...A. Third and last, Mr. Barbera has informed us that approximately 863,987,572 shares of Carrier common stock are entitled to vote at this meeting, and more than 788 million shares, or about 91% are represented in person or by proxy at this meeting. B. The third voting item is the approval of the amendment to the Carrier Global Corporation 2020 long-term incentive plan in order to increase the number of shares of Carrier common stock authorized for issuance there under by an additional 17 million shares. C. Carrier shareholders only know that for its direct lobbying, Carrier has spent over $10 million on federal lobbying since 2015, and there is incomplete disclosure about Carrier spending at the state level. D. Carrier disclosed its membership in the Business Roundtable and National Association of Manufacturers, which together spent over $31 million in federal lobbying for 2024. E. For the second voting item, the advisory vote to approve the compensation of Carrier's named executive officers...
