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Bio-Rad Laboratories shareholder proposals
What shareholders asked Bio-Rad Laboratories to do, and how the funds inside American retirement plans voted on it — with the filing behind every vote.
22 April 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Should shareholders get a vote before Bio-Rad Laboratories pays a departing executive?
Shareholders asked the company to seek shareholder approval for any severance package to a senior executive above a set multiple of salary and bonus — so that very large exit payments cannot be agreed by the board alone.
“Stockholder proposal requesting approval of certain executive severance arrangements.”
2 of 5 funds we track voted for it.
| Fund | Vote | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | AGAINST | 496,932 |
| Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund | AGAINST | 328,271 |
| Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | AGAINST | 292,247 |
| U.S. Small Cap Portfolio | FOR | 28,830 |
| Extended Market Index Portfolio | FOR | 951 |
The same proposal was put to Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Citigroup, Capital One Financial, GE Aerospace, PACCAR.
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