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)

 

 

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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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).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


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