynthia T. Jamison | Director | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Gregory A. Sandfort | Director | 96.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Edna K. Morris | Director | 95.9% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Tesco’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.
| Year | Filing | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vote results | 2026-05-15 |
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-03-26 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-05-16 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-03-27 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-05-10 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-03-26 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-05-12 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-03-28 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-05-12 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-03-28 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-05-07 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-03-25 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-05-08 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-03-23 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-05-10 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-03-25 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-05-14 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-03-27 |
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