Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Proxy Filing summary

Executive summary

• Annual meeting scheduled for May 11, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time; record date was March 13, 2023.

Voting matters and shareholder proposals

• Ballot covers director elections, advisory votes on executive compensation and its frequency, auditor ratification, officer exculpation, and an independent-chair policy proposal.

• Board recommends FOR proposals 1, 2, 4, and 5; AGAINST proposal 6; and an annual, one-year frequency for future say-on-pay votes.

Board of directors and corporate governance

• Nine director nominees: Kieran T. Gallahue, Leslie S. Heisz, Paul A. LaViolette, Steven R. Loranger, Martha H. Marsh, Michael A. Mussallem, Ramona Sequeira, Nicholas J. Valeriani, and Bernard J. Zovighian.