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 2, 2013
MBIA
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Connecticut |
1-9583 |
06-1185706 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
113 King Street, |
10504 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
914-273-4545
Not
Applicable
(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.
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of MBIA Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 2, 2013 (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters that were voted upon at the Annual Meeting, and the number of votes cast for or against each matter (and percent of shares voted), as well as the number of abstentions (and percent of shares voted) and broker non-votes as to each such matter, where applicable, are set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors. The shareholders elected the Company’s nominees to the Board of Directors. The voting results were as follows:
Nominees |
For (% of shares voted) |
Against (% of shares voted) |
Abstain (% of shares voted) |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Joseph W. Brown | 140,200,916 | (99.21 | %) | 275,565 | (0.19 | %) | 828,966 | (0.58 | %) | 31,100,485 | |||||||
Maryann Bruce | 140,159,376 | (99.18 | %) | 301,345 | (0.21 | %) | 844,726 | (0.59 | %) | 31,100,485 | |||||||
David A. Coulter | 138,593,822 | (98.08 | %) | 1,870,226 | (1.32 | %) | 841,399 | (0.59 | %) | 31,100,485 | |||||||
Steven J. Gilbert | 139,657,367 | (98.83 | %) | 803,901 | (0.56 | %) | 844,179 | (0.59 | %) | 31,100,485 | |||||||
Daniel P. Kearney | 139,564,265 | (98.76 | %) | 896,974 | (0.63 | %) | 844,208 | (0.59 | %) | 31,100,485 | |||||||
Kewsong Lee | 138,726,998 | (98.17 | %) | 1,751,123 | (1.23 | %) | 827,326 | (0.58 | %) | 31,100,485 | |||||||
Charles R. Rinehart | 140,176,422 | (99.20 | %) | 283,695 | (0.20 | %) | 845,330 | (0.59 | %) | 31,100,485 | |||||||
Theodore Shasta | 140,165,312 | (99.19 | %) | 295,709 | (0.20 | %) | 844,426 | (0.59 | %) | 31,100,485 | |||||||
Richard C. Vaughan | 139,661,349 | (98.83 | %) | 799,691 | (0.56 | %) | 844,407 | (0.59 | %) | 31,100,485 |
Proposal 2: Approval of Compensation Paid to Named Executive Officers. The shareholders voted to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers listed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. The shareholder vote is advisory and non-binding. The voting results were as follows:
For (% of shares voted) |
Against (% of shares voted) |
Abstain (% of shares voted) |
Broker Non-Votes |
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127,130,892 | (89.96%) | 13,314,625 | (9.42%) | 859,930 | (0.60%) | 31,100,485 |
Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013. The voting results were as follows:
For (% of shares voted) |
Against (% of shares voted) |
Abstain (% of shares voted) |
Broker Non-Votes |
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171,052,521 | (99.21%) | 448,290 | (0.26%) | 905,121 | (0.52%) | 0 |
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.
MBIA INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Ram D. Wertheim |
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Ram D. Wertheim |
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Chief Legal Officer |
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Date: |
May 2, 2013 |