SEC Document


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 18, 2016

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
__________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
001-13958
13-3317783
_____________________
(State or other jurisdiction
_____________
(Commission
______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
 
 
 
One Hartford Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut
 
06155
_______________________________
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
___________
(Zip Code)
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
 
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 
860-547-5000
 
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 Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 18, 2016. Shareholders voted as follows on the matters presented for a vote.
1.     The nominees for election to the Company’s Board of Directors were elected to hold office until the 2017 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, based upon the following votes:
Nominee
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker
Non-Votes
ROBERT B. ALLARDICE, III
323,475,409
1,443,300
323,569
35,008,184
TREVOR FETTER
318,274,552
6,571,524
396,202
35,008,184
KATHRYN A. MIKELLS
322,579,828
2,336,360
326,090
35,008,184
MICHAEL G. MORRIS
318,004,716
6,849,149
388,413
35,008,184
THOMAS A. RENYI
318,216,869
6,634,505
390,904
35,008,184
JULIE G. RICHARDSON
323,664,678
1,270,706
306,894
35,008,184
TERESA W. ROSEBOROUGH
320,129,272
4,815,165
297,841
35,008,184
VIRGINIA P. RUESTERHOLZ
319,561,900
5,378,140
302,238
35,008,184
CHARLES B. STRAUSS
315,358,883
9,489,565
393,830
35,008,184
CHRISTOPHER J. SWIFT
306,779,823
11,643,717
6,818,738
35,008,184
H. PATRICK SWYGERT
269,808,598
54,999,199
434,481
35,008,184

2.    The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 was approved based on the following votes:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker
Non-Votes
355,689,974
4,190,119
370,369
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3.    The proposal to consider and approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement was approved based on the following votes:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker
Non-Votes
305,412,140
18,253,715
1,576,423
35,008,184

4.    The shareholders selected, on a non-binding, advisory basis, every one year as the preferred frequency for the advisory vote on named executive officer compensation based on the following votes:
Every 1 Year
Every 2 Years
Every 3 Years
Votes Abstained
Broker
Non-Votes
291,369,274
677,545
31,920,178
1,275,281
35,008,184

In connection with the annual meeting, the Board of Directors of the Company recommended that shareholders select every one year as the preferred frequency for the advisory vote on named executive




officer compensation. On May 19, 2016, following the Company’s annual meeting, in light of the outcome of the shareholder vote and other relevant factors, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted a resolution providing a non-binding, advisory vote on named executive officer compensation would be held every year.




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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
May 19, 2016
 
By:
 
/s/ Donald C. Hunt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name: Donald C. Hunt
 
 
 
 
Title: Vice President and Corporate Secretary