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 28, 2015

 

 

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:

 

¨	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)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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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 28, 2015.

(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 eight directors to each serve a one-year term expiring at our annual meeting in 2016. 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			174,297,971				151,074				1,124,815				7,845,099
Jane P. Chwick			174,360,191				88,823				1,124,846				7,845,099
J. Barry Griswell			172,943,508				1,505,520				1,124,832				7,845,099
Frederick S. Hubbell			168,540,298				5,908,561				1,125,001				7,845,099
Rodney O. Martin, Jr.			165,718,463				4,640,512				5,214,885				7,845,099
Joseph V. Tripodi			174,397,963				49,497				1,126,400				7,845,099
Deborah C. Wright			174,358,989				89,624				1,125,247				7,845,099
David Zwiener			173,449,348				999,364				1,125,148				7,845,099

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

 

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
168,129,449		6,307,368		1,137,043		7,845,099

Item 3 – Our stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2015.

 

For		Against		Abstentions
182,175,378		137,883		1,105,698

Item 4 – Our stockholders did not approve the shareholder proposal to adopt procedures to avoid holding or recommending investments that contribute to human rights violations.

 

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
6,843,947		137,554,905		31,175,008		7,845,099

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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 29, 2015