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 3, 2019 (May 1, 2019)

 

 

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.)
1 Manhattanville Road, Suite 301, Purchase, New York				10577
(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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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.  ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

 

Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $1 per share		MBI		New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 

Item 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was held on May 1, 2019 (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters that were voted upon at the Annual Meeting, the number of votes cast for or against each matter (and percent of shares voted), and the number of abstentions 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)								Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
Francis Y. Chin			67,397,530				(99.12	%)			600,937				(0.88	%)			83,211				15,019,101
Diane L. Dewbrey			67,733,138				(99.61	%)			266,270				(0.39	%)			82,270				15,019,101
William C. Fallon			67,710,737				(99.59	%)			276,561				(0.41	%)			94,380				15,019,101
Steven J. Gilbert			61,659,044				(90.69	%)			6,328,353				(9.31	%)			94,281				15,019,101
Charles R. Rinehart			67,385,115				(99.10	%)			613,102				(0.90	%)			83,461				15,019,101
Theodore Shasta			67,385,825				(99.12	%)			599,307				(0.88	%)			96,546				15,019,101
Richard C. Vaughan			67,078,406				(98.66	%)			908,886				(1.34	%)			94,386				15,019,101

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)								Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
	43,369,885				(66.62	%)			21,731,477				(33.38	%)			2,980,316				15,019,101

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 2019. The voting results were as follows:

 

For (% of shares voted)								Against (% of shares voted)								Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
	81,725,196				(98.42	%)			1,309,088				(1.58	%)			66,495				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.

 

Date: May 3, 2019