Synovus Financial Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | ||||
The Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 24, 2025. The following is a summary of the proposals that were submitted to the shareholders for approval and a tabulation of the votes with respect to each proposal.
Proposal 1
The following 11 nominees named in the proxy statement for the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders were elected by majority vote.
| Nominee | Votes For | Vote Against | Abstentions | ||||||||
| Stacy Apter | 111,618,470 | 333,024 | 178,545 | ||||||||
| Tim Bentsen | 110,046,059 | 1,931,413 | 152,567 | ||||||||
| Kevin Blair | 108,613,341 | 3,368,491 | 148,207 | ||||||||
| Pedro Cherry | 111,780,926 | 203,169 | 145,944 | ||||||||
| John Irby | 111,422,151 | 549,164 | 158,724 | ||||||||
| Gregory Montana | 111,888,435 | 59,522 | 182,082 | ||||||||
| Diana M. Murphy | 99,965,641 | 12,033,130 | 131,268 | ||||||||
| Harris Pastides | 110,353,869 | 1,608,568 | 167,602 | ||||||||
| Barry L. Storey | 109,916,900 | 2,048,598 | 164,541 | ||||||||
| Alexandra Villoch | 111,439,600 | 538,111 | 152,328 | ||||||||
| Teresa White | 111,419,150 | 547,109 | 163,780 | ||||||||
There were 17,333,397 broker non-votes for each director on this proposal.
Proposal 2
An advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as determined by the Compensation and Human Capital Committee was approved.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 109,526,845 | 2,367,962 | 235,232 | 17,333,397 | ||||||||
Proposal 3
The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 was ratified.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 127,031,966 | 2,310,507 | 120,963 | 0 | ||||||||
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Synovus has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP. | |||||
| Date: April 25, 2025 | By: /s/ Allan E. Kamensky | ||||
| Name: Allan E. Kamensky | |||||
| Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |||||