Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Annual Shareholder Meeting Results
Evergy's annual meeting of shareholders was held on May 3, 2022. In accordance with the recommendations of the Board, the shareholders (i) elected twelve directors; (ii) approved, on an advisory and non-binding basis, the 2021 compensation of Evergy's named executive officers; (iii) approved the Evergy, Inc. Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan; and (iv) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accountants for 2022. The proposals voted upon at the annual meeting, as well as the voting results for each proposal are set forth below.
Item 1 on the Proxy Card. The twelve persons named below were elected, as proposed in the proxy statement, to serve as directors until Evergy's annual meeting in 2023, and until their successors are elected and qualified. The voting regarding the election was as follows:
| Number of Votes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David A. Campbell | 176,241,076 | 2,958,681 | 403,026 | 21,311,444 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas D. Hyde | 174,951,692 | 4,320,010 | 331,081 | 21,311,444 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B. Anthony Isaac | 166,729,403 | 12,551,225 | 322,155 | 21,311,444 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul M. Keglevic | 177,543,588 | 1,730,931 | 328,264 | 21,311,444 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary L. Landrieu | 177,465,914 | 1,799,981 | 336,888 | 21,311,444 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sandra A.J. Lawrence | 171,142,270 | 8,153,703 | 306,810 | 21,311,444 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ann D. Murtlow | 177,735,530 | 1,553,398 | 313,855 | 21,311,444 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sandra J. Price | 176,741,361 | 2,545,096 | 316,326 | 21,311,444 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark A. Ruelle | 172,531,134 | 6,715,067 | 356,582 | 21,311,444 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Scarola | 178,495,238 | 701,094 | 406,451 | 21,311,444 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Carl Soderstrom Jr. | 175,115,732 | 4,157,286 | 329,765 | 21,311,444 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C. John Wilder | 162,274,737 | 16,995,693 | 332,353 | 21,311,444 |
Item 2 on the Proxy Card. In an advisory and non-binding "say on pay" vote, shareholders approved the 2021 compensation of Evergy's named executive officers, with the following vote:
| Number of Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 168,240,098 | 10,513,394 | 849,291 | 21,311,444 |
Item 3 on the Proxy Card. Shareholders voted for the approval of the Evergy, Inc. Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan with the following vote:
| Number of Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 168,294,356 | 10,609,911 | 698,516 | 21,311,444 |
The material terms of the Evergy, Inc. Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan are described under "Proposal 3 - Approval of the Evergy, Inc. Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan" in Evergy's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2022, and are incorporated herein by reference. This description of the Evergy, Inc. Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Evergy, Inc. Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan, incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 10.5.
Item 4 on the Proxy Card. Shareholders voted for the ratification and confirmation of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Evergy's independent registered public accounting firm for 2022, with the following vote:
| Number of Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 195,673,096 | 4,851,882 | 389,249 | 0 |
Available Information
The SEC maintains an internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC at sec.gov. Additionally, information about the Evergy Companies, including their combined annual reports on Form 10-K, combined quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed with the SEC, is also available through the Evergy Companies' website, http://investors.evergy.com. Such reports are accessible at no charge and are made available as soon as reasonably practical after such material is filed with or furnished to the SEC.
Investors should note that the Evergy Companies announce material financial information in SEC filings, press releases and public conference calls. In accordance with SEC guidelines, the Evergy Companies also use the Investor Relations section of their website, http://investors.evergy.com, to communicate with investors. It is possible that the financial and other information posted there could be deemed to be material information. The information on the Evergy Companies' website is not part of this document.
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