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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Amcor plc (the “Company”) held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on November 8, 2023. As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 1,446,437,499 ordinary shares entitled to vote, of which the holders of 1,016,557,426 shares were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The results of the items voted on at the Annual Meeting are set forth below:
| 1. | The shareholders elected ten directors for a one-year term each. The vote was as follows: |
| Director | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstains | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Graeme Liebelt | 948,566,112 | 21,096,278 | 922,406 | 45,972,630 | ||||||||||||
| Lucrèce Foufopoulos-De Ridder | 960,154,963 | 9,450,637 | 979,196 | 45,972,630 | ||||||||||||
| Ronald Delia | 962,998,435 | 6,730,418 | 855,943 | 45,972,630 | ||||||||||||
| Achal Agarwal | 958,346,390 | 11,279,127 | 959,279 | 45,972,630 | ||||||||||||
| Andrea Bertone | 956,026,775 | 13,646,835 | 911,186 | 45,972,630 | ||||||||||||
| Susan Carter | 963,314,468 | 6,412,598 | 857,730 | 45,972,630 | ||||||||||||
| Karen Guerra | 946,475,065 | 23,246,769 | 862,962 | 45,972,630 | ||||||||||||
| Nicholas (Tom) Long | 866,938,742 | 102,798,784 | 847,270 | 45,972,630 | ||||||||||||
| Arun Nayar | 953,045,750 | 16,504,189 | 1,034,857 | 45,972,630 | ||||||||||||
| David Szczupak | 963,058,703 | 6,654,784 | 871,309 | 45,972,630 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | The shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2024 fiscal year. The vote was 1,012,505,078 for, 3,090,426 against, and 961,922 abstentions. There were no broker non-votes. |
| 3. | The shareholders approved, by non-binding, advisory vote, the Company’s executive compensation. The vote was 929,024,637 for, 36,818,806 against, and 4,741,353 abstentions. There were 45,972,630 broker non-votes. |
| 4. | The shareholders approved, the renewal of the Company’s authorization to repurchase its ordinary shares and CHESS depositary interests. The vote was 989,222,876 for, 24,057,926 against, and 3,276,624 abstentions. There were no broker non-votes. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMCOR PLC | |||
| Date | November 13, 2023 | /s/ Damien Clayton | |
| Name: | Damien Clayton | ||
| Title: | Company Secretary | ||