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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
| (a) | At the annual meeting, our shareholders approved, or did not approve, the following proposals. |
| (b) | The number of votes cast for and against (or withheld) and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each such proposal, as described in detail in Comcast Corporation’s definitive proxy statement dated April 24, 2020, are set forth below. |
| (1) | All of the director nominees named in the proxy statement were elected to serve as directors for one-year terms. |
| Director | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Kenneth J. Bacon | 353,339,190 | 15,174,775 | 22,005,912 | |||
| Madeline S. Bell | 364,919,426 | 3,594,539 | 22,005,912 | |||
| Naomi M. Bergman | 367,769,122 | 744,843 | 22,005,912 | |||
| Edward D. Breen | 313,760,438 | 54,753,527 | 22,005,912 | |||
| Gerald L. Hassell | 315,605,901 | 52,908,064 | 22,005,912 | |||
| Jeffrey A. Honickman | 359,689,770 | 8,824,195 | 22,005,912 | |||
| Maritza G. Montiel | 364,005,405 | 4,508,560 | 22,005,912 | |||
| Asuka Nakahara | 367,450,418 | 1,063,547 | 22,005,912 | |||
| David C. Novak | 316,768,680 | 51,745,285 | 22,005,912 | |||
| Brian L. Roberts | 357,409,993 | 11,103,972 | 22,005,912 |
| (2) | The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditors for the 2020 fiscal year, as described in the proxy statement, was ratified. |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 380,128,575 | 10,191,845 | 199,457 | N/A |
| (3) | The approval of the Comcast Corporation Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Option Plan, as described in the proxy statement, was approved. |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 332,037,631 | 36,098,837 | 377,494 | 22,005,915 |
| (4) | The approval of the Comcast Corporation Amended and Restated 2002 Restricted Stock Plan, as described in the proxy statement, was approved. |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 351,117,753 | 17,003,620 | 392,590 | 22,005,914 |
| (5) | The advisory vote on our executive compensation, as described in the proxy statement, was approved. |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 283,141,731 | 84,772,369 | 599,862 | 22,005,915 |
| (6) | A shareholder proposal to provide a report on lobbying activities, as described in the proxy statement, was not approved. |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 95,162,024 | 265,497,330 | 7,854,609 | 22,005,914 |
| (7) | No vote is being reported for a shareholder proposal to require an independent board chairman because it was not presented at the annual meeting by the shareholder proponent or a designee of the shareholder proponent as required, and therefore, was not acted upon by the shareholders. However, if the shareholder proposal had been acted upon, this proposal would have been defeated by over a majority of the votes cast based on proxies delivered prior to the closing of the polls for the annual meeting. |
| (8) | A shareholder proposal to conduct an independent investigation and report on risk posed by failing to prevent sexual harassment, as described in the proxy statement, was not approved. |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 47,943,870 | 317,727,672 | 2,842,420 | 22,005,915 |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| COMCAST CORPORATION | ||
| Date: June 5, 2020 | By: | /s/ Thomas J. Reid |
| Name: | Thomas J. Reid | |
| Title: | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | |