8-K 1 form8-kmay242019amosvoting.htm 8-K DATED MAY 24, 2010 Document


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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) May 24, 2019

OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
001-10607
 
36-2678171
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)

 
307 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
 
 
 
 
(312) 346-8100
 
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
 
 
 
N /A
 
 
(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock/$1 par value
 
ORI
 
New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Old Republic International Corporation held on May 24, 2019 voted on the following four proposals:


Proposal #1 - Election of Directors

ORI’s shareholders elected the following persons:
Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Steven J. Bateman
162,797,645

76,923,092

38,750,323

Jimmy A. Dew
91,597,623

148,123,114

38,750,323

John M. Dixon
55,704,345

184,016,392

38,750,323

Glenn W. Reed
119,037,381

120,683,356

38,750,323

Dennis P. Van Mieghem
147,734,652

91,986,085

38,750,323




Proposal #2 - To ratify KPMG LLP as ORI’S independent registered public accounting firm for 2019

ORI’s shareholders voted to approve this proposal as follows:
 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Shares Voted
274,479,552
3,503,000
488,508
0
  
     

Proposal #3 - An advisory vote to approve executive compensation

ORI’s shareholders voted to approve this proposal as follows:
 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Shares Voted
210,950,191
27,708,046
1,062,500
38,750,323


        
Proposal #4 - The advisory Shareholder Proposal by CalPERS requesting ORI to adopt a Proxy Access Bylaw

ORI’s shareholders voted as follows on this proposal:
 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Shares Voted
186,107,633
52,142,507
1,470,597
38,750,323








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.
 
 
 
OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
 
Registrant
 
 
Date: May 28, 2019
By: /s/ John R. Heitkamp, Jr.                                               
 
 
John R. Heitkamp, Jr.
 
 
Senior Vice President,
 
 
Secretary and General Counsel