---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000759944-23-000062"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CFG"
cik: "0000759944"
company_name: "CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC/RI"
filed_at: "2023-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T07:05:02.059064+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Citizens Financial Group holds 2023 annual meeting, all director nominees elected

## Summary
- All 13 director nominees elected with votes ranging from 375.98M to 409.87M shares for each.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 384.04M for, 28.58M against, 0.55M abstain.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor for 2023 approved: 426.42M for, 15.40M against.
- Broker non-votes: 28.92M on proposals 1 and 2; none on proposal 3.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000759944-23-000062
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CFG
- cik: 0000759944
- company_name: CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC/RI
- filed_at: 2023-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/759944/000075994423000062/0000759944-23-000062-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/759944/000075994423000062/cfg-20230428.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC/RI shareholders approved Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation at the 2023-04-27 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-04-27
  source text: 2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation: For 384,038,354 Against 28,584,543 Abstain 551,891
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/759944/000075994423000062/0000759944-23-000062-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC/RI shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-04-27 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-04-27
  source text: There were 28,923,458 broker non-votes for each of proposals 1 and 2 and no broker non-votes for proposal 3. 1. Election of Directors: Shares For Shares Against Shares Abstain Lee Alexander 409,836,384 3,022,741 315,663 Christine M. Cumming 409,476,857 3,427,577 270,354 Kevin Cummings 408,892,932 3,967,242 314,614 William P. Hankowsky 388,921,428 23,936,536 316,824 Edward J. Kelly III 395,382,644 17,473,381 318,763 Robert G. Leary 409,868,248 2,988,852 317,688 Terrance J. Lillis 405,465,587 7,389,859 319,342 Michele N. Siekerka 409,353,786 3,539,309 281,693 Shivan S. Subramaniam 375,984,419 36,878,271 312,098 Christopher J. Swift 409,807,379 3,049,570 317,839 Bruce Van Saun 380,319,406 30,799,535 2,055,847 Wendy A. Watson 391,885,603 21,009,713 279,472 Marita Zuraitis 400,659,902 12,225,072 289,814
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/759944/000075994423000062/0000759944-23-000062-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC/RI shareholders approved Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Registered Independent Public Accounting Firm for 2023 at the 2023-04-27 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-04-27
  source text: 3. Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Registered Independent Public Accounting Firm for 2023: For 426,415,774 Against 15,401,059 Abstain 281,413
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/759944/000075994423000062/0000759944-23-000062-index.htm

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