04/27/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/27/2026 15:17
| Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) The Pfizer Inc. (the "Company") Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 23, 2026. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (b) Shareholders voted on the matters set forth below. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. The nominees for election to the Company's Board of Directors set forth in Item 1 to the Company's Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2026 were elected to hold office until the Company's next Annual Meeting of Shareholders, based upon the following votes: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominee
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker non-vote
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| Ronald E. Blaylock | 3,442,653,662 | 102,600,748 | 11,374,500 | 941,392,137 | ||||||||||||||||
| Albert Bourla | 3,261,211,737 | 272,132,573 | 23,284,563 | 941,392,137 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mortimer J. Buckley | 3,403,974,675 | 141,036,932 | 11,617,303 | 941,392,137 | ||||||||||||||||
| Susan Desmond-Hellmann | 3,401,932,807 | 141,056,147 | 13,639,956 | 941,392,137 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joseph J. Echevarria | 2,929,511,380 | 612,413,502 | 14,702,274 | 941,392,137 | ||||||||||||||||
| Scott Gottlieb | 3,415,886,776 | 130,394,185 | 10,343,738 | 941,392,137 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dan R. Littman | 3,383,769,589 | 161,740,872 | 11,118,449 | 941,392,137 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shantanu Narayen | 3,313,318,763 | 231,613,932 | 11,695,915 | 941,392,137 | ||||||||||||||||
| Suzanne Nora Johnson | 3,272,936,863 | 273,506,151 | 10,185,896 | 941,392,137 | ||||||||||||||||
| James Quincey | 3,453,778,741 | 91,549,236 | 11,300,933 | 941,392,137 | ||||||||||||||||
| James C. Smith | 3,284,035,682 | 261,217,699 | 11,375,529 | 941,392,137 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cyrus Taraporevala | 3,468,177,423 | 76,665,721 | 11,785,766 | 941,392,137 | ||||||||||||||||
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2. The proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year was approved based upon the following votes:
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Votes for approval
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4,160,827,231 | ||||||||||
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Votes against
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321,979,096 | ||||||||||
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Abstentions
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15,214,720 | ||||||||||
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Broker non-votes
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n/a
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3. The proposal to approve the Pfizer Inc. 2019 Stock Plan, as amended April 2026 was approved based upon the following votes:
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Votes for approval
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3,227,692,578 | ||||||||||
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Votes against
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305,428,376 | ||||||||||
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Abstentions
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23,507,956 | ||||||||||
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Broker non-votes
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941,392,137 | ||||||||||
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4. The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the 2026 compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers was approved based upon the following votes:
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Votes for approval
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3,099,249,442 | ||||||||||
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Votes against
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423,935,881 | ||||||||||
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Abstentions
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33,443,287 | ||||||||||
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Broker non-votes
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941,392,137 | ||||||||||
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5. The shareholder proposal to Adopt Adopt An Independent Chair Policy was not approved based upon the following votes:
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Votes for approval
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1,015,206,372 | ||||||||||
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Votes against
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2,509,042,021 | ||||||||||
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Abstentions
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32,354,566 | ||||||||||
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Broker non-votes
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941,392,137 | ||||||||||