--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001104659-24-063014" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "TRV" cik: "0000086312" company_name: "TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC." filed_at: "2024-05-17T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-01T18:03:12.248485+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.35 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Travelers annual meeting: all directors elected; say-on-pay receives 40% against votes ## Summary - All 11 director nominees elected; Thomas B. Leonardi appointed Chair of Nominating and Governance Committee, replacing retiring director Ruegger. - Non-binding say-on-pay vote: 108.8M for, 73.3M against (59.7% approval, 40.3% disapproval). - Ratification of independent auditor approved: 192.8M for, 9.8M against, no broker non-votes. - Four shareholder proposals (methane report, GHG emissions, human rights risks, CEO pay ratio) defeated with over 80% votes against each. - Broker non-votes totaled 20.2M on director elections and say-on-pay items. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001104659-24-063014 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: TRV - cik: 0000086312 - company_name: TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. - filed_at: 2024-05-17T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.35 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/86312/000110465924063014/0001104659-24-063014-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/86312/000110465924063014/tm2414607d1_8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-063014 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-063014.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-063014.txt ## Source-grounded claims - claim_id: 02e54541f6137e68aa476b65681def36e8454b35 claim: TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal Relating to Human Rights Risks in Underwriting at the 2024-05-15 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Item 6 — Shareholder Proposal Relating to Human Rights Risks in Underwriting Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 28,147,957 152,785,469 1,762,501 20,204,550 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/86312/000110465924063014/0001104659-24-063014-index.htm - claim_id: 2124f0a19d59a45d30ed0dfc99fcc1a9475f18a3 claim: TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal Relating to GHG Emissions at the 2024-05-15 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Item 5 — Shareholder Proposal Relating to GHG Emissions Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 28,009,729 152,971,659 1,714,539 20,204,550 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/86312/000110465924063014/0001104659-24-063014-index.htm - claim_id: 2ef7185ed7927ad9c07d97ab9cc153ead3b1e415 claim: TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. shareholders approved Non-Binding Vote to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2024-05-15 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Item 3 — Non-Binding Vote to Approve Executive Compensation Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 108,821,725 73,253,605 620,597 20,204,550 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/86312/000110465924063014/0001104659-24-063014-index.htm - claim_id: 6bcb647f8e18935f6816ac797bf5c6d27b9fb22d claim: TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2024-05-15 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Item 1 — Election of Directors Name Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes Russell G. Golden 181,429,589 930,923 335,415 20,204,550 William J. Kane 175,293,761 7,049,781 352,385 20,204,550 Thomas B. Leonardi 165,409,358 16,831,310 455,259 20,204,550 Clarence Otis Jr. 153,358,962 28,886,731 450,234 20,204,550 Elizabeth E. Robinson 167,392,029 14,998,468 305,430 20,204,550 Rafael Santana 165,477,738 16,744,823 443,366 20,204,550 Todd C. Schermerhorn 180,342,960 2,015,496 337,471 20,204,550 Alan D. Schnitzer 171,181,643 10,332,904 1,181,380 20,204,550 Laurie J. Thomsen 175,758,198 6,604,987 332,742 20,204,550 Bridget van Kralingen 180,612,292 1,754,641 328,994 20,204,550 David S. Williams 181,435,737 916,263 343,927 20,204,550 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/86312/000110465924063014/0001104659-24-063014-index.htm - claim_id: 7d725aa0cb8697083f4bfc8ca5de5e24d72ed861 claim: TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal Relating to CEO Pay Ratio and Executive Compensation at the 2024-05-15 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Item 7 — Shareholder Proposal Relating to CEO Pay Ratio and Executive Compensation Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 17,844,225 163,297,712 1,553,990 20,204,550 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/86312/000110465924063014/0001104659-24-063014-index.htm - claim_id: 8bed4c25334b9bacdd37af6ab6024a10a17bde20 claim: TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal Relating to a Report on Methane in the Energy Sector at the 2024-05-15 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Item 4 — Shareholder Proposal Relating to a Report on Methane in the Energy Sector Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 28,055,487 152,886,896 1,753,544 20,204,550 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/86312/000110465924063014/0001104659-24-063014-index.htm - claim_id: ac309733c75653eb8afc00e8e5d2e39d8fa20fac claim: TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2024-05-15 meeting. evidence_excerpt: Item 2 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 192,798,171 9,835,828 266,478 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/86312/000110465924063014/0001104659-24-063014-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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