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): May 25, 2017
Voya Financial, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 001-35897 | No. 52-1222820 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 230 Park Avenue New York, New York |
10169 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 309-8200
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
(a) The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Voya Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 25, 2017.
(b) The results of the matters submitted to a stockholder vote at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
Item 1 – Election of Directors: Our stockholders elected the following ten directors to each serve a one-year term expiring at our annual meeting in 2018. Each director will hold office until his or her successor has been elected and qualified or until the director’s earlier resignation or removal.
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||
| Lynne Biggar |
158,640,632 | 448,520 | 243,442 | 7,782,251 | ||||||||||||
| Jane P. Chwick |
158,182,738 | 910,572 | 239,284 | 7,782,251 | ||||||||||||
| Ruth Ann M. Gillis |
157,914,535 | 1,170,241 | 247,818 | 7,782,251 | ||||||||||||
| J. Barry Griswell |
157,563,134 | 1,530,633 | 238,827 | 7,782,251 | ||||||||||||
| Frederick S. Hubbell |
155,479,979 | 3,614,182 | 238,433 | 7,782,251 | ||||||||||||
| Rodney O. Martin, Jr. |
153,116,117 | 3,449,441 | 2,767,036 | 7,782,251 | ||||||||||||
| Byron H. Pollitt, Jr. |
159,005,379 | 86,277 | 240,938 | 7,782,251 | ||||||||||||
| Joseph V. Tripodi |
158,123,438 | 966,812 | 242,344 | 7,782,251 | ||||||||||||
| Deborah C. Wright |
158,644,291 | 453,200 | 235,103 | 7,782,251 | ||||||||||||
| David Zwiener |
158,736,243 | 361,919 | 234,432 | 7,782,251 | ||||||||||||
Item 2 – Our stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the named executive officers.
| For |
Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 150,370,199 |
8,701,963 | 260,432 | 7,782,251 |
Item 3 – Our stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2017.
| For |
Against |
Abstentions | ||
| 165,425,704 |
1,451,025 | 238,116 |
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.
| Voya Financial, Inc. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Jean Weng | |
| Name: | Jean Weng | |
| Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
Date: May 26, 2017