WILMINGTON, Del., May 12, 2011 – A total of 100 persons attended the annual meeting of shareholders in Wilmington, Delaware, on Thursday, May 12.
Voting results indicate that a total of 3,166,244,154 shares of common stock and 70,800,728 shares of Class B Stock with a total aggregate of 5,648,446,877 votes were represented in person or by proxy at the annual meeting. These shares represented 91.0% of all the votes that could have been cast at the annual meeting.
Proposal 1. Election of Directors
Directors Elected:
| Stephen G. Butler | Richard A. Gephardt | Alan Mulally |
| Kimberly A. Casiano | James H. Hance, Jr. | Homer A. Neal |
| Anthony F. Earley, Jr. | Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr. | Gerald L. Shaheen |
| Edsel B. Ford II | Richard A. Manoogian | John L. Thornton |
| William Clay Ford, Jr. | Ellen R. Marram |
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Proposal 2. The proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm was approved.
| Total Votes Cast: | 5,648,446,326 |
Proposal 3. The shareholder advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Named Executives was approved.
| Total Votes Cast: For: Against: Abstain: | 4,474,814,699 |
Proposal 4. The option of 1 YEAR received a majority of the votes cast in a shareholder advisory vote as to whether the frequency of the shareholder advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Named Executives should occur every 1 YEAR, every 2 YEARS, or every 3 YEARS.
| Total Votes Cast: 1 YEAR: 2 YEARS: 3 YEARS: Abstain: | 4,474,814,025 |
Proposal 5. The proposal relating to disclosure of the Company’s political contributions was rejected.
| Total Votes Cast: | 4,474,814,794 |
Proposal 6. The proposal relating to consideration of a recapitalization plan to provide that all of the Company's outstanding common stock have one vote per share was rejected.
| Total Votes Cast: | 4,474,812,630 |
Proposal 7. The proposal requesting the Board to allow holders of 10% of outstanding common stock to call special meetings of shareholders was rejected.
| Total Votes Cast: | 4,474,814,794 |
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About Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 166,000 employees and about 70 plants worldwide, the company’s automotive brands include Ford and Lincoln. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford’s products, please visit www.ford.com.