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Flowers Foods shareholder proposals 2025
What shareholders asked Flowers Foods to do, and how the funds holding Americans’ retirement savings voted on it: the funds in the 401(k) plans we index and the most widely held funds beyond them, with the filing behind every vote.
22 May 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Flowers Foods also chair the board that supervises them?
Shareholders asked the company to require that the chair of the board be an independent director rather than the chief executive, so that the body overseeing management is not led by the person being overseen.
“Shareholder Proposal to Adopt a Policy for an Independent Board Chair, if Properly Presented.”
1 of 1 funds we track voted for it.
| Fund | Vote | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| Small Cap Equity Portfolio | FOR | 591,827 |
The same proposal was put to Amazon.com, Exxon Mobil, Wells Fargo, Verizon Communications, PepsiCo, Chevron.
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