Morgan Stanley shareholders elected all director nominees, ratified auditor, approved executive compensation, and rejected independent chairman proposal at the 2026 Annual Meeting.
Key takeaways
All 15 director nominees were elected with strong support, with votes ranging from 1.23B to 1.30B for.
Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor passed with 1.37B votes for, reflecting shareholder confidence.
Advisory vote on executive compensation was approved with 1.25B votes for, indicating support for pay practices.
Shareholder proposal for independent board chairman was rejected with only 356M votes for versus 945M against.
Broker non-votes totaled 125.8M across all proposals, representing shares not voted on non-routine matters.