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 27, 2020

 

OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Florida   1-13219   65-0039856
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

1661 Worthington Road, Suite 100

West Palm Beach, Florida 33409

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (561) 682-8000

 

Not applicable.

(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).

 

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. [  ]

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value   OCN   New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

 

 

 

   
 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Ocwen Financial Corporation (the Company) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 27, 2020. Shareholders voted on the five proposals set forth below, which are described in detail in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2020.

 

Proposal One: Election of Directors

 

The Company’s shareholders elected the following nominees for director to serve for one-year terms or until their successors shall be elected and qualified based upon the following votes:

 

Nominee  For  Withheld  Broker Non-Votes
Phyllis R. Caldwell  66,898,397  1,650,981  39,832,946
Alan J. Bowers  67,205,214  1,344,164  39,832,946
Jenne K. Britell  66,968,602  1,580,776  39,832,946
Jacques J. Busquet  66,831,757  1,717,621  39,832,946
Glen A. Messina  67,328,362  1,221,016  39,832,946
DeForest B. Soaries, Jr  66,591,801  1,957,577  39,832,946
Kevin Stein  67,605,395  943,983  39,832,946

 

Proposal Two: Ratification, on an advisory basis, of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Company’s shareholders ratified, on a non-binding advisory basis, the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 based upon the following votes:

 

For   106,348,312 
Against   1,629,995 
Abstain   404,017 

 

Proposal Three: Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation

 

The Company’s shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers based upon the following votes:

 

For   60,551,498 
Against   6,742,083 
Abstain   1,255,797 
Broker Non-Votes   39,832,946 

 

   
 

 

Proposal Four: Advisory Vote on an Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to Implement a Reverse Stock Split and Reduce the Number of Authorized Shares

 

The Company’s shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to implement a reverse stock split of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock in a ratio between 1-for-5 and 1-for-25 and reduce the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock by the same proportion as the ratio of our reverse stock split based upon the following votes:

 

For   105,225,029 
Against   2,953,411 
Abstain   203,884 

 

The Board will take this advisory approval into consideration as it continues to assess the appropriateness of implementing a reverse stock split and determine the timing and ratio of any such split.

 

Proposal Five: Adjournment of the Annual Meeting

 

The Company’s shareholders approved an adjournment of the Annual Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there were not sufficient votes at the time of the Annual Meeting to approve Proposal Four based upon the following votes:

 

For   99,871,782 
Against   8,319,825 
Abstain   190,717 

 

As there were sufficient votes at the time of the Annual Meeting to approve Proposal Four, no adjournment pursuant to Proposal Five was required.

 

   
 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

  OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
  (Registrant)
     
Date: June 1, 2020 By: /s/ June C. Campbell
    June C. Campbell
    Chief Financial Officer