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 17, 2018
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported) 
 
 
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-36560
 
51-0483352
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
777 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, Connecticut
 
06902
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(203) 585-2400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
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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
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

a)
The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 17, 2018.
b)
The stockholders elected all of the directors named in the proxy statement for the coming year; approved our named executives’ compensation in an advisory vote; and ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2018. The voting results for each of these proposals are detailed below.

A.      Election of Directors
 
For
Against
Abstain
Non-Votes
Margaret M. Keane
634,889,360
310,098
781,274
37,760,417
Paget L. Alves
630,442,147
4,748,619
789,966
37,760,417
Arthur W. Coviello, Jr.
634,846,402
337,590
796,740
37,760,417
William W. Graylin
634,027,784
433,555
1,519,393
37,760,417
Roy A. Guthrie
632,940,169
2,245,801
794,762
37,760,417
Richard C. Hartnack
628,343,655
6,649,592
987,485
37,760,417
Jeffrey G. Naylor
614,193,433
20,082,190
1,705,109
37,760,417
Laurel J. Richie
627,594,046
7,415,807
970,879
37,760,417
Olympia J. Snowe
628,823,813
6,375,413
781,506
37,760,417

B.      Management Proposals
 
For
Against
Abstain
Non-Votes
Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation
421,116,295
213,049,294
1,815,143
37,760,417
Ratification of Selection of KPMG LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of the Company for 2018
671,911,201
967,113
862,835
N/A









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.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
 
 
 
 
Date: May 23, 2018
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Jonathan Mothner
 
 
 
 
Name:
 
Jonathan Mothner
 
 
 
 
Title:
 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary