Independent
Tenure on this board
17.0 yrs
Also a director at
Iron Mountain Inc (IRM)
9 nominees · 3 ballot items.
Election of nine directors; ratification of KPMG LLP as independent auditor for fiscal year 2026; and an advisory (non-binding) say-on-pay vote to approve named executive officer compensation.
Elect nine director nominees each to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
Ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of KPMG LLP as DaVita’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026.
An advisory, non-binding vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
This proposal asks stockholders to cast an advisory (non-binding) vote approving the Company’s named executive officer (NEO) compensation as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. Management is seeking shareholder approval to confirm that its compensation design — which emphasizes a high proportion of at-risk pay tied to short-term and long-term performance metrics (including Adjusted Operating Income, Free Cash Flow, Adjusted EPS and Relative TSR), and a mix of PSUs, RSUs and SSARs — aligns executives’ incentives with the Company’s strategic objectives and stockholder interests. The Compensation Committee frames the program as pay-for-performance with formulaic STI and PSU metrics, and retains limited discretion only to apply negative adjustments; it also emphasizes share ownership requirements, clawback policies, double-trigger change-of-control provisions and other governance features. The context includes recent operational developments (IKC profitability, international expansion, cybersecurity incident response) and strong stockholder engagement and prior high say-on-pay votes, which management cites to justify continuation of the program. The vote is advisory and non-binding, but the Board and Compensation Committee commit to considering the results when making future compensation decisions. A failure to approve would not automatically change pay arrangements but would likely trigger heightened engagement with major investors and could prompt the Compensation Committee to redesign elements of the program to better reflect stockholder concerns. Given the company’s disclosure of robust performance metrics, multi-year incentives, and safeguards against excessive risk-taking, the Board recommends a FOR vote because it believes approval supports continuity of an executive compensation framework that it views as focused on long-term value creation and alignment with stockholders. The analysis for sophisticated investors should weigh the program’s heavy reliance on equity-based awards (sensitive to stock price movements), the mechanics of PSU adjustments (including permitted pre-established adjustments), and the broader governance practices (independent Compensation Committee, independent chair, recoupment policies) when assessing whether the advisory endorsement appropriately reflects stockholder interests.
| # | Owner | % of shares | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 23.56% | 15,126,977 | $2.3B |
| 2 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 23.32% | 14,973,608 | $2.3B |
| 3 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 3.40% | 2,180,225 | $335M |
| 4 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.30% | 1,479,600 | $227M |
| 5 | STATE STREET CORP | 2.11% | 1,351,737 | $208M |
| 6 | Invesco Ltd. | 2.06% | 1,324,364 | $204M |
| 7 | BlackRock, Inc. | 2.06% | 1,322,480 | $203M |
| 8 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 1.73% | 1,110,151 | $171M |
| 9 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 1.66% | 1,065,322 | $164M |
| 10 | LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | 1.45% | 931,058 | $143M |
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