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CURRENT REPORT
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 19, 2022 (
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
Anthem, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 18, 2022. The shareholders of the Company voted as follows on the matters set forth below.
| 1. | Election of Directors. The following nominees for director were elected to serve three-year terms to expire at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders in 2025 based on the following votes: |
| Nominee |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Susan D. DeVore |
202,955,701 | 435,342 | 169,263 | 12,129,538 | ||||||||||||
| Bahija Jallal |
196,680,904 | 6,692,517 | 186,885 | 12,129,538 | ||||||||||||
| Ryan M. Schneider |
201,055,273 | 2,324,015 | 181,018 | 12,129,538 | ||||||||||||
| Elizabeth E. Tallett |
197,110,938 | 6,278,599 | 170,769 | 12,129,538 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | Advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation. The advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved based upon the following votes: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 187,509,042 |
15,306,362 | 744,902 | 12,129,538 |
| 3. | Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2022 was ratified based upon the following votes: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 199,263,215 |
16,281,833 | 144,796 |
| 4. | Amendment to Articles of Incorporation to change the Company’s name to Elevance Health, Inc. The amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to change the Company’s name to Elevance Health, Inc. was approved based upon the following votes: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 213,818,426 |
1,611,257 | 260,161 |
| 5. | Shareholder proposal to prohibit political funding. The shareholder proposal to prohibit the use of corporate or PAC funds for direct or indirect contributions to candidates was not approved based upon the following votes: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 8,086,777 |
193,486,510 | 1,987,019 | 12,129,538 |
| 6. | Shareholder proposal requesting a racial impact audit and report. The shareholder proposal to require the Company to engage a third party to conduct a racial impact audit and publicly disclose the audit results was not approved based upon the following votes: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 83,356,565 |
118,761,612 | 1,442,129 | 12,129,538 |
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.
Dated: May 19, 2022
| ANTHEM, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Kathleen S. Kiefer | |
| Name: | Kathleen S. Kiefer | |
| Title: | Corporate Secretary | |