0001193125-13-195800.txt : 20130502 0001193125-13-195800.hdr.sgml : 20130502 20130502151256 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-13-195800 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130430 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20130502 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130502 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CHUBB CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000020171 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 132595722 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08661 FILM NUMBER: 13807487 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 15 MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD CITY: WARREN STATE: NJ ZIP: 07061 BUSINESS PHONE: 9089032000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 15 MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD CITY: WARREN STATE: NJ ZIP: 07061 8-K 1 d529039d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K
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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 30, 2013

 

 

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.)

 

 

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):

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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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 30, 2013. 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

      205,618,393         1,645,520         0         22,103,367   

Sheila P. Burke

      205,630,772         1,633,141         0         22,103,367   

James I. Cash, Jr.

      204,080,199         3,183,714         0         22,103,367   

John D. Finnegan

      201,008,814         6,255,099         0         22,103,367   

Lawrence W. Kellner

      206,775,187         488,726         0         22,103,367   

Martin G. McGuinn

      206,838,956         424,957         0         22,103,367   

Lawrence M. Small

      205,455,898         1,808,015         0         22,103,367   

Jess Søderberg

      206,922,612         341,301         0         22,103,367   

Daniel E. Somers

      206,848,158         415,755         0         22,103,367   

William C. Weldon

      206,745,283         518,630         0         22,103,367   

James M. Zimmerman

      206,815,044         448,869         0         22,103,367   

Alfred W. Zollar

      205,953,619         1,310,294         0         22,103,367   

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

227,542,740

   1,664,205   160,335   0

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The shareholders of the Corporation approved, on an advisory basis, the Corporation’s compensation program for the named executive officers of the Corporation as set forth in the 2013 proxy statement. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against/Withheld

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

199,944,572

  

6,709,274

   610,067   22,103,367

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

7,034,724

   192,649,058   7,580,131   22,103,367

Shareholder Proposal relating to the Corporation’s Sustainability Reporting. 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

56,676,536

  

119,288,911

   31,298,466   22,103,367

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

  THE CHUBB CORPORATION
Date: May 2, 2013   By:  

/s/ W. Andrew Macan

    Name:   W. Andrew Macan
    Title:   Vice President and Secretary