Independent
Tenure on this board
22.5 yrs
15 nominees · 6 ballot items.
Election of 15 directors; Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers as independent auditors; Advisory approval of executive compensation (say-on-pay); Three shareholder proposals: (1) Equal voting rights for each share, (2) Vote disclosure by share class, (3) DEI ROI oversight by Audit Committee.
Elect 15 director nominees to the Board to serve until the next annual meeting.
Ratify selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Ford’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026.
Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the proxy’s CD&A.
Request the Board to take steps to ensure all outstanding stock has equal one-vote-per-share voting rights, including negotiating with multi-vote shareholders to relinquish extra votes.
Request Ford publicly disclose voting results by share class to show how each class voted on shareholder matters.
Amend bylaws to require the Audit Committee to exercise oversight of DEI initiatives to determine whether they have been authorized and maintained based on net-present-value and ROI calculations.
| # | Owner | % of shares | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 6.4% | 254,557,408 | $2.9B |
| 2 | STATE STREET CORP | 4.8% | 192,547,584 | $2.2B |
| 3 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 4.5% | 179,697,115 | $2.1B |
| 4 | BlackRock, Inc. | 3.8% | 153,243,030 | $1.8B |
| 5 | Newport Trust Company, LLC | 3.5% | 139,301,961 | $1.6B |
| 6 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 3.1% | 124,672,198 | $1.4B |
| 7 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.7% | 108,440,203 | $1.3B |
| 8 | BlackRock, Inc. | 2.0% | 80,307,951 | $927M |
| 9 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 1.1% | 42,102,989 | $486M |
| 10 | Invesco Ltd. | 1.0% | 40,386,053 | $466M |
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