Form 8-K

 

 

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 12, 2015

 

 

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New Jersey   001-16707   22-3703799

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

751 Broad Street

Newark, New Jersey 07102

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(973) 802-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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):

 

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

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ 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

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Prudential Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 12, 2015. Shareholders voted as follows on the matters presented for a vote.

1. The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a one-year term, based upon the following votes:

 

Nominee

   For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr.

     284,449,693         6,038,635         1,675,273         33,995,363   

Gordon M. Bethune

     278,169,438         12,300,108         1,693,920         33,995,363   

Gilbert F. Casellas

     286,034,753         4,420,390         1,708,305         33,995,363   

James G. Cullen

     276,087,738         13,490,908         2,584,078         33,995,363   

Mark B. Grier

     287,788,721         2,871,732         1,504,386         33,995,363   

Constance J. Horner

     275,562,186         14,995,681         1,606,390         33,995,363   

Martina Hund-Mejean

     288,988,725         1,523,308         1,651,430         33,995,363   

Karl J. Krapek

     279,239,417         11,209,580         1,714,686         33,995,363   

Christine A. Poon

     287,210,117         3,329,448         1,624,157         33,995,363   

Douglas A. Scovanner

     288,984,743         1,442,668         1,737,302         33,995,363   

John R. Strangfeld

     282,512,254         6,667,455         2,984,425         33,995,363   

2. The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015 was approved based upon the following votes:

Votes for approval: 321,199,633

Votes against: 3,612,050

Abstentions: 1,348,905

There were no broker non-votes for this item.

3. The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved based upon the following votes:

Votes for approval: 237,314,680

Votes against: 51,605,148

Abstentions: 3,244,762

Broker non-votes: 33,995,363


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 13, 2015

 

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.
By:

/s/ Margaret M. Foran

Name: Margaret M. Foran
Title: Chief Governance Officer, Vice President and Corporate Secretary