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style="margin-bottom:4pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.853%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</span></div><div 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style="height:23pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(b)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">The following is a brief description and vote count on all items voted on at the 2021 Annual Meeting:</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:228.75pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:226.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Proposal One - Election of Directors.</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:501.00pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:499.00pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:51pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">The following persons were elected to serve as Class III directors to hold office until the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders and until a successor is elected and qualified, with each director nominee receiving the votes as indicated below:</span></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:446.25pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:106.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:106.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:106.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:106.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Nominee</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Shares Voted "For"</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Shares Voted "Withheld"</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Broker Non-Votes</span></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Michael J. Fiorile</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">40,200,126</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">522,108</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,842,882</span></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Michael E. LaRocco</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">40,432,929</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">289,305</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,842,882</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Proposal Two - To Amend the Company's 1991 Employee Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan to Add Additional Shares</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Proposal was approved with the following vote:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:374.25pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:88.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:88.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:88.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:88.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Shares Voted "For"</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Shares Voted "Against"</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Abstentions</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Broker Non-Votes</span></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">40,594,525</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">102,642</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">25,067</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,842,882</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Proposal Three - To Amend the Company's 2016 Outside Director Restricted Share Unit Plan to Set the Number of Shares Subject to the Plan</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Proposal was approved with the following vote:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:374.25pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:88.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:88.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:88.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:88.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Shares Voted "For"</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Shares Voted "Against"</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Abstentions</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Broker Non-Votes</span></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">40,572,001</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">116,422</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">33,811</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,842,882</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:512.25pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:510.25pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:33pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Proposal Four - Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021.<br/></span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Proposal was approved with the following vote:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:374.25pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:88.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:88.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:88.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:88.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Shares Voted "For"</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Shares Voted "Against"</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Abstentions</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Broker Non-Votes</span></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">42,476,699</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">36,236</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">52,181</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:512.25pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:510.25pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Proposal Five - Advisory vote on compensation paid to named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy materials.</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Proposal was approved with the following vote:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:374.25pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:88.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:88.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:88.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:88.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Shares Voted "For"</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Shares Voted "Against"</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Abstentions</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Broker Non-Votes</span></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">40,406,087</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">279,198</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">36,949</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfe4ff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,842,882</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:512.25pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:49.00pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:459.25pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New 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style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Audit Committee:</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> Chairperson Setareh Pouraghabagher, Kym M. 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Elaine Roberts</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Nominating and Governance Committee:</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> Chairperson Michael J. Fiorile, Robert E. Baker, Setareh Pouraghabagher, S. Elaine Roberts and Dwight E. Smith</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Investment and Finance Committee:</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> Chairperson Kym M. Hubbard, David R. Meuse and Michael E. LaRocco</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Independent Committee:</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> Chairperson Setareh Pouraghabagher, Michael J. Fiorile,  Kym M. Hubbard, David R. Meuse and S. Elaine Roberts</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Risk Committee:</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> Chairperson S. Elaine Roberts, Robert E. Baker, Michael J. Fiorile, Setareh Pouraghabagher and Dwight E. Smith</span></div></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</span><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:331.50pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:49.00pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:49.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:226.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Section&#160;9.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Financial Statements and Exhibits</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:331.50pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:49.00pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:49.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:226.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item&#160;9.01.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Financial Statements and Exhibits</span></td></tr></table></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:331.50pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:49.00pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:49.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:226.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(d)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Exhibits.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:64.766%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">See Exhibit Index</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">EXHIBIT INDEX</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:14pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:9.130%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.462%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:74.219%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.689%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Exhibit No.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Description of Exhibit</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">104</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL).</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:4pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">SIGNATURES</span></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">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.</span></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.853%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:50.290%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:47.510%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">STATE AUTO FINANCIAL CORPORATION</span></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Date: May 18, 2021</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">/s/ Melissa A. Centers</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div></body></html>
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stfc-20210518
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 18, 2021
(May 14, 2021)
STATE AUTO FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio
000-19289
31-1324304
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
518 East Broad Street
Columbus
Ohio
43215-3976
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(
614
)
464-5000
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
Not Applicable
(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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common shares, without par value
STFC
The NASDAQ Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2)
Emerging growth company
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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.
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a)
The Company's annual meeting of shareholders (the "
2021 Annual Meeting
"
) was held on May 14, 2021.
(b)
The following is a brief description and vote count on all items voted on at the 2021 Annual Meeting:
Proposal One - Election of Directors.
The following persons were elected to serve as Class III directors to hold office until the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders and until a successor is elected and qualified, with each director nominee receiving the votes as indicated below:
Nominee
Shares Voted "For"
Shares Voted "Withheld"
Broker Non-Votes
Michael J. Fiorile
40,200,126
522,108
1,842,882
Michael E. LaRocco
40,432,929
289,305
1,842,882
Proposal Two - To Amend the Company's 1991 Employee Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan to Add Additional Shares
.
The Proposal was approved with the following vote:
Shares Voted "For"
Shares Voted "Against"
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
40,594,525
102,642
25,067
1,842,882
Proposal Three - To Amend the Company's 2016 Outside Director Restricted Share Unit Plan to Set the Number of Shares Subject to the Plan
.
The Proposal was approved with the following vote:
Shares Voted "For"
Shares Voted "Against"
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
40,572,001
116,422
33,811
1,842,882
Proposal Four - Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2021.
The Proposal was approved with the following vote:
Shares Voted "For"
Shares Voted "Against"
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
42,476,699
36,236
52,181
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Proposal Five - Advisory vote on compensation paid to named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy materials.
The Proposal was approved with the following vote:
Shares Voted "For"
Shares Voted "Against"
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
40,406,087
279,198
36,949
1,842,882
(c)
Not applicable.
Item 8.01.
Other Events
At the Company's Board of Directors' meeting held on May 14, 2021, the following directors were appointed or re-appointed to the following Board committees:
Audit Committee:
Chairperson Setareh Pouraghabagher, Kym M. Hubbard, David R. Meuse and Dwight E. Smith
Compensation Committee:
Chairperson Robert E. Baker, Michael J. Fiorile, Kym M. Hubbard and S. Elaine Roberts
Nominating and Governance Committee:
Chairperson Michael J. Fiorile, Robert E. Baker, Setareh Pouraghabagher, S. Elaine Roberts and Dwight E. Smith
Investment and Finance Committee:
Chairperson Kym M. Hubbard, David R. Meuse and Michael E. LaRocco
Independent Committee:
Chairperson Setareh Pouraghabagher, Michael J. Fiorile,  Kym M. Hubbard, David R. Meuse and S. Elaine Roberts
Risk Committee:
Chairperson S. Elaine Roberts, Robert E. Baker, Michael J. Fiorile, Setareh Pouraghabagher and Dwight E. Smith
Section 9.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits.
See Exhibit Index
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL).
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.
STATE AUTO FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Date: May 18, 2021
/s/ Melissa A. Centers
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel