Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Avantor, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 7, 2026. The final voting results for each of the items submitted to a stockholder vote at the 2026 Annual Meeting are set forth below.
1.The stockholders elected nine directors to serve for a one-year term expiring at the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, subject to election and qualification of their successors, based on the following voting results:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Nominee
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Simon Dingemans
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597,767,916
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2,626,150
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20,127,404
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17,687,677
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Emmanuel Ligner
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588,992,737
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11,392,819
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20,135,914
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17,687,677
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Gregory Lucier
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585,865,815
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14,527,528
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20,128,127
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17,687,677
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Louise Makin
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593,540,559
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26,641,131
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339,780
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17,687,677
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Joseph Massaro
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590,921,914
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29,353,354
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246,202
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17,687,677
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Sanjeev Mehra
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596,961,853
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3,421,597
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20,138,020
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17,687,677
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Mala Murthy
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594,916,679
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25,361,252
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243,539
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17,687,677
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Michael Severino
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588,864,758
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31,415,688
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241,024
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17,687,677
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Gregory Summe
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522,018,929
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78,326,277
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20,176,264
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17,687,677
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2.The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the 2025 compensation of the Company's named executive officers, based on the following voting results:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation
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601,462,107
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18,474,344
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585,019
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17,687,677
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3.The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, one year as the frequency of the non-binding advisory vote to approve executive compensation, based on the following voting results:
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1 Year
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2 Years
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3 Years
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Abstentions
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Officer Compensation
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605,480,159
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9,225
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14,892,420
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139,666
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17,687,677
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In accordance with the recommendation of the Company's Board and based on the results of the advisory vote reported above, the Company's Board has determined that the Company will hold a stockholder advisory vote on executive compensation on an annual basis until the next required stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory approval of named executive officer compensation, which is
expected to occur at the Company's 2032 annual meeting of stockholders or until the Board otherwise determines a different frequency for such non-binding votes.
4.The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026, based on the following voting results:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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629,271,458
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8,805,313
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132,376
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