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# P&G Holders Reject Special-Meeting Proposal, 608 Million Votes For To 1.04 Billion Against
- URL: https://www.bullished.co/p-and-g-holders-reject-special-meeting-proposal-608-million-votes-for-to-1-04-billion-e351e755/
- Published: 2026-10-16T20:35:48.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-16T20:35:48.000Z
- Description: All three shareholder proposals failed at the October 13 meeting, while all 12 directors and the advisory pay vote won approval.
- Author: Matteo Parrino
- Tags: SEC Filings, PG, Industry: Consumer Staples

[Procter & Gamble](https://www.bullished.co/tag/pg/) shareholders voted down all three shareholder proposals at the October 13 annual meeting, according to an [8-K filed Friday](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000080424/000008042426000245/pg-20261016.htm?ref=bullished.co) with the final tallies. The closest was a request to lower the threshold for calling special meetings, which drew 608,496,499 votes for and 1,043,653,976 against.

## The three shareholder proposals

The special-meeting proposal also drew 12,992,049 abstentions, the filing shows.

A second proposal asked for a policy on eligibility thresholds for people who submit shareholder proposals. It received [436,255,392 votes for](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000080424/000008042426000245/pg-20261016.htm?ref=bullished.co) and 1,183,852,903 against, with 45,034,229 abstentions.

A third sought annual reporting on charitable contributions. It drew 67,596,774 votes for and 1,573,630,523 against, with 23,915,227 abstentions.

The filing marks each of the three as not approved.

## Directors, pay and the auditor

All 12 director nominees were elected to one-year terms. Shailesh Jejurikar received 1,579,539,845 votes for, 71,333,130 against and 14,269,549 abstentions.

McEvoy drew the most support in the table, at 1,637,575,637 votes for and 20,765,443 against. Among the 12 nominees, Joseph Jimenez had the most votes against, at 94,395,462, followed by Christopher Kempczinski at 79,508,735.

The advisory vote on executive pay, a non-binding shareholder vote, passed with 1,514,086,600 votes for and 138,017,439 against, plus 13,038,485 abstentions.

Shareholders also approved the appointment of the independent auditor, by 1,873,668,914 votes to 128,592,524, with 11,673,011 abstentions.

## Broker non-votes

Broker non-votes, shares a broker could not vote without client instructions, totaled 348,791,925\. They were recorded on the director election, the pay vote and each of the three shareholder proposals. The auditor ratification shows none.

The filing, signed Friday by Assistant Secretary Aaron B. Shepherd under Item 5.07, reports the October 13 meeting's results as final.

### Sources

- [8-K Filing — PROCTER & GAMBLE Co (PG)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000080424/000008042426000245/pg-20261016.htm?ref=bullished.co) — SEC EDGAR

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