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Johnson & Johnson shareholder proposals
What shareholders asked Johnson & Johnson to do, and how the funds inside American retirement plans voted on it — with the filing behind every vote.
24 April 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Should shareholders get a vote before Johnson & Johnson 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.
“Shareholder opportunity to vote on excessive golden parachutes”
0 of 21 funds we track voted for it.
| Fund | Vote | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | AGAINST | 75,938,581 |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Fund | AGAINST | 75,938,581 |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund | AGAINST | 75,938,581 |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund | AGAINST | 75,938,581 |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Fund | AGAINST | 75,938,581 |
| Vanguard Target Retirement Income Fund | AGAINST | 75,938,581 |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Fund | AGAINST | 75,938,581 |
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund | AGAINST | 66,636,063 |
| Fidelity 500 Index Fund | AGAINST | 30,142,053 |
| Vanguard Value Index Fund | AGAINST | 20,784,328 |
| Vanguard Institutional Index Fund | AGAINST | 14,931,291 |
| MFS Value Fund | AGAINST | 7,889,150 |
| Vanguard Equity Income Fund | AGAINST | 3,484,791 |
| Vanguard Balanced Index Fund | AGAINST | 1,470,126 |
The same proposal was put to Pfizer, Citigroup, Capital One Financial, GE Aerospace, PACCAR, Intuitive Surgical.
24 April 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Johnson & Johnson assess the human rights risks its own operations create?
Shareholders asked for an assessment of the human rights risks arising from the company’s operations and business relationships, and for the findings to be published.
“Produce a human rights impact assessment”
0 of 6 funds we track voted for it.
| Fund | Vote | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Value Index Fund | AGAINST | 20,784,328 |
| MFS Value Fund | AGAINST | 7,889,150 |
| Vanguard Equity Income Fund | AGAINST | 3,484,791 |
| Nuveen Large Cap Value Index Fund | AGAINST | 1,019,744 |
| T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund | AGAINST | 825,000 |
| NVIT J.P. Morgan Large Cap Growth Fund | AGAINST | 1,453 |
The same proposal was put to Microsoft, Alphabet, Gilead Sciences, Equinor Asa, Merck, Dollar General.
24 April 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Johnson & Johnson assess the human rights risks its own operations create?
Shareholders asked for an assessment of the human rights risks arising from the company’s operations and business relationships, and for the findings to be published.
“Produce a human rights impact assessment”
0 of 1 funds we track voted for it.
| Fund | Vote | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| AMG Yacktman Fund | AGAINST | 767,682 |
The same proposal was put to Microsoft, Alphabet, Gilead Sciences, Equinor Asa, Merck, Dollar General.
24 April 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Should shareholders get a vote before Johnson & Johnson 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.
“Shareholder opportunity to vote on excessive golden parachutes”
0 of 3 funds we track voted for it.
| Fund | Vote | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund | AGAINST | 8,451,838 |
| AMG Yacktman Fund | AGAINST | 767,682 |
| 500 Index Trust | AGAINST | 501,876 |
The same proposal was put to Pfizer, Citigroup, Capital One Financial, GE Aerospace, PACCAR, Intuitive Surgical.
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