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) April 24, 2012
THE CHUBB CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New Jersey | 1-8661 | 13-2595722 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 15 Mountain View Road, Warren, New Jersey | 07059 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (908) 903-2000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
| Signatures |
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Chubb Corporation (the Corporation) was held on April 24, 2012. Matters submitted to shareholders at the meeting and the voting results thereof were as follows:
Election of Directors. The shareholders of the Corporation elected each of the director nominees proposed by the Corporation’s Board of Directors to serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
| Director |
Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld |
Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Zoë Baird Budinger | 212,526,509 | 2,439,434 | 0 | 21,539,889 | ||||||||||||
| Sheila P. Burke | 212,605,332 | 2,360,611 | 0 | 21,539,889 | ||||||||||||
| James I. Cash, Jr. | 208,927,140 | 6,038,803 | 0 | 21,539,889 | ||||||||||||
| John D. Finnegan | 203,520,146 | 11,445,797 | 0 | 21,539,889 | ||||||||||||
| Lawrence W. Kellner | 214,412,573 | 553,370 | 0 | 21,539,889 | ||||||||||||
| Martin G. McGuinn | 210,638,881 | 4,327,062 | 0 | 21,539,889 | ||||||||||||
| Lawrence M. Small | 212,489,137 | 2,476,806 | 0 | 21,539,889 | ||||||||||||
| Jess Søderberg | 214,630,004 | 335,939 | 0 | 21,539,889 | ||||||||||||
| Daniel E. Somers | 214,516,194 | 449,749 | 0 | 21,539,889 | ||||||||||||
| James M. Zimmerman | 210,748,648 | 4,217,295 | 0 | 21,539,889 | ||||||||||||
| Alfred W. Zollar | 209,694,659 | 5,271,284 | 0 | 21,539,889 | ||||||||||||
Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Auditor. The shareholders of the Corporation ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Corporation’s independent auditor. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
| Votes For |
Votes Against/Withheld |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 234,435,915 |
1,929,705 | 140,212 | 0 |
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The shareholders of the Corporation approved, on an advisory basis, the Corporation’s compensation program for its Named Executive Officers. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
| Votes For |
Votes Against/Withheld |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 205,429,035 |
9,157,788 | 379,120 | 21,539,889 |
Shareholder Proposal relating to the Corporation’s Political Contributions and Related Expenditures. The shareholders of the Corporation rejected a proposal relating to the Corporation’s political contributions and related expenditures. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
| Votes For |
Votes Against/Withheld |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 6,744,787 |
193,294,112 | 14,927,044 | 21,539,889 |
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.
| THE CHUBB CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: April 25, 2012 | By: | /s/ W. Andrew Macan | ||||
| Name: | W. Andrew Macan | |||||
| Title: | Vice President and Secretary | |||||