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,
Armonk, New York

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)


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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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
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
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
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.

 
 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ram D. Wertheim

Ram D. Wertheim

Chief Legal Officer

 

Date:

May 2, 2013