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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
| (a) | On November 20, 2024, The Clorox Company (the “Company”) held its virtual annual meeting of shareholders. | |
| (b) | The shareholders (1) elected all of the Company’s nominees for director, (2) approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on an advisory basis, and (3) ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. |
The final voting results on each of the matters submitted to a vote are as follows:
| 1. | Election of Directors: |
| Number of Votes | |||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Stephen B. Bratspies | 88,574,185 | 420,571 | 210,942 | 17,145,925 | |||
| Pierre R. Breber | 88,583,063 | 415,714 | 206,922 | 17,145,925 | |||
| Julia Denman | 88,472,706 | 543,421 | 189,572 | 17,145,925 | |||
| Spencer C. Fleischer | 87,205,016 | 1,796,214 | 204,469 | 17,145,925 | |||
| Esther Lee | 85,346,195 | 3,664,298 | 195,206 | 17,145,925 | |||
| A.D. David Mackay | 88,390,870 | 612,443 | 202,385 | 17,145,925 | |||
| Stephanie Plaines | 88,432,195 | 587,490 | 186,014 | 17,145,925 | |||
| Linda Rendle | 84,229,786 | 4,419,727 | 556,185 | 17,145,925 | |||
| Matthew J. Shattock | 87,379,925 | 1,623,635 | 202,138 | 17,145,925 | |||
| Russell J. Weiner | 88,356,468 | 636,204 | 213,027 | 17,145,925 | |||
| Christopher J. Williams | 87,694,853 | 1,305,769 | 205,076 | 17,145,925 | |||
| 2. | Advisory Vote on the Approval of Named Executive Officers Compensation: |
| Number of Votes | ||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 83,241,298 | 5,474,458 | 489,942 | 17,145,925 | |||
| 3. | Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2025. |
| Number of Votes | ||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 101,119,064 | 4,974,815 | 257,744 | 0 | |||
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 20, 2024, the shareholders of the Company elected Stephen B. Bratspies and Pierre R. Breber to the Board of Directors of the Company. A press release announcing the election of Messrs. Bratspies and Breber is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein in its entirety.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
See the Exhibit Index below.
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated November 20, 2024 of The Clorox Company | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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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.
| THE CLOROX COMPANY | |||
| Date: | November 21, 2024 | By: | /s/ Angela Hilt |
| Angela Hilt | |||
| Executive
Vice President – Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | |||
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