Form 8-K

 

 

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 28, 2015

 

 

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)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


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 28, 2015.

(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 eight directors to each serve a one-year term expiring at our annual meeting in 2016. 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

     174,297,971         151,074         1,124,815         7,845,099   

Jane P. Chwick

     174,360,191         88,823         1,124,846         7,845,099   

J. Barry Griswell

     172,943,508         1,505,520         1,124,832         7,845,099   

Frederick S. Hubbell

     168,540,298         5,908,561         1,125,001         7,845,099   

Rodney O. Martin, Jr.

     165,718,463         4,640,512         5,214,885         7,845,099   

Joseph V. Tripodi

     174,397,963         49,497         1,126,400         7,845,099   

Deborah C. Wright

     174,358,989         89,624         1,125,247         7,845,099   

David Zwiener

     173,449,348         999,364         1,125,148         7,845,099   

Item 2 – Our stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the named executive officers.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

168,129,449

  6,307,368   1,137,043   7,845,099

Item 3 – Our stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2015.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

182,175,378

  137,883   1,105,698

Item 4 – Our stockholders did not approve the shareholder proposal to adopt procedures to avoid holding or recommending investments that contribute to human rights violations.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

6,843,947

  137,554,905   31,175,008   7,845,099


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 and Corporate Secretary

Date: May 29, 2015