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style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:27pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div><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:9.864%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:87.936%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item&#160;5.07</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:1pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%">a)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;padding-left:8.4pt">The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 20, 2021.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%">b)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;padding-left:8.4pt">The stockholders elected all of the directors named in the proxy statement for the coming year; approved our named executives&#8217; compensation in an advisory vote; selected every year as the frequency of the vote to approve our named executive officers' compensation in an advisory vote; and ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021.  The voting results for each of these proposals are detailed below.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:6pt;padding-left:36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">A.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Election of Directors</span></div><div><span><br/></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:93.567%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:25.775%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.306%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.300%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.306%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.456%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.306%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.143%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.308%"></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:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">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:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">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:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">ABSTAIN</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:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">BROKER <br/>NON-VOTES</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Margaret M. Keane</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">482,843,162</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:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,886,530</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:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">165,039</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:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,800,103</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Brian D. Doubles</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">485,696,402</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,009,270</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">189,059</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,800,103</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Fernando Aguirre</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">480,274,648</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6,431,943</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">188,140</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,800,103</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Paget L. Alves</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">484,839,159</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,846,012</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">209,560</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,800,103</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Arthur W. Coviello, Jr.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">434,437,480</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">52,265,934</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">191,317</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,800,103</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">William W. 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Guthrie</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">456,589,994</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">30,118,234</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">186,503</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,800,103</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Jeffrey G. Naylor</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">479,368,101</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">7,307,709</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">218,921</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,800,103</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Bill Parker</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">485,421,200</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,279,137</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">194,394</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,800,103</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Laurel J. Richie</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">477,785,319</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8,942,769</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">166,643</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,800,103</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Olympia J. Snowe</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">482,425,181</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,302,837</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">166,713</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,800,103</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Ellen M. Zane</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">478,927,289</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">7,803,436</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">164,006</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,800,103</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">B.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Management Proposals</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:98.391%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:24.457%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.177%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.177%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.177%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.177%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.177%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.177%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.975%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.028%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.935%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.028%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.935%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.326%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.954%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></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:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">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:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">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:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">ABSTAIN</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:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">BROKER<br/>NON-VOTES</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="18" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation        </span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">438,311,969</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">48,305,409</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">277,353</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,800,103</span></td></tr></table></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:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:24.046%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.139%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.139%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.823%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.530%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.034%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.700%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.595%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.700%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.619%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.700%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.157%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.700%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.918%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></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:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">ONE YEAR</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:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">TWO YEARS</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:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">THREE YEARS</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:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">ABSTAIN</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:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">BROKER<br/>NON-VOTES</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Advisory Vote on Frequency of the Vote to Approve Named Executive Officers' Compensation        </span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">476,224,915</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">140,245</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10,123,343</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">406,228</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,800,103</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.415%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:34.047%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.223%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.005%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.194%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.005%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.047%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.579%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:33pt"><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Ratification of Selection of KPMG LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of the Company for 2021</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">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:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">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:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">ABSTAIN</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">BROKER<br/>NON-VOTES</span></td></tr><tr style="height:17pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">509,754,685</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,776,840</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">163,309</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">N/A</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:6pt;padding-left:36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:31.5pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:27pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:144%">SIGNATURES</span></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:144%">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:12pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:2pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:98.684%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:35.048%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.170%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.640%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL</span></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:2pt;padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Date: May 26, 2021</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:2pt;padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By:</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:2pt;padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">/s/ Jonathan Mothner</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:2pt;padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name:</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:2pt;padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Jonathan Mothner</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:2pt;padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Title:</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:2pt;padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</span></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:31.5pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:27pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EXHIBIT INDEX</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Synchrony Sans',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:1pt;margin-top:9pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.707%"><tr><td 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syf-20210520
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 20, 2021
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)
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:
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
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 $0.001 per share
SYF
New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing a 1/40th Interest in a Share of 5.625% Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A
SYFPrA
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).
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 Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 20, 2021.
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; selected every year as the frequency of the vote to approve our named executive officers' compensation in an advisory vote; and ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021.  The voting results for each of these proposals are detailed below.
A.
Election of Directors
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER
NON-VOTES
Margaret M. Keane
482,843,162
3,886,530
165,039
24,800,103
Brian D. Doubles
485,696,402
1,009,270
189,059
24,800,103
Fernando Aguirre
480,274,648
6,431,943
188,140
24,800,103
Paget L. Alves
484,839,159
1,846,012
209,560
24,800,103
Arthur W. Coviello, Jr.
434,437,480
52,265,934
191,317
24,800,103
William W. Graylin
485,688,362
969,779
236,590
24,800,103
Roy A. Guthrie
456,589,994
30,118,234
186,503
24,800,103
Jeffrey G. Naylor
479,368,101
7,307,709
218,921
24,800,103
Bill Parker
485,421,200
1,279,137
194,394
24,800,103
Laurel J. Richie
477,785,319
8,942,769
166,643
24,800,103
Olympia J. Snowe
482,425,181
4,302,837
166,713
24,800,103
Ellen M. Zane
478,927,289
7,803,436
164,006
24,800,103
B.
Management Proposals
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER
NON-VOTES
Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation
438,311,969
48,305,409
277,353
24,800,103
ONE YEAR
TWO YEARS
THREE YEARS
ABSTAIN
BROKER
NON-VOTES
Advisory Vote on Frequency of the Vote to Approve Named Executive Officers' Compensation
476,224,915
140,245
10,123,343
406,228
24,800,103
Ratification of Selection of KPMG LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of the Company for 2021
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER
NON-VOTES
509,754,685
1,776,840
163,309
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 26, 2021
By:
/s/ Jonathan Mothner
Name:
Jonathan Mothner
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
EXHIBIT INDEX
Number
Description
104
The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL