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 21, 2015
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
001-11302
(Commission
File Number)
| OHIO | 34-6542451 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
127 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1306
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(216) 689-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
At KeyCorp’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 21, 2015, shareholders elected all fourteen of the directors nominated by the KeyCorp Board of Directors. Each director received a greater number of votes cast for his or her election than votes withheld from his or her election, as stated below. The shareholders also ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as KeyCorp’s independent auditor for 2015, approved on an advisory basis KeyCorp’s executive compensation as described in KeyCorp’s 2015 proxy statement, and did not approve a shareholder proposal seeking to separate KeyCorp’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer roles. The final voting results from the meeting are as follows:
Proposal One—Election of Directors
| Nominee |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||
| Bruce D. Broussard |
623,223,485 | 5,913,007 | 79,794,015 | |||||||||
| Joseph A. Carrabba |
619,798,706 | 9,337,786 | 79,794,015 | |||||||||
| Charles P. Cooley |
621,095,974 | 8,040,491 | 79,794,015 | |||||||||
| Alexander M. Cutler |
600,756,850 | 28,379,642 | 79,794,015 | |||||||||
| H. James Dallas |
623,711,750 | 5,424,742 | 79,794,015 | |||||||||
| Elizabeth R. Gile |
624,927,823 | 4,208,670 | 79,794,015 | |||||||||
| Ruth Ann M. Gillis |
624,303,542 | 4,832,950 | 79,794,015 | |||||||||
| William G. Gisel, Jr. |
621,197,706 | 7,938,786 | 79,794,015 | |||||||||
| Richard J. Hipple |
618,700,770 | 10,435,722 | 79,794,015 | |||||||||
| Kristen L. Manos |
624,790,571 | 4,345,921 | 79,794,015 | |||||||||
| Beth E. Mooney |
601,972,131 | 27,164,361 | 79,794,015 | |||||||||
| Demos Parneros |
621,136,020 | 8,000,472 | 79,794,015 | |||||||||
| Barbara R. Snyder |
621,171,604 | 7,964,888 | 79,794,015 | |||||||||
| David K. Wilson |
625,125,298 | 4,011,194 | 79,794,015 | |||||||||
Proposal Two—Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as KeyCorp’s Independent Auditors for 2015
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Vote | |||
| 696,132,910 | 10,665,405 | 2,132,192 | 0 |
Proposal Three—Advisory Approval of KeyCorp’s Executive Compensation
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Vote | |||
| 601,080,941 | 24,294,554 | 3,760,996 | 79,794,015 |
Proposal Four—Shareholder Proposal Seeking to Separate the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Roles
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Vote | |||
| 148,557,886 | 477,832,264 | 2,746,341 | 79,794,015 |
SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| KeyCorp | ||||||
| Date: May 22, 2015 | ||||||
| /s/ Paul N. Harris | ||||||
| By: | Paul N. Harris | |||||
| Secretary and General Counsel | ||||||