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 30, 2018

 

 

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:

 

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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.  ☐

 

 

 

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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 30, 2018.

(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 nine directors to each serve a one-year term expiring at our annual meeting in 2019. 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			146,654,961				1,682,994				208,091				6,672,795
Jane P. Chwick			148,008,289				328,539				209,218				6,672,795
Ruth Ann M. Gillis			148,141,455				193,757				210,834				6,672,795
J. Barry Griswell			146,493,116				1,841,037				211,893				6,672,795
Rodney O. Martin, Jr.			144,649,853				3,686,123				210,070				6,672,795
Byron H. Pollitt, Jr.			148,086,143				247,108				212,795				6,672,795
Joseph V. Tripodi			148,136,041				197,938				212,067				6,672,795
Deborah C. Wright			146,654,406				1,679,984				211,656				6,672,795
David Zwiener			146,710,168				1,622,278				213,600				6,672,795

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

 

For		Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
141,311,224			6,759,958				474,864				6,672,795

Item 3 – Our stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2018.

 

For		Against				Abstentions
153,530,731			1,265,985				422,125

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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.

 

 

 

Date: May 31, 2018