Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ("the Company") voted on the following five proposals, each of which is described in detail in the Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2023:

Proposal No. 1: To elect eleven members to the Board to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:


         Nominee                   For            Against         Abstain        Broker Non-votes
Craig H. Barratt, Ph.D.        272,570,649       9,717,456       1,404,746          25,189,301
Joseph C. Beery                280,548,625       2,312,274        831,952           25,189,301
Gary S. Guthart, Ph.D.         281,312,707       1,572,730        807,414           25,189,301
Amal M. Johnson                270,219,436       12,123,930      1,349,485          25,189,301
Don R. Kania, Ph.D.            276,881,894       5,992,239        818,718           25,189,301
Amy L. Ladd, M.D.              278,428,941       4,475,013        788,897           25,189,301
Keith R. Leonard, Jr.          280,567,213       2,293,648        831,990           25,189,301
Alan J. Levy, Ph.D.            264,252,132       18,614,155       826,564           25,189,301
Jami Dover Nachtsheim          274,675,509       8,194,039        823,303           25,189,301
Monica P. Reed, M.D.           278,400,074       4,506,085        786,692           25,189,301
Mark J. Rubash                 266,431,830       15,904,697      1,356,324          25,189,301

Each of the nominees nominated in Proposal No. 1 was elected.

Proposal No. 2: To consider and approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement:


     For            Against         Abstain        Broker Non-votes

256,335,720 23,958,341 3,398,790 25,189,301

Proposal No. 2 was approved on an advisory basis.

Proposal No. 3: To consider and approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement:

1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-votes


 280,214,412        229,749       2,745,574       503,116           25,189,301


The annual frequency was approved on an advisory basis. In light of this vote, the Company will include an advisory, non-binding vote on executive compensation in its proxy materials pursuant to Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on an annual basis until the next advisory vote on the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation, which will occur no later than the Company's 2029 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Proposal No. 4: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023:


     For            Against        Abstain
 306,654,434       1,157,337      1,070,381


Proposal No. 4 was approved.

Proposal No. 5: To consider and vote upon a stockholder proposal regarding pay equity disclosure:


     For             Against         Abstain        Broker Non-votes

98,764,665 180,992,684 3,935,502 25,189,301




Proposal No. 5 was rejected.



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