Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (the
"Company") held on May 2, 2022, the proposals listed below were submitted to a
vote of the shareholders. The proposals are described in the Company's
definitive proxy statement for the annual meeting previously filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of the proposals was approved by the
shareholders pursuant to the voting results set forth below.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
The five nominees for the Board of Directors were elected to hold office until
the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected
and duly qualified. The tabulation of votes was:
Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Ellen R. Gordon 302,919,312 5,712,531 3,415,995
Virginia L. Gordon 302,706,264 5,925,579 3,415,995
Barre A. Seibert 302,204,736 8,427,107 3,415,995
Lana Jane Lewis-Brent 302,030,111 6,601,732 3,415,995
Paula M. Wardynski 302,804,810 5,827,033 3,415,995
Proposal 2 - Ratification of Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of the Company for 2022
The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered
public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 was ratified by
a vote of 307,681,346 for the motion and 4,279,913 against the motion. Abstain
votes were 86,538 and broker non-votes were 0.
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