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
May 2, 2017
(Date of report; date of earliest event reported)
Commission file number: 1-3754
ALLY FINANCIAL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 38-0572512 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Ally Detroit Center
500 Woodward Ave.
Floor 10, Detroit, Michigan
48226
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(866) 710-4623
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 2, 2017, Ally Financial Inc. held its annual meeting of stockholders. The results of voting on matters brought before stockholders are shown below.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||
Franklin W. Hobbs | 392,020,442 | 1,620,770 | 7,072,858 | 16,795,083 | ||||||||||||
Kenneth J. Bacon | 390,973,107 | 2,664,695 | 7,076,268 | 16,795,083 | ||||||||||||
Robert T. Blakely | 390,181,738 | 3,457,619 | 7,074,713 | 16,795,083 | ||||||||||||
Maureen A. Breakiron-Evans | 393,513,641 | 124,093 | 7,076,336 | 16,795,083 | ||||||||||||
William H. Cary | 397,940,586 | 135,085 | 2,638,399 | 16,795,083 | ||||||||||||
Mayree C. Clark | 393,527,484 | 110,350 | 7,076,236 | 16,795,083 | ||||||||||||
Kim S. Fennebresque | 391,515,679 | 2,123,579 | 7,074,812 | 16,795,083 | ||||||||||||
Marjorie Magner | 392,064,953 | 1,574,224 | 7,074,893 | 16,795,083 | ||||||||||||
John J. Stack | 393,490,763 | 147,089 | 7,076,218 | 16,795,083 | ||||||||||||
Michael F. Steib | 393,496,858 | 140,953 | 7,076,259 | 16,795,083 | ||||||||||||
Jeffrey J. Brown | 393,526,978 | 114,988 | 7,072,104 | 16,795,083 |
Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
For | Against | Abstain | Broker | |||
376,270,749 | 15,092,270 | 9,351,051 | 16,795,083 |
Proposal 3 – Approval of the Ally Financial Inc. Incentive Compensation Plan, amended and restated effective May 2, 2017
For | Against | Abstain | Broker | |||
381,450,189 | 16,343,904 | 2,919,977 | 16,795,083 |
Proposal 4 – Approval of the Ally Financial Inc. Non-Employee Directors Equity Compensation Plan, amended and restated effective May 2, 2017
For | Against | Abstain | Broker | |||
382,299,105 | 11,153,514 | 7,261,451 | 16,795,083 |
Proposal 5 – Approval of the Ally Financial Inc. Executive Performance Plan, amended and restated effective January 1, 2018
For | Against | Abstain | Broker | |||
376,429,342 | 16,502,994 | 7,781,734 | 16,795,083 |
Proposal 6 – Ratification of the Audit Committee’s Engagement of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2017
For | Against | Abstain | ||
413,241,950 | 1,626,905 | 2,640,298 |
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.
Ally Financial Inc. (Registrant) | ||||||||
Date: May 4, 2017 | By: | /s/ David J. DeBrunner | ||||||
Name: | David J. DeBrunner | |||||||
Title: | Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller |