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
April 28, 2015
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
Total System Services, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Georgia | 1-10254 | 58-1493818 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
One TSYS Way, Columbus, Georgia 31901
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(706) 649-2310
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Total System Services, Inc. (“TSYS”) was held on April 28, 2015. TSYS’ shareholders voted on the following three proposals which are detailed in TSYS’ definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2015, and cast their votes as described below.
Proposal 1
TSYS’ shareholders elected fourteen individuals to the Board of Directors as set forth below:
| Name |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | ||||||||||||
| James H. Blanchard |
132,152,584 | 2,565,724 | 142,187 | 21,510,671 | ||||||||||||
| Kriss Cloninger III |
132,844,263 | 1,821,822 | 194,410 | 21,510,671 | ||||||||||||
| Walter W. Driver, Jr. |
132,121,394 | 2,525,949 | 213,152 | 21,510,671 | ||||||||||||
| Gardiner W. Garrard, Jr. |
125,993,840 | 8,690,213 | 176,442 | 21,510,671 | ||||||||||||
| Sidney E. Harris |
131,978,430 | 2,677,746 | 204,319 | 21,510,671 | ||||||||||||
| William M. Isaac |
133,573,166 | 1,062,414 | 224,915 | 21,510,671 | ||||||||||||
| Mason H. Lampton |
131,961,305 | 2,747,648 | 151,542 | 21,510,671 | ||||||||||||
| Connie D. McDaniel |
133,985,664 | 669,479 | 205,352 | 21,510,671 | ||||||||||||
| H. Lynn Page |
132,308,489 | 2,378,666 | 173,340 | 21,510,671 | ||||||||||||
| Philip W. Tomlinson |
131,719,800 | 2,972,479 | 168,216 | 21,510,671 | ||||||||||||
| John T. Turner |
133,103,217 | 1,580,113 | 177,165 | 21,510,671 | ||||||||||||
| Richard W. Ussery |
131,627,828 | 3,088,446 | 144,221 | 21,510,671 | ||||||||||||
| M. Troy Woods |
124,765,496 | 9,639,351 | 455,648 | 21,510,671 | ||||||||||||
| James D. Yancey |
120,637,734 | 14,095,523 | 127,238 | 21,510,671 | ||||||||||||
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Proposal 2
TSYS’ shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent auditor of TSYS for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 as set forth below:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 152,764,047 | 3,263,384 | 343,735 | ||||||||
Proposal 3
TSYS’ shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, TSYS’ executive compensation as set forth below:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||||
| 127,129,632 | 7,235,628 | 495,235 | 21,510,671 | |||||||||||
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Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC. | ||||||||
| Dated: | April 29, 2105 |
By: | /s/ Kathleen Moates | |||||
| Kathleen Moates | ||||||||
| Senior Deputy General Counsel | ||||||||
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