Globe Life Holds Virtual Annual Meeting, Shareholders Approve 2026 Incentive Plan and Deloitte Auditor

Key Points

• Shareholders approved the Globe Life Inc. 2026 Incentive Plan, enabling new equity awards, and ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company's independent auditor for 2026.
• The company's nominated director slate was duly elected and the non‑binding advisory vote to approve 2025 named executive officer compensation passed.
• The 45th annual meeting was held virtually with about 90.40% of outstanding common stock represented, and no shareholder questions or web‑portal comments were submitted in advance.

Globe Life NYSE: GL held its 45th annual shareholders’ meeting virtually at 10 a.m., with Co-Chairman and Co-CEO Matthew Darden and Co-Chairman and CEO Frank Svoboda presiding. Svoboda said the company hosted the meeting online again this year “to help facilitate attendance and participation by company shareholders.”

Svoboda also outlined the company’s process for shareholder engagement during the meeting, noting that Globe Life planned to answer any questions submitted in advance in accordance with its shareholders’ rights policy and that registered shareholders could submit comments through the web portal on issues “reasonably related to management of the company.” He added that the company may not read every comment during the meeting but would post “any unread pertinent comments” to the investor relations section of the company’s website after the meeting.

Board recognition and meeting administration

Darden recognized two directors retiring from the board: Linda Addison and Marilyn Alexander. He said Addison and Alexander were retiring “with more than eight years and 13 years of board service respectively,” including time in “various board leadership positions.” Darden thanked them for their “invaluable contributions” and “unwavering dedication” to Globe Life.

Svoboda then recognized other directors who joined the webcast: Matt Adams, Cheryl Alston, Mark Blinn, James Brannen, Alice Cho, Philip Jacobs, Derek Kan, Sandra Phillips, David Rodriguez, and Mary Thigpen, in addition to Darden and Svoboda. He also noted that Deloitte & Touche partners Matt Thomson and Kristen Garner joined on behalf of the company’s independent auditor.

According to the operator’s proof of notice, the meeting was held pursuant to a printed notice mailed on March 19, 2026, to shareholders of record as of March 4, 2026. The operator reported that approximately 90.40% of the company’s outstanding common stock was represented at the meeting, either in person or by proxy, and Darden declared a quorum present.

Four proposals put to shareholder vote

Darden said the proxy statement included four proposals subject to shareholder vote, with each shareholder of record entitled to one vote per share held as of March 4, 2026.

• Election of directors: The slate nominated for one-year terms expiring at the 2027 annual meeting included Matthew J. Adams, Cheryl D. Alston, Mark A. Blinn, James P. Brannen, Alice S. Cho, J. Matthew Darden, Philip M. Jacobs, Derek T. Kan, Sandra L. Phillips, David A. Rodriguez, Frank M. Svoboda, and Mary E. Thigpen.
• Advisory vote on executive compensation: Shareholders voted on a non-binding resolution to approve the 2025 compensation of the company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement.
• Approval of the Globe Life Inc. 2026 Incentive Plan: Darden said the plan would enable the company to grant new equity awards to employees, officers, directors, and consultants. He added that if approved, “no additional awards will be made under the prior 2018 plan.”
• Ratification of independent auditor: Shareholders considered ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditor for fiscal year 2026. Svoboda said Deloitte & Touche had served as the company’s independent auditor from fiscal years 1999 through 2025 and that the audit committee had appointed the firm for 2026.

Preliminary vote results

After a brief pause to allow shareholders to vote, the operator declared voting closed and reported preliminary results from the inspector of election. According to the preliminary report:

• The director nominees were duly elected.
• The advisory vote to approve 2025 named executive officer compensation passed.
• The Globe Life Inc. 2026 Incentive Plan was approved.
• The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditor for 2026 was ratified.

Darden said the company would report the final voting results in a Form 8-K to be filed within four business days.

No shareholder questions or comments submitted

During the question-and-comment portion of the meeting, the operator said Globe Life received no shareholder questions submitted in advance in writing under the shareholders’ rights policy. Mike Majors, executive vice president and chief strategy officer, added that no comments from registered shareholders had been submitted via the web portal.

With no further business, the meeting was adjourned following a motion and second. Darden thanked participants and concluded the session.

About Globe Life NYSE: GL

Globe Life, traded on the NYSE under the symbol GL, is a U.S.-based insurance holding company that underwrites and distributes a range of life and supplemental health insurance products. Through its subsidiary brands—Globe Life, American Income Life, Liberty National Life, United American Insurance Company and Family Heritage Life—it offers term life, whole life, fixed annuities and supplemental health coverage designed to meet the needs of individuals and families across various socioeconomic segments.

The company's product suite includes low-cost, easy-to-understand life insurance policies, accidental death and dismemberment coverage, hospital indemnity plans and specified disease insurance.

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