UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Johnson & Johnson Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on April 26, 2018.
Meeting Information | |||
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting | |||
For holders as of: February 27, 2018 | |||
Date: April 26, 2018 Time: 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time | |||
 | Location: Hyatt Regency New Brunswick Two Albany Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 | ||
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Voting Items | |||||||
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all Director nominees listed: | |||||||
1 | Election of Directors | The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the following proposals: | |||||
1a. | Mary C. Beckerle | 2. | Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation | ||||
1b. | D. Scott Davis | 3. | Ratification of Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2018 | ||||
1c. | Ian E. L. Davis | ||||||
1d. | Jennifer A. Doudna | The Board of Directors recommends a vote AGAINST the following proposals: | |||||
1e. | Alex Gorsky | 4. | Shareholder Proposal – Accounting for Litigation and Compliance in Executive Compensation Performance Measures | ||||
1f. | Mark B. McClellan | 5. | Shareholder Proposal – Amendment to Shareholder Ability to Call Special Shareholder Meeting | ||||
1g. | Anne M. Mulcahy | ||||||
1h. | William D. Perez | ||||||
1i. | Charles Prince | ||||||
1j. | A. Eugene Washington | ||||||
1k. | Ronald A. Williams | ||||||
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