8-K

 

 

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): May 21, 2014

 

 

REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Missouri
  1-11848
  43-1627032

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification Number)

1370 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Chesterfield, Missouri 63017

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (636) 736-7000

 

 

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.

The annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (the “Company”) was held on May 21, 2014. The number of shares present at the meeting, in person or proxy, was 65,155,001, or approximately 93% of the outstanding voting shares of the Company. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders were asked to vote on the election of five directors and the two proposals described below, and the votes were cast as follows:

 

1. Election of the following directors for terms expiring in 2016:

 

     For      Withheld      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Christine R. Detrick

     60,786,917         1,554,581         2,813,483   

Joyce A. Phillips

     60,779,999         1,561,504         2,813,483   

Election of the following directors for terms expiring in 2017:

 

     For      Withheld      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Arnoud W.A. Boot

     60,796,938         1,544,580         2,813,483   

John F. Danahy

     60,907,968         1,433,550         2,813,483   

J. Cliff Eason

     59,480,184         2,861,334         2,813,483   

 

2. Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Corporation’s named executive officers:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

60,624,012

   1,621,364    95,990    2,813,483

 

3. Proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

63,557,178

   1,563,070    34,752

 


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.

 

    REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED
Date: May 22, 2014     By:   /s/ Jack Lay
      Jack B. Lay
      Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer