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 26, 2016

 

 

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 26, 2016.

(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 ten directors to each serve a one-year term expiring at our annual meeting in 2017. 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		170,360,386		243,667		343,915		7,314,755
Jane P. Chwick		168,598,981		1,990,097		358,890		7,314,755
Ruth Ann M. Gillis		170,067,194		538,130		342,644		7,314,755
J. Barry Griswell		168,550,436		2,054,068		343,464		7,314,755
Frederick S. Hubbell		164,866,750		5,737,450		343,768		7,314,755
Rodney O. Martin, Jr.		162,407,283		4,522,081		4,018,604		7,314,755
Byron H. Pollitt, Jr.		170,500,801		88,607		358,560		7,314,755
Joseph V. Tripodi		169,396,543		1,192,545		358,880		7,314,755
Deborah C. Wright		170,356,307		248,145		343,516		7,314,755
David Zwiener		161,906,526		8,698,102		343,340		7,314,755

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

 

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
135,096,085		35,455,493		396,390		7,314,755

Item 3 – Our stockholders approved the Voya Financial, Inc. 2017 Annual Cash Incentive Plan.

 

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
166,608,216		3,966,925		372,827		7,314,755

Item 4 – Our stockholders approved the Voya Financial, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

 

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
169,788,816		978,836		180,316		7,314,755

Item 5 – Our stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2016.

 

For		Against		Abstentions
177,019,928		867,152		375,643

Item 6 – Our stockholders did not approve the shareholder proposal to report on investments in companies tied to genocide.

 

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
10,859,104		130,133,370		29,955,494		7,314,755

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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 27, 2016