voya-20260521
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 21, 2026
May 21, 2026
VOYA FINANCIAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-35897 | No. | 52-1222820 | |||||||||||||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||||||||||||||||||
200 Park Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
New York | New York | 10166 | ||||||||||||||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||||||||||||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 309-8200
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:
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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, $.01 Par Value | VOYA | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||
| Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th | VOYAPrB | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||
| interest in a share of 5.35% Fixed-Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B, $0.01 par value | ||||||||
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 ☐
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. ☐
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a) The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Voya Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 21, 2026.
(b) The results of the matters submitted to a stockholder vote at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
Item 1 – Election of Directors: Our stockholders elected the following twelve directors to each serve a one-year term expiring at our annual meeting in 2027. Each director will hold office until his or her successor has been elected and qualified or until the director’s earlier resignation or removal.
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lynne Biggar | 82,965,322 | 1,134,478 | 35,624 | 3,466,146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Biff Bowman | 83,907,571 | 190,456 | 37,397 | 3,466,146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yvette S. Butler | 83,869,321 | 243,539 | 22,564 | 3,466,146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jane P. Chwick | 82,743,587 | 1,340,758 | 51,079 | 3,466,146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kathleen DeRose | 83,900,744 | 200,009 | 34,671 | 3,466,146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hikmet Ersek | 82,351,013 | 1,603,713 | 180,698 | 3,466,146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ruth Ann M. Gillis | 82,651,817 | 1,448,942 | 34,665 | 3,466,146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heather Lavallee | 83,582,739 | 529,036 | 23,649 | 3,466,146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert G. Leary | 82,878,289 | 1,229,501 | 27,634 | 3,466,146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aylwin B. Lewis | 82,815,271 | 1,270,728 | 49,425 | 3,466,146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William J. Mullaney | 82,915,798 | 1,185,419 | 34,207 | 3,466,146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph V. Tripodi | 82,570,511 | 1,530,962 | 33,951 | 3,466,146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Item 2 – Our stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the named executive officers.
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 83,000,209 | 1,056,471 | 78,744 | 3,466,146 | |||||||||||||||||
Item 3 – Our stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026.
For | Against | Abstentions | |||||||||
| 84,780,259 | 2,793,694 | 27,617 | |||||||||
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.
Voya Financial, Inc.
(Registrant)
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Julie Watson
Name: Julie Watson
Title: Vice President, Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Dated: May 21, 2026