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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - POPULAR, INC. | d920589dex991.htm |
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): April 29, 2015
POPULAR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Puerto Rico | 001-34084 | 66-0667416 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
| 209 Munoz Rivera Avenue Hato Rey, Puerto Rico |
00918 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
(787) 765-9800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On April 29, 2015, Popular, Inc. (the “Corporation”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The number of common shares present at the Annual Meeting was 90,096,773, or 86.93% of the common shares outstanding on March 2, 2015, the record date for the meeting. The matters considered and voted on by the Corporation’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the results of the vote of the stockholders were as follows:
Proposal 1
To elect three directors assigned to “Class 1” for a three-year term.
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||||
| Alejandro M. Ballester |
77,503,361 | 921,513 | 448,613 | 11,223,286 | ||||
| Richard L. Carrión |
76,443,930 | 2,187,925 | 241,632 | 11,223,286 | ||||
| Carlos A. Unanue |
77,936,430 | 570,360 | 366,697 | 11,223,286 |
Proposal 2
To approve an advisory vote of the Corporation’s executive compensation.
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||||
| 75,452,606 | 3,142,554 | 278,327 | 11,223,286 |
Proposal 3
To approve an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the Corporation’s executive compensation.
| 1 YEAR | 2 YEARS | 3 YEARS | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||
| 68,000,982 |
335,766 | 10,131,886 | 404,853 | N/A |
Proposal 4
To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Corporation for 2015.
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||||
| 88,546,045 | 1,381,810 | 168,918 | N/A |
The press release issued by the Corporation in connection with the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press release dated May 5, 2015. |
SIGNATURE
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.
| POPULAR, INC. (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: May 5, 2015 | By: | /s/ Javier D. Ferrer | ||||
| Javier D. Ferrer | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||