Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) Votes regarding the election of the persons named below as directors for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2022 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, were as follows:
Nominee For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Bonnie S. Biumi 169,374,051 10,299,500 161,434 11,640,176 Frank A. Catalano, Jr. 124,628,317 55,033,649 173,019 11,640,176 Gerald M. Gorski 123,447,421 56,212,690 174,874 11,640,176 Steven P. Grimes 168,714,150 10,955,041 165,794 11,640,176 Richard P. Imperiale 167,634,360 12,032,305 168,320 11,640,176 Peter L. Lynch 120,122,707 59,554,847 157,431 11,640,176 Thomas J. Sargeant 169,604,276 10,057,665 173,044 11,640,176
A "broker non-vote" occurs when a broker (such as a custodian or bank) holding shares for a beneficial owner returns a signed proxy but does not vote on a particular proposal because the nominee does not have discretionary voting power with respect to that item and has not received instructions from the beneficial owner.
Based on the votes set forth above, each of the foregoing persons was duly elected to serve as a director for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2022 and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.
(b) With respect to the advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, there were 167,210,133 votes for the resolution, 12,300,738 votes against the resolution, 324,114 votes abstaining from voting on the resolution and 11,640,176 broker non-votes. Based on the foregoing voting results, the advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved by the Company's stockholders. Of the total votes cast, over 93% voted in favor of the advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
(c) With respect to the ratification of the audit committee's appointment of
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