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
May 21, 2020
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-36560 | 51-0483352 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
777 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, Connecticut | 06902 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(203) 585-2400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
a) | The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 21, 2020. |
b) | The stockholders elected all of the directors named in the proxy statement for the coming year; approved our named executives’ compensation in an advisory vote; and ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2020. The voting results for each of these proposals are detailed below. |
A. Election of Directors
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||
Margaret M. Keane | 489,517,886 | 301,004 | 234,689 | 25,347,370 | |||
Fernando Aguirre | 487,176,146 | 2,607,913 | 269,520 | 25,347,370 | |||
Paget L. Alves | 487,714,214 | 2,076,084 | 263,281 | 25,347,370 | |||
Arthur W. Coviello, Jr. | 488,975,469 | 326,794 | 751,316 | 25,347,370 | |||
William W. Graylin | 488,920,474 | 339,986 | 793,119 | 25,347,370 | |||
Roy A. Guthrie | 488,761,004 | 548,536 | 744,039 | 25,347,370 | |||
Richard C. Hartnack | 476,513,387 | 12,763,390 | 776,802 | 25,347,370 | |||
Jeffrey G. Naylor | 485,311,665 | 4,477,387 | 264,527 | 25,347,370 | |||
Laurel J. Richie | 486,814,852 | 2,986,138 | 252,589 | 25,347,370 | |||
Olympia J. Snowe | 487,225,614 | 2,582,466 | 245,499 | 25,347,370 | |||
Ellen M. Zane | 487,780,344 | 1,975,222 | 298,013 | 25,347,370 | |||
B. Management Proposals
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||||||||
Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation | 445,670,877 | 43,890,253 | 492,449 | 25,347,370 | |||||||||
Ratification of Selection of KPMG LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of the Company for 2020 | FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||
514,576,345 | 499,160 | 325,444 | N/A | |||
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.
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL | ||||||
Date: May 28, 2020 | By: | /s/ Jonathan Mothner | ||||
Name: | Jonathan Mothner | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||