AMCR 8-K
Amcor plc (AMCR)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Amcor plc (the “Company”) held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on November 6, 2024. As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 1,445,343,212 ordinary shares entitled to vote, of which the holders of 1,059,432,686 shares were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The results of the items voted on at the Annual Meeting are set forth below:
| 1. | The shareholders elected ten directors for a one-year term each. The vote was as follows: |
| Director | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| Graeme Liebelt | 983,994,453 | 18,806,843 | 1,153,484 | 55,477,906 | ||||||||
| Peter Konieczny | 999,542,933 | 3,408,021 | 1,003,826 | 55,477,906 | ||||||||
| Achal Agarwal | 994,065,694 | 8,615,621 | 1,273,465 | 55,477,906 | ||||||||
| Andrea Bertone | 923,238,101 | 79,482,419 | 1,234,260 | 55,477,906 | ||||||||
| Susan Carter | 998,836,980 | 3,843,890 | 1,273,910 | 55,477,906 | ||||||||
| Graham Chipchase CBE | 993,230,404 | 9,453,826 | 1,270,550 | 55,477,906 | ||||||||
| Lucrèce Foufopoulos-De Ridder | 938,460,483 | 64,179,437 | 1,314,860 | 55,477,906 | ||||||||
| Nicholas T. Long (Tom) | 907,600,403 | 95,088,032 | 1,266,345 | 55,477,906 | ||||||||
| Arun Nayar | 992,321,843 | 10,366,659 | 1,266,278 | 55,477,906 | ||||||||
| David Szczupak | 964,037,711 | 38,634,104 | 1,282,965 | 55,477,906 |
| 2. | The shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2025 fiscal year. The vote was 1,056,174,932 for, 1,928,033 against, and 1,329,721 abstentions. There were no broker non-votes. |
| 3. | The shareholders approved, by non-binding, advisory vote, the Company’s executive compensation. The vote was 956,117,072 for, 44,975,207 against, and 2,862,501 abstentions. There were 55,477,906 broker non-votes. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMCOR PLC | |||
| Date | November 8, 2024 | /s/ Damien Clayton | |
| Name: | Damien Clayton | ||
| Title: | Company Secretary | ||