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
February 22, 2018
Date of report (date of earliest event reported)
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Florida
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 1-9109 | 59-1517485 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
880 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, FL 33716
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(727) 567-1000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(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 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on February 22, 2018. Proxies for the meeting were solicited by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and there was no solicitation in opposition to the Board’s solicitations. At this meeting, the shareholders were requested to: (1) elect eleven members of the Board of Directors, (2) approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement, and (3) ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, all of which matters were described in the proxy statement. The following actions were taken by the Company’s shareholders with respect to each of the foregoing items:
1. Election of Directors. All eleven (11) nominees for director were elected by a majority of the votes cast. With respect to each nominee, there were 20,818,005 broker non-votes. The table below sets forth the voting results for each director.
| Director | Votes Cast “For” | Votes Cast “Against” | Abstentions | |||
| von Arentschildt, Charles G. | 114,909,732 | 717,963 | 116,501 | |||
| Broader, Shelley G. | 115,175,117 | 480,753 | 88,326 | |||
| Edwards, Jeffrey N. | 115,295,973 | 352,342 | 95,881 | |||
| Esty, Benjamin C. | 115,291,188 | 354,169 | 98,839 | |||
| Godbold, Francis S. | 113,894,766 | 1,758,809 | 90,621 | |||
| James, Thomas A. | 113,997,264 | 1,687,832 | 59,100 | |||
| Johnson, Gordon L. | 115,002,162 | 648,030 | 94,004 | |||
| McGeary, Roderick C. | 114,928,991 | 717,832 | 97,373 | |||
| Reilly, Paul C. | 112,233,189 | 3,441,910 | 69,097 | |||
| Saltzman, Robert P. | 112,188,874 | 3,459,981 | 95,341 | |||
| Story, Susan N. | 103,017,732 | 12,646,969 | 79,495 | |||
2. Advisory vote on executive compensation. Our shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of our named executive officers by the affirmative vote of 94.35% of the votes cast. With respect to this proposal, there were 20,818,005 broker non-votes. The table below sets forth the voting results.
Votes Cast “For” | Votes Cast “Against” | Abstentions | ||
| 108,942,121 | 6,514,778 | 287,297 | ||
3. To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. Our shareholders approved the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018 by the affirmative vote of 98.43% of the votes cast. The table below sets forth the voting results, and there were no broker non-votes.
Votes Cast “For” | Votes Cast “Against” | Abstentions | ||
| 134,346,683 | 2,137,495 | 78,023 | ||
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On February 23, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing, among other things, that the Board had declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share for each outstanding share of common stock of the Company. The dividend is payable on April 16, 2018 to shareholders of record on April 2, 2018.
The Company also stated in its press release that the Board voted to appoint Paul Shoukry, Senior Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations, as Treasurer of the Company.
A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
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.
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC. | ||
| Date: February 23, 2018 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey P. Julien |
| Jeffrey P. Julien | ||
| Executive Vice President - Finance | ||
| and Chief Financial Officer | ||