UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 17, 2014
Ally Financial Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| DELAWARE | 1-3754 | 38-0572512 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
200 Renaissance Center
P.O. Box 200
Detroit, Michigan
48265-2000
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (866) 710-4623
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On July 17, 2014, Ally Financial Inc. held its annual meeting of stockholders. The results of voting related to matters brought before stockholders are shown below.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
| For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Franklin W. Hobbs |
371,771,222 | 5,314,582 | 16,246,847 | |||||||||
| Robert T. Blakely |
371,688,577 | 5,397,227 | 16,246,847 | |||||||||
| Mayree C. Clark |
371,843,178 | 5,242,626 | 16,246,847 | |||||||||
| Stephen A. Feinberg |
300,658,575 | 76,427,229 | 16,246,847 | |||||||||
| Kim S. Fennebresque |
370,580,542 | 6,505,262 | 16,246,847 | |||||||||
| Gerald Greenwald |
371,276,494 | 5,809,310 | 16,246,847 | |||||||||
| Marjorie Magner |
371,792,666 | 5,293,138 | 16,246,847 | |||||||||
| Mathew Pendo |
371,844,819 | 5,240,985 | 16,246,847 | |||||||||
| John J. Stack |
371,843,086 | 5,242,718 | 16,246,847 | |||||||||
| Michael A. Carpenter |
371,844,866 | 5,240,938 | 16,246,847 | |||||||||
Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Regarding an advisory vote to approve executive compensation, stockholders approved by vote the compensation of the Company’s executive officers as shown. |
366,920,442 | 1,084,882 | 9,080,480 |
16,246,847 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 3 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||
| The earlier appointment by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2014 was approved by the vote of stockholders as shown. |
386,842,526 | 249,884 |
6,240,241 | |||||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Ally Financial Inc. (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: July 18, 2014 | By: | /s/ David J. DeBrunner | ||||
| Name: David J. DeBrunner | ||||||
| Title: Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller | ||||||