{"url_path":"/sec/bax/8-k/2026-05-08/item-5-07","section_key":"item-5-07","section_title":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-05-08","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10456/0001193125-26-214680-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-214680","cik":"0000010456","ticker":"BAX","issuer_name":"BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10456/0001193125-26-214680-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000010456","primary_entity_name":"BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC"},"word_count":267,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.\n\nOn May 5, 2026, the Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting. Of the 516,252,514 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 483,423,846 shares were represented at the meeting, constituting a quorum of approximately 93%. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at the 2026 Annual Meeting.\n\n(a) The nine nominees for director were elected as follows:\n\n \n\nNominee\n\n  \nFor\n \n  \nAgainst\n \n  \nAbstain\n \n  \nBroker\nNon-Votes\n \n\nWilliam A. Ampofo II\n\n  \n \n438,389,110\n \n  \n \n2,195,357\n \n  \n \n282,944\n \n  \n \n42,556,435\n \n\nJeffrey A. Craig\n\n  \n \n435,695,942\n \n  \n \n4,836,957\n \n  \n \n334,512\n \n  \n \n42,556,435\n \n\nAndrew P. Hider\n\n  \n \n438,754,124\n \n  \n \n1,773,327\n \n  \n \n339,960\n \n  \n \n42,556,435\n \n\nMichael R. McDonnell\n\n  \n \n438,799,149\n \n  \n \n1,737,319\n \n  \n \n330,943\n \n  \n \n42,556,435\n \n\nPatricia B. Morrison\n\n  \n \n437,754,941\n \n  \n \n2,865,165\n \n  \n \n247,305\n \n  \n \n42,556,435\n \n\nNancy M. Schlichting\n\n  \n \n431,775,818\n \n  \n \n8,824,196\n \n  \n \n267,397\n \n  \n \n42,556,435\n \n\nBrent Shafer\n\n  \n \n430,536,987\n \n  \n \n10,050,968\n \n  \n \n279,456\n \n  \n \n42,556,435\n \n\nAmy A. Wendell\n\n  \n \n435,678,197\n \n  \n \n4,928,350\n \n  \n \n260,864\n \n  \n \n42,556,435\n \n\nDavid S. Wilkes, M.D.\n\n  \n \n437,972,952\n \n  \n \n2,561,231\n \n  \n \n333,228\n \n  \n \n42,556,435\n \n\n(b) By the following vote, stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for 2025:\n\n \n\nFor\n \n\nAgainst\n\n \n\nAbstain\n\n \n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n401,367,909\n \n38,914,808\n \n584,694\n \n42,556,435\n\n(c) By the following vote, stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026:\n\n \n\nFor\n\n \n\nAgainst\n\n \n\nAbstain\n\n469,181,199\n \n13,861,016\n \n381,631\n\n(d) By the following vote, stockholders approved the Amended Incentive Plan (as described in Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K):\n\n \n\nFor\n \n\nAgainst\n\n \n\nAbstain\n\n \n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n362,762,566\n \n77,492,842\n \n611,973\n \n42,556,435\n\n(e) By the following vote, stockholders holding a majority of outstanding shares approved the Charter Amendment (as described in Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K):\n\n \n\nFor\n \n\nAgainst\n\n \n\nAbstain\n\n \n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n464,709,445\n \n16,987,608\n \n1,726,793\n \n42,556,435"}