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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
On March 16, 2021, BrightView Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the matters disclosed in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 26, 2021 in connection with the 2021 Annual Meeting (the “Proxy Statement”). The final voting results for the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders were as follows:
Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected the persons listed below as directors for a one-year term expiring at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:
| Votes Cast For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| James R. Abrahamson | 80,396,674 | 17,051,550 | 2,918,973 | |||
| Jane Okun Bomba | 96,172,499 | 1,275,725 | 2,918,973 | |||
| Shamit Grover | 80,239,560 | 17,208,664 | 2,918,973 | |||
| Andrew V. Masterman | 85,795,822 | 11,652,402 | 2,918,973 | |||
| Paul E. Raether | 74,404,748 | 23,043,476 | 2,918,973 | |||
| Richard W. Roedel | 89,320,549 | 8,127,675 | 2,918,973 | |||
| Mara Swan | 95,498,128 | 1,950,096 | 2,918,973 | |||
| Joshua T. Weisenbeck | 74,272,750 | 23,175,474 | 2,918,973 |
Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2021.
| Votes Cast For | Votes Cast Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 100,163,665 | 189,579 | 13,953 | N/A |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| BrightView Holdings, Inc. | |||
| Date: March 17, 2021 | By: |
/s/ Jonathan M. Gottsegen |
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| Name: | Jonathan M. Gottsegen | ||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||