8-K 1 snv8-k43019annualmeetingan.htm 8-K Document



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

April 30, 2019 (April 24, 2019)
Date of Report
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)

Synovus Financial Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Georgia
(State of Incorporation)
1-10312
(Commission File Number)
58-1134883
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1111 Bay Avenue, Suite 500, Columbus, Georgia 31901
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(706) 649-2311
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

________________________________________________
(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.

The Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 24, 2019. Following is a summary of the proposals that were submitted to the shareholders for approval and a tabulation of the votes with respect to each proposal.

Proposal 1

The proposal was to elect as directors the 11 nominees named in the proxy statement for the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Nominee
Votes For
Vote Against
Abstentions
Tim E. Bentsen
193,798,238
626,189
152,386
F. Dixon Brooke, Jr.
193,835,753
590,594
150,466
Stephen T. Butler
177,900,296
16,529,843
146,674
Elizabeth W. Camp
190,888,880
3,544,712
143,221
Diana M. Murphy
192,845,595
1,586,660
144,558
Harris Pastides
192,850,583
1,578,142
148,088
Joseph J. Prochaska, Jr.
193,876,628
545,864
154,321
John L. Stallworth
193,871,567
552,512
152,734
Kessel D. Stelling, Jr.
190,825,659
2,705,663
1,045,491
Barry L. Storey
192,837,518
1,591,437
147,858
Teresa White
193,833,088
596,125
147,600


There were 21,924,203 broker non-votes for each director on this proposal.

Proposal 2

The proposal was an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as determined by the Compensation Committee.

Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
190,602,515
3,443,395
530,903
21,924,203


Proposal 3

The proposal was to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
211,573,530
4,699,980
227,506
0






Item 8.01    Other Events.
On April 29, 2019, the Company’s Shareholder Rights Plan (the “Rights Plan”) and the preferred stock purchase rights issued pursuant to the Rights Plan expired pursuant to their terms.  In connection with the expiration of the Rights Plan, the Company will also take routine, voluntary actions to delist the preferred stock purchase rights from the New York Stock Exchange. These actions are administrative in nature and will have no effect on the Company’s common stock, which continues to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. 




 Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Synovus has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP.
 
 
Date: April 30, 2019
By: /s/ Allan E. Kamensky
 
Name: Allan E. Kamensky
 
Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel
 
          and Secretary