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The foregoing description is a summary only, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Certificate of Amendment, which is being filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Form 8-K.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 5.07  </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Company held its annual meeting of shareholders on May&#160;15, 2024. 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style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:14.926%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:17.597%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:14.929%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e5e5e5;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Nominee</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e5e5e5;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Votes For</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e5e5e5;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Votes Against</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e5e5e5;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Votes Abstained</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e5e5e5;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Broker<br/>Non-Votes</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">LARRY DE SHON</span></td><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">247,144,115&#160;</span></td><td style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6,484,743&#160;</span></td><td style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">877,576&#160;</span></td><td style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">17,312,884&#160;</span></td><td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">CARLOS 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">859,467&#160;</span></td><td style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">17,312,884&#160;</span></td><td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">TREVOR FETTER</span></td><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">241,413,264&#160;</span></td><td style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">12,826,609&#160;</span></td><td style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">266,561&#160;</span></td><td style="border-top:0.5pt solid 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">248,614,242&#160;</span></td><td style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5,660,393&#160;</span></td><td style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">231,799&#160;</span></td><td style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">17,312,884&#160;</span></td><td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">EDMUND REESE</span></td><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">252,652,360&#160;</span></td><td 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1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">17,312,884&#160;</span></td><td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">TERESA ROSEBOROUGH</span></td><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">242,885,832&#160;</span></td><td style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">11,389,940&#160;</span></td><td style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">230,662&#160;</span></td><td style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">17,312,884&#160;</span></td><td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">VIRGINIA RUESTERHOLZ</span></td><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">244,728,971&#160;</span></td><td style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">9,540,505&#160;</span></td><td style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">236,958&#160;</span></td><td style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">17,312,884&#160;</span></td><td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">CHRISTOPHER SWIFT</span></td><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">236,009,062&#160;</span></td><td style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">16,833,099&#160;</span></td><td style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,664,273&#160;</span></td><td style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">17,312,884&#160;</span></td><td style="border-right:0.5pt 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0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">GREIG WOODRING</span></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">252,350,896&#160;</span></td><td style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">17,312,884&#160;</span></td><td style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:10.5pt">The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was approved based on the following votes:</span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:85.964%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:23.900%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:23.900%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:23.900%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:23.900%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e5e5e5;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Votes For</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e5e5e5;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Votes Against</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e5e5e5;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Votes Abstained</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e5e5e5;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Broker<br/>Non-Votes</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">259,755,465&#160;</span></td><td style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">11,899,965&#160;</span></td><td style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">163,888&#160;</span></td><td 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Votes For</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e5e5e5;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Votes Against</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e5e5e5;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Votes Abstained</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e5e5e5;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Broker<br/>Non-Votes</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">229,759,642&#160;</span></td><td style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">23,352,736&#160;</span></td><td style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 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style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:85.964%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:23.900%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:23.900%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:23.900%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:23.900%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e5e5e5;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Votes For</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e5e5e5;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Votes Against</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e5e5e5;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Votes Abstained</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e5e5e5;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Broker<br/>Non-Votes</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SIGNATURES</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;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 style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:91.959%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:32.763%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:7.803%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:3.510%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.435%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:50.889%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr 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2024</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><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:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><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:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">/s/ Terence Shields</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="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:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name: Terence Shields</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" 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hig-20240515
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 15, 2024
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-13958
13-3317783
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
One Hartford Plaza
,
Hartford
,
Connecticut
06155
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(860)
547-5000
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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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(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
HIG
The New York Stock Exchange
6.10% Notes due October 1, 2041
HIG 41
The New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/1,000th Interest in a Share of 6.000% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series G, par value $0.01 per share
HIG PR G
The New York Stock Exchange
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).
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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.
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Item 5.03
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
As further described below in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K ("Form 8-K"), at the 2024 annual meeting of the shareholders of The Hartford Financial Service Group, Inc. (the "Company"), the Company's shareholders approved an amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Charter") to limit the liability of certain officers of the Company, as permitted by recent amendments to the Delaware General Corporation law (the "Charter Amendment"). The Board of Directors of the Company previously approved the Charter Amendment, subject to shareholder approval at the 2024 annual meeting. On May 16, 2024, the Company filed the Charter Amendment with the Delaware Secretary of State, which became effective upon filing. The foregoing description is a summary only, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Certificate of Amendment, which is being filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 15, 2024. Shareholders voted as follows on the matters presented for a vote:
1.
The nominees for election to the Company's Board of Directors were elected to hold office until the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, based upon the following votes:
Nominee
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker
Non-Votes
LARRY DE SHON
247,144,115
6,484,743
877,576
17,312,884
CARLOS DOMINGUEZ
245,597,248
8,049,719
859,467
17,312,884
TREVOR FETTER
241,413,264
12,826,609
266,561
17,312,884
DONNA JAMES
248,614,242
5,660,393
231,799
17,312,884
EDMUND REESE
252,652,360
1,594,172
259,902
17,312,884
TERESA ROSEBOROUGH
242,885,832
11,389,940
230,662
17,312,884
VIRGINIA RUESTERHOLZ
244,728,971
9,540,505
236,958
17,312,884
CHRISTOPHER SWIFT
236,009,062
16,833,099
1,664,273
17,312,884
MATTHEW WINTER
246,098,427
8,163,980
244,027
17,312,884
GREIG WOODRING
252,350,896
1,905,401
250,137
17,312,884
2.
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was approved based on the following votes:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker
Non-Votes
259,755,465
11,899,965
163,888
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3.
The proposal to consider and approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Company's proxy statement was approved based on the following votes:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker
Non-Votes
229,759,642
23,352,736
1,394,056
17,312,884
4.
The management proposal to amend the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to limit the liability of certain officers of the Company, as permitted by recent amendments to Delaware law, was approved based on the following votes:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker
Non-Votes
215,464,806
38,690,711
350,917
17,312,884
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit No.
3.1
Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
101
Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
104
The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, 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.
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
May 16, 2024
By:
/s/ Terence Shields
Name: Terence Shields
Title: Senior Vice President & Corporate Secretary