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Proxy Results (Form 8-K)

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) The 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was held on April 23, 2026.
(b) At the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the shareholders:
•elected all 12 Director nominees named in the 2026 Proxy Statement to the Company's Board of Directors;
•approved, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation philosophy, policies and procedures described in the "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" section of the 2026 Proxy Statement and the compensation of the Company's executive officers named in the 2026 Proxy Statement, as disclosed therein;
•ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2026; and
•did not approve the shareholder proposal to adopt a policy requiring an independent board chair.
The following are the final voting results for each of the four items voted on at the meeting.
1. Election of Directors:
Shares For
Shares Against
Shares Abstain
Non-Votes
M. C. Beckerle
1,717,960,024
21,523,602
3,071,503
314,406,723
J. A. Doudna
1,722,365,064
17,232,471
2,957,594
314,406,723
J. Duato
1,654,870,358
84,725,734
2,959,037
314,406,723
M. A. Hewson
1,694,721,822
43,362,781
4,470,526
314,406,723
P. A. Johnson
1,724,394,799
15,093,883
3,066,447
314,406,723
H. Joly
1,664,230,485
75,001,172
3,323,472
314,406,723
M. B. McClellan
1,716,126,914
23,153,464
3,274,751
314,406,723
J. G. Morikis
1,722,975,295
16,204,254
3,375,580
314,406,723
D. E. Pinto
1,729,298,557
10,014,607
3,241,965
314,406,723
M. A. Weinberger
1,676,844,107
61,834,491
3,876,531
314,406,723
N. Y. West
1,716,608,777
22,801,606
3,144,746
314,406,723
E. A. Woods
1,682,880,891
56,411,905
3,262,333
314,406,723
2. Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation (Say on Pay):
For
Against
Abstained
Non-Votes
1,641,173,032
91,774,923
9,607,174
314,406,723
3. Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026:
For
Against
Abstained
Non-Votes
1,914,846,474
138,633,899
3,481,479
0
4. Shareholder Proposal - independent board chair:
For
Against
Abstained
Non-Votes
406,353,048
1,326,857,173
9,344,908
314,406,723
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