Verizon shareholders approve 2026 incentive plan; all nine directors elected
At its May 21, 2026 annual meeting, Verizon shareholders elected all nine board nominees, approved the 2026 Long-Term Incentive Plan, and approved executive compensation in an advisory vote. Shareholders also ratified Ernst & Young LLP as auditor for 2026 and defeated two shareholder proposals, on climate-related board oversight and an independent board chair.
Key points
- Annual meeting held May 21, 2026; 3,456,536,338 shares, or 82.67% of shares outstanding on the March 23, 2026 record date, were present.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 2,403,857,612 for and 355,704,067 against.
- Shareholder proposals defeated: climate oversight (2,256,325,141 against) and independent board chair (2,305,378,572 against).
- Ernst & Young LLP ratified as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 with 3,159,422,372 votes for.
The filing
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