Form 8K - Annual Meeting Vote

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 13, 2015

 

The Charles  Schwab Corporation

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Commission File Number:  1-9700

 

 

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

94-3025021
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

211 Main Street, San Francisco,  CA  94105

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(415) 667-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(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:

 

 

 

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

 

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

(a)

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of The Charles Schwab Corporation (“CSC”) was held on May 13, 2015.

 

(b)

All nominees for directors were elected, and each nominee received more “for” votes than “against” votes cast for his or her election. The proposals for ratification of CSC’s independent auditors, the advisory vote on executive compensation and the approval of the Corporate Executive Bonus Plan were approved. The stockholder proposals regarding political contributions, lobbying payments, annual disclosure of EEO-1 data, accelerated vesting upon a change in control and vote tabulation were not approved. The final voting results were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

1

Election of Directors

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Nancy H. Bechtle

1,103,483,292 
23,282,018 
1,684,940 
87,238,830 

 

(b) Walter W. Bettinger II

1,110,618,564 
16,235,839 
1,595,847 
87,238,830 

 

(c) C. Preston Butcher

1,102,409,615 
24,262,478 
1,778,157 
87,238,830 

 

(d) Christopher V. Dodds

1,084,026,301 
42,752,463 
1,671,486 
87,238,830 

 

(e) Mark A. Goldfarb

1,113,907,450 
12,717,355 
1,825,445 
87,238,830 

2

Ratification of Independent Auditors

1,203,429,858 
10,708,029 
1,551,193 

3

Advisory Approval of Named Executive Officer Compensation

1,105,832,316 
18,222,798 
4,395,136 
87,238,830 

4

Approval of Corporate Executive Bonus Plan

1,108,021,776 
17,317,856 
3,110,618 
87,238,830 

5

Stockholder Proposal on Political Contributions

254,098,712 
708,098,326 
166,252,712 
87,239,330 

6

Stockholder Proposal on Lobbying Payments

240,666,818 
719,148,051 
168,634,881 
87,239,330 

7

Stockholder Proposal on Annual Disclosure of EEO-1 Data

200,871,854 
751,500,173 
176,078,223 
87,238,830 

8

Stockholder Proposal on Accelerated Vesting Upon Change in Control

339,160,546 
786,784,349 
2,504,855 
87,239,330 

9

Stockholder Proposal on Vote Tabulation

54,811,270 
1,068,777,508 
4,861,472 
87,238,830 

 

 


 

 

Signature(s)

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  May 19, 2015

By:

/s/ Joseph R. Martinetto

 

 

Joseph R. Martinetto

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer