Amcor plc filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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, 2025. As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 2,308,359,941 shares of the Company outstanding and entitled to vote, of which the holders of 1,767,577,033 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 re-elected eleven directors for a one-year term each. The vote was as follows: |
| Director | Votes For | Votes Against |
Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Graeme Liebelt | 1,622,585,674 | 31,672,594 | 6,722,659 | 106,596,106 | ||||||||||||
| Stephen E. Sterrett | 1,635,143,733 | 19,061,990 | 6,775,204 | 106,596,106 | ||||||||||||
| Peter Konieczny | 1,644,577,119 | 9,579,350 | 6,824,458 | 106,596,106 | ||||||||||||
| Achal Agarwal | 1,641,727,566 | 12,543,502 | 6,709,859 | 106,596,106 | ||||||||||||
| Susan Carter | 1,639,198,158 | 15,180,802 | 6,601,967 | 106,596,106 | ||||||||||||
| Graham Chipchase CBE | 1,640,079,447 | 14,178,853 | 6,722,627 | 106,596,106 | ||||||||||||
| Jonathan F. Foster | 1,636,203,394 | 18,074,098 | 6,703,435 | 106,596,106 | ||||||||||||
| Lucrèce Foufopoulos-De Ridder | 1,456,726,445 | 197,226,435 | 7,028,047 | 106,596,106 | ||||||||||||
| James T. Glerum, Jr. | 1,639,286,729 | 14,838,729 | 6,855,469 | 106,596,106 | ||||||||||||
| Nicholas T. Long (Tom) | 1,591,424,807 | 62,603,218 | 6,952,902 | 106,596,106 | ||||||||||||
| Jill A. Rahman | 1,643,106,344 | 11,248,473 | 6,626,110 | 106,596,106 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | The shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year. The vote was 1,756,948,016 for, 3,713,251 against, and 6,915,766 abstentions. There were no broker non-votes. |
| 3. | The shareholders approved, by non-binding, advisory vote, the Company’s executive compensation. The vote was 1,499,031,651 for, 153,189,371 against, and 8,759,905 abstentions. There were 106,596,106 broker non-votes. |
| 4. | The shareholders approved, by non-binding, advisory vote, 1 year as the frequency of casting an advisory vote on executive compensation. The vote was 1,621,925,493 for 1 year, 1,081,623 for 2 years, 29,102,751 for 3 years and 8,871,060 abstentions. |
In accordance with the results for this Proposal 4, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that future advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation will be held annually. Thus, the next shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation will be held at the Company’s 2026 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
| 5. | The shareholders approved an Amendment to the Amcor plc Memorandum of Association to effect a reverse stock split. The vote was 1,749,623,711 for, 7,853,375 against, and 10,099,947 abstentions. There were no 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 10, 2025 | /s/ Damien Clayton | |
| Name: | Damien Clayton | ||
| Title: | Company Secretary | ||