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 25, 2017

 

Citigroup Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 1-9924 52-1568099
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     

388 Greenwich Street, New York,
New York

(Address of principal executive offices)

  10013
(Zip Code)

 

(212) 559-1000

(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)

 

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CITIGROUP INC.

Current Report on Form 8-K

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Citigroup's 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on April 25, 2017. At the meeting:

 

(1) 15 persons were elected to serve as directors of Citigroup;

 

(2) the selection of KPMG LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of Citigroup for 2017 was ratified;

 

(3) an advisory vote on Citigroup’s 2016 executive compensation was approved;

 

(4) an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation was held and the option to hold annual advisory votes was approved. Based on resolutions adopted by Citigroup’s Board and in accordance with the results of the vote, the Company will conduct an annual advisory vote on executive compensation until the next required vote on the frequency of such votes;

 

(5) a stockholder proposal requesting a report on the Company’s policies and goals to reduce the gender pay gap was not approved;

 

(6) a stockholder proposal requesting that the Board appoint a Stockholder Value Committee to address whether the divestiture of all non-core banking business segments would enhance shareholder value was not approved;

 

(7) a stockholder proposal requesting a report on lobbying and grassroots lobbying contributions was not approved;

 

(8) a stockholder proposal requesting an amendment to the General Clawback Policy to provide that a substantial portion of annual total compensation of Executive Officers shall be deferred and forfeited, in part or whole, at the discretion of the Board, to help satisfy any monetary penalty associated with a violation of law was not approved; and

 

(9) a stockholder proposal requesting that the Board adopt a policy prohibiting the vesting of equity-based awards for senior executives due to a voluntary resignation to enter government service was not approved.

 

Set forth below, with respect to each such matter, are the number of votes cast for or against, the number of abstentions and the number of broker non-votes.

 

 

 

 

      FOR       AGAINST       ABSTAINED      

BROKER

NON-VOTES

 
(1)  Election of Directors                                
                                 
Nominees                                
                                 
Michael L. Corbat     2,030,711,899       17,522,990       1,957,877       257,584,148  
Ellen M. Costello     2,033,818,850       14,417,545       1,956,126       257,584,393  
Duncan P. Hennes     2,024,925,243       23,032,205       2,235,068       257,584,398  
Peter B. Henry     2,033,137,723       14,823,467       2,231,323       257,584,401  
Franz B. Humer     2,026,630,424       21,431,804       2,130,279       257,584,407  
Renée J. James     2,017,198,148       30,889,851       2,104,513       257,584,402  
Eugene M. McQuade     2,031,210,277       16,950,433       2,031,807       257,584,397  
Michael E. O'Neill     2,019,290,085       28,765,163       2,137,264       257,584,402  
Gary M. Reiner     2,024,346,483       23,502,549       2,343,471       257,584,411  
Anthony M. Santomero     2,030,495,244       17,509,158       2,188,114       257,584,398  
Diana L. Taylor     2,022,604,994       25,571,777       2,015,742       257,584,401  
William S. Thompson, Jr.     2,016,403,080       31,698,945       2,090,491       257,584,398  
James S. Turley     2,014,106,006       33,902,989       2,183,520       257,584,399  
Deborah C. Wright     2,032,315,185       15,778,647       2,098,686       257,584,396  
Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon     2,016,218,860       31,873,234       2,100,422       257,584,398  

 

(2)  Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2017     2,244,507,066       60,669,694       2,600,154          
                                 
(3)  Advisory approval of Citi’s 2016 Executive Compensation     1,966,683,384       68,568,814       14,924,758       257,599,958  

 

    1 Year     2 Years     3 Years              
(4)  Advisory approval of the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation     1,828,852,996       4,171,150       214,535,766       2,667,646       257,549,356  

 

(5)  Stockholder proposal requesting report on Company's policies and goals to reduce the gender pay gap     293,583,837       1,651,274,858       105,333,666       257,584,553  

 

(6)  Stockholder proposal requesting the Board appoint a Stockholder Value Committee to address whether the divestiture of all non-core banking business segments would enhance shareholder value     52,448,247       1,977,708,753       20,035,362       257,584,552  
                                 
(7)  Stockholder proposal requesting a report on lobbying and grassroots lobbying contributions     621,674,911       1,388,487,273       39,998,118       257,616,612  

 

(8)  Stockholder proposal requesting an amendment to the General Clawback policy to provide that a substantial portion of annual total compensation of Executive Officers shall be deferred and forfeited, in part or whole, at the discretion of the Board, to help satisfy any monetary penalty associated with a violation of law     60,579,354       1,975,569,538       14,043,469       257,584,553  

 

(9) Stockholder proposal requesting that the Board adopt a policy prohibiting the vesting of equity-based awards for senior executives due to a voluntary resignation to enter government service
    724,812,051       1,319,566,127       5,818,124       257,580,612  

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

    CITIGROUP INC.
Dated: April 28, 2017    
  By:

/s/ Rohan Weerasinghe

    Rohan Weerasinghe
    General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

   

 

 

 

 

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