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 25, 2022

 

 

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Minnesota (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-10898 (Commission File Number)

41-0518860 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

485 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York   10017

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

(917) 778-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, without par value		TRV		New York Stock Exchange

 

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.    ¨

 

 

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

 

The Travelers Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 25, 2022. For more information on the following proposals submitted to shareholders, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement, dated April 8, 2022. Below are the final voting results.

 

Item 1 — Election of Directors

 

Name		Votes For				Votes Against				Votes Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
Alan L. Beller			185,765,820				9,019,515				413,586				19,306,309
Janet M. Dolan			184,097,548				10,538,921				562,452				19,306,309
Patricia L. Higgins			185,903,634				8,906,436				388,851				19,306,309
William J. Kane			191,861,985				2,935,147				401,789				19,306,309
Thomas B. Leonardi			189,795,107				4,810,036				593,778				19,306,309
Clarence Otis Jr.			184,158,583				10,432,486				607,852				19,306,309
Elizabeth E. Robinson			188,409,758				6,223,518				565,645				19,306,309
Philip T. Ruegger III			187,294,381				6,978,981				925,559				19,306,309
Rafael Santana			193,598,932				1,198,095				401,894				19,306,309
Todd C. Schermerhorn			193,441,875				1,343,824				413,222				19,306,309
Alan D. Schnitzer			185,066,652				9,258,551				873,718				19,306,309
Laurie J. Thomsen			185,789,871				9,024,815				384,235				19,306,309
Bridget van Kralingen			194,089,368				712,167				397,386				19,306,309

 

Item 2 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Votes For				Votes Against				Votes Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
	206,108,546				8,037,081				359,603				0

 

Item 3 — Non-Binding Vote to Approve Executive Compensation

 

Votes For				Votes Against				Votes Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
	139,495,841				54,462,471				1,240,609				19,306,309

 

Item 4 — Shareholder Proposal Relating to Additional Disclosure of Lobbying

 

Votes For				Votes Against				Votes Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
	102,171,733				91,547,154				1,480,034				19,306,309

 

Item 5 — Shareholder Proposal Relating to the Issuance of a Report on GHG Emissions

 

Votes For				Votes Against				Votes Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
	107,822,041				85,382,143				1,994,737				19,306,309

 

Item 6 — Shareholder Proposal Relating to Policies regarding Fossil Fuel Supplies

 

Votes For				Votes Against				Votes Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
	25,512,481				167,325,148				2,361,292				19,306,309

 

 

Item 7 — Shareholder Proposal Relating to Conducting a Racial Equity Audit

 

Votes For				Votes Against				Votes Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
	90,964,616				101,866,066				2,368,239				19,306,309

 

Item 8 — Shareholder Proposal Relating to the Issuance of a Report on Insuring Law Enforcement

 

Votes For				Votes Against				Votes Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
	18,778,574				170,996,803				5,423,544				19,306,309

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, The Travelers Companies, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: May 27, 2022	THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC.
	By:	/s/ Christine K. Kalla
		Name: Christine K. Kalla
		Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel