TRV The Travelers Companies Inc

 

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 24, 2023

 

 

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):

 

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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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

e)  On May 24, 2023, the shareholders of The Travelers Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the Company’s 2023 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2023 Stock Incentive Plan”).

 

The 2023 Stock Incentive Plan authorizes the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company to grant to employees, non-employee directors, consultants and other service providers of the Company and its affiliates incentive-based compensation in the form of Company common stock.

 

The material terms of the 2023 Stock Incentive Plan are described in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement, dated April 7, 2023, under the heading “Item 5 — The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan”, which description is incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions of the 2023 Stock Incentive Plan contained herein and in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the 2023 Stock Incentive Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

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

 

The Company held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 24, 2023. For more information on the following proposals submitted to shareholders, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement, dated April 7, 2023. Below are the final voting results.

 

Item 1 — Election of Directors

 

Name		Votes For				Votes Against				Votes Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
Alan L. Beller			177,604,743				8,607,302				363,358				18,924,822
Janet M. Dolan			175,658,560				10,576,162				340,681				18,924,822
Russell G. Golden			184,779,908				1,436,091				359,404				18,924,822
Patricia L. Higgins			177,878,682				8,354,959				341,762				18,924,822
William J. Kane			180,350,302				5,858,984				366,117				18,924,822
Thomas B. Leonardi			178,894,454				7,318,960				361,989				18,924,822
Clarence Otis Jr.			174,038,260				12,186,682				350,461				18,924,822
Elizabeth E. Robinson			178,868,645				7,363,618				343,140				18,924,822
Philip T. Ruegger III			177,479,733				8,729,661				366,009				18,924,822
Rafael Santana			179,747,423				6,467,827				360,153				18,924,822
Todd C. Schermerhorn			184,983,199				1,234,194				358,010				18,924,822
Alan D. Schnitzer			176,836,080				8,835,020				904,303				18,924,822
Laurie J. Thomsen			177,992,563				8,232,555				350,285				18,924,822
Bridget van Kralingen			184,949,733				1,266,821				358,849				18,924,822

 

Item 2 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Votes For				Votes Against				Votes Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
	197,181,751				7,950,049				368,425				0

 

Item 3 — Non-Binding Vote on the Frequency of Future Votes to Approve Executive Compensation

 

1 Year				2 Years				3 Years				Votes Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
	181,450,994				287,783				4,359,206				477,420				18,924,822

 

Based on the results of the vote, and consistent with the Board of Directors’ recommendation, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that future non-binding votes of shareholders to approve the compensation of the named executive officers will be submitted annually to the Company’s shareholders until the next non-binding shareholder vote on the frequency of shareholder votes to approve executive compensation, or until the Board of Directors otherwise determines a different frequency for such non-binding votes.

 

 

Item 4 — Non-Binding Vote to Approve Executive Compensation

 

Votes For				Votes Against				Votes Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
	159,725,449				26,087,701				762,253				18,924,822

 

Item 5 — Approval of The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan

 

Votes For				Votes Against				Votes Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
	176,156,909				9,866,272				552,222				18,924,822

 

Item 6 — Shareholder Proposal Relating to the Issuance of a Report on GHG Emissions

 

Votes For				Votes Against				Votes Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
	27,071,101				157,646,874				1,857,428				18,924,822

 

Item 7 — Shareholder Proposal Relating to Policies regarding Fossil Fuel Supplies

 

Votes For				Votes Against				Votes Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
	16,215,317				167,989,223				2,370,863				18,924,822

 

Item 8 — Shareholder Proposal Relating to Conducting a Racial Equity Audit

 

Votes For				Votes Against				Votes Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
	65,194,392				119,414,350				1,966,661				18,924,822

 

Item 9 — Shareholder Proposal Relating to the Issuance of a Report on Insuring Law Enforcement

 

Votes For				Votes Against				Votes Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
	19,117,273				160,958,106				6,500,024				18,924,822

 

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan was filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-272161) dated May 24, 2023, and is incorporated herein by reference.
101.1		Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page to this Current Report on Form 8-K is formatted in Inline XBRL.
104.1		Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101.1.)

 

 

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 26, 2023	THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC.
	By:	/s/ Christine K. Kalla
		Name: Christine K. Kalla
		Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel