Apple held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on February 25, where all eight director nominees, including Tim Cook and Art Levinson, were successfully elected to the board. Shareholders also approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditor for fiscal year 2025 and passed an advisory resolution on executive compensation.Four shareholder proposals were rejected by significant margins, including proposals regarding ethical AI data usage, child safety software implementation, DEI efforts cessation, and charitable giving reporting. The proposal to cease DEI efforts received particularly strong opposition, with over 8.8 billion votes against it.The meeting demonstrated strong shareholder support for management's positions, with all board nominees receiving over 8.4 billion favorable votes. The independent auditor appointment received the highest approval with approximately 11.9 billion votes in favor.

Apple held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on February 25, where all eight director nominees, including Tim Cook and Art Levinson, were successfully elected to the board. Shareholders also approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditor for fiscal year 2025 and passed an advisory resolution on executive compensation.Four shareholder proposals were rejected by significant margins, including proposals regarding ethical AI data usage, child safety software implementation, DEI efforts cessation, and charitable giving reporting. The proposal to cease DEI efforts received particularly strong opposition, with over 8.8 billion votes against it.The meeting demonstrated strong shareholder support for management's positions, with all board nominees receiving over 8.4 billion favorable votes. The independent auditor appointment received the highest approval with approximately 11.9 billion votes in favor.