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 20, 2015

 

 

REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Missouri   1-11848   43-1627032

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

16600 Swingley Ridge Road, Chesterfield, Missouri 63017

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (636) 736-7000

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

  ¨ 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)

 

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

The annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (the “Company”) was held on May 20, 2015. The number of shares present at the meeting, in person or proxy, was 63,151,002, or approximately 93.8% of the outstanding voting shares of the Company. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders were asked to vote on the election of three directors and the two proposals described below, and the votes were cast as follows:

 

1. Election of the following directors for terms expiring in 2018:

 

     For      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Frederick J. Sievert

     58,532,516         1,805,956         2,812,530   

Stanley B. Tulin

     58,652,261         1,686,211         2,812,530   

A. Greig Woodring

     57,615,912         2,722,560         2,812,530   

 

2. Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 

For

 

Against

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

59,130,397   1,062,199   145,876   2,812,530

 

3. Proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

61,840,053   1,273,363   37,586


SIGNATURE

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.

 

REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED
Date: May 21, 2015 By:

/s/ Jack Lay

Jack B. Lay
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer